diff --git a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-focus-mode-bar.tsx b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-focus-mode-bar.tsx
index ced941ac4..f911a7ff4 100644
--- a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-focus-mode-bar.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-focus-mode-bar.tsx
@@ -1,17 +1,14 @@
 import { Tooltip } from "@/components/ui/base/tooltip";
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { motion, useReducedMotion } from "motion/react";
-import { History, PanelBottom, X, ZoomIn, ZoomOut } from "lucide-react";
-
+import { PanelBottom, X, ZoomIn, ZoomOut } from "lucide-react";
 
 import { aceternityMotion } from "@/lib/aceternity-motion";
 import { canvasThemes } from "@/lib/canvas-theme";
 import { useActiveTheme } from "@/stores/canvas/use-canvas-theme-store";
 
 type CanvasFocusModeBarProps = {
-    versionsOpen: boolean;
-    onToggleVersions: () => void;
-    syncStatus?: ReactNode;
+    syncIcon?: ReactNode;
     dockRevealed: boolean;
     zoomPercent: number;
     onToggleDock: () => void;
@@ -21,7 +18,7 @@ type CanvasFocusModeBarProps = {
     onFit: () => void;
 };
 
-export function CanvasFocusModeBar({ versionsOpen, onToggleVersions, syncStatus, dockRevealed, zoomPercent, onToggleDock, onExit, onZoomIn, onZoomOut, onFit }: CanvasFocusModeBarProps) {
+export function CanvasFocusModeBar({ syncIcon, dockRevealed, zoomPercent, onToggleDock, onExit, onZoomIn, onZoomOut, onFit }: CanvasFocusModeBarProps) {
     const theme = canvasThemes[useActiveTheme()];
     const reducedMotion = useReducedMotion();
 
@@ -36,22 +33,11 @@ export function CanvasFocusModeBar({ versionsOpen, onToggleVersions, syncStatus,
         >
             <div className="flex items-center gap-0.5 rounded-full p-1 backdrop-blur-2xl" style={{ background: theme.spatial.elevated, color: theme.node.text, boxShadow: "var(--workspace-overlay-shadow)" }}>
                 <Tooltip title="退出专注模式（Esc）">
-                    <button
-                        type="button"
-                        onClick={onExit}
-                        className="grid size-8 place-items-center rounded-full transition hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10"
-                        style={{ color: theme.node.text }}
-                        aria-label="退出专注模式"
-                    >
+                    <button type="button" onClick={onExit} className="grid size-8 place-items-center rounded-full transition hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10" style={{ color: theme.node.text }} aria-label="退出专注模式">
                         <X className="size-4" />
                     </button>
                 </Tooltip>
-                {syncStatus}
-                <Tooltip title="版本记录与本地草稿">
-                    <button type="button" onClick={onToggleVersions} className="grid size-8 place-items-center rounded-full transition hover:bg-black/5 dark:hover:bg-white/10" style={{ color: theme.node.text, background: versionsOpen ? theme.toolbar.itemHover : undefined }} aria-label="版本记录" aria-pressed={versionsOpen}>
-                        <History className="size-4" />
-                    </button>
-                </Tooltip>
+                {syncIcon}
                 <span className="mx-0.5 h-4 w-px" style={{ background: theme.toolbar.border }} />
                 <Tooltip title={dockRevealed ? "收起工具" : "工具"}>
                     <button
diff --git a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-content.tsx b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-content.tsx
index bf8f182fb..67d6a6c71 100644
--- a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-content.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-content.tsx
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ export type CanvasNodeContentProps = {
     onReloadResource?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onOpenTaskDetails?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onToggleBatch?: () => void;
-    reduceMediaEffects?: boolean;
+    disableMediaEffects?: boolean;
     mediaActive?: boolean;
     onMediaPlayRequest?: (nodeId: string) => void;
 };
 
