Transform 90 degrees produces two squished images stacked vertically

VLC 2.1.4, Ubuntu 14.04

1. Download the first attached file.
2. Go to “Tools” > “Preferences” > “All” > “Video” > “Filters” > “Transformation”.
3. Ensure “Transform type” is set to “Rotate by 90 degrees”, and Save.
4. “Media” > “Convert” > “Add” the downloaded file > “!Convert/Save”.
5. Choose “Edit selected profile” (the spanner-and-screwdriver button).
6. In “Video codec” > “Filters”, check “Video transformation filter” and nothing else, and “Save”.
7. Choose a destination file and “Start”.
8. When the conversion finishes, open the resulting file.

What you should see: The video is rotated.

What you actually see: The video is rotated, but also scaled vertically to a little more than 50%, with a cropped version of the picture repeated below.