diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/clip.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/clip.cljs
index 1c551f2..c7b93c3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/clip.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/clip.cljs
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@
   [clip sid]
   (:frames (symbol clip sid)))
 
+(defn stage
+  "A symbol's stage as `[width height]`: its own, or the clip's where it has none.
+  Absent rather than copied in at creation, so a symbol nobody has sized follows
+  the project's size when that changes."
+  [clip sid]
+  (let [sym (symbol clip sid)]
+    [(or (:width sym) (:width clip)) (or (:height sym) (:height clip))]))
+
 (defn update-symbol
   "Apply f to one symbol in place."
   [clip sid f & args]
@@ -223,7 +231,7 @@
          (mapcat resolve (range (frames clip sid))))]
     (if x0
       [(/ (+ x0 x1) 2) (/ (+ y0 y1) 2)]
-      [(/ (:width clip) 2) (/ (:height clip) 2)])))
+      (mapv #(/ % 2) (stage clip sid)))))
 
 (defn place-symbol
   "An instance of symbol `sid`, inside symbol `host`, at `frame` of `host`.
diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/leaf.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/leaf.cljs
index 48eb44b..6269917 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/leaf.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/leaf.cljs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
             ;; disagree with itself about; `clip` puts it back.
             (for [[sid sym] (:symbols clip)]
               {(at "symbol" (segment sid))
-               (select-keys sym [:name :frames :palette])})
+               (select-keys sym [:name :frames :width :height :palette])})
             (for [[sid sym] (:symbols clip)
                   [id n]   (:nodes sym)]
               {(at "symbol" (segment sid) "node" (segment id))
diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/symbol.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/symbol.cljs
index 54485b5..23fbb70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/domain/symbol.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/domain/symbol.cljs
@@ -542,8 +542,11 @@
   write.
 
   `:name` is what a person calls it, and is not its id: an id is what instances
-  and saved leaves point at, so renaming a symbol must not change it."
-  #{:id :name :frames :nodes :palette})
+  and saved leaves point at, so renaming a symbol must not change it.
+
+  `:width` and `:height` are the symbol's own stage, and are absent until someone
+  sets them: a symbol without them uses the clip's — see `clip/stage`."
+  #{:id :name :frames :width :height :nodes :palette})
 
 (defn problems
   "Human-readable reasons this symbol will not evaluate. Empty means it will.
@@ -593,6 +596,10 @@
           (into (when-not (or (nil? (:frames sym)) (and (integer? (:frames sym)) (pos? (:frames sym))))
                   [(str ":frames is " (pr-str (:frames sym))
                         " — a symbol is a frame SPACE, so its length is a positive integer")]))
+          (into (for [k [:width :height]
+                      :let [v (get sym k)]
+                      :when (and (some? v) (not (and (integer? v) (pos? v))))]
+                  (str k " is " (pr-str v) " — a symbol stage dimension must be a positive integer")))
           (into (try
                   (doall (map #(depth nodes %) (keys nodes)))
                   nil
diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/events/project.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/events/project.cljs
index 8b239c9..bc9ce5c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/events/project.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/events/project.cljs
@@ -580,6 +580,31 @@
                  :label (or (:label clip) (name id))
                  :clip  clip}}))))
 