 export function CanvasNodeContent(props: CanvasNodeContentProps) {
-    if (props.node.metadata?.fileUpload) return <CanvasFileUploadContent node={props.node} theme={props.theme} reduceMotion={props.reduceMediaEffects} />;
+    if (props.node.metadata?.fileUpload) return <CanvasFileUploadContent node={props.node} theme={props.theme} reduceMotion={props.disableMediaEffects} />;
     // Preserve the decoded image across LOD changes; only its surrounding
     // controls and batch previews become lighter in overview mode.
     if (props.node.type === CanvasNodeType.Image && props.renderLOD !== "full" && (props.node.metadata?.content || props.node.metadata?.storageKey)) {
diff --git a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-media-content.tsx b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-media-content.tsx
index 243084579..b5868b8ae 100644
--- a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-media-content.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node-media-content.tsx
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export function VideoNodeContent({ node, theme, mediaActive = false, onMediaPlay
                     node={node}
                     alt={`${node.title || "视频"} 静态预览`}
                     loading="eager"
-                    decoding="async"
+                    decoding="sync"
                     draggable={false}
                     className={`absolute inset-0 size-full select-none object-contain transition-opacity duration-150 ${videoReady ? "opacity-0" : "opacity-100"}`}
                     loadingFallback={<LoaderCircle className="size-5 animate-spin text-white/55" />}
@@ -276,14 +276,14 @@ export function InactiveVideoPreview({ node, theme, onPlay }: Pick<CanvasNodeCon
                         node={node}
                         alt={`${node.title || "视频"} 静态预览`}
                         loading="lazy"
-                        decoding="async"
+                        decoding="sync"
                         draggable={false}
                         className="pointer-events-none size-full select-none object-contain"
                         loadingFallback={<LoaderCircle className="size-5 animate-spin text-white/55" />}
                         fallback={<Video className="size-7 text-white/40" />}
                     />
                 ) : (
-                    <img src={localPreviewUrl} alt={`${node.title || "视频"} 静态预览`} loading="lazy" decoding="async" draggable={false} className="pointer-events-none size-full select-none object-contain" />
+                    <img src={localPreviewUrl} alt={`${node.title || "视频"} 静态预览`} loading="lazy" decoding="sync" draggable={false} className="pointer-events-none size-full select-none object-contain" />
                 )}
                 <VideoPreviewPlayButton title={node.title || "视频"} onPlay={onPlay} />
             </div>
@@ -637,7 +637,9 @@ export function RetainedCanvasImage({
             <img
                 src={currentDisplayedSrc || undefined}
                 alt={alt || ""}
-                decoding="async"
+                // 世界层每次缩放提交都会按新倍率重新栅格化；async 解码会让 Chromium 先画出
+                // 空白再补图（缩放时白闪）。图片已由 prepareCanvasImage 预解码，同步解码只阻塞栅格不阻塞主线程。
+                decoding="sync"
                 draggable={false}
                 onDragStart={(event) => event.preventDefault()}
                 className={`absolute inset-0 ${className}`}
diff --git a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node.tsx b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node.tsx
index d0d90c6aa..d5f6576bc 100644
--- a/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/canvas/canvas-node.tsx
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type CanvasNodeProps = {
     connectionApproach?: Position;
     forceInputVisible?: boolean;
     showImageInfo: boolean;
-    reduceMediaEffects?: boolean;
+    disableMediaEffects?: boolean;
     readOnly?: boolean;
     resourceLabel?: CanvasResourceReference;
     mentionReferences?: CanvasResourceReference[];
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ type CanvasNodeProps = {
     onRetry?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onReloadResource?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onOpenTaskDetails?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
-    onOpenVersions?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onViewImage?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onReplaceMedia?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onOpenTextEditor?: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ export const CanvasNode = React.memo(function CanvasNode({
     connectionApproach,
     forceInputVisible = false,
     showImageInfo,
-    reduceMediaEffects = false,
+    disableMediaEffects = false,
     readOnly = false,
     resourceLabel,
     mentionReferences = [],
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ export const CanvasNode = React.memo(function CanvasNode({
     onRetry,
     onReloadResource,
     onOpenTaskDetails,
-    onOpenVersions,
     onViewImage,
     onOpenTextEditor,
     onOpenPrevis,
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ export const CanvasNode = React.memo(function CanvasNode({
         if (next !== data.title) onTitleChange?.(data.id, next);
     };
 
-    const connectionTilt = isConnectionTarget && !reduceMediaEffects && !dragOffset
+    const connectionTilt = isConnectionTarget && !disableMediaEffects && !dragOffset
         ? canvasConnectionTilt(data, connectionApproach) : undefined;
 
     return (
@@ -317,7 +315,7 @@ export const CanvasNode = React.memo(function CanvasNode({
                         onReloadResource={onReloadResource}
                         onOpenTaskDetails={onOpenTaskDetails}
                         onToggleBatch={() => onToggleBatch?.(data.id)}
-                        reduceMediaEffects={reduceMediaEffects}
+                        disableMediaEffects={disableMediaEffects}
                         mediaActive={mediaActive}
                         onMediaPlayRequest={onMediaPlayRequest}
                     />
@@ -342,26 +340,8 @@ export const CanvasNode = React.memo(function CanvasNode({
                     </div>
                 ) : null}
 
