diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tests_track.rs b/crates/engine/src/tests_track.rs
index eeb7f95a..b3c2a174 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tests_track.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tests_track.rs
@@ -354,3 +354,78 @@ fn backward_frame_steps_options_and_reset() {
     assert!(s.active_comp().unwrap().layer(clip).unwrap().motion_trackers().is_none());
     assert!(s.execute("track.analyze", json!({})).is_err());
 }
+
+/// End-to-end analysis speed at 1080p for one track point: footage frames through the renderer's
+/// layer source and the tracker (frames are prepared before timing).
+#[test]
+fn analyze_1080p_single_point_speed() {
+    let (w, h) = (1920u32, 1080u32);
+    let mut base = Image::new(w + 64, h + 64);
+    for y in 0..base.height {
+        for x in 0..base.width {
+            let v = 0.5 + 0.25 * ((x as f32 * 0.21).sin() * (y as f32 * 0.13).cos()) + 0.15 * ((x + 2 * y) as f32 * 0.07).sin();
+            base.set(x, y, [v, v, v, 1.0]);
+        }
+    }
+    let frames: Vec<Arc<Image>> = (0..31u32)
+        .map(|f| {
+            let (dx, dy) = (f as i64, (f / 2) as i64);
+            let mut img = Image::new(w, h);
+            for y in 0..h {
+                for x in 0..w {
+                    img.set(x, y, base.get(x as i64 + 32 - dx, y as i64 + 32 - dy));
+                }
+            }
+            Arc::new(img)
+        })
+        .collect();
+    struct Pre(Vec<Arc<Image>>);
+    impl FootageSource for Pre {
+        fn frame(&self, _: ItemId, _: &Footage, t: Tick) -> Option<Arc<Image>> {
+            let f = (t.seconds() * FPS as f64).round().max(0.0) as usize;
+            self.0.get(f.min(self.0.len() - 1)).cloned()
+        }
+    }
+    let mut s = Session::default();
+    s.execute("comp.new", json!({"name": "HD", "width": w, "height": h, "frameRate": FPS, "duration": 2})).unwrap();
+    let cid = s.active_comp_id().unwrap();
+    let clip = s
+        .edit("clip", None, |p, _| {
+            let footage = Footage {
+                path: "hd.mov".into(),
+                kind: FootageKind::Video,
+                width: w,
+                height: h,
+                pixel_aspect: 1.0,
+                frame_rate: FrameRate::new(FPS as i64, 1),
+                native_rate: None,
+                duration: Tick::from_seconds_f64(2.0),
+                has_video: true,
+                has_audio: false,
+                alpha: Default::default(),
+                premul_color: [0.0; 3],
+                loop_count: 1,
+                codec: String::new(),
+                missing: false,
+                sequence: vec![],
+            };
+            let item = p.add_item("hd", Label::Aqua, None, ItemKind::Footage(footage));
+            let comp = p.comp(cid).unwrap().clone();
+            let l = build::layer(p, &comp, "HD", LayerSource::Footage { item }, (w, h), None);
+            let id = l.id;
+            p.comp_mut(cid).unwrap().layers.insert(0, l);
+            Ok(id)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+    s.footage = Arc::new(Pre(frames));
+    s.execute("track.motion", json!({"layer": clip.0})).unwrap();
+    s.execute("track.setPoint", json!({"point": 1, "center": [960, 540], "featureSize": [48, 48], "searchSize": [128, 128]})).unwrap();
+    let t0 = std::time::Instant::now();
+    s.execute("track.analyze", json!({"wait": true, "end": 30.0 / FPS as f64})).unwrap();
+    let secs = t0.elapsed().as_secs_f64();
+    let fps = 30.0 / secs;
+    eprintln!("1080p single-point analysis: {fps:.0} frames/s end to end ({:.1} ms/frame)", secs * 1e3 / 30.0);
+    let fc = tracker_points(&s, clip)[0].get("featureCenter").unwrap().clone();
+    assert!(dist(fc.value_at(frame_time(30)).as_vec2(), [990.0, 555.0]) < 0.25);
+    assert!(fps > 30.0, "{fps} frames/s");
+}
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/tracking.rs b/crates/engine/src/tracking.rs
index 12d1a1e9..43e24cb8 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/tracking.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/tracking.rs
@@ -196,17 +196,35 @@ pub(crate) struct Work {
 }
 
 /// The layer's source frame at comp time `t` at 100 % (layer pixels + offset = image pixels).
-fn source_frame(r: &Renderer, project: &Project, cid: ItemId, comp: &Comp, layer: &Layer, t: Tick, expr: Option<&dyn ExprHost>) -> Option<(Image, [f64; 2])> {
+/// Footage at its native size is used straight from the footage source (no copy).
+fn source_frame(
+    r: &Renderer,
+    project: &Project,
+    cid: ItemId,
+    comp: &Comp,
+    layer: &Layer,
+    t: Tick,
+    expr: Option<&dyn ExprHost>,
+) -> Option<(Arc<Image>, [f64; 2])> {
     let ctx = EvalCtx { project, comp_id: cid, comp, time: t, expr };
+    if let effectcraft_project::LayerSource::Footage { item } = &layer.source
+        && let Some(effectcraft_project::ItemKind::Footage(f)) = project.item(*item).map(|i| &i.kind)
+        && f.has_video
+        && let Some(img) = r.footage.frame(*item, f, ctx.source_time(layer))
+        && img.width == f.width
+        && img.height == f.height
+    {
+        return Some((img, [0.0; 2]));
+    }
     let buf = r.layer_source(&ctx, layer)?;
     if (buf.scale - 1.0).abs() > 1e-9 && buf.scale > 0.0 {
         // Footage decoded at another size: bring it to layer pixels.
         let w = (buf.img.width as f64 / buf.scale).round().max(1.0) as u32;
         let h = (buf.img.height as f64 / buf.scale).round().max(1.0) as u32;
         let off = [buf.offset[0] / buf.scale, buf.offset[1] / buf.scale];
-        return Some((effectcraft_raster::resample(&buf.img, w, h), off));
+        return Some((Arc::new(effectcraft_raster::resample(&buf.img, w, h)), off));
     }
-    Some((buf.img, buf.offset))
+    Some((Arc::new(buf.img), buf.offset))
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn run_work(w: Work, shared: &TrackShared) {