diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6ee23a3..579adcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "animatr",
   "private": true,
-  "version": "0.8.5",
+  "version": "0.8.6",
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",
diff --git a/src/components/CanvasStage.vue b/src/components/CanvasStage.vue
index 3cb9760..fbb6dcd 100644
--- a/src/components/CanvasStage.vue
+++ b/src/components/CanvasStage.vue
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import type {
   Asset,
   ButtonAsset,
   ButtonState,
+  ClipInstance,
   HitShape,
   Keyframe,
   Layer,
@@ -728,9 +729,14 @@ interface RenderedClipLayer extends RenderedLayer {
   instanceId: string
 }
 
+interface RenderedClipInstance {
+  instance: ClipInstance
+  items: RenderedClipLayer[]
+}
+
 type StackItem =
   | { kind: 'layer'; item: RenderedLayer }
-  | { kind: 'clip'; item: RenderedClipLayer }
+  | { kind: 'clipInstance'; bundle: RenderedClipInstance }
 
 function applyLivePose(props: AnimatableProps, layerId: string): AnimatableProps {
   const live = liveLayerPose.value
@@ -833,23 +839,26 @@ const stackItems = computed<StackItem[]>(() => {
       const offsetIntoBlock = store.playhead - inst.startTime
       if (offsetIntoBlock < 0 || offsetIntoBlock > visible) continue
       const localTime = trimStart + offsetIntoBlock
-      // Clip's own layers: reverse too so layer[0] ends up on top
+      // Bundle the clip's layers under a single clip-instance entry
+      // so the template can wrap them in a draggable Konva group that
+      // carries the instance's x / y / scale transform.
+      const items: RenderedClipLayer[] = []
       for (let k = clip.layers.length - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
         const cl = clip.layers[k]
         if (!cl.visible) continue
         if (!isLayerActiveAt(cl, localTime)) continue
         const ca = assetMap.value.get(cl.assetId)
         if (!ca) continue
-        out.push({
-          kind: 'clip',
-          item: {
-            instanceId: inst.id,
-            layer: cl,
-            asset: ca,
-            props: sampleLayer(cl, localTime),
-          },
+        items.push({
+          instanceId: inst.id,
+          layer: cl,
+          asset: ca,
+          props: sampleLayer(cl, localTime),
         })
       }
+      if (items.length) {
+        out.push({ kind: 'clipInstance', bundle: { instance: inst, items } })
+      }
     }
   }
   return out
@@ -1224,6 +1233,50 @@ function imageConfig(
   }
 }
 
+/** Per-clip-instance wrapper group. Carries the instance's static
+ *  x / y / scale so the user can reposition the packed clip on the
+ *  stage without touching its inner keyframes. `rotation` is
+ *  deliberately absent — the user asked for move + scale only.
+ *  The inner child configs keep `listening: false`, so pointer
+ *  events funnel to the outer group and drag/transform apply as a
+ *  unit. */
+function clipInstanceGroupConfig(inst: ClipInstance) {
+  return {
+    id: `ci-group:${inst.id}`,
+    x: inst.x ?? 0,
+    y: inst.y ?? 0,
+    scaleX: inst.scaleX ?? 1,
+    scaleY: inst.scaleY ?? 1,
+    rotation: inst.rotation ?? 0,
+    draggable: true,
+  }
+}
+
+function onClipInstanceDragEnd(
+  e: Konva.KonvaEventObject<DragEvent>,
+  instanceId: string,
+) {
+  const node = e.target
+  store.setClipInstanceTransform(instanceId, {
+    x: node.x(),
+    y: node.y(),
+  })
+}
+
+function onClipInstanceTransformEnd(
+  e: Konva.KonvaEventObject<Event>,
+  instanceId: string,
+) {
+  const node = e.target
+  store.setClipInstanceTransform(instanceId, {
+    scaleX: node.scaleX(),
+    scaleY: node.scaleY(),
+    rotation: node.rotation(),
+    x: node.x(),
+    y: node.y(),
+  })
+}
+
 function clipBaseConfig(instanceId: string, layer: Layer, props: AnimatableProps) {
   return {
     id: `ci:${instanceId}:${layer.id}`,
@@ -1235,7 +1288,11 @@ function clipBaseConfig(instanceId: string, layer: Layer, props: AnimatableProps
     opacity: props.opacity,
     visible: layer.visible,
     draggable: false,
-    listening: false,
+    // Keep clip children hit-testable so a click on the clip's
+    // visible shape bubbles up to the parent group's @mousedown
+    // selection handler. They don't carry their own handlers, so
+    // the event bubbles straight up.
+    listening: true,
     ...shadowCfg(props),
   }
 }
@@ -1808,7 +1865,9 @@ function onPivotDragEnd(e: Konva.KonvaEventObject<DragEvent>) {
 }
 