-                {showChrome && data.metadata?.versionLabel ? (
-                    <button
-                        type="button"
-                        className="absolute left-3 top-3 z-[var(--node-z-overlay)] grid size-7 place-items-center rounded-[var(--r-full)] border p-0.5 text-[var(--node-badge-fs)] font-semibold leading-none backdrop-blur-md transition-[transform,background,border-color,box-shadow] hover:-translate-y-px focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 motion-reduce:hover:translate-y-0"
-                        style={{
-                            background: data.metadata.versionPrimary ? theme.accent.primarySoft : theme.toolbar.panel,
-                            borderColor: data.metadata.versionPrimary ? theme.accent.primary : theme.toolbar.border,
-                            color: data.metadata.versionPrimary ? theme.accent.primary : theme.node.text,
-                            outlineColor: theme.accent.primary,
-                        }}
-                        title={data.metadata.versionLabel + (data.metadata.versionPrimary ? " · 主版本" : "") + "，点击查看版本对比"}
-                        aria-label={data.metadata.versionLabel + (data.metadata.versionPrimary ? "，主版本" : "") + "，查看版本对比"}
-                        onMouseDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
-                        onClick={(event) => { event.stopPropagation(); onOpenVersions?.(data); }}
-                    >
-                        {data.metadata.versionLabel}
-                    </button>
-                ) : null}
                 {showChrome && showStatusTrack ? (
-                    <div className={`absolute right-3 top-3 z-[var(--node-z-overlay)] flex min-w-0 items-center justify-end gap-1 ${data.metadata?.versionLabel ? "max-w-[calc(100%-104px)]" : "max-w-[calc(100%-24px)]"}`}>
+                    <div className="absolute right-3 top-3 z-[var(--node-z-overlay)] flex min-w-0 items-center justify-end gap-1 max-w-[calc(100%-24px)]">
                         {resourceLabel && data.type !== CanvasNodeType.Image ? <ResourceLabelBadge reference={resourceLabel} theme={theme} /> : null}
                         {hasMediaContent && !readOnly ? <ResourceStorageBadge storageKey={data.metadata?.storageKey} active={isActive} theme={theme} /> : null}
                         {isBatchRoot ? <BatchToggleBadge count={batchCount} expanded={batchExpanded} theme={theme} onToggle={() => onToggleBatch?.(data.id)} /> : null}
@@ -436,7 +416,7 @@ function areCanvasNodePropsEqual(previous: CanvasNodeProps, next: CanvasNodeProp
         previous.connectionApproach?.y === next.connectionApproach?.y &&
         previous.forceInputVisible === next.forceInputVisible &&
         previous.showImageInfo === next.showImageInfo &&
-        previous.reduceMediaEffects === next.reduceMediaEffects &&
+        previous.disableMediaEffects === next.disableMediaEffects &&
         previous.readOnly === next.readOnly &&
         previous.resourceLabel === next.resourceLabel &&
         previous.mentionReferences === next.mentionReferences &&
@@ -464,7 +444,6 @@ function areCanvasNodePropsEqual(previous: CanvasNodeProps, next: CanvasNodeProp
         previous.onRetry === next.onRetry &&
         previous.onReloadResource === next.onReloadResource &&
         previous.onOpenTaskDetails === next.onOpenTaskDetails &&
-        previous.onOpenVersions === next.onOpenVersions &&
         previous.onViewImage === next.onViewImage &&
         previous.onReplaceMedia === next.onReplaceMedia &&
         previous.onOpenTextEditor === next.onOpenTextEditor &&
diff --git a/web/src/components/canvas/nodes/panorama-node.tsx b/web/src/components/canvas/nodes/panorama-node.tsx
index 8e29e5541..e65918e77 100644
--- a/web/src/components/canvas/nodes/panorama-node.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/canvas/nodes/panorama-node.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type { CanvasNodeData } from "@/types/canvas";
 type PanoramaNodeContentProps = {
     node: CanvasNodeData;
     theme: CanvasTheme;
-    reduceMediaEffects?: boolean;
+    disableMediaEffects?: boolean;
 };
 
