diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/modal-new-recorder.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/modal-new-recorder.jsx
index 652028d..f856c0c 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/modal-new-recorder.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/modal-new-recorder.jsx
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ function NewRecorderModal({ open, onClose }) {
   const [recCodec, setRecCodec] = React.useState('hevc_nvenc');
   // Custom target bitrate in Mbps for bitrate-controlled codecs (NVENC / x264 /
   // x265 / DNxHD). ProRes ignores bitrate (quality is profile-driven).
-  const [recBitrate, setRecBitrate] = React.useState('60');
+  const [recBitrate, setRecBitrate] = React.useState('25');
   // Container is derived from the codec, not manually chosen: HEVC/ProRes/DNxHR
   // → MOV (fragmented, growing-capable); H.264 → MP4.
   const recContainer = (recCodec === 'h264' || recCodec === 'h264_nvenc' || recCodec === 'libx264') ? 'mp4' : 'mov';
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ function NewRecorderModal({ open, onClose }) {
                     H.264 → MP4), and master audio is always PCM (valid in MOV). */}
                 <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: 6, marginBottom: 12 }}>
                   {[
-                    { id: 'hevc',  label: 'HEVC Master (MOV)',         codec: 'hevc_nvenc', bitrate: '60' },
+                    { id: 'hevc',  label: 'HEVC Master (MOV)',         codec: 'hevc_nvenc', bitrate: '25' },
                     { id: 'h264',  label: 'H.264 Proxy-friendly (MP4)', codec: 'h264_nvenc', bitrate: '25' },
                     { id: 'dnxhr', label: 'DNxHR HQ (MOV)',            codec: 'dnxhr_hq',   bitrate: '145' },
                   ].map(p => (