diff --git a/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts b/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts
index a86c35f2..6c05e4b0 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useVideoEditor.ts
@@ -11,14 +11,33 @@ import { validateDimensions, getDownscaledDimensions } from "@/utils/video-valid
 const DEFAULT_TITLE = "Reframe — Resize, trim, and export videos in your browser";
   const STORAGE_KEY = "reframe:recipe";
 
+/**
+ * Returns a metadata load timeout in milliseconds scaled to file size.
+ * Minimum: 10 s | Maximum: 60 s | Rate: 10 s per 100 MB above the first 100 MB.
+ */
+export function getMetadataTimeout(fileSizeBytes: number): number {
+  const MIN_TIMEOUT_MS = 10_000;
+  const MAX_TIMEOUT_MS = 60_000;
+  const BASE_SIZE_BYTES = 100 * 1024 * 1024; // 100 MB
+  const MS_PER_EXTRA_100MB = 10_000;
+
+  const extraMs =
+    fileSizeBytes > BASE_SIZE_BYTES
+      ? Math.floor((fileSizeBytes - BASE_SIZE_BYTES) / BASE_SIZE_BYTES) * MS_PER_EXTRA_100MB
+      : 0;
+
+  return Math.min(MIN_TIMEOUT_MS + extraMs, MAX_TIMEOUT_MS);
+}
+
 export function extractMetadata(file: File): Promise<{ width: number; height: number; duration: number }> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const url = URL.createObjectURL(file);
     const video = document.createElement("video");
+    const timeoutMs = getMetadataTimeout(file.size);
     const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
       URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
       reject( new Error("Video metaData load timeout — the file may be too large or the device too slow. Please try again.") );
-    }, 5000);
+    }, timeoutMs);
 
     video.preload = "metadata";
     video.onloadedmetadata = () => {
@@ -716,4 +735,4 @@ export function useVideoEditor() {
     currentTime,
     toggleSound,
   };
-}
+}
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