diff --git a/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Screencast/FFmpegOptions.cs b/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Screencast/FFmpegOptions.cs
index 70b9ef037..eaa315f28 100644
--- a/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Screencast/FFmpegOptions.cs
+++ b/ShareX.ScreenCaptureLib/Screencast/FFmpegOptions.cs
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public FFmpegOptions()
             ShowError = true;
 
             // Video
-            x264_CRF = 30;
+            x264_CRF = 28;
             x264_Preset = FFmpegPreset.ultrafast;
             VPx_bitrate = 3000;
             XviD_qscale = 10;
diff --git a/ShareX/TaskSettings.cs b/ShareX/TaskSettings.cs
index 07c6486b1..dbaad83e8 100644
--- a/ShareX/TaskSettings.cs
+++ b/ShareX/TaskSettings.cs
@@ -325,13 +325,13 @@ public class TaskSettingsCapture
         #region Capture / Screen recorder
 
         public FFmpegOptions FFmpegOptions = new FFmpegOptions(Program.DefaultFFmpegFilePath);
-        public int ScreenRecordFPS = 20;
-        public int GIFFPS = 5;
+        public int ScreenRecordFPS = 30;
+        public int GIFFPS = 10;
         public ScreenRecordGIFEncoding GIFEncoding = ScreenRecordGIFEncoding.FFmpeg;
         public bool ScreenRecordFixedDuration = false;
         public float ScreenRecordDuration = 3f;
         public bool ScreenRecordAutoStart = true;
-        public float ScreenRecordStartDelay = 1f;
+        public float ScreenRecordStartDelay = 0f;
         public bool ScreenRecordShowCursor = true;
         public bool RunScreencastCLI = false;
         public int VideoEncoderSelected = 0;