 const transformerConfig = {
-  rotateEnabled: false,
+  rotateEnabled: true,
+  rotationSnaps: [0, 45, 90, 135, 180, -135, -90, -45],
+  rotationSnapTolerance: 4,
   enabledAnchors: [
     'top-left',
     'top-center',
@@ -1837,6 +1896,22 @@ function attachTransformer(retriesLeft = 3) {
   const stage = stageRef.value?.getStage()
   const tr = transformerRef.value?.getNode()
   if (!stage || !tr) return
+
+  // Clip-instance selection takes precedence — the transformer wraps
+  // the group so its move + scale handles update the instance's
+  // static x / y / scale.
+  const clipInstId = store.selectedClipInstanceId
+  if (clipInstId) {
+    const groupNode = stage.findOne<Konva.Node>(`#ci-group:${clipInstId}`)
+    if (!groupNode && retriesLeft > 0) {
+      attachRetryTimer = setTimeout(() => attachTransformer(retriesLeft - 1), 16)
+      return
+    }
+    tr.nodes(groupNode ? [groupNode] : [])
+    tr.getLayer()?.batchDraw()
+    return
+  }
+
   const id = store.selectedLayerId
   if (!id) {
     tr.nodes([])
@@ -1865,7 +1940,13 @@ function attachTransformer(retriesLeft = 3) {
 }
 
 watch(
-  () => [store.selectedLayerId, stackItems.value, store.playhead] as const,
+  () =>
+    [
+      store.selectedLayerId,
+      store.selectedClipInstanceId,
+      stackItems.value,
+      store.playhead,
+    ] as const,
   async () => {
     await nextTick()
     attachTransformer()
@@ -2902,7 +2983,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
               :key="
                 entry.kind === 'layer'
                   ? `l:${entry.item.layer.id}`
-                  : `ci:${entry.item.instanceId}:${entry.item.layer.id}:${i}`
+                  : `ci:${entry.bundle.instance.id}:${i}`
               "
             >
               <template v-if="entry.kind === 'layer'">
@@ -2989,26 +3070,38 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
                 />
               </template>
               <template v-else>
-                <v-rect
-                  v-if="entry.item.asset.kind === 'rect'"
-                  :config="clipRectConfig(entry.item)"
-                />
-                <v-circle
-                  v-else-if="entry.item.asset.kind === 'circle'"
-                  :config="clipCircleConfig(entry.item)"
-                />
-                <v-text
-                  v-else-if="entry.item.asset.kind === 'text'"
-                  :config="clipTextConfig(entry.item)"
-                />
-                <v-line
-                  v-else-if="entry.item.asset.kind === 'polygon'"
-                  :config="clipPolygonConfig(entry.item)"
-                />
-                <v-image
-                  v-else-if="entry.item.asset.kind === 'image' && clipImageConfig(entry.item)"
-                  :config="clipImageConfig(entry.item)!"
-                />
+                <v-group
+                  :config="clipInstanceGroupConfig(entry.bundle.instance)"
+                  @mousedown="store.selectClipInstance(entry.bundle.instance.id)"
+                  @dragend="onClipInstanceDragEnd($event, entry.bundle.instance.id)"
+                  @transformend="onClipInstanceTransformEnd($event, entry.bundle.instance.id)"
+                >
+                  <template
+                    v-for="sub in entry.bundle.items"
+                    :key="`ci:${entry.bundle.instance.id}:${sub.layer.id}`"
+                  >
+                    <v-rect
+                      v-if="sub.asset.kind === 'rect'"
+                      :config="clipRectConfig(sub)"
+                    />
+                    <v-circle
+                      v-else-if="sub.asset.kind === 'circle'"
+                      :config="clipCircleConfig(sub)"
+                    />
+                    <v-text
+                      v-else-if="sub.asset.kind === 'text'"
+                      :config="clipTextConfig(sub)"
+                    />
+                    <v-line
+                      v-else-if="sub.asset.kind === 'polygon'"
+                      :config="clipPolygonConfig(sub)"
+                    />
+                    <v-image
+                      v-else-if="sub.asset.kind === 'image' && clipImageConfig(sub)"
+                      :config="clipImageConfig(sub)!"
+                    />
+                  </template>
+                </v-group>
               </template>
             </template>
             <template
diff --git a/src/devtools/tests.ts b/src/devtools/tests.ts
index 9d9875c..3fa2c00 100644
--- a/src/devtools/tests.ts
+++ b/src/devtools/tests.ts
@@ -986,6 +986,21 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
       expect(r).toContain('out.blur')
     })
 
