diff --git a/src/render/ffmpeg.rs b/src/render/ffmpeg.rs
index 63cea0c..9cc0ab7 100644
--- a/src/render/ffmpeg.rs
+++ b/src/render/ffmpeg.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ impl FfmpegOutput {
 
 	fn append_to_cmd(self, cmd: &mut Command, venc: bool, _aenc: bool, vaapi: bool) {
 		// select codec and bitrate
-		const QUALITY: &str = "18";
+		const QUALITY: &str = "28";
 		if venc {
 			let vcodec = match (self.format, vaapi) {
 				(FfmpegOutputFormat::Av1Flac, false)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl FfmpegOutput {
 
 			if vcodec == "libsvtav1" {
 				cmd.arg("-svtav1-params").arg("fast-decode=1");
-				cmd.arg("-preset").arg("8");
+				cmd.arg("-preset").arg("7");
 			}
 
 			match self.video_bitrate {