Standard mode

Efficient video compression for everyday work, continuous motion and variable connections.

What Standard does

Standard uses HEVC video compression to balance picture quality and network use. It is a practical starting point for Wi-Fi, internet connections and screens with continuous motion.

Set it up

1. Open the session settings and choose Picture Format → Standard.
2. Start with Balanced picture and 60 fps for everyday desktop work.
3. For small colored text, try Sharp Text where both devices support it. This requires Pro and uses more bandwidth.
4. If the connection struggles, reduce Stream Size or frame rate before increasing the network limit.

The tradeoffs

Balanced reduces color detail to save bandwidth, which can soften small colored text and thin edges. Lower network targets can soften moving content further. Hardware and decoder support vary by platform.

Playing a game

Standard can be combined with Gaming. Gaming prioritizes responsiveness and requests up to 120 fps. Standard + Gaming is a useful starting point when Wi-Fi cannot consistently carry Extreme.

Automatic and Compatible

Automatic chooses an available format for the connection; without Pro it uses Standard. With Pro it can select Extreme on a suitable LAN and return to Standard when the connection struggles. Compatible uses H.264: try it if HEVC has picture glitches or compatibility problems. It generally needs more bandwidth for comparable quality.

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