diff --git a/pandora/clip/models.py b/pandora/clip/models.py
index 696b6d988..5b9eda3d3 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/models.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/models.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
     modified = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
     public_id = models.CharField(max_length=128, unique=True)
+    aspect_ratio = models.FloatField(default=0)
 
     item = models.ForeignKey('item.Item', related_name='clips')
 
@@ -37,8 +38,8 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
     lightness = models.FloatField(default=0, db_index=True)
     volume = models.FloatField(default=0, null=True, db_index=True)
 
-    director = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
-    title = models.CharField(max_length=1000)
+    director = models.CharField(max_length=1000, db_index=True)
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=1000, db_index=True)
 
     def update_calculated_values(self):
         self.duration = self.end - self.start
@@ -51,41 +52,44 @@ class Clip(models.Model):
             self.volume = 0
         self.director = self.item.sort.director
         self.title = self.item.sort.title
-    
+  
     def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.public_id = u"%s/%s-%s" %(self.item.itemId, float(self.start), float(self.end))
         if self.duration != self.end - self.start:
             self.update_calculated_values()
+        if not self.aspect_ratio and self.item:
+            streams = self.item.streams()
+            if streams:
+                self.aspect_ratio = streams[0].aspect_ratio
         super(Clip, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def json(self, keys=None):
         j = {}
         clip_keys = ('id', 'in', 'out', 'position', 'created', 'modified',
-                     'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume')
+                     'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume', 'videoRatio')
         for key in clip_keys:
             j[key] = getattr(self, {
                 'id': 'public_id',
                 'in': 'start',
                 'out': 'end',
                 'position': 'start',
+                'videoRatio': 'aspect_ratio',
             }.get(key, key))
         if keys:
             for key in j.keys():
                 if key not in keys:
                     del j[key]
-            if 'videoRatio' in keys:
-                streams = self.item.streams()
-                if streams:
-                    j['videoRatio'] = streams[0].aspect_ratio
             public_layers = [l['id']
                              for l in filter(lambda l: not l.get('private', False),
                                              settings.CONFIG['layers'])]
             if 'annotations' in keys:
                 j['annotations'] = [a.json(keys=['value', 'id', 'layer'])
                                     for a in self.annotations.filter(layer__name__in=public_layers).select_related()]
+
             for layer in filter(lambda l: l in keys, public_layers):
                 j[layer] = [a.json(keys=['id', 'value'])
                             for a in self.annotations.filter(layer__name=layer)]
+
             for key in keys:
                 if key not in clip_keys and key not in j:
                     value = self.item.get(key)
diff --git a/pandora/clip/views.py b/pandora/clip/views.py
index d703014bc..d53ed253e 100644
--- a/pandora/clip/views.py
+++ b/pandora/clip/views.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def order_query(qs, sort):
         if operator != '-':
             operator = ''
         clip_keys = ('public_id', 'start', 'end', 'hue', 'saturation', 'lightness', 'volume',
-                     'annotations__value',
+                     'annotations__value', 'videoRatio',
                      'director', 'title')
         key = {
             'id': 'public_id',
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def order_query(qs, sort):
             'out': 'end',
             'position': 'start',
             'text': 'annotations__value',
+            'videoRatio': 'aspect_ratio',
         }.get(e['key'], e['key'])
         if key.startswith('clip:'):
             key = e['key'][len('clip:'):]
@@ -76,8 +77,8 @@ def findClips(request):
     query = parse_query(data, request.user)
     qs = order_query(query['qs'], query['sort'])
     if 'keys' in data:
-        qs = qs.select_related()
         qs = qs[query['range'][0]:query['range'][1]]
+        qs = qs.select_related()
         response['data']['items'] = [p.json(keys=data['keys']) for p in qs]
     elif 'position' in query:
         ids = [i.public_id for i in qs]