🚀 perf: Performance and Memory optimization

.env.example

@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 HOST=0.0.0.0
 PORT=22
 
-# Generation settings
+# Playback settings
-# Stored frame resolution in pixels. Higher = sharper but bigger .tsf files.
-# regenerate your frames after changing it.
-FRAME_RESOLUTION=512
-
-# Playback settings.
 # Playthroughs before the session is closed (0, unlimited).
 MAX_LOOP=5
 # Whether to keep looping the same frame set or pick a random one after each
@@ -30,7 +25,13 @@ INVERT=false
 FORCE_GRAYSCALE=false
 
 # Max rendered width/height in characters.
-MAX_DIMENSION=1080
+MAX_DIMENSION=512
+
+# Memory budget in MB for the rendered-frame cache (0 disables caching).
+RENDER_CACHE_MB=256
+
+# Go soft memory limit; set below your container limit to avoid OOM kills.
+GOMEMLIMIT=1GiB
 
 # Connection limits. New connections over a limit are dropped immediately.
 # Max simultaneous connections from a single client IP.

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Generate a frame set from a video through container image
 
 ```sh
 docker run --rm -v ./video.mp4:/home/app/video.mp4 -v ./frames:/home/app/frames \
-    ghcr.io/yuzuzensai/trollssh:latest trollssh --generate --video video.mp4
+    ghcr.io/yuzuzensai/trollssh:v1.0.1 trollssh --generate --video video.mp4 --resolution 512
 ```
 
 This writes `frames/<name>.tsf`, a simple container of color JPEG frames plus
@@ -51,13 +51,20 @@ ssh anyone@localhost
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Configuration is via environment variables, loaded from a `.env` file if one
+Server configuration is via environment variables, loaded from a `.env` file
-exists (see [`.env.example`](.env.example) for the full annotated list).
+if one exists (see [`.env.example`](.env.example) for the full annotated
-Durations are in milliseconds.
+list). Durations are in milliseconds.
 
 Host keys (`data/id_rsa`, `data/id_ed25519`) are generated on first run and
 reused afterwards.
 
+Frame generation is configured with flags:
+
+| Flag                 | Default | Description                                        |
+| -------------------- | ------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
+| `--generate`, `-g`   |         | Generate a `.tsf` frame set instead of serving     |
+| `--video`, `-v`      |         | Source video path                                  |
+| `--resolution`, `-r` | `512`   | Stored frame max dimension in pixels. Higher = sharper but bigger `.tsf` files and slower rendering |
 
 ## Customization
 
@@ -75,7 +82,7 @@ Requirements: Go 1.25+ and `ffmpeg` / `ffprobe` on `PATH` (only for
 `--generate`).
 
 ```sh
-go run ./src --generate --video video.mp4
+go run ./src --generate --video video.mp4 --resolution 512
 go run ./src
 ```
 

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 services:
     trollssh:
-        image: ghcr.io/yuzuzensai/trollssh:latest
+        image: ghcr.io/yuzuzensai/trollssh:v1.0.1
         container_name: trollssh
         restart: unless-stopped
         ports:

