diff --git a/apps/desktop/scripts/browser-recording-media.test.mjs b/apps/desktop/scripts/browser-recording-media.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..83a1c44e1d68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/scripts/browser-recording-media.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+import * as NodeAssert from "node:assert/strict";
+import * as NodeChildProcess from "node:child_process";
+import * as NodeFSP from "node:fs/promises";
+import * as NodeModule from "node:module";
+import * as NodeOS from "node:os";
+import * as NodePath from "node:path";
+import * as NodeURL from "node:url";
+
+if (process.versions.electron) {
+  const { app, BrowserWindow, ipcMain } = await import("electron");
+  const directory = process.env.T3CODE_RECORDING_TEST_DIR;
+  NodeAssert.ok(directory);
+  app.setPath("userData", NodePath.join(directory, "profile"));
+  ipcMain.handle("recording-result", async (_event, bytes) => {
+    await NodeFSP.writeFile(NodePath.join(directory, "recording.mp4"), Buffer.from(bytes));
+    app.quit();
+  });
+  ipcMain.on("recording-error", (_event, message) => {
+    console.error(message);
+    app.exit(1);
+  });
+  app.whenReady().then(async () => {
+    const window = new BrowserWindow({
+      width: 900,
+      height: 700,
+      webPreferences: {
+        nodeIntegration: true,
+        contextIsolation: false,
+        backgroundThrottling: false,
+      },
+    });
+    window.webContents.on("console-message", (event) => console.error(event.message));
+    window.setFullScreen(true);
+    await window.loadFile(NodePath.join(directory, "recording.html"));
+  });
+} else {
+  const { test } = await import("node:test");
+  const require = NodeModule.createRequire(import.meta.url);
+
+  const run = (command, args, options = {}) =>
+    new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      const child = NodeChildProcess.spawn(command, args, {
+        ...options,
+        stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+      });
+      let stdout = "";
+      let stderr = "";
+      child.stdout.on("data", (chunk) => (stdout += chunk));
+      child.stderr.on("data", (chunk) => (stderr += chunk));
+      child.once("error", (cause) => reject(new Error(`${command} failed\n${stderr}`, { cause })));
+      child.once("close", (code) => {
+        if (code === 0) resolve(stdout);
+        else reject(new Error(`${command} exited with ${code}\n${stderr}`));
+      });
+    });
+
+  test("exported recording decodes through desktop, mobile, and desktop frames", async () => {
+    const directory = await NodeFSP.mkdtemp(NodePath.join(NodeOS.tmpdir(), "t3-recording-media-"));
+    try {
+      const source = await NodeFSP.readFile(
+        new URL("../../web/src/browser/browserMediaRecorder.ts", import.meta.url),
+        "utf8",
+      );
+      await NodeFSP.writeFile(
+        NodePath.join(directory, "recorder.mjs"),
+        NodeModule.stripTypeScriptTypes(source),
+      );
+      await NodeFSP.writeFile(
+        NodePath.join(directory, "recording.html"),
+        `<!doctype html><title>Recording regression</title><canvas></canvas>
+<script type="module">
+import { createBrowserMediaRecorder } from './recorder.mjs';
+const { ipcRenderer } = window.require('electron');
+try {
+  const canvas = document.querySelector('canvas');
+  canvas.width = 1600;
+  canvas.height = 1000;
+  const context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+  const stream = canvas.captureStream(30);
+  const recorder = createBrowserMediaRecorder(stream);
+  const chunks = [];
+  recorder.addEventListener('dataavailable', event => chunks.push(event.data));
+  recorder.addEventListener('stop', async () => {
+    stream.getTracks().forEach(track => track.stop());
+    const blob = new Blob(chunks, { type: recorder.mimeType });
+    await ipcRenderer.invoke('recording-result', new Uint8Array(await blob.arrayBuffer()));
+  });
+  recorder.start(1000);
+  const start = performance.now();
+  let phase = -1;
+  function draw(now) {
+    const elapsed = now - start;
+    const nextPhase = Math.min(2, Math.floor(elapsed / 1000));
+    if (nextPhase !== phase) {
+      phase = nextPhase;
+      canvas.width = phase === 1 ? 488 : 1600;
+      canvas.height = phase === 1 ? 1054 : 1000;
+    }
+    context.fillStyle = ['#ff0000', '#00ff00', '#0000ff'][phase];
+    context.fillRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+    context.fillStyle = '#ffffff';
+    context.font = '32px sans-serif';
+    context.fillText(String(elapsed.toFixed(0)), 20, 50);
+    if (elapsed < 3100) requestAnimationFrame(draw);
+    else recorder.stop();
+  }
+  requestAnimationFrame(draw);
+} catch (error) {
+  ipcRenderer.send('recording-error', String(error));
+}
+</script>`,
+      );
+      const env = { ...process.env, T3CODE_RECORDING_TEST_DIR: directory };
+      delete env.ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE;
+      delete env.NODE_OPTIONS;
+      await run(require("electron"), [NodeURL.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)], {
+        env,
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(30_000),
+      });
+      const recording = NodePath.join(directory, "recording.mp4");
+      await run("ffmpeg", [
+        "-v",
+        "error",
+        "-xerror",
+        "-i",
+        recording,
+        "-fps_mode",
+        "passthrough",
+        "-enc_time_base",
+        "1:1000000",
+        "-f",
+        "null",
+        "-",
+      ]);
+      const { frames, format } = JSON.parse(
+        await run("ffprobe", [
+          "-v",
+          "error",
+          "-show_frames",
+          "-show_entries",
+          "frame=width,height,best_effort_timestamp_time:format=duration",
+          "-of",
+          "json",
+          recording,
+        ]),
+      );
+      const phases = frames.filter(
+        (frame, index) =>
+          index === 0 ||
+          frame.width !== frames[index - 1].width ||
+          frame.height !== frames[index - 1].height,
+      );
+      NodeAssert.deepEqual(
+        phases.map(({ width, height }) => [width, height]),
+        [
+          [1600, 1000],
+          [488, 1054],
+          [1600, 1000],
+        ],
+      );
+      NodeAssert.ok(Number(format.duration) >= 3);
+      NodeAssert.ok(Number(frames.at(-1).best_effort_timestamp_time) >= 3);
+      for (let index = 1; index < frames.length; index += 1) {
+        NodeAssert.ok(
+          Number(frames[index].best_effort_timestamp_time) >
+            Number(frames[index - 1].best_effort_timestamp_time),
+        );
+      }
+    } finally {
+      await NodeFSP.rm(directory, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    }
+  });
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/browser/browserMediaRecorder.ts b/apps/web/src/browser/browserMediaRecorder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..441ba5772230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/browser/browserMediaRecorder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const preferredMimeTypes = [
+  "video/mp4;codecs=avc3",
+  "video/mp4;codecs=avc3.640028",
+  "video/mp4;codecs=avc3.42e01e",
+  "video/webm;codecs=vp9",
+  "video/webm;codecs=vp8",
+  "video/webm",
+] as const;
+
+export function createBrowserMediaRecorder(stream: MediaStream): MediaRecorder {
+  const mimeType = preferredMimeTypes.find((candidate) => MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported(candidate));
+  const settings = stream.getVideoTracks()[0]?.getSettings();
+  const videoBitsPerSecond = Math.round(
+    Math.min(
+      50_000_000,
+      Math.max(
+        2_500_000,
+        (settings?.width ?? 1920) * (settings?.height ?? 1080) * (settings?.frameRate ?? 30) * 0.05,
+      ),
+    ),
+  );
+  return new MediaRecorder(stream, { ...(mimeType ? { mimeType } : {}), videoBitsPerSecond });
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.test.ts b/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.test.ts
index 218684c54fbc..66014571e61b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.test.ts
@@ -300,20 +300,44 @@ describe("browser recording", () => {
     expect(stopTrack).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
   });
 