+    test('runtime wraps each clip instance in translate + rotate + scale', () => {
+      // Pin that the exported runtime's per-clip draw loop honours
+      // ClipInstance.x/y/scaleX/scaleY/rotation — the canvas editor
+      // and the exported HTML stay visually identical for any
+      // clip-instance transform.
+      const r = generateRuntimeScript()
+      expect(r).toContain('inst2.x')
+      expect(r).toContain('inst2.y')
+      expect(r).toContain('inst2.scaleX')
+      expect(r).toContain('inst2.scaleY')
+      expect(r).toContain('inst2.rotation')
+      expect(r).toContain('ctx.rotate(irot2*Math.PI/180)')
+      expect(r).toContain('ctx.scale(isx2,isy2)')
+    })
+
     test('runtime rangeOut falls back to scene.duration (not last keyframe)', () => {
       // Regression: the runtime used to fall back to `effectiveEnd(scene)`
       // — the time of the last keyframe — when scene.outTime was unset.
@@ -1298,19 +1313,35 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
   })
 
   suite('ui — Modal', () => {
+    // Modal teleports to document.body. If the running app has a
+    // dialog open (welcome / export / settings), a plain
+    // document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]') would match that
+    // instead of what the test just mounted. Snapshot the live
+    // dialogs first and diff after mount so each assertion only
+    // considers the nodes this test created.
+    const snapshotDialogs = () =>
+      new Set(Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"]')))
+    const dialogsAddedSince = (baseline: Set<Element>) =>
+      Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[role="dialog"]')).filter(
+        (el) => !baseline.has(el),
+      )
+
     test('renders nothing when modelValue is false', async () => {
+      const baseline = snapshotDialogs()
       const handle = mountComponent(Modal, { modelValue: false, title: 'X' })
       await nextTick()
-      expect(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).toBeNull()
+      expect(dialogsAddedSince(baseline).length).toBe(0)
       handle.unmount()
     })
 
     test('teleports backdrop + dialog to body when open, renders title', async () => {
+      const baseline = snapshotDialogs()
       const handle = mountComponent(Modal, { modelValue: true, title: 'Hallo Modal' })
       await nextTick()
-      const dialog = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]') as HTMLElement | null
-      expect(dialog).toBeTruthy()
-      expect(dialog!.textContent?.includes('Hallo Modal')).toBe(true)
+      const added = dialogsAddedSince(baseline)
+      expect(added.length).toBe(1)
+      const dialog = added[0] as HTMLElement
+      expect(dialog.textContent?.includes('Hallo Modal')).toBe(true)
       handle.unmount()
     })
 
@@ -1349,6 +1380,7 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
 
     test('dismissable=false hides close button and swallows Esc', async () => {
       let latest: boolean | null = null
+      const baseline = snapshotDialogs()
       const handle = mountComponent(Modal, {
         modelValue: true,
         title: 'Busy',
@@ -1358,7 +1390,10 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
         },
       })
       await nextTick()
-      const btn = document.querySelector('[role="dialog"] header button')
+      const added = dialogsAddedSince(baseline)
+      expect(added.length).toBe(1)
+      const dialog = added[0] as HTMLElement
+      const btn = dialog.querySelector('header button')
       expect(btn).toBeNull()
       document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape' }))
       await nextTick()
@@ -1689,6 +1724,254 @@ export function registerAllTests(): void {
       expect(ci.trimEnd).toBe(0)
     })
 