src/app_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func TestFrameToAscii(t *testing.T) {
 	// Below threshold -> first ramp char; full brightness -> last.
 	opts := asciiOptions{brightnessThreshold: 40, charset: "standard"}
 	ramp := []rune(resolveCharset("standard"))
-	out := []rune(frameToAscii([]byte{0, 255}, opts))
+	out := []rune(frameToAscii([]byte{0, 255}, ramp, opts))
 	if out[0] != ramp[0] {
 		t.Errorf("dark px = %q, want %q", out[0], ramp[0])
 	}
@@ -180,12 +181,51 @@ func TestFrameToAscii(t *testing.T) {
 func TestFrameToAsciiInvert(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := asciiOptions{brightnessThreshold: 40, charset: "standard", invert: true}
 	ramp := []rune(resolveCharset("standard"))
-	out := []rune(frameToAscii([]byte{255}, opts))
+	out := []rune(frameToAscii([]byte{255}, ramp, opts))
 	if out[0] != ramp[0] {
 		t.Errorf("inverted bright = %q, want %q", out[0], ramp[0])
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRenderCacheEvictsByBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	budget := 3 * entryCost("k", strings.Repeat("x", 1000))
+	c := newRenderCache(budget)
+	for i := range 5 {
+		c.put(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), strings.Repeat("x", 1000))
+	}
+	if c.size > budget {
+		t.Errorf("size %d exceeds budget %d", c.size, budget)
+	}
+	if _, ok := c.get("0"); ok {
+		t.Error("oldest entry should have been evicted")
+	}
+	if _, ok := c.get("4"); !ok {
+		t.Error("newest entry should be cached")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderCacheDisabled(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newRenderCache(0)
+	if c != nil {
+		t.Fatal("zero budget should disable the cache")
+	}
+	c.put("k", "v")
+	if _, ok := c.get("k"); ok {
+		t.Error("nil cache should never hit")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRenderCacheRejectsOversizedEntry(t *testing.T) {
+	c := newRenderCache(256)
+	c.put("big", strings.Repeat("x", 10_000))
+	if _, ok := c.get("big"); ok {
+		t.Error("entry larger than budget should not be cached")
+	}
+	if c.size != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("size = %d, want 0", c.size)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConnectionTracker(t *testing.T) {
 	tr := newConnectionTracker()
 	tr.increment("1.2.3.4")

src/config.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	MaxAuthAttempts     int
 	HandshakeTimeout    time.Duration
 	MaxDimension        int
-	FrameResolution     int
+	RenderCacheMB       int
 	BrightnessThreshold int
 	Charset             string
 	Invert              bool
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func loadConfig() Config {
 		MaxAuthAttempts:     envInt("MAX_AUTH_ATTEMPTS", 6, 1, maxInt),
 		HandshakeTimeout:    envDurationMs("HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT", 10*time.Second),
 		MaxDimension:        envInt("MAX_DIMENSION", 512, 1, 4096),
-		FrameResolution:     envInt("FRAME_RESOLUTION", 360, 16, 1080),
+		RenderCacheMB:       envInt("RENDER_CACHE_MB", 256, 0, maxInt),
 		BrightnessThreshold: envInt("BRIGHTNESS_THRESHOLD", 40, 0, 100),
 		Charset:             envString("CHARSET", "detailed"),
 		Invert:              envBool("INVERT", false),

src/frameformat.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func writeTSF(output string, data *FramesContainer) error {
 }
 
 func loadTSF(filename string) (*FramesContainer, error) {
-	raw, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	raw, err := readFrameFile(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

src/frames.go

@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ import (
 	"image"
 	"image/color"
 	"image/jpeg"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"golang.org/x/image/draw"
 )
@@ -62,18 +64,49 @@ func resolveCharset(charset string) string {
 	return charset
 }
 
-func resizeFrame(frame []byte, width, height int, keepAspectRatio bool, tier colorTier) (draw.Image, error) {
+var pixPool sync.Pool
+
+func getPixBuf(n int) []byte {
+	if v := pixPool.Get(); v != nil {
+		if b := *v.(*[]byte); cap(b) >= n {
+			return b[:n]
+		}
+	}
+	return make([]byte, n)
+}
+
+func putPixBuf(b []byte) {
+	pixPool.Put(&b)
+}
+
+var outPool sync.Pool
+
+func getOutBuf(capacity int) []byte {
+	if v := outPool.Get(); v != nil {
+		if b := *v.(*[]byte); cap(b) >= capacity {
+			return b[:0]
+		}
+	}
+	return make([]byte, 0, capacity)
+}
+
+func putOutBuf(b []byte) {
+	outPool.Put(&b)
+}
+
+func resizeFrame(frame, pix []byte, width, height int, keepAspectRatio bool, tier colorTier) (draw.Image, error) {
 	src, err := jpeg.Decode(bytes.NewReader(frame))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	rect := image.Rect(0, 0, width, height)
 	var dst draw.Image
 	var bg color.Color
 	if tier == colorTierNone {
-		dst = image.NewGray(image.Rect(0, 0, width, height))
+		dst = &image.Gray{Pix: pix[:width*height], Stride: width, Rect: rect}
 		bg = color.Gray{0}
 	} else {
-		dst = image.NewNRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, width, height))
+		dst = &image.NRGBA{Pix: pix[:4*width*height], Stride: 4 * width, Rect: rect}
 		bg = color.Black
 	}
 	if keepAspectRatio {
@@ -114,16 +147,17 @@ func rampIndex(brightness, threshold, total int, invert bool) int {
 	return index
 }
 
