diff --git a/Desktop.Core/Services/ScreenCaster.cs b/Desktop.Core/Services/ScreenCaster.cs
index bbfb5a89e..8f1ca93bd 100644
--- a/Desktop.Core/Services/ScreenCaster.cs
+++ b/Desktop.Core/Services/ScreenCaster.cs
@@ -167,20 +167,18 @@ await viewer.SendScreenCapture(new CaptureFrame()
                             refreshNeeded = false;
                         }
 
-                        using var clone = currentFrame.Clone(diffArea, currentFrame.PixelFormat);
-
                         byte[] encodedImageBytes;
                         if (viewer.Capturer.CaptureFullscreen)
                         {
                             // Recalculate Bps.
                             viewer.AverageBytesPerSecond = 0;
-                            encodedImageBytes = ImageUtils.EncodeJpeg(clone, _maxQuality);
+                            encodedImageBytes = ImageUtils.EncodeJpeg(currentFrame, _maxQuality);
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             if (viewer.AverageBytesPerSecond > 0)
                             {
-                                var expectedSize = clone.Height * clone.Width * 4 * .1;
+                                var expectedSize = diffArea.Height * diffArea.Width * 4 * .1;
                                 var timeToSend = expectedSize / viewer.AverageBytesPerSecond;
                                 currentQuality = Math.Max(_minQuality, Math.Min(_maxQuality, (int)(.1 / timeToSend * _maxQuality)));
                                 if (currentQuality < _maxQuality - 10)
@@ -189,7 +187,12 @@ await viewer.SendScreenCapture(new CaptureFrame()
                                     Debug.WriteLine($"Quality Reduced: {currentQuality}");
                                 }
                             }
-                            encodedImageBytes = ImageUtils.EncodeJpeg(clone, currentQuality);
+
+                            using var clone = currentFrame.Clone(diffArea, currentFrame.PixelFormat);
+                            var resizeW = diffArea.Width * currentQuality / 100;
+                            var resizeH = diffArea.Height * currentQuality / 100;
+                            using var resized = new Bitmap(clone, new Size(resizeW, resizeH));
+                            encodedImageBytes = ImageUtils.EncodeJpeg(resized, currentQuality);
                         }
 
                         viewer.Capturer.CaptureFullscreen = false;
diff --git a/Tests/ManualTests.cs b/Tests/ManualTests.cs
index 254230e32..6d9310bf8 100644
--- a/Tests/ManualTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/ManualTests.cs
@@ -96,8 +96,12 @@ public void EncodingTests()
                 var diffSize = 0;
                 using (var tempImage = (Bitmap)frame1.Clone(new Rectangle(diff.X, diff.Y, diff.Width, diff.Height), PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb))
                 {
+                    var resizeW = diff.Width * 60 / 100;
+                    var resizeH = diff.Height * 60 / 100;
+                    using var resized = new Bitmap(tempImage, new Size(resizeW, resizeH));
+
                     using var ms = new MemoryStream();
-                    tempImage.Save(ms, jpegEncoder, encoderParams);
+                    resized.Save(ms, jpegEncoder, encoderParams);
                     diffSize = ms.ToArray().Length;
                 }
                 Debug.WriteLine($"Diff area size: {diffSize}");