diff --git a/deploy/film-clips.mjs b/deploy/film-clips.mjs
index 4046d88..b82421c 100644
--- a/deploy/film-clips.mjs
+++ b/deploy/film-clips.mjs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (!outDir) { console.error("usage: film-clips.mjs <out-dir> [scene ...]"); pro
 const PORT = 8809;
 const FPS = 25;
 const TAIL_MS = 2500;          // hold on the last move
-const POSTER_SETTLE_MS = 2000; // the poster beat's tween, fx, and any change-of-eyes wipe, done
+const POSTER_SETTLE_MS = 1100; // the poster beat's tween and fx done, still inside its 1.5s beat
 const EPOCH = new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00Z").getTime();
 
 const server = startServer(PORT, "wizwar-film");
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ try {
       // run longer than the beat), then hold the tail.
       const posterBeat = sp.beats?.[0] ?? 1;
       const MAX_FRAMES = FPS * 240; // four minutes: a reel that never reaches its last move
-      let f = 0, tail = -1, posterIn = -1;
+      let f = 0, tail = -1, posterIn = -1, posterDone = false;
       while (tail !== 0 && f < MAX_FRAMES) {
         const png = await page.screenshot({ clip });
         writeFileSync(join(frames, `${String(f).padStart(5, "0")}.png`), png);
         const at = Number((await page.locator(".replay-count").textContent()).match(/move (\d+)/)[1]);
-        if (view === "fpv" && posterIn < 0 && at === posterBeat + 1) posterIn = Math.round(POSTER_SETTLE_MS / (1000 / FPS));
-        if (posterIn === 0) writeFileSync(join(frames, "poster.png"), png);
+        if (view === "fpv" && !posterDone && posterIn < 0 && at === posterBeat + 1) posterIn = Math.round(POSTER_SETTLE_MS / (1000 / FPS));
+        if (posterIn === 0) { writeFileSync(join(frames, "poster.png"), png); posterDone = true; }
         if (posterIn >= 0) posterIn--;
         if (tail < 0 && at === count) tail = Math.round(TAIL_MS / (1000 / FPS));
         if (tail > 0) tail--;