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[Bug]: Low video quality on 1440p screen #14
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Describe the bug
When I record a video with openscreen, on my 1440p monitor, I selected the whole screen, and recorded a video, It came out pretty low quality instead of being 1440p.
Expected behavior
It should be a 1440p video, the resolution shows 1440p but the quality isnt like how 1440p is.
To Reproduce
- Record a video on linux with openscreen
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OS
Linux
OS Version
Fedora KDE
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Additional context
I'm using hyprland (wayland) with noctalia shell. I'm using the desktop app to record this.
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EtienneLescot commentedon Jun 22, 2026
Hey @xevrion — thanks for the report and for sharing the recording 🙏
I watched your capture and honestly the overall quality looks fine to me. The pixelated section you're pointing at is actually a zoom on your presentation — that's expected behavior. When the source content is scaled up, edges and text get blocky by design, that's not something the recorder is doing wrong.
If you're still seeing quality drops outside of the zoom moments, happy to dig in — just send another short clip showing the issue and ideally the recording settings you used (bitrate, encoder, frame rate). On Hyprland + Wayland, the capture pipeline can sometimes cap the bitrate lower than what's ideal for a clean 1440p recording.
EtienneLescot commentedon Jun 24, 2026
@FabLrc do you agree with my reading ?
FabLrc commentedon Jun 25, 2026
Hey, unfortunatly the preview isn't available anymore.
In fact, several factors could explain this issue; we would need to analyze the video file to find out more.
It's possible that the pipeline is less stable on Linux; we have far fewer users on that platform, and since the operating systems are very diverse, performance can vary.
EtienneLescot commentedon Jun 25, 2026
@xevrion could you push another preview?
xevrion commentedon Jun 26, 2026
Yup, I myself was looking for other ways to make the pipeline more stable and work for all the linux distros, will get back with results once something actually works well
xevrion commentedon Jun 26, 2026
here: https://streamable.com/ib4e0u
EtienneLescot commentedon Aug 1, 2026
fixed in next release, available in prerelease