-  it("uses the best supported encoder and saves the recorder's actual format", async () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["video/mp4;codecs=avc3", "video/mp4;codecs=avc3"],
+    ["video/mp4;codecs=avc3.640028", "video/mp4;codecs=avc3.640028"],
+    ["video/mp4;codecs=avc3.42e01e", "video/mp4;codecs=avc3.42e01e"],
+    ["video/mp4;codecs=avc1", "video/webm;codecs=vp9"],
+  ])(
+    "selects a resize-capable recording format when %s is available",
+    async (supported, expected) => {
+      FakeMediaRecorder.supportedTypes = new Set([
+        "video/mp4;codecs=avc1",
+        "video/mp4;codecs=avc1.640028",
+        "video/mp4;codecs=avc1.42e01e",
+        "video/webm;codecs=vp9",
+        supported,
+      ]);
+
+      await startBrowserRecording("recording-tab");
+      await stopBrowserRecording("recording-tab");
+
+      expect(FakeMediaRecorder.instances[0]?.options?.mimeType).toBe(expected);
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("saves the recorder's actual format", async () => {
     FakeMediaRecorder.supportedTypes = new Set([
       "video/mp4;codecs=avc1",
       "video/mp4;codecs=avc1.42e01e",
       "video/webm;codecs=vp9",
       "video/webm;codecs=av1",
     ]);
+    FakeMediaRecorder.supportedTypes.add("video/mp4;codecs=avc3");
     FakeMediaRecorder.outputMimeType = "video/webm;codecs=av01";
 