-func frameToAscii(pixels []byte, options asciiOptions) string {
+func frameToAscii(pixels []byte, ramp []rune, options asciiOptions) string {
-	ramp := []rune(resolveCharset(options.charset))
 	total := len(ramp)
-	var b strings.Builder
+	buf := getOutBuf(len(pixels) * 4)
 	for _, p := range pixels {
 		brightness := int(p) * 100 / 255
 		index := rampIndex(brightness, options.brightnessThreshold, total, options.invert)
-		b.WriteRune(ramp[index])
+		buf = utf8.AppendRune(buf, ramp[index])
 	}
-	return b.String()
+	ascii := string(buf)
+	putOutBuf(buf)
+	return ascii
 }
 
 const ansiReset = "\x1b[0m"
@@ -147,11 +181,25 @@ func quantize256(r, g, b uint8) int {
 	return 16 + 36*toLevel(r) + 6*toLevel(g) + toLevel(b)
 }
 
-func frameToAnsi(img *image.NRGBA, options asciiOptions, tier colorTier) string {
+func appendColor(buf []byte, r, g, b uint8, tier colorTier) []byte {
-	ramp := []rune(resolveCharset(options.charset))
+	if tier == colorTierTrueColor {
+		buf = append(buf, "\x1b[38;2;"...)
+		buf = strconv.AppendUint(buf, uint64(r), 10)
+		buf = append(buf, ';')
+		buf = strconv.AppendUint(buf, uint64(g), 10)
+		buf = append(buf, ';')
+		buf = strconv.AppendUint(buf, uint64(b), 10)
+	} else {
+		buf = append(buf, "\x1b[38;5;"...)
+		buf = strconv.AppendUint(buf, uint64(quantize256(r, g, b)), 10)
+	}
+	return append(buf, 'm')
+}
+
+func frameToAnsi(img *image.NRGBA, ramp []rune, options asciiOptions, tier colorTier) string {
 	total := len(ramp)
 	bounds := img.Bounds()
-	var b strings.Builder
+	buf := getOutBuf(bounds.Dx() * bounds.Dy() * 16)
 	var lastR, lastG, lastB uint8
 	first := true
 	for y := bounds.Min.Y; y < bounds.Max.Y; y++ {
@@ -161,33 +209,29 @@ func frameToAnsi(img *image.NRGBA, options asciiOptions, tier colorTier) string
 			brightness := (int(r)*299 + int(g)*587 + int(bl)*114) / 255 / 10
 			index := rampIndex(brightness, options.brightnessThreshold, total, options.invert)
 			if first || r != lastR || g != lastG || bl != lastB {
-				if tier == colorTierTrueColor {
+				buf = appendColor(buf, r, g, bl, tier)
-					fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\x1b[38;2;%d;%d;%dm", r, g, bl)
-				} else {
-					fmt.Fprintf(&b, "\x1b[38;5;%dm", quantize256(r, g, bl))
-				}
 				lastR, lastG, lastB = r, g, bl
 				first = false
 			}
-			b.WriteRune(ramp[index])
+			buf = utf8.AppendRune(buf, ramp[index])
 		}
 		if y < bounds.Max.Y-1 {
-			b.WriteString(ansiReset + "\r\n")
+			buf = append(buf, ansiReset+"\r\n"...)
 			first = true
 		}
 	}
-	b.WriteString(ansiReset)
+	buf = append(buf, ansiReset...)
-	return b.String()
+	ascii := string(buf)
+	putOutBuf(buf)
+	return ascii
 }
 
