diff --git a/Videos/cortex_20260619_090432.mp4 b/Videos/cortex_20260619_090432.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07982de
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diff --git a/src/CortexEngine.App/Program.cs b/src/CortexEngine.App/Program.cs
index d096435..e3aa3a8 100644
--- a/src/CortexEngine.App/Program.cs
+++ b/src/CortexEngine.App/Program.cs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class Program
                             var w = window.Width;
                             var h = window.Height;
                             var fps = (int)Math.Round(1000.0 / timing.DeltaTime);
-                            var ffmpegArgs = $"-y -f rawvideo -pixel_format rgba -video_size {w}x{h} -framerate {Math.Min(fps, 60)} -i - -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 23 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf fps=30 {recordingPath}";
+                            var ffmpegArgs = $"-y -f rawvideo -pixel_format bgra -video_size {w}x{h} -framerate {Math.Min(fps, 60)} -i - -c:v libx264 -preset fast -crf 23 -pix_fmt yuv420p -vf fps=30 {recordingPath}";
 
                             var psi = new ProcessStartInfo
                             {
diff --git a/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs b/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs
index 22ba848..b010ef9 100644
--- a/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs
@@ -149,12 +149,7 @@ public sealed unsafe class VulkanRenderer : IRenderer, Engine.Graphics.IScreensh
         Marshal.Copy((nint)pData, result, 0, (int)_screenshotBufferSize);
         Vk.vkUnmapMemory(_ctx.Device, _screenshotMemory);
 
-        // Vulkan data is BGRA, convert to RGBA
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i += 4)
-        {
-            (result[i], result[i + 2]) = (result[i + 2], result[i]);
-        }
-
+        // Data is BGRA from swapchain — no conversion needed, FFmpeg handles bgra
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -520,10 +515,11 @@ public sealed unsafe class VulkanRenderer : IRenderer, Engine.Graphics.IScreensh
 
         Vk.vkCmdEndRendering(cmd);
 
-        // Capture frame AFTER render pass ends, BEFORE present transition
+        // Capture frame for video recording — AFTER render pass, BEFORE present
+        // This captures scene + ImGui. To capture without UI, we'd need separate render pass.
         if (IsRecording)
         {
-            CaptureFrame(cmd, imageIndex); // Only records GPU commands, does NOT overwrite CapturedFrame
+            CaptureFrame(cmd, imageIndex);
         }
 
         TransitionImageLayout(cmd, _swapchain.Images[imageIndex],