 /** 节点外壳调用查看器能力的最小控制面；实现由 PanoramaViewport 注入。 */
@@ -44,15 +44,13 @@ function clampFov(value: number) {
  *    与既有的 DeferredMediaLoad「点击加载」是同一套交互习惯。
  * 2. **用原生 three 而不是 @react-three/fiber**。这里需要精确控制 dispose——
  *    上下文/纹理/几何体漏一个就逼近上限，节点还会被频繁增删。
- * 3. **性能模式下不提供激活入口**。错题本里多条崩溃出在画布高频渲染，
- *    reduceMediaEffects 时只给静态预览。
- * 4. **截图/四宫格导出走 preserveDrawingBuffer + 同步重渲染**。captureSquare
+ * 3. **截图/四宫格导出走 preserveDrawingBuffer + 同步重渲染**。captureSquare
  *    临时把 renderer 切到方形画幅再恢复，不依赖 rAF 时序；全屏展开时同一时刻
  *    只挂一个 viewer 实例（节点体退回静态预览），上下文数量不翻倍。
- * 5. **节点内不消费滚轮**，滚轮留给画布缩放；全屏覆盖层内画布缩放不存在，
+ * 4. **节点内不消费滚轮**，滚轮留给画布缩放；全屏覆盖层内画布缩放不存在，
  *    才用滚轮调视场角。
  */
-export function PanoramaNodeContent({ node, theme, reduceMediaEffects }: PanoramaNodeContentProps) {
+export function PanoramaNodeContent({ node, theme, disableMediaEffects }: PanoramaNodeContentProps) {
     const upstream = useUpstreamNodes(node.id);
     const actions = useCanvasNodeActions();
     const inherited = upstream.find((item) => getNodeResourceKind(item) === "image");
@@ -142,9 +140,9 @@ export function PanoramaNodeContent({ node, theme, reduceMediaEffects }: Panoram
             <img src={url} alt={node.title || "全景"} className="h-full w-full object-cover opacity-80" draggable={false} />
             <div className="absolute inset-x-0 bottom-0 flex items-center justify-between gap-2 px-3 py-2" style={{ background: "linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0,0,0,.85), rgba(0,0,0,.35))", boxShadow: "0 -1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.25)" }}>
                 <span className="min-w-0 truncate text-white" style={{ fontSize: "var(--fs-label)", textShadow: "0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,.85)" }}>
-                    {failed ? "全景加载失败（图片可能不允许跨域读取）" : expanded ? "已展开全屏环视" : reduceMediaEffects ? "性能模式下仅显示预览" : `${projectionLabel} · 360° 全景`}
+                    {failed ? "全景加载失败（图片可能不允许跨域读取）" : expanded ? "已展开全屏环视" : disableMediaEffects ? "仅显示预览" : `${projectionLabel} · 360° 全景`}
                 </span>
-                {reduceMediaEffects || expanded ? null : (
+                {disableMediaEffects || expanded ? null : (
                     <button
                         type="button"
                         className="shrink-0 rounded-[var(--r-md)] px-2 py-1 font-medium text-white outline-none transition-colors"
diff --git a/web/src/lib/canvas/canvas-performance-mode.ts b/web/src/lib/canvas/canvas-performance-mode.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e395ea15..000000000
--- a/web/src/lib/canvas/canvas-performance-mode.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import { CanvasNodeType, type CanvasMediaPerformanceMode, type CanvasNodeData } from "@/types/canvas";
-
-const STORAGE_KEY = "canvas-media-performance-mode";
-
-// 屏外预加载的软预算；屏内节点不可因预算而消失，媒体仍由节点按需加载。
-export const CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_NODES = 720;
-export const CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_CONNECTIONS = 5000;
-
-export function readCanvasMediaPerformanceMode(): CanvasMediaPerformanceMode {
-    try {
-        const stored = window.localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
-        return stored === "quality" || stored === "performance" ? stored : "auto";
-    } catch {
-        return "auto";
-    }
-}
-
-export function persistCanvasMediaPerformanceMode(mode: CanvasMediaPerformanceMode) {
-    try {
-        window.localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, mode);
-    } catch {
-        // 浏览器禁用本地存储时保留当前会话内的选择。
-    }
-}
-
-export function shouldReduceCanvasMediaEffects(mode: CanvasMediaPerformanceMode, nodes: CanvasNodeData[]) {
-    if (mode === "performance") return true;
-    if (mode === "quality") return false;
-    const mediaCount = nodes.filter((node) => node.type === CanvasNodeType.Image || node.type === CanvasNodeType.Video || node.type === CanvasNodeType.Audio).length;
-    return nodes.length >= 80 || mediaCount >= 32;
-}
-
-export function canvasNodeRenderPadding(reduceMediaEffects: boolean, previouslyRendered: boolean) {
-    if (previouslyRendered) return reduceMediaEffects ? 640 : 384;
-    return reduceMediaEffects ? 128 : 192;
-}
-
-export function canvasNodeRenderBudget(scale: number) {
-    if (scale < 0.14) return 280;
-    if (scale < 0.28) return 420;
-    return CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_NODES;
-}
-
-export function resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId(selectedNodeIds: ReadonlySet<string>, nodeById: ReadonlyMap<string, CanvasNodeData>) {
-    if (selectedNodeIds.size !== 1) return null;
-    const nodeId = selectedNodeIds.values().next().value;
-    if (!nodeId) return null;
-    const type = nodeById.get(nodeId)?.type;
-    return type === CanvasNodeType.Video || type === CanvasNodeType.Audio ? nodeId : null;
-}
diff --git a/web/src/lib/canvas/canvas-render-budget.ts b/web/src/lib/canvas/canvas-render-budget.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66198d4d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/src/lib/canvas/canvas-render-budget.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+export const CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_NODES = 720;
+export const CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_CONNECTIONS = 5000;
+
+export function canvasNodeRenderPadding(previouslyRendered: boolean) {
+    return previouslyRendered ? 384 : 192;
+}
+
+export function canvasNodeRenderBudget(scale: number) {
+    if (scale < 0.14) return 280;
+    if (scale < 0.28) return 420;
+    return CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_NODES;
+}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/canvas/canvas-project-world-layers.tsx b/web/src/pages/canvas/canvas-project-world-layers.tsx
