diff --git a/client/src/input/camera.rs b/client/src/input/camera.rs
index c0a776f..6eb7188 100644
--- a/client/src/input/camera.rs
+++ b/client/src/input/camera.rs
@@ -26,17 +26,24 @@ impl CameraCapture {
         // (NVIDIA → VA-API → software x264).
         let (enc, kf_prop, kf_val) = Self::choose_encoder();
         tracing::info!("📸 using encoder element: {enc}");
+        let have_nvvidconv = gst::ElementFactory::find("nvvidconv").is_some();
         let (src_caps, preenc) = match enc {
-            "nvh264enc" => (
-                "video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12,width=1280,height=720",
-                "nvvidconv !"
-            ),
-            "vaapih264enc" => (
-                "video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1280,height=720",
-                "videoconvert !"
-            ),
-            _ => ("video/x-raw,width=1280,height=720", "videoconvert !"),
-        };        
+            // ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+            // Jetson (has nvvidconv)      Desktop (falls back to videoconvert)
+            // ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+            "nvh264enc" if have_nvvidconv =>
+                ("video/x-raw(memory:NVMM),format=NV12,width=1280,height=720",
+                "nvvidconv !"),
+            "nvh264enc" /* else */ =>
+                ("video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1280,height=720",
+                "videoconvert !"),
+            "vaapih264enc" =>
+                ("video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1280,height=720",
+                "videoconvert !"),
+            _ =>
+                ("video/x-raw,width=1280,height=720",
+                "videoconvert !"),
+        };      
 
         // let desc = format!(
         //     "v4l2src device={dev} do-timestamp=true ! {raw_caps},width=1280,height=720 ! \
diff --git a/scripts/install/server.sh b/scripts/install/server.sh
index 8ca910c..2443786 100755
--- a/scripts/install/server.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/server.sh
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ After=network.target lesavka-core.service
 [Service]
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/lesavka-server
 Restart=always
-Environment=RUST_LOG=lesavka_server=info,lesavka_server::audio=trace,lesavka_server::video=trace,lesavka_server::gadget=info
+Environment=RUST_LOG=lesavka_server=info,lesavka_server::audio=info,lesavka_server::video=debug,lesavka_server::gadget=info
 Environment=RUST_BACKTRACE=1
 Environment=GST_DEBUG="*:2,alsasink:6,alsasrc:6"
 Restart=always