+    test('setClipInstanceTransform stores x / y / scale / rotation', () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const c = s.addClip('Xf')
+      const t = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(c.id, 0, t.id)!
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, {
+        x: 80,
+        y: -30,
+        scaleX: 2,
+        scaleY: 0.5,
+        rotation: 45,
+      })
+      expect(ci.x).toBe(80)
+      expect(ci.y).toBe(-30)
+      expect(ci.scaleX).toBe(2)
+      expect(ci.scaleY).toBe(0.5)
+      expect(ci.rotation).toBe(45)
+    })
+
+    test('setClipInstanceTransform normalises rotation into (-180, 180]', () => {
+      // Values outside the canonical range are wrapped so the stored
+      // number stays human-readable across multiple transform
+      // sessions (Konva's transformer accumulates past 360).
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const c = s.addClip('Xf')
+      const t = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(c.id, 0, t.id)!
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { rotation: 370 })
+      expect(ci.rotation).toBe(10)
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { rotation: -190 })
+      expect(ci.rotation).toBe(170)
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { rotation: 360 })
+      // 360 % 360 = 0 → pruned back out of the object.
+      expect('rotation' in ci).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    test('setClipInstanceTransform prunes defaults so JSON stays clean', () => {
+      // Defaults (x=0, y=0, scale=1) are absent on a freshly-added
+      // instance. Writing them back explicitly mustn't leave the
+      // field around — serialized scenes stay minimal and diffable.
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const c = s.addClip('Xf')
+      const t = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(c.id, 0, t.id)!
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { x: 50, scaleX: 2 })
+      expect(ci.x).toBe(50)
+      expect(ci.scaleX).toBe(2)
+      // Clear back to defaults — the keys should get deleted.
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { x: 0, scaleX: 1 })
+      expect('x' in ci).toBe(false)
+      expect('scaleX' in ci).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    test('setClipInstanceTransform leaves unspecified fields alone', () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const c = s.addClip('Xf')
+      const t = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(c.id, 0, t.id)!
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { x: 10, y: 20, scaleX: 3, scaleY: 3 })
+      // Partial patch: only x. y / scale must survive.
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { x: 99 })
+      expect(ci.x).toBe(99)
+      expect(ci.y).toBe(20)
+      expect(ci.scaleX).toBe(3)
+      expect(ci.scaleY).toBe(3)
+    })
+
+    test('setClipInstanceTransform on an unknown id is a no-op', () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const c = s.addClip('Xf')
+      const t = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      s.addClipInstance(c.id, 0, t.id)!
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform('not-an-id', { x: 5 })
+      // No-op; no side effects or throw.
+      expect(s.scene.clipInstances!.every((ci) => ci.x === undefined)).toBe(true)
+    })
+
+    test('selectClipInstance clears the layer selection and vice versa', () => {
+      // Selection is mutually exclusive — stage transformer only
+      // targets one thing at a time.
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'R', width: 10, height: 10, fill: '#fff' })
+      const l = s.addLayer(a.id)!
+      const c = s.addClip('Xf')
+      const t = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(c.id, 0, t.id)!
+
+      s.selectLayer(l.id)
+      expect(s.selectedLayerId).toBe(l.id)
+      expect(s.selectedClipInstanceId).toBe(null)
+
+      s.selectClipInstance(ci.id)
+      expect(s.selectedClipInstanceId).toBe(ci.id)
+      expect(s.selectedLayerId).toBe(null)
+      expect(s.selectedLayerIds).toEqual([])
+
+      s.selectLayer(l.id)
+      expect(s.selectedLayerId).toBe(l.id)
+      expect(s.selectedClipInstanceId).toBe(null)
+
+      s.selectClipInstance(null)
+      expect(s.selectedClipInstanceId).toBe(null)
+      // selecting null on the clip branch doesn't touch the layer
+      // selection — the user just cleared the clip-side pointer.
+      expect(s.selectedLayerId).toBe(l.id)
+    })
+
+    test('removeClipInstance clears selectedClipInstanceId when it matched', () => {
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      const c = s.addClip('Xf')
+      const t = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(c.id, 0, t.id)!
+      s.selectClipInstance(ci.id)
+      s.removeClipInstance(ci.id)
+      expect(s.selectedClipInstanceId).toBe(null)
+    })
+
+    test('drawSceneFrame rotates the clip-instance group on the canvas', () => {
+      // Geometry that keeps the rect on-canvas through a 180° flip:
+      //   - 20×10 rect anchored at layer origin (0,0) with no offset.
+      //   - Clip instance at x=50, y=50 → unrotated, rect lives at
+      //     world (50..70, 50..60).
+      //   - Rotate 180° → rect flips to world (30..50, 40..50).
+      // Both pre and post positions sit comfortably on the 100×100