index a68186c4e..4894c4c92 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/canvas/canvas-project-world-layers.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/canvas/canvas-project-world-layers.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ type CanvasProjectWorldLayersProps = {
     openingBatchIds: Set<string>;
     batchMotionById: Map<string, { x: number; y: number; index: number }>;
     showImageInfo: boolean;
-    reduceMediaEffects: boolean;
     resourceReferenceByNodeId: Map<string, CanvasResourceReference>;
     mentionReferencesByNodeId: Map<string, CanvasResourceReference[]>;
     mediaEffectsDisabledNodeId?: string | null;
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ type CanvasProjectWorldLayersProps = {
     onRetry: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onReloadResource: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onOpenTaskDetails: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
-    onOpenVersions: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onViewImage: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onReplaceMedia: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
     onOpenTextEditor: (node: CanvasNodeData) => void;
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ export const CanvasProjectWorldLayers = memo(function CanvasProjectWorldLayers(p
                         batchPrimary={Boolean(node.metadata?.batchRootId && props.nodeById.get(node.metadata.batchRootId)?.metadata?.primaryImageId === node.id)}
                         batchMotion={props.batchMotionById.get(node.id)}
                         showImageInfo={props.showImageInfo}
-                        reduceMediaEffects={props.reduceMediaEffects || props.mediaEffectsDisabledNodeId === node.id}
+                        disableMediaEffects={props.mediaEffectsDisabledNodeId === node.id}
                         resourceLabel={props.resourceReferenceByNodeId.get(node.id)}
                         mentionReferences={props.mentionReferencesByNodeId.get(node.id) || EMPTY_RESOURCE_REFERENCES}
                         renderNodeContent={props.renderCanvasNodeContent}
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ export const CanvasProjectWorldLayers = memo(function CanvasProjectWorldLayers(p
                         onRetry={props.onRetry}
                         onReloadResource={props.onReloadResource}
                         onOpenTaskDetails={props.onOpenTaskDetails}
-                        onOpenVersions={props.onOpenVersions}
                         onViewImage={props.onViewImage}
                         onReplaceMedia={props.onReplaceMedia}
                         onOpenTextEditor={props.onOpenTextEditor}
diff --git a/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-keyboard.ts b/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-keyboard.ts
index e5625c844..58f39a071 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-keyboard.ts
+++ b/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-keyboard.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type UseCanvasKeyboardOptions = {
     setCropNodeId: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string | null>>;
     setMaskEditNodeId: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string | null>>;
     setAnnotationNodeId: Dispatch<SetStateAction<string | null>>;
-    saveCanvasProject: () => unknown;
+    saveCanvasProject: (options?: { requireRemote?: boolean }) => unknown;
     zoomToActualSize: () => void;
     fitCanvasContent: () => void;
     fitCanvasSelection: () => void;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export function useCanvasKeyboard({
             if (isModifierShortcut && !event.altKey && key === "s") {
                 event.preventDefault();
                 event.stopPropagation();
-                if (!event.repeat) void saveCanvasProject();
+                if (!event.repeat) void saveCanvasProject({ requireRemote: false });
                 return;
             }
             if (isModifierShortcut && !event.altKey && key === "f") {
diff --git a/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-render-model.ts b/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-render-model.ts
index 14c76dc55..80c1a0f68 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-render-model.ts
+++ b/web/src/pages/canvas/use-canvas-render-model.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { buildNodeGenerationInputs, type NodeGenerationInput } from "@/components/canvas/canvas-node-generation";
 import { isFrameNode } from "@/lib/canvas/canvas-frame";
 import { sameNodeSemanticData } from "@/lib/canvas/canvas-project-domain";
-import { canvasNodeRenderBudget, canvasNodeRenderPadding, CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_CONNECTIONS, shouldReduceCanvasMediaEffects } from "@/lib/canvas/canvas-performance-mode";
+import { canvasNodeRenderBudget, canvasNodeRenderPadding, CANVAS_MAX_RENDERED_CONNECTIONS } from "@/lib/canvas/canvas-render-budget";
 import { buildCanvasNodeMentionReferenceMap, buildCanvasResourceReferences, buildToolMentionReference, parseToolMentionTokens } from "@/lib/canvas/canvas-resource-references";
 import { buildSkillMentionReferences } from "@/lib/canvas/canvas-skill-mentions";
 import { buildCanvasConnectionIndex, type CanvasIndexedConnection } from "@/lib/canvas/canvas-connection-index";
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { intersectsCanvasBounds, selectCanvasVisibleNodes } from "@/lib/canvas/c
 import type { Skill } from "@/services/api/skills";
 import type { Asset, ImageAsset } from "@/stores/use-asset-store";
 import type { PrevisScene } from "@/types/previs";
-import { CanvasNodeType, type CanvasConnection, type CanvasMediaPerformanceMode, type CanvasNodeData, type ContextMenuState, type ViewportTransform } from "@/types/canvas";
+import { CanvasNodeType, type CanvasConnection, type CanvasNodeData, type ContextMenuState, type ViewportTransform } from "@/types/canvas";
 
