diff --git a/crates/engine/src/session/render.rs b/crates/engine/src/session/render.rs
index 2dd8a3e7f..c3740196c 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/session/render.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/session/render.rs
@@ -103,15 +103,22 @@ impl Session {
             effectcraft_project::ItemKind::Footage(f) if f.has_video => {
                 let f = f.clone();
                 Some(Box::new(move || {
-                    let img = effectcraft_render::cineon_frame(footage.frame(item, &f, Tick(0))?, &f);
-                    // Point-sample down to at most `max_side` on the long side.
-                    let step = (img.width.max(img.height) as f32 / max_side.max(1) as f32).ceil().max(1.0) as u32;
-                    let (w, h) = (img.width.div_ceil(step), img.height.div_ceil(step));
+                    // Vector footage is drawn at the thumbnail's size: its declared size can be a
+                    // 16384² canvas, gigabytes of pixels to point-sample down to a few dozen.
+                    let scale = (max_side.max(1) as f64 / f.width.max(f.height).max(1) as f64).min(1.0);
+                    let src = footage.vector_frame(item, &f, scale).or_else(|| footage.frame(item, &f, Tick(0)))?;
+                    let img = effectcraft_render::cineon_frame(src, &f);
+                    // Point-sample down to at most `max_side` on the long side (a drawn size one
+                    // pixel over it, from rounding, is shrunk by that pixel, not halved).
+                    let (long, max) = (u64::from(img.width.max(img.height)), u64::from(max_side.max(1)));
+                    let fit = |side: u32| if long <= max { side } else { ((u64::from(side) * max + long / 2) / long).max(1) as u32 };
+                    let (w, h) = (fit(img.width), fit(img.height));
                     let full = img.to_rgba8();
                     let mut px = Vec::with_capacity((w * h * 4) as usize);
                     for y in 0..h {
                         for x in 0..w {
-                            let i = (((y * step) * img.width + x * step) * 4) as usize;
+                            let (sx, sy) = (u64::from(x) * u64::from(img.width) / u64::from(w), u64::from(y) * u64::from(img.height) / u64::from(h));
+                            let i = ((sy * u64::from(img.width) + sx) * 4) as usize;
                             px.extend_from_slice(&full[i..i + 4]);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests/vector_import.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests/vector_import.rs
index 10c07c2ad..2f41b16b2 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests/vector_import.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests/vector_import.rs
@@ -383,3 +383,58 @@ fn psd_with_damaged_layer_section_imports_the_flattened_image() {
     let ItemKind::Footage(f) = &s.project.item(item).unwrap().kind else { panic!() };
     assert!(f.layer.is_none(), "the merged image, not a Photoshop layer");
 }
+
+/// A vector footage thumbnail is drawn at the thumbnail's size, never at its declared size.
+#[test]
+fn vector_footage_thumbnails_are_drawn_at_thumbnail_size() {
+    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
+
+    use effectcraft_project::{Footage, ItemId};
+    use effectcraft_raster::Image;
+    use effectcraft_time::Tick;
+
+    struct Vector(Mutex<Vec<f64>>);
+    impl crate::render::FootageSource for Vector {
+        fn frame(&self, _: ItemId, _: &Footage, _: Tick) -> Option<Arc<Image>> {
+            panic!("the full-size frame was decoded");
+        }
+        fn vector_frame(&self, _: ItemId, f: &Footage, scale: f64) -> Option<Arc<Image>> {
+            self.0.lock().unwrap().push(scale);
+            Some(Arc::new(Image::new((f.width as f64 * scale).ceil() as u32, (f.height as f64 * scale).ceil() as u32)))
+        }
+    }
+    let source = Arc::new(Vector(Mutex::new(vec![])));
+    let mut s = Session { footage: source.clone(), ..Default::default() };
+    let f = Footage { path: "/m/huge.svg".into(), codec: "SVG".into(), width: 16_000, height: 8_000, has_video: true, ..Default::default() };
+    let item = std::sync::Arc::make_mut(&mut s.project).add_item("huge.svg", effectcraft_color::Label::Sandstone, None, ItemKind::Footage(f));
+    let (w, h, _) = (s.thumbnail_job(item, Tick::ZERO, 64).unwrap())().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((w, h), (64, 32));
+    assert_eq!(*source.0.lock().unwrap(), [64.0 / 16_000.0]);
+}
+
+/// A vector footage thumbnail whose drawn size is a pixel over the requested one is shrunk by
+/// that pixel, not halved by an integer step.
+#[test]
+fn a_vector_thumbnail_one_pixel_over_is_not_halved() {
+    use std::sync::Arc;
+
+    use effectcraft_project::{Footage, ItemId};
+    use effectcraft_raster::Image;
+    use effectcraft_time::Tick;
+
+    struct Over;
+    impl crate::render::FootageSource for Over {
+        fn frame(&self, _: ItemId, _: &Footage, _: Tick) -> Option<Arc<Image>> {
+            None
+        }
+        fn vector_frame(&self, _: ItemId, _: &Footage, _: f64) -> Option<Arc<Image>> {
+            Some(Arc::new(Image::new(64, 64)))
+        }
+    }
+    let mut s = Session { footage: Arc::new(Over), ..Default::default() };
+    let f = Footage { path: "/m/sq.svg".into(), codec: "SVG".into(), width: 121, height: 121, has_video: true, ..Default::default() };
+    let item = std::sync::Arc::make_mut(&mut s.project).add_item("sq.svg", effectcraft_color::Label::Sandstone, None, ItemKind::Footage(f));
+    let (w, h, px) = (s.thumbnail_job(item, Tick::ZERO, 63).unwrap())().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!((w, h), (63, 63));
+    assert_eq!(px.len(), 63 * 63 * 4);
+}