diff --git a/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.test.ts
index 2030dc105..207c8821e 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.test.ts
@@ -931,6 +931,93 @@ describe("ffprobe option separator", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("analyzeKeyframeIntervals — single-keyframe videos", () => {
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.doUnmock("child_process");
+  });
+
+  it("reports single-keyframe video as problematic when duration exceeds threshold", async () => {
+    const { spawn } = createSpawnSpy([
+      // First call: keyframe probe returns a single timestamp
+      { kind: "exit", code: 0, stdout: "0.000000\n" },
+      // Second call: stream duration probe
+      { kind: "exit", code: 0, stdout: "10.5\n" },
+    ]);
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.doMock("child_process", () => ({ spawn }));
+
+    const { analyzeKeyframeIntervals } = await import("./ffprobe.js");
+    const result = await analyzeKeyframeIntervals("/tmp/single-gop.mp4");
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      avgIntervalSeconds: 10.5,
+      maxIntervalSeconds: 10.5,
+      keyframeCount: 1,
+      isProblematic: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("reports single-keyframe short video as non-problematic", async () => {
+    const { spawn } = createSpawnSpy([
+      { kind: "exit", code: 0, stdout: "0.000000\n" },
+      { kind: "exit", code: 0, stdout: "1.5\n" },
+    ]);
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.doMock("child_process", () => ({ spawn }));
+
+    const { analyzeKeyframeIntervals } = await import("./ffprobe.js");
+    const result = await analyzeKeyframeIntervals("/tmp/short-single-gop.mp4");
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      avgIntervalSeconds: 1.5,
+      maxIntervalSeconds: 1.5,
+      keyframeCount: 1,
+      isProblematic: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to format duration when stream duration is unavailable", async () => {
+    const { spawn } = createSpawnSpy([
+      { kind: "exit", code: 0, stdout: "0.000000\n" },
+      // Stream duration probe fails
+      { kind: "exit", code: 1, stdout: "" },
+      // Format duration probe succeeds
+      { kind: "exit", code: 0, stdout: "8.0\n" },
+    ]);
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.doMock("child_process", () => ({ spawn }));
+
+    const { analyzeKeyframeIntervals } = await import("./ffprobe.js");
+    const result = await analyzeKeyframeIntervals("/tmp/no-stream-duration.mp4");
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      avgIntervalSeconds: 8,
+      maxIntervalSeconds: 8,
+      keyframeCount: 1,
+      isProblematic: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("returns non-problematic for zero keyframes (still image)", async () => {
+    const { spawn } = createSpawnSpy([
+      { kind: "exit", code: 0, stdout: "\n" },
+    ]);
+    vi.resetModules();
+    vi.doMock("child_process", () => ({ spawn }));
+
+    const { analyzeKeyframeIntervals } = await import("./ffprobe.js");
+    const result = await analyzeKeyframeIntervals("/tmp/still-image.png");
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      avgIntervalSeconds: 0,
+      maxIntervalSeconds: 0,
+      keyframeCount: 0,
+      isProblematic: false,
+    });
+  });
+});
+
 describe("parseFrameRate", () => {
   // Direct against the exported function. The previous table drove this
   // through extractMediaMetadata behind a spawn mock, which cost a
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.ts b/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.ts
index c4358494e..8b51fc997 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/utils/ffprobe.ts
@@ -1050,15 +1050,25 @@ async function analyzeKeyframeIntervalsUncached(filePath: string): Promise<Keyfr
     .map((line) => parseFloat(line.trim()))
     .filter((t) => Number.isFinite(t));
 
-  if (timestamps.length < 2) {
+  if (timestamps.length === 0) {
     return {
       avgIntervalSeconds: 0,
       maxIntervalSeconds: 0,
-      keyframeCount: timestamps.length,
+      keyframeCount: 0,
       isProblematic: false,
     };
   }
 
+  if (timestamps.length === 1) {
+    const duration = await probeStreamDurationSeconds(filePath);
+    return {
+      avgIntervalSeconds: Math.round(duration * 100) / 100,
+      maxIntervalSeconds: Math.round(duration * 100) / 100,
+      keyframeCount: 1,
+      isProblematic: duration > 2,
+    };
+  }
+
   let maxInterval = 0;
   let totalInterval = 0;
   for (let i = 1; i < timestamps.length; i++) {
@@ -1075,3 +1085,32 @@ async function analyzeKeyframeIntervalsUncached(filePath: string): Promise<Keyfr
     isProblematic: maxInterval > 2,
   };
 }
+
+async function probeStreamDurationSeconds(filePath: string): Promise<number> {
+  try {
+    const out = await runFfprobe(filePath, [
+      "-select_streams",
+      "v:0",
+      "-show_entries",
+      "stream=duration",
+      "-of",
+      "csv=p=0",
+    ]);
+    const d = parseFloat(out.trim());
+    if (Number.isFinite(d) && d > 0) return d;
+  } catch {
+    // Fall through to format-level probe.
+  }
+  try {
+    const out = await runFfprobe(filePath, [
+      "-show_entries",
+      "format=duration",
+      "-of",
+      "csv=p=0",
+    ]);
+    const d = parseFloat(out.trim());
+    return Number.isFinite(d) && d > 0 ? d : 0;
+  } catch {
+    return 0;
+  }
+}