diff --git a/cloud/playwright_browser.py b/cloud/playwright_browser.py
index 03e00ab..f106b0c 100644
--- a/cloud/playwright_browser.py
+++ b/cloud/playwright_browser.py
@@ -312,10 +312,16 @@ class Browser:
                     pass
 
             cdp.on("Page.screencastFrame", _on_frame)
+            # everyNthFrame 1: full frame rate during motion.
+            # Static pages cost nothing extra (frames only arrive
+            # on repaint, and the bridge writes only changed
+            # bytes), so dropping the frame-skip buys
+            # responsiveness exactly when it matters -- scrolling,
+            # dragging, animation -- without a static-page tax.
             cdp.send("Page.startScreencast",
                      {"format": "jpeg", "quality": 60,
                       "maxWidth": 1280, "maxHeight": 800,
-                      "everyNthFrame": 2})
+                      "everyNthFrame": 1})
             self._cdp = cdp
             self._cdp_page = self._page
         except Exception:  # noqa: BLE001 - screencast is best-effort
diff --git a/cloud/tests/test_playwright.py b/cloud/tests/test_playwright.py
index 43867bd..e9706d3 100644
--- a/cloud/tests/test_playwright.py
+++ b/cloud/tests/test_playwright.py
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class BrowserTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn(("Page.startScreencast",
                        {"format": "jpeg", "quality": 60,
                         "maxWidth": 1280, "maxHeight": 800,
-                        "everyNthFrame": 2}),
+                        "everyNthFrame": 1}),
                       [(m, p) for m, p in self.page.cdp.sent])
         handler = self.page.cdp.handlers["Page.screencastFrame"]
         handler({"sessionId": "s1", "data": "FRAMEDATA"})