diff --git a/internal/encoder/encoder.go b/internal/encoder/encoder.go
index dabaf08..296d257 100644
--- a/internal/encoder/encoder.go
+++ b/internal/encoder/encoder.go
@@ -195,16 +195,26 @@ func (e *Encoder) calculateZscaleWidth(path string, originalHeight int) (string,
 
 	newWidth := width
 
-	if sar != "1:1" && sar != "N/A" && sar != "" {
-		parts := strings.Split(sar, ":")
-		if len(parts) == 2 {
-			num, err1 := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
-			den, err2 := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
-			if err1 == nil && err2 == nil && den != 0 {
-				newWidth = (width * num) / den
-				fmt.Printf("DEBUG calculated new width: %d (sar=%s)\n", newWidth, sar)
-			}
-		}
+	if sar == "1:1" || sar == "N/A" || sar == "" {
+		return "", newWidth, nil
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.Split(sar, ":")
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return "", newWidth, nil
+	}
+	num, err1 := strconv.Atoi(parts[0])
+	den, err2 := strconv.Atoi(parts[1])
+	if err1 != nil || err2 != nil || num == 0 || den == 0 {
+		return "", newWidth, nil
+	}
+
+	// Round to nearest, then snap down to even (mod-2 widths preferred by AV1/H.264).
+	newWidth = ((width*num + den/2) / den) &^ 1
+	fmt.Printf("DEBUG calculated new width: %d (sar=%s)\n", newWidth, sar)
+
+	if newWidth == width {
+		return "", newWidth, nil
 	}
 
 	zscale := fmt.Sprintf("zscale=w=%d:h=%d:filter=spline36", newWidth, height)
@@ -270,12 +280,15 @@ func (e *Encoder) encodeVideo(input string, opusFiles []string, job *types.Job,
 
 	fmt.Printf("DEBUG zscale: %s (newWidth=%d)\n", zscaleStr, newWidth)
 
-	vf := zscaleStr
+	var filters []string
 	if interlaced {
-		vf = "bwdif=mode=0:par=-1:-1," + vf
+		filters = append(filters, "bwdif=mode=0:par=-1:-1")
+	}
+	if zscaleStr != "" {
+		filters = append(filters, zscaleStr)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("DEBUG final vf: %s\n", vf)
+	fmt.Printf("DEBUG final vf: %s\n", strings.Join(filters, ","))
 
 	args := []string{
 		"-y",
@@ -286,7 +299,9 @@ func (e *Encoder) encodeVideo(input string, opusFiles []string, job *types.Job,
 		args = append(args, "-i", opus)
 	}
 
-	args = append(args, "-vf", vf)
+	if len(filters) > 0 {
+		args = append(args, "-vf", strings.Join(filters, ","))
+	}
 	args = append(args, "-c:v", "libsvtav1")
 	args = append(args, "-crf", strconv.Itoa(job.CRF))
 	args = append(args, "-preset", strconv.Itoa(job.Preset))