diff --git a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
index fdf916e..7803d8b 100644
--- a/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/video-card.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
   const hoverTimeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout>();
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null);
   const hlsRef = useRef<any>(null);
+  const animationFrameRef = useRef<number>();
   
   // Handle mouse scrubbing for video preview with throttling for smoothness
   const lastScrubTime = useRef(0);
@@ -153,14 +154,21 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
         hlsRef.current.destroy();
         hlsRef.current = null;
       }
+      if (animationFrameRef.current) {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameRef.current);
+      }
     };
   }, [showPreview, video.videoUrl]);
 
   return (
     <div 
       data-testid={`card-video-${video.id}`}
-      className={`video-card transition-all duration-300 hover:scale-[1.35] hover:z-50 p-1 md:p-2 ${className}`}
-      style={{ transformStyle: 'preserve-3d' }}
+      className={`video-card transition-all duration-500 ease-out hover:scale-[1.35] hover:z-50 p-1 md:p-2 ${className}`}
+      style={{ 
+        transformStyle: 'preserve-3d',
+        transition: 'transform 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94), z-index 0.1s ease',
+        willChange: 'transform'
+      }}
       onMouseEnter={() => setIsHovered(true)}
       onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
     >
@@ -174,7 +182,7 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
         <img
           src={video.thumbnailUrl}
           alt={video.title}
-          className={`w-full h-full object-cover transition-all duration-300 ${showPreview ? 'opacity-0' : 'opacity-100 group-hover:scale-105'}`}
+          className={`w-full h-full object-cover transition-all duration-500 ease-out ${showPreview ? 'opacity-0' : 'opacity-100 group-hover:scale-105'}`}
           style={{ 
             objectPosition: video.faceCenterPosition || 'center center',
             objectFit: 'cover'
@@ -226,7 +234,7 @@ export default function VideoCard({ video, onClick, className = "" }: VideoCardP
       
       <div className="space-y-1">
         <h3 
-          className="text-sm md:text-base font-medium line-clamp-2 hover:text-bunny-blue transition-colors text-bunny-light cursor-pointer"
+          className="text-sm md:text-base font-medium line-clamp-2 hover:text-bunny-blue transition-colors duration-300 ease-out text-bunny-light cursor-pointer"
           onClick={() => onClick?.(video)}
           data-testid={`text-title-${video.id}`}
         >