+      // canvas so we can assert concrete pixels on either side.
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      s.scene.canvas.width = 100
+      s.scene.canvas.height = 100
+      s.scene.canvas.background = 'transparent'
+      s.scene.duration = 5
+
+      const rect = s.addAsset({
+        kind: 'rect',
+        name: 'R',
+        width: 20,
+        height: 10,
+        fill: '#ff0000',
+      })
+      const clip = s.addClip('C')
+      clip.duration = 5
+      clip.layers = [
+        {
+          id: 'clip-layer-r',
+          name: 'R',
+          assetId: rect.id,
+          visible: true,
+          base: { x: 0, y: 0, scaleX: 1, scaleY: 1, rotation: 0, opacity: 1 },
+          keyframes: [],
+          offsetX: 0,
+          offsetY: 0,
+        },
+      ]
+      const track = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(clip.id, 0, track.id)!
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { x: 50, y: 50 })
+
+      // Baseline: unrotated rect covers world (50..70, 50..60). A
+      // pixel at (60, 55) must be red; (40, 45) must be transparent.
+      const unrotated = document.createElement('canvas')
+      unrotated.width = 100
+      unrotated.height = 100
+      const uCtx = unrotated.getContext('2d')!
+      drawSceneFrame(uCtx, s.scene, 0, {})
+      const beforeInside = uCtx.getImageData(60, 55, 1, 1).data
+      const beforeOutside = uCtx.getImageData(40, 45, 1, 1).data
+      expect(beforeInside[0] > 200).toBe(true)
+      expect(beforeInside[3] > 200).toBe(true)
+      expect(beforeOutside[3]).toBe(0)
+
+      // Rotate 180°: rect flips around (50, 50) to world (30..50,
+      // 40..50). The two probe pixels swap roles.
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { rotation: 180 })
+      const rotated = document.createElement('canvas')
+      rotated.width = 100
+      rotated.height = 100
+      const rCtx = rotated.getContext('2d')!
+      drawSceneFrame(rCtx, s.scene, 0, {})
+      const afterInside = rCtx.getImageData(40, 45, 1, 1).data
+      const afterOutside = rCtx.getImageData(60, 55, 1, 1).data
+      expect(afterInside[0] > 200).toBe(true)
+      expect(afterInside[3] > 200).toBe(true)
+      expect(afterOutside[3]).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    test('drawSceneFrame translates + scales the clip-instance group on the canvas', () => {
+      // Seeds a 100×100 scene with a tiny red rect clip; places one
+      // instance at the top-left (0,0) with 2× scale so the 10×10
+      // rect renders as a 20×20 block. Reads pixels to confirm the
+      // transform actually landed on the canvas-path renderer
+      // (mask-preview, thumbnails, etc. all go through drawSceneFrame).
+      const s = makeFreshStore()
+      s.scene.canvas.width = 100
+      s.scene.canvas.height = 100
+      s.scene.canvas.background = 'transparent'
+      s.scene.duration = 5
+
+      const rect = s.addAsset({
+        kind: 'rect',
+        name: 'R',
+        width: 10,
+        height: 10,
+        fill: '#ff0000',
+      })
+      const clip = s.addClip('C')
+      clip.duration = 5
+      // Build the clip's sole layer directly — addLayer would target
+      // the scene, not the clip library.
+      clip.layers = [
+        {
+          id: 'clip-layer-1',
+          name: 'RL',
+          assetId: rect.id,
+          visible: true,
+          base: {
+            x: 5,
+            y: 5,
+            scaleX: 1,
+            scaleY: 1,
+            rotation: 0,
+            opacity: 1,
+          },
+          keyframes: [],
+          offsetX: 5,
+          offsetY: 5,
+        },
+      ]
+      const track = s.scene.clipTracks![0]
+      const ci = s.addClipInstance(clip.id, 0, track.id)!
+      // Transform: nudge to (0,0) origin for the top-left and scale 2×.
+      s.setClipInstanceTransform(ci.id, { x: 0, y: 0, scaleX: 2, scaleY: 2 })
+
+      const canvas = document.createElement('canvas')
+      canvas.width = 100
+      canvas.height = 100
+      const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')!
+      drawSceneFrame(ctx, s.scene, 0, {})
+      // Without transform the 10×10 rect at (5,5) covers x=0..10, y=0..10
+      // (layer's own offset centres it on its base pos). With scale 2×
+      // it covers 0..20 in both axes. A pixel at (15, 15) should be red.
+      const insideAfterScale = ctx.getImageData(15, 15, 1, 1).data
+      expect(insideAfterScale[0] > 200).toBe(true)
+      expect(insideAfterScale[3] > 200).toBe(true)
+      // A pixel at (25, 25) should still be blank (outside the
+      // scaled rect + stage-render still clips to canvas).
+      const outsideAfterScale = ctx.getImageData(25, 25, 1, 1).data
+      expect(outsideAfterScale[3]).toBe(0)
+    })
+
     test('setTrackColor applies to layer and can be cleared with null', () => {
       const s = makeFreshStore()
       const a = s.addAsset({ kind: 'rect', name: 'Col', width: 20, height: 20, fill: '#123' })
diff --git a/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts b/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts
index 08a6e3b..fab6efb 100644
--- a/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exportPlayer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import type { Scene } from '@/types/scene'
 
