diff --git a/services/worker/src/workers/proxy.js b/services/worker/src/workers/proxy.js
index 9ca85d3..d7587a8 100644
--- a/services/worker/src/workers/proxy.js
+++ b/services/worker/src/workers/proxy.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { tmpdir } from 'os';
 import { Queue } from 'bullmq';
 import { query } from '../db/client.js';
 import { downloadFromS3, uploadToS3 } from '../s3/client.js';
-import { transcodeVideo } from '../ffmpeg/executor.js';
+import { transcodeVideo, getMediaInfo } from '../ffmpeg/executor.js';
 
 const S3_BUCKET = process.env.S3_BUCKET || 'wild-dragon';
 
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ export const proxyWorker = async (job) => {
     console.log(`[proxy] Downloading ${inputKey} for asset ${assetId}`);
     await downloadFromS3(S3_BUCKET, inputKey, inputPath);
 
+    // Extract source metadata (fps, codec, resolution, duration, size)
+    await job.updateProgress(20);
+    let mediaInfo = {};
+    try {
+      mediaInfo = await getMediaInfo(inputPath);
+      console.log(`[proxy] Metadata for ${assetId}: ${JSON.stringify(mediaInfo)}`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(`[proxy] getMediaInfo failed for ${assetId}: ${err.message}`);
+    }
+
     // Transcode to H.264 proxy
     await job.updateProgress(30);
     console.log(`[proxy] Transcoding asset ${assetId}`);
@@ -47,11 +57,28 @@ export const proxyWorker = async (job) => {
     console.log(`[proxy] Uploading to ${outputKey}`);
     await uploadToS3(S3_BUCKET, outputKey, outputPath);
 
-    // Update asset record — proxy ready, status stays processing until thumbnail done
+    // Update asset record — store extracted metadata + proxy key
+    // Use COALESCE so we never overwrite fields the capture service already set
     await job.updateProgress(90);
     await query(
-      `UPDATE assets SET proxy_s3_key = $1, updated_at = NOW() WHERE id = $2`,
-      [outputKey, assetId]
+      `UPDATE assets
+       SET proxy_s3_key = $1,
+           fps          = COALESCE($2, fps),
+           codec        = COALESCE($3, codec),
+           resolution   = COALESCE($4, resolution),
+           duration_ms  = COALESCE($5, duration_ms),
+           file_size    = COALESCE($6, file_size),
+           updated_at   = NOW()
+       WHERE id = $7`,
+      [
+        outputKey,
+        mediaInfo.fps          ?? null,
+        mediaInfo.codec        ?? null,
+        mediaInfo.resolution   ?? null,
+        mediaInfo.durationMs   ?? null,
+        mediaInfo.fileSizeBytes ?? null,
+        assetId,
+      ]
     );
 
     // Now proxy exists in S3 — safe to queue thumbnail generation