diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts b/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts
index 7dd93b3..9b1cf6d 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/frameRenderer.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ interface FrameRenderConfig {
 	previewWidth?: number;
 	previewHeight?: number;
 	cursorTelemetry?: import("@/components/video-editor/types").CursorTelemetryPoint[];
+	platform: string;
 }
 
 interface AnimationState {
@@ -124,9 +125,11 @@ export class FrameRenderer {
 	private smoothedAutoFocus: { cx: number; cy: number } | null = null;
 	private prevAnimationTimeMs: number | null = null;
 	private prevTargetProgress = 0;
+	private isLinux = false;
 
 	constructor(config: FrameRenderConfig) {
 		this.config = config;
+		this.isLinux = config.platform === "linux";
 		this.animationState = {
 			scale: 1,
 			focusX: DEFAULT_FOCUS.cx,
@@ -189,10 +192,8 @@ export class FrameRenderer {
 		this.compositeCanvas.height = this.config.height;
 
 		// On Linux, getImageData() is called frequently causing frequent CPU readback
-		const isLinux = (await window.electronAPI.getPlatform()) === "linux";
-
 		this.compositeCtx = this.compositeCanvas.getContext("2d", {
-			willReadFrequently: isLinux,
+			willReadFrequently: this.isLinux,
 		});
 
 		if (!this.compositeCtx) {
@@ -730,7 +731,10 @@ export class FrameRenderer {
 	private compositeWithShadows(webcamFrame?: VideoFrame | null): void {
 		if (!this.compositeCanvas || !this.compositeCtx || !this.app) return;
 
-		const videoCanvas = this.readbackVideoCanvas();
+		const videoCanvas = this.isLinux
+			? this.readbackVideoCanvas()
+			: (this.app.canvas as HTMLCanvasElement);
+
 		const ctx = this.compositeCtx;
 		const w = this.compositeCanvas.width;
 		const h = this.compositeCanvas.height;
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts b/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts
index 58ed693..81c540e 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/gifExporter.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,10 @@ export class GifExporter {
 
 	async export(): Promise<ExportResult> {
 		let webcamFrameQueue: AsyncVideoFrameQueue | null = null;
+
 		try {
+			const platform = await window.electronAPI.getPlatform();
+
 			this.cleanup();
 			this.cancelled = false;
 
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ export class GifExporter {
 				previewWidth: this.config.previewWidth,
 				previewHeight: this.config.previewHeight,
 				cursorTelemetry: this.config.cursorTelemetry,
+				platform,
 			});
 			await this.renderer.initialize();
 
diff --git a/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts b/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts
index 61ad727..13c0696 100644
--- a/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts
+++ b/src/lib/exporter/videoExporter.ts
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ export class VideoExporter {
 		this.cancelled = false;
 		this.fatalEncoderError = null;
 
-		const platform = await window.electronAPI.getPlatform();
-
 		try {
+			const platform = await window.electronAPI.getPlatform();
+
 			const streamingDecoder = new StreamingVideoDecoder();
 			this.streamingDecoder = streamingDecoder;
 			const videoInfo = await streamingDecoder.loadMetadata(this.config.videoUrl);
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ export class VideoExporter {
 				previewWidth: this.config.previewWidth,
 				previewHeight: this.config.previewHeight,
 				cursorTelemetry: this.config.cursorTelemetry,
+				platform,
 			});
 			this.renderer = renderer;
 			await renderer.initialize();