+(rf/reg-event-fx
+ ::project-setting
+ (fn [{:keys [db]} [_ key value]]
+   (if (or (not (#{:fps :width :height} key))
+           (not (and (integer? value) (pos? value))))
+     {}
+     (let [db' (-> (edit/edit db #(assoc % key value))
+                   (assoc-in [:clip key] value)
+                   (cond-> (= key :fps) (assoc-in [:clip :display-fps] value)))
+           frame (get-in db [:playback :frame])]
+       (cond-> {:db db'}
+         (= key :fps) (assoc ::pb/seek! [value (pb/frames db') frame]))))))
+
+(rf/reg-event-db
+ ::symbol-setting
+ (fn [db [_ sid key value]]
+   (if-not (and (#{:frames :width :height} key)
+                (or (nil? value) (and (integer? value) (pos? value))))
+     db
+     (edit/edit db
+                (fn [c]
+                  (if (nil? value)
+                    (update-in c [:symbols sid] dissoc key)
+                    (assoc-in c [:symbols sid key] value)))))))
+
 (rf/reg-event-db
  ::set-channel
  ;; `frame` is the node's own, as for a drawing key.
diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/export.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/export.cljs
index 552c60d..2aee8d2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/export.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/export.cljs
@@ -160,13 +160,14 @@
   commit to, and so the arithmetic is assertable without a sink."
   [{:keys [clip zoom picture-fps] sid :symbol isolate-id :isolate}]
   (let [sym   (some-> (clip/symbol clip sid) (isolate isolate-id))
+        [width height] (clip/stage clip sid)
         zoom (max 1 (js/Math.floor (or zoom 1)))]
     (when sym
       {:frames  (:frames sym)
        :fps     (:fps clip)
        :zoom    zoom
-       :width   (* (:width clip) zoom)
-       :height  (* (:height clip) zoom)
+       :width   (* width zoom)
+       :height  (* height zoom)
        :seconds (/ (:frames sym) (:fps clip))
        ;; The unedited picture-grid count. A per-instance pose track can add or
        ;; remove changes, so this is only the grid's nominal count.
@@ -189,19 +190,20 @@
                        :symbols (vec (sort-by str (keys (:symbols clip))))})))
     (let [{:keys [frames fps zoom]} (plan {:clip clip :symbol sid :zoom zoom
                                            :isolate isolate-id})
+          [width height] (clip/stage clip sid)
           ;; Rooted at the chosen symbol, as the stage is. Nested instances
           ;; inside it still resolve — clip/resolver is the function that knows
           ;; how.
           doc      (assoc-in clip [:symbols sid] sym)
           resolve-frame (clip/resolver doc store palette sid
                                        {:picture-fps picture-fps})
-          ras      (raster/make (:width clip) (:height clip))
+          ras      (raster/make width height)
           bg       (get palette :bg 0)]
       (-> (audio! doc sid store audio-url)
           (.then (fn [audio]
                    (js/Promise.resolve
-                    (begin! exporter {:name name :width (:width clip)
-                                      :height (:height clip) :zoom zoom
+                    (begin! exporter {:name name :width width
+                                      :height height :zoom zoom
                                       :fps fps :frames frames :ramp ramp
                                       :audio audio}))))
           (.then (fn [_]
diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/subs/playback.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/subs/playback.cljs
index fd92557..a8ebf40 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/subs/playback.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/subs/playback.cljs
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   "Layer-2 extractors over the transport. Cheap by construction: each one reads a
   path and returns a value, so a tick that changes only `:frame` notifies only
   the things that asked for `:frame`."
-  (:require [re-frame.core :as rf]))
+  (:require [arthur.domain.clip :as clip]
+            [arthur.footage.store :as store]
+            [re-frame.core :as rf]))
 
 (rf/reg-sub ::frame    (fn [db _] (get-in db [:playback :frame])))
 (rf/reg-sub ::playing? (fn [db _] (get-in db [:playback :playing?])))
@@ -11,11 +13,19 @@
 (rf/reg-sub ::muted?   (fn [db _] (get-in db [:playback :muted?])))
 (rf/reg-sub ::fps      (fn [db _] (get-in db [:clip :fps])))
 (rf/reg-sub ::display-fps (fn [db _] (get-in db [:clip :display-fps])))
-;; The stage, in pixels. On the clip because project dimensions are independent
-;; of the footage — see flow/freeze/face-placement — so the canvas and the raster
-;; take their size from the document rather than from a constant.
-(rf/reg-sub ::width    (fn [db _] (get-in db [:clip :width])))
-(rf/reg-sub ::height   (fn [db _] (get-in db [:clip :height])))
+;; The open symbol can have a local stage size; otherwise it follows the project.
+(rf/reg-sub ::stage-size
+ :<- [:arthur.subs.playback/clip-id]
+ :<- [:arthur.subs.playback/revision]
+ :<- [:arthur.subs.playback/open]
+ (fn [[id _ sid] _]
+   (when-let [document (:clip (store/entry id))]
+     (clip/stage document sid))))
+(rf/reg-sub ::clip-id (fn [db _] (:clip/current db)))
+(rf/reg-sub ::revision (fn [db _] (:paint/revision db)))
+(rf/reg-sub ::open (fn [db _] (get-in db [:ui :open])))
+(rf/reg-sub ::width :<- [::stage-size] (fn [[w _] _] w))
+(rf/reg-sub ::height :<- [::stage-size] (fn [[_ h] _] h))
 (rf/reg-sub ::audio    (fn [db _] (get-in db [:clip :audio])))
 (rf/reg-sub ::footage  (fn [db _] (:footage db)))
 ;; The document's identity on the server. Not derived and not large — an id, a
diff --git a/frontend/src/arthur/ui/params.cljs b/frontend/src/arthur/ui/params.cljs
index 2a2cc95..674614c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/arthur/ui/params.cljs
+++ b/frontend/src/arthur/ui/params.cljs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   has analysis in it. Nothing here computes — every control dispatches an intent
   and every readout comes off a subscription."
   (:require [clojure.string :as str]
+            [arthur.domain.clip :as clip-domain]
             [arthur.domain.channel :as channel]
             [arthur.domain.feature :as feature]
             [arthur.domain.node :as node]
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@
 (defn- section [title & body]
   (into [:section.section [:h2 title]] body))
 
