diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8377cac..1411729 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "5.1.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-      "version": "5.1.0-alpha.2",
+      "version": "5.0.1",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.6.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8bfcf72..244ac0b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "twitch-vod-manager",
-  "version": "5.1.0-alpha.2",
+  "version": "5.0.1",
   "description": "Twitch VOD Manager - Download Twitch VODs easily",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "author": "xRangerDE",
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index fbc9649..a982dcc 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -5373,15 +5373,24 @@ async function processDownloadMergeGroup(
             const vodWeight = vodDuration / totalDurationSec;
             const priorWeight = mg.items.slice(0, i).reduce((s, v) => s + parseDuration(v.duration_str), 0) / totalDurationSec;
 
+            // Persistente per-part vodProgress, damit Path-A-Ticks (progress=-1,
+            // 1s-rhythmus mit unknown-total) den determinate Bar nicht auf
+            // priorWeight zuruecksetzen. Wir merken uns die letzte positive
+            // Streamlink-Prozentangabe (Path B) und nutzen sie, bis ein neuer
+            // Wert kommt. Ohne das oszilliert die Bar zwischen indeterminate
+            // und priorWeight, optisch eingefroren.
+            let lastVodProgress = 0;
             const result = await downloadVODPart(
                 vodItem.url,
                 tmpFilename,
                 null,   // startTime: null = full VOD
                 null,   // endTime: null = full VOD
                 (progress) => {
+                    if (progress.progress > 0 && progress.progress <= 100) {
+                        lastVodProgress = progress.progress;
+                    }
                     // Weighted progress: download phase = 0-70%
-                    const vodProgress = progress.progress > 0 ? progress.progress : 0;
-                    const overallProgress = (priorWeight + vodWeight * (vodProgress / 100)) * 70;
+                    const overallProgress = (priorWeight + vodWeight * (lastVodProgress / 100)) * 70;
                     onProgress({
                         ...progress,
                         id: item.id,
diff --git a/src/renderer-vod-hover.ts b/src/renderer-vod-hover.ts
index f754d6e..fae21db 100644
--- a/src/renderer-vod-hover.ts
+++ b/src/renderer-vod-hover.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ interface ActiveHover {
     vodId: string;
     intervalId: number;
     overlay: HTMLElement;
+    card: HTMLElement;  // .vod-card, fuer preview-active toggle (separat vom overlay-host)
 }
 
 const vodStoryboardClientCache = new Map<string, VodStoryboard | null>();
@@ -79,8 +80,7 @@ function clearHoverPreview(): void {
     pendingHoverVodId = null;
     if (!activeHover) return;
     window.clearInterval(activeHover.intervalId);
-    const card = activeHover.overlay.parentElement;
-    if (card) card.classList.remove('preview-active');
+    activeHover.card.classList.remove('preview-active');
     // Brief opacity fade-out, then remove from DOM.
     activeHover.overlay.style.opacity = '0';
     const overlayToRemove = activeHover.overlay;
@@ -124,20 +124,29 @@ async function activateHoverPreview(card: HTMLElement, vodId: string): Promise<v
 
     const overlay = document.createElement('div');
     overlay.className = 'vod-storyboard-preview';
-    // Scale the sprite so a single cell exactly fills the card width.
-    // The thumbnail aspect-ratio (16:9) matches typical cell aspect
-    // (e.g. 220x124 ≈ 1.77) so width-stretch keeps proportions.
-    const cardWidth = card.getBoundingClientRect().width;
-    const cellAspect = storyboard.cellWidth / storyboard.cellHeight;
-    const scale = cardWidth / storyboard.cellWidth;
+
+    // Anchor an .vod-thumb-wrap statt .vod-card: das wrap-Element hat
+    // exakt Thumbnail-Bounds (kein card-border, kein info/actions-Bereich
+    // darunter). Faellt zurueck auf das card selbst, falls das Markup
+    // mal anders ist.
+    const anchor = card.querySelector('.vod-thumb-wrap') as HTMLElement | null;
+    const host = anchor ?? card;
+    const thumb = card.querySelector('.vod-thumbnail') as HTMLElement | null;
+    const thumbRect = (thumb ?? host).getBoundingClientRect();
+    const width = thumbRect.width;
+    const height = thumbRect.height;
+
+    const scale = width / storyboard.cellWidth;
     overlay.style.backgroundImage = `url("${storyboard.spriteDataUrl.replace(/"/g, '%22')}")`;
     overlay.style.backgroundSize = `${storyboard.cols * storyboard.cellWidth * scale}px ${storyboard.rows * storyboard.cellHeight * scale}px`;
-    overlay.style.height = `${cardWidth / cellAspect}px`;
+    overlay.style.backgroundRepeat = 'no-repeat';
+    overlay.style.width = `${width}px`;
+    overlay.style.height = `${height}px`;
     // Initial position = first chosen cell.
     const first = cellsToShow[0];
     overlay.style.backgroundPosition = `-${first.col * storyboard.cellWidth * scale}px -${first.row * storyboard.cellHeight * scale}px`;
 
-    card.appendChild(overlay);
+    host.appendChild(overlay);
     // Trigger CSS transition to opacity:1 on the next frame.
     requestAnimationFrame(() => { card.classList.add('preview-active'); });
 
@@ -148,7 +157,7 @@ async function activateHoverPreview(card: HTMLElement, vodId: string): Promise<v
         frameIdx++;
     }, FRAME_INTERVAL_MS);
 
-    activeHover = { vodId, intervalId, overlay };
+    activeHover = { vodId, intervalId, overlay, card };
 }
 
 (window as unknown as { ensureVodHoverHandlersBound: typeof ensureVodHoverHandlersBound }).ensureVodHoverHandlersBound = ensureVodHoverHandlersBound;