     await startBrowserRecording("recording-tab");
     await stopBrowserRecording("recording-tab");
 
     expect(FakeMediaRecorder.instances[0]?.options).toEqual({
-      mimeType: "video/mp4;codecs=avc1",
+      mimeType: "video/mp4;codecs=avc3",
       videoBitsPerSecond: 3_110_400,
     });
     expect(save).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.ts b/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.ts
index 92050394a1c9..153824d54c9e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/browser/browserRecording.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { ensureClientSettingsHydrated, getClientSettings } from "~/hooks/useSett
 import { appAtomRegistry } from "~/rpc/atomRegistry";
 
 import { acquireBrowserSurfaceActivity } from "./browserSurfaceStore";
+import { createBrowserMediaRecorder } from "./browserMediaRecorder";
 
 export class BrowserRecordingUnavailableError extends Schema.TaggedErrorClass<BrowserRecordingUnavailableError>()(
   "BrowserRecordingUnavailableError",
@@ -237,32 +238,6 @@ export function findActiveBrowserRecordingRuntimeTabId(
   );
 }
 
-const preferredMimeTypes = [
-  "video/mp4;codecs=avc1",
-  "video/mp4;codecs=avc1.640028",
-  "video/mp4;codecs=avc1.42e01e",
-  "video/webm;codecs=vp9",
-  "video/webm;codecs=vp8",
-  "video/webm",
-] as const;
-
-const createMediaRecorder = (stream: MediaStream): MediaRecorder => {
-  const mimeType = preferredMimeTypes.find((candidate) => MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported(candidate));
-  const settings = stream.getVideoTracks()[0]?.getSettings();
-  // Browser defaults under-budget native-resolution text and motion. Scale with captured pixels
-  // and frames, while bounding storage and encoder load for very large displays.
-  const videoBitsPerSecond = Math.round(
-    Math.min(
-      50_000_000,
-      Math.max(
-        2_500_000,
-        (settings?.width ?? 1920) * (settings?.height ?? 1080) * (settings?.frameRate ?? 30) * 0.05,
-      ),
-    ),
-  );
-  return new MediaRecorder(stream, { ...(mimeType ? { mimeType } : {}), videoBitsPerSecond });
-};
-
 const captureTabMediaStream = (frameRate: number): Promise<MediaStream> =>
   // The desktop main process routes this request to the tab that `startScreencast` armed, so the
   // stream already arrives at that tab's native size and needs no source or dimension constraints.
@@ -612,7 +587,7 @@ export async function startBrowserRecording(
 
     let recorder: MediaRecorder;
     try {
-      recorder = createMediaRecorder(stream);
+      recorder = createBrowserMediaRecorder(stream);
       recording.recorder = recorder;
       recorder.addEventListener("dataavailable", (event) => {
         if (event.data.size > 0) chunks.push(event.data);