-const RUNTIME_VERSION = '15'
+const RUNTIME_VERSION = '17'
 
 const ENGINE_SOURCE = `(function(){
   if (window.AnimatrPlayer && window.AnimatrPlayer.__v === '${RUNTIME_VERSION}') return;
@@ -732,9 +732,21 @@ const ENGINE_SOURCE = `(function(){
             var offset=time-inst2.startTime;
             if(offset<0||offset>visibleClip)continue;
             var localT=tS+offset;
+            var ix2=inst2.x||0, iy2=inst2.y||0;
+            var isx2=(inst2.scaleX==null?1:inst2.scaleX);
+            var isy2=(inst2.scaleY==null?1:inst2.scaleY);
+            var irot2=inst2.rotation||0;
+            var needsXf=ix2!==0||iy2!==0||isx2!==1||isy2!==1||irot2!==0;
+            if(needsXf){
+              ctx.save();
+              ctx.translate(ix2,iy2);
+              if(irot2!==0) ctx.rotate(irot2*Math.PI/180);
+              ctx.scale(isx2,isy2);
+            }
             for(var cl2=clip2.layers.length-1;cl2>=0;cl2--){
               drawLayer(clip2.layers[cl2],localT);
             }
+            if(needsXf) ctx.restore();
           }
           continue;
         }
diff --git a/src/lib/render.ts b/src/lib/render.ts
index e001f76..5daa46d 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.ts
+++ b/src/lib/render.ts
@@ -446,7 +446,21 @@ export function drawSceneFrame(
         const visible = Math.max(0, clip.duration - trimStart - trimEnd)
         const offsetIntoBlock = time - inst.startTime
         if (offsetIntoBlock < 0 || offsetIntoBlock > visible) continue
+        const ix = inst.x ?? 0
+        const iy = inst.y ?? 0
+        const isx = inst.scaleX ?? 1
+        const isy = inst.scaleY ?? 1
+        const irot = inst.rotation ?? 0
+        const needsTransform =
+          ix !== 0 || iy !== 0 || isx !== 1 || isy !== 1 || irot !== 0
+        if (needsTransform) {
+          drawCtx.save()
+          drawCtx.translate(ix, iy)
+          if (irot !== 0) drawCtx.rotate((irot * Math.PI) / 180)
+          drawCtx.scale(isx, isy)
+        }
         drawLayers(drawCtx, clip.layers, assetMap, images, trimStart + offsetIntoBlock)
+        if (needsTransform) drawCtx.restore()
       }
       continue
     }
diff --git a/src/stores/scene.ts b/src/stores/scene.ts
index 34bf373..46e55e9 100644
--- a/src/stores/scene.ts
+++ b/src/stores/scene.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ interface State {
    *  anchor. Used by group-selected / delete-selected and any
    *  operation that needs the whole set. */
   selectedLayerIds: string[]
+  /** Selected clip-instance id — drives the canvas transformer when a
+   *  packed clip is clicked on the stage. Mutually exclusive with
+   *  `selectedLayerId`: selecting a clip clears the layer selection
+   *  and vice versa. */
+  selectedClipInstanceId: string | null
   playhead: number
   playing: boolean
   activeClipId: string | null
@@ -268,6 +273,7 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('scene', {
     scene: createBlankScene(),
     selectedLayerId: null,
     selectedLayerIds: [],
+    selectedClipInstanceId: null,
     playhead: 0,
     playing: false,
     activeClipId: null,
@@ -454,6 +460,14 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('scene', {
