diff --git a/Videos/cortex_20260619_091747.mp4 b/Videos/cortex_20260619_091747.mp4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c73761
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diff --git a/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanContext.cs b/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanContext.cs
index f6d05dc..4f497ae 100644
--- a/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanContext.cs
+++ b/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanContext.cs
@@ -359,21 +359,41 @@ internal sealed unsafe class VulkanContext : IDisposable
         var formats = stackalloc VkSurfaceFormatKHR[(int)formatCount];
         Vk.vkGetPhysicalDeviceSurfaceFormatsKHR(PhysicalDevice, Surface, &formatCount, formats);
 
-        SurfaceFormat = VkFormat.B8G8R8A8Srgb;
+        // Prefer B8G8R8A8_UNORM for compatibility with video capture (raw byte layout)
+        SurfaceFormat = VkFormat.B8G8R8A8Unorm;
         SurfaceColorSpace = VkColorSpaceKHR.SrgbNonlinearKHR;
+        bool found = false;
 
         for (uint i = 0; i < formatCount; i++)
         {
-            if (formats[(int)i].format == VkFormat.B8G8R8A8Srgb &&
+            if (formats[(int)i].format == VkFormat.B8G8R8A8Unorm &&
                 formats[(int)i].colorSpace == VkColorSpaceKHR.SrgbNonlinearKHR)
             {
                 SurfaceFormat = formats[(int)i].format;
                 SurfaceColorSpace = formats[(int)i].colorSpace;
+                found = true;
                 break;
             }
         }
 
-        if (SurfaceFormat == VkFormat.B8G8R8A8Srgb)
+        // Fallback to SRGB if UNORM not available
+        if (!found)
+        {
+            for (uint i = 0; i < formatCount; i++)
+            {
+                if (formats[(int)i].format == VkFormat.B8G8R8A8Srgb &&
+                    formats[(int)i].colorSpace == VkColorSpaceKHR.SrgbNonlinearKHR)
+                {
+                    SurfaceFormat = formats[(int)i].format;
+                    SurfaceColorSpace = formats[(int)i].colorSpace;
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Last resort: first available
+        if (!found)
         {
             SurfaceFormat = formats[0].format;
             SurfaceColorSpace = formats[0].colorSpace;
diff --git a/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs b/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs
index 72dae1e..6e8ce23 100644
--- a/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs
+++ b/src/Engine.Graphics.Vulkan/VulkanRenderer.cs
@@ -149,35 +149,9 @@ public sealed unsafe class VulkanRenderer : IRenderer, Engine.Graphics.IScreensh
         Marshal.Copy((nint)pData, result, 0, (int)_screenshotBufferSize);
         Vk.vkUnmapMemory(_ctx.Device, _screenshotMemory);
 
-        // Swapchain is B8G8R8A8_SRGB — raw bytes are SRGB-encoded
-        // Convert SRGB→linear for FFmpeg (which expects linear bgra)
-        for (int i = 0; i < result.Length; i += 4)
-        {
-            result[i] = SrgbToLinear(result[i]);     // B
-            result[i + 1] = SrgbToLinear(result[i + 1]); // G
-            result[i + 2] = SrgbToLinear(result[i + 2]); // R
-            // result[i + 3] = A (keep as-is)
-        }
-
         return result;
     }
 
-    private static readonly byte[] SrgbLut = BuildSrgbLut();
-
-    private static byte[] BuildSrgbLut()
-    {
-        var lut = new byte[256];
-        for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
-        {
-            float s = i / 255.0f;
-            float l = s <= 0.04045f ? s / 12.92f : MathF.Pow((s + 0.055f) / 1.055f, 2.4f);
-            lut[i] = (byte)Math.Clamp(l * 255.0f, 0, 255);
-        }
-        return lut;
-    }
-
-    private static byte SrgbToLinear(byte srgb) => SrgbLut[srgb];
-
     public void BeginImGuiFrame()
     {
         _imGui?.NewFrame();