diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7ed1241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Normalize line endings in the repo to LF. Windows checkouts can still
+# present working-copy files as CRLF; this just keeps the committed history
+# stable so contributors on any OS don't see whitespace-only diffs every
+# time someone touches a file.
+* text=auto eol=lf
+
+# Migrations and SQL must be LF — SQLite parsers don't care, but diffing
+# is much cleaner with stable endings.
+*.sql text eol=lf
diff --git a/src/video/actors.rs b/src/video/actors.rs
index 27d599b..8d04ea1 100644
--- a/src/video/actors.rs
+++ b/src/video/actors.rs
@@ -133,6 +133,21 @@ pub struct VideoStreamMeta {
     pub frame_rate: Option<f32>,
 }
 
+/// Parse ffprobe's rational frame-rate strings (`"30000/1001"`,
+/// `"60/1"`, `"0/0"`). Rejects 0/0 (ffprobe's "unknown" sentinel),
+/// non-positive results, and anything wildly out of range so a malformed
+/// probe can't poison the scrubber's step size.
+fn parse_ffprobe_rational(s: &str) -> Option<f32> {
+    let (num, den) = s.split_once('/')?;
+    let num: f32 = num.parse().ok()?;
+    let den: f32 = den.parse().ok()?;
+    if den.abs() < f32::EPSILON {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let v = num / den;
+    (v.is_finite() && v > 0.0 && v < 1000.0).then_some(v)
+}
+
 /// Probe video stream metadata in one ffprobe call. Returns default (codec
 /// unknown, rotation 0, fps None) on any failure — callers fall back to
 /// transcoding / a default framerate.
@@ -198,27 +213,15 @@ pub async fn probe_video_stream_meta(video_path: &str) -> VideoStreamMeta {
 
     // ffprobe reports frame rates as rational strings like "30000/1001".
     // Prefer avg_frame_rate (handles VFR) and fall back to r_frame_rate.
-    // Reject 0/0 (unknown), negative numbers, and anything wildly out of
-    // range so a malformed probe can't poison the scrubber's step size.
-    let parse_rational = |s: &str| -> Option<f32> {
-        let (num, den) = s.split_once('/')?;
-        let num: f32 = num.parse().ok()?;
-        let den: f32 = den.parse().ok()?;
-        if den.abs() < f32::EPSILON {
-            return None;
-        }
-        let v = num / den;
-        (v.is_finite() && v > 0.0 && v < 1000.0).then_some(v)
-    };
     let frame_rate = stream
         .get("avg_frame_rate")
         .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
-        .and_then(parse_rational)
+        .and_then(parse_ffprobe_rational)
         .or_else(|| {
             stream
                 .get("r_frame_rate")
                 .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
-                .and_then(parse_rational)
+                .and_then(parse_ffprobe_rational)
         });
 
     debug!(
@@ -820,3 +823,51 @@ impl Handler<GeneratePreviewClipMessage> for PreviewClipGenerator {
         })
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::parse_ffprobe_rational;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn parses_common_rational_framerates() {
+        // NTSC 29.97 fps
+        assert!((parse_ffprobe_rational("30000/1001").unwrap() - 29.970_03).abs() < 1e-3);
+        // Plain integer fps
+        assert!((parse_ffprobe_rational("30/1").unwrap() - 30.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+        assert!((parse_ffprobe_rational("60/1").unwrap() - 60.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+        // iPhone slow-mo
+        assert!((parse_ffprobe_rational("240/1").unwrap() - 240.0).abs() < 1e-6);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_ffprobe_unknown_sentinel() {
+        // 0/0 is ffprobe's way of saying "I don't know" — must not be
+        // interpreted as 0 fps.
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("0/0"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_malformed_input() {
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational(""), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("30"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("/1"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("30/"), None);
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("abc/def"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_non_positive_results() {
+        // Negative numerator -> negative fps; meaningless.
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("-30/1"), None);
+        // Zero numerator -> zero fps; also meaningless for frame stepping.
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("0/1"), None);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn rejects_out_of_range() {
+        // Anything > 1000 fps is almost certainly garbage probe output,
+        // not a real source. (Real high-speed capture maxes near 1 kHz.)
+        assert_eq!(parse_ffprobe_rational("999999/1"), None);
+    }
+}
+