 type DragPreview = { x: number; y: number; nodeIds: Set<string> } | null;
 
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ type UseCanvasRenderModelOptions = {
     assets: Asset[];
     viewport: ViewportTransform;
     viewportSize: { width: number; height: number };
-    mediaPerformanceMode: CanvasMediaPerformanceMode;
     selectedNodeIds: Set<string>;
     hoveredNodeId: string | null;
     dragPreview: DragPreview;
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ type UseCanvasRenderModelOptions = {
     emotionNodeId: string | null;
     previewNodeId: string | null;
     contextMenu: ContextMenuState | null;
-    versionCompareRootId: string | null;
     previsNodeId: string | null;
     scriptEditorNodeId: string | null;
     dialogNodeId: string | null;
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ export function useCanvasRenderModel({
     assets,
     viewport,
     viewportSize,
-    mediaPerformanceMode,
     selectedNodeIds,
     hoveredNodeId,
     dragPreview,
@@ -77,12 +74,10 @@ export function useCanvasRenderModel({
     emotionNodeId,
     previewNodeId,
     contextMenu,
-    versionCompareRootId,
     previsNodeId,
     scriptEditorNodeId,
     dialogNodeId,
 }: UseCanvasRenderModelOptions) {
-    const reduceMediaEffects = useMemo(() => shouldReduceCanvasMediaEffects(mediaPerformanceMode, nodes), [mediaPerformanceMode, nodes]);
     const nodeById = useMemo(() => new Map(nodes.map((node) => [node.id, node])), [nodes]);
     // These maps are consumed by both virtualization and node chrome. Building
     // them together keeps a metadata update from walking a 50k-node array six
@@ -143,16 +138,16 @@ export function useCanvasRenderModel({
     }, [collapsingBatchIds, nodeById, nodes]);
     const { batchChildCountById, batchMotionById, canvasImageNodes, collapsedBatchChildIds, frameChildrenById, renderHiddenNodeIds } = nodeDerivedData;
     const connectionLayerBounds = useMemo(() => {
-        const padding = (reduceMediaEffects ? 96 : 144) / Math.max(viewport.k, 0.05);
+        const padding = 144 / Math.max(viewport.k, 0.05);
         const left = -viewport.x / viewport.k - padding;
         const top = -viewport.y / viewport.k - padding;
         const width = viewportSize.width / viewport.k + padding * 2;
         const height = viewportSize.height / viewport.k + padding * 2;
         return { left, top, width: Math.max(2, width), height: Math.max(2, height) };
-    }, [reduceMediaEffects, viewport.k, viewport.x, viewport.y, viewportSize.height, viewportSize.width]);
+    }, [viewport.k, viewport.x, viewport.y, viewportSize.height, viewportSize.width]);
     const renderBounds = useMemo(() => {
-        const enterPadding = canvasNodeRenderPadding(reduceMediaEffects, false) / viewport.k;
-        const retainPadding = canvasNodeRenderPadding(reduceMediaEffects, true) / viewport.k;
+        const enterPadding = canvasNodeRenderPadding(false) / viewport.k;
+        const retainPadding = canvasNodeRenderPadding(true) / viewport.k;
         const viewLeft = -viewport.x / viewport.k;
         const viewTop = -viewport.y / viewport.k;
         const viewWidth = viewportSize.width / viewport.k;
@@ -162,7 +157,7 @@ export function useCanvasRenderModel({
             enter: { left: viewLeft - enterPadding, top: viewTop - enterPadding, right: viewLeft + viewWidth + enterPadding, bottom: viewTop + viewHeight + enterPadding },
             retain: { left: viewLeft - retainPadding, top: viewTop - retainPadding, right: viewLeft + viewWidth + retainPadding, bottom: viewTop + viewHeight + retainPadding },
         };
-    }, [reduceMediaEffects, viewport.k, viewport.x, viewport.y, viewportSize.height, viewportSize.width]);
+    }, [viewport.k, viewport.x, viewport.y, viewportSize.height, viewportSize.width]);
     const layoutNodesRef = useRef<CanvasNodeData[]>(nodes);
     const layoutNodes = useMemo(() => {
         const retained = retainCanvasLayoutNodes(layoutNodesRef.current, nodes);
@@ -268,10 +263,6 @@ export function useCanvasRenderModel({
         if (!positionOnlyChange) semanticNodesRef.current = nodes;
         return semanticNodesRef.current;
     }, [nodes]);
-    const versionCompareNodes = useMemo(() => {
-        if (!versionCompareRootId) return [];
-        return nodes.filter((node) => (node.metadata?.versionOfNodeId || node.id) === versionCompareRootId).sort((a, b) => (a.metadata?.versionLabel || "").localeCompare(b.metadata?.versionLabel || ""));
-    }, [nodes, versionCompareRootId]);
 