     selectLayer(id: string | null) {
       this.selectedLayerId = id
       this.selectedLayerIds = id ? [id] : []
+      if (id) this.selectedClipInstanceId = null
+    },
+    selectClipInstance(id: string | null) {
+      this.selectedClipInstanceId = id
+      if (id) {
+        this.selectedLayerId = null
+        this.selectedLayerIds = []
+      }
     },
     /** Shift-click behaviour: add the layer to the selection if it's
      *  not already there; otherwise remove it. The anchor moves to
@@ -1808,6 +1822,49 @@ export const useSceneStore = defineStore('scene', {
     removeClipInstance(id: string) {
       if (!this.scene.clipInstances) return
       this.scene.clipInstances = this.scene.clipInstances.filter((ci) => ci.id !== id)
+      if (this.selectedClipInstanceId === id) this.selectedClipInstanceId = null
+    },
+    /** Update the per-instance x / y / scaleX / scaleY. Missing fields
+     *  on the patch are left alone; clearing a field (setting it to
+     *  the default 0 / 1) prunes it from the stored object so the
+     *  JSON stays clean. The clip's own keyframes are untouched. */
+    setClipInstanceTransform(
+      id: string,
+      patch: Partial<{
+        x: number
+        y: number
+        scaleX: number
+        scaleY: number
+        rotation: number
+      }>,
+    ) {
+      const inst = this.scene.clipInstances?.find((ci) => ci.id === id)
+      if (!inst) return
+      if (patch.x !== undefined) {
+        if (patch.x === 0) delete inst.x
+        else inst.x = patch.x
+      }
+      if (patch.y !== undefined) {
+        if (patch.y === 0) delete inst.y
+        else inst.y = patch.y
+      }
+      if (patch.scaleX !== undefined) {
+        if (patch.scaleX === 1) delete inst.scaleX
+        else inst.scaleX = patch.scaleX
+      }
+      if (patch.scaleY !== undefined) {
+        if (patch.scaleY === 1) delete inst.scaleY
+        else inst.scaleY = patch.scaleY
+      }
+      if (patch.rotation !== undefined) {
+        // Normalise to (-180, 180] so the stored value stays human-
+        // readable and idempotent across multiple transform sessions.
+        let r = patch.rotation % 360
+        if (r > 180) r -= 360
+        if (r <= -180) r += 360
+        if (r === 0) delete inst.rotation
+        else inst.rotation = r
+      }
     },
     addTrackGroup(name?: string): TrackGroup {
       const group: TrackGroup = {
diff --git a/src/types/scene.ts b/src/types/scene.ts
index b659079..c204a1f 100644
--- a/src/types/scene.ts
+++ b/src/types/scene.ts
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ export interface ClipInstance {
   clipTrackId: string
   trimStart?: number
   trimEnd?: number
+  /**
+   * Static per-instance transform applied as a group wrapper over the
+   * clip's layers on the stage. The clip itself is NOT animatable —
+   * these values are constants for this particular placement. Missing
+   * fields default to 0 (position / rotation) or 1 (scale).
+   */
+  x?: number
+  y?: number
+  scaleX?: number
+  scaleY?: number
+  /** Degrees clockwise; applied around the group's origin. */
+  rotation?: number
 }
 
 export interface BackgroundVideo {