+(defn- number-field [label value on-change & [placeholder disabled?]]
+  [:label.inspector-field label
+   [:input {:type "number" :min 1 :step 1 :value (or value "")
+            :placeholder placeholder
+            :disabled disabled?
+            :on-change (fn [e]
+                         (let [v (.. e -target -value)]
+                           (on-change (when (seq v) (js/parseInt v 10)))))}]])
+
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; the clip
 
@@ -47,15 +57,22 @@
         picture @(rf/subscribe [::playback/display-fps])
         open    @(rf/subscribe [::render/open])
         frames  @(rf/subscribe [::render/frames])
-        expose  @(rf/subscribe [::render/exposure])]
-    [section "clip"
+        project @(rf/subscribe [::playback/project])
+        busy?   (:busy? project)]
+    [section "project"
      [facts
-      "name"   (:name clip)
+      "name"   (or (:name project) (:name clip))
       "stage"  (str (:width clip) "×" (:height clip))
       "open"   (some-> open name)
       "length" (str frames " frames")
-      "source" (str fps " fps")
-      "expose" (str "on " expose "s")]
+      "rate"   (str fps " fps")]
+     [:div.inspector-form
+      [number-field "width" (:width clip)
+       #(rf/dispatch [::project/project-setting :width %]) nil busy?]
+      [number-field "height" (:height clip)
+       #(rf/dispatch [::project/project-setting :height %]) nil busy?]
+      [number-field "project fps" fps
+       #(rf/dispatch [::project/project-setting :fps %]) nil busy?]]
      ;; Sampling the frozen roto at a lower rate. The source track, the duration
      ;; and the audio clock are untouched — a drawing is HELD, the file is never
      ;; short — which is why this is a picture rate and not a playback rate.
@@ -190,12 +207,28 @@
 ;; a symbol
 
 (defn- symbol-section [sid]
-  (let [sym (get-in @(rf/subscribe [::render/clip]) [:symbols sid])]
+  (let [clip @(rf/subscribe [::render/clip])
+        sym (get-in clip [:symbols sid])
+        busy? (:busy? @(rf/subscribe [::playback/project]))]
     [section "symbol"
      [facts
       "id"     (str sid)
       "length" (str (:frames sym) " frames")
-      "nodes"  (str (count (:nodes sym)))]]))
+      "stage"  (let [[w h] (clip-domain/stage clip sid)] (str w "×" h))
+      "nodes"  (str (count (:nodes sym)))]
+     [:div.inspector-form
+      [number-field "length (frames)" (:frames sym)
+       #(rf/dispatch [::project/symbol-setting sid :frames %]) nil busy?]
+      [number-field "width" (:width sym)
+       #(rf/dispatch [::project/symbol-setting sid :width %]) "project default" busy?]
+      [number-field "height" (:height sym)
+       #(rf/dispatch [::project/symbol-setting sid :height %]) "project default" busy?]
+      (when (or (:width sym) (:height sym))
+        [:div.row
+         [:button {:disabled busy? :on-click #(do
+                                                (rf/dispatch [::project/symbol-setting sid :width nil])
+                                                (rf/dispatch [::project/symbol-setting sid :height nil]))}
+          "use project stage"]])]]))
 
 ;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; tracked objects