     const selectedNodeIdForToolbar = selectedNodeIds.size === 1 ? [...selectedNodeIds][0] : null;
     const toolbarCandidate = selectedNodeIdForToolbar ? nodeById.get(selectedNodeIdForToolbar) || null : null;
@@ -440,7 +431,6 @@ export function useCanvasRenderModel({
         nodeById,
         nodeRenderLODById,
         previewNode,
-        reduceMediaEffects,
         relatedHighlight,
         resourceReferenceByNodeId,
         selectedNodeBounds,
@@ -451,7 +441,6 @@ export function useCanvasRenderModel({
         superResolveNode,
         toolbarNode,
         upscaleNode,
-        versionCompareNodes,
         visibleNodes,
     };
 }
diff --git a/web/test/canvas-connection-tilt.test.ts b/web/test/canvas-connection-tilt.test.ts
index e6dc6a4a8..a635c367a 100644
--- a/web/test/canvas-connection-tilt.test.ts
+++ b/web/test/canvas-connection-tilt.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test("world-space approach is independent of viewport scaling", () => {
 test("only connection targets receive approach data; memo tracks it and selection does not activate tilt", () => {
     const source = readFileSync(new URL("../src/components/canvas/canvas-node.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
     const layers = readFileSync(new URL("../src/pages/canvas/canvas-project-world-layers.tsx", import.meta.url), "utf8");
-    expect(source).toContain("isConnectionTarget && !reduceMediaEffects && !dragOffset");
+    expect(source).toContain("isConnectionTarget && !disableMediaEffects && !dragOffset");
     expect(source).toContain("previous.connectionApproach?.x === next.connectionApproach?.x");
     expect(source).toContain('data-connection-tilt={connectionTilt ? "true" : undefined}');
     expect(layers).toContain("props.connectionApproach?.nodeId === node.id ? props.connectionApproach.point : undefined");
diff --git a/web/test/canvas-media-performance.test.ts b/web/test/canvas-media-performance.test.ts
index 6e35562a6..681a45481 100644
--- a/web/test/canvas-media-performance.test.ts
+++ b/web/test/canvas-media-performance.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { resolve } from "node:path";
 
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
 
-import { canvasNodeRenderPadding, resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId } from "../src/lib/canvas/canvas-performance-mode";
+import { canvasNodeRenderPadding } from "../src/lib/canvas/canvas-render-budget";
 import { videoMetadata } from "../src/lib/canvas/canvas-generation-task-sync";
 import { canvasNodeVideoPreviewReference, canvasNodeVideoPreviewUrl, canvasVideoAssetPreviewUrl } from "../src/lib/canvas/canvas-media-preview";
 import { collectImageStorageKeys } from "../src/services/image-storage";
@@ -34,23 +34,6 @@ function node(id: string, type: CanvasNodeType): CanvasNodeData {
     return { id, type, title: id, position: { x: 0, y: 0 }, width: 320, height: 180, metadata: {} };
 }
 
-describe("canvas media activation", () => {
-    const nodes = [node("video", CanvasNodeType.Video), node("audio", CanvasNodeType.Audio), node("image", CanvasNodeType.Image)];
-    const nodeById = new Map(nodes.map((item) => [item.id, item]));
-
-    test("activates exactly one selected video or audio node", () => {
-        expect(resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId(new Set(["video"]), nodeById)).toBe("video");
-        expect(resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId(new Set(["audio"]), nodeById)).toBe("audio");
-    });
-
-    test("keeps media inactive for empty, multi-selection, and non-media selection", () => {
-        expect(resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId(new Set(), nodeById)).toBeNull();
-        expect(resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId(new Set(["video", "audio"]), nodeById)).toBeNull();
-        expect(resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId(new Set(["image"]), nodeById)).toBeNull();
-        expect(resolveActiveCanvasMediaNodeId(new Set(["missing"]), nodeById)).toBeNull();
-    });
-});
-
 describe("canvas dimension header rendering", () => {
     test("tracks live viewport scale without React width commits", () => {
         expect(canvasNodeSource).toContain("calc(var(--canvas-node-width) * var(--canvas-live-scale, 1))");
@@ -60,9 +43,8 @@ describe("canvas dimension header rendering", () => {
 
 describe("large canvas media rendering", () => {
     test("keeps rendered nodes mounted longer than newly entering nodes", () => {
-        expect(canvasNodeRenderPadding(true, false)).toBe(128);
-        expect(canvasNodeRenderPadding(true, true)).toBe(640);
-        expect(canvasNodeRenderPadding(false, true)).toBeGreaterThan(canvasNodeRenderPadding(false, false));
+        expect(canvasNodeRenderPadding(false)).toBe(192);
+        expect(canvasNodeRenderPadding(true)).toBe(384);
     });
 
     test("does not eagerly load or resize LibTV thumbnails", () => {
@@ -76,6 +58,12 @@ describe("large canvas media rendering", () => {
         expect(canvasProjectSource).toContain("<CanvasNodeActionContext.Provider value={canvasNodeActions}>");
     });
 
+    test("decodes canvas images synchronously so zoom re-rasterization never paints blank frames", () => {
+        const retainedImageSource = canvasNodeContentSource.match(/export function RetainedCanvasImage[\s\S]*?\n}\n/)?.[0] || "";
+        expect(retainedImageSource).toContain('decoding="sync"');
+        expect(retainedImageSource).not.toContain('decoding="async"');
+    });
+
     test("keeps node shells visible while panning and zooming", () => {
         expect(globalStylesSource).not.toMatch(/\[data-canvas-viewport-interacting="true"\]\s+\.canvas-node-shell\s*\{[^}]*content-visibility:\s*hidden/);
     });