-type FrameRenderer struct {
+type renderCache struct {
-	colorFrames [][]byte
+	mu       sync.Mutex
-	options     asciiOptions
+	maxBytes int64
-	maxEntries  int
+	size     int64
-
+	entries  map[string]*list.Element
-	mu    sync.Mutex
+	order    *list.List
-	cache map[string]*list.Element
-	order *list.List
 }
 
 type cacheEntry struct {
@@ -195,52 +239,101 @@ type cacheEntry struct {
 	ascii string
 }
 
-func newFrameRenderer(colorFrames [][]byte, options asciiOptions) *FrameRenderer {
+func entryCost(key, ascii string) int64 {
+	return int64(len(key)+len(ascii)) + 128
+}
+
+func newRenderCache(maxBytes int64) *renderCache {
+	if maxBytes <= 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &renderCache{
+		maxBytes: maxBytes,
+		entries:  make(map[string]*list.Element),
+		order:    list.New(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *renderCache) get(key string) (string, bool) {
+	if c == nil {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	el, ok := c.entries[key]
+	if !ok {
+		return "", false
+	}
+	c.order.MoveToBack(el)
+	return el.Value.(*cacheEntry).ascii, true
+}
+
+func (c *renderCache) put(key, ascii string) {
+	if c == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	cost := entryCost(key, ascii)
+	if cost > c.maxBytes {
+		return
+	}
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+	if _, ok := c.entries[key]; ok {
+		return
+	}
+	c.entries[key] = c.order.PushBack(&cacheEntry{key, ascii})
+	c.size += cost
+	for c.size > c.maxBytes {
+		oldest := c.order.Front()
+		c.order.Remove(oldest)
+		evicted := oldest.Value.(*cacheEntry)
+		delete(c.entries, evicted.key)
+		c.size -= entryCost(evicted.key, evicted.ascii)
+	}
+}
+
+type FrameRenderer struct {
+	setID       int
+	colorFrames [][]byte
+	options     asciiOptions
+	ramp        []rune
+	cache       *renderCache
+}
+
+func newFrameRenderer(setID int, colorFrames [][]byte, options asciiOptions, cache *renderCache) *FrameRenderer {
 	return &FrameRenderer{
+		setID:       setID,
 		colorFrames: colorFrames,
 		options:     options,
-		maxEntries:  4096,
+		ramp:        []rune(resolveCharset(options.charset)),
-		cache:       make(map[string]*list.Element),
+		cache:       cache,
-		order:       list.New(),
 	}
 }
 
 func (r *FrameRenderer) render(index, width, height int, keepAspectRatio bool, tier colorTier) (string, error) {
-	key := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%dx%d:%t:%d", index, width, height, keepAspectRatio, tier)
+	key := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d:%dx%d:%t:%d", r.setID, index, width, height, keepAspectRatio, tier)
-
+	if ascii, ok := r.cache.get(key); ok {
-	r.mu.Lock()
-	if el, ok := r.cache[key]; ok {
-		r.order.MoveToBack(el)
-		ascii := el.Value.(*cacheEntry).ascii
-		r.mu.Unlock()
 		return ascii, nil
 	}
-	r.mu.Unlock()
 
+	n := width * height
+	if tier != colorTierNone {
+		n *= 4
+	}
+	pix := getPixBuf(n)
+	img, err := resizeFrame(r.colorFrames[index], pix, width, height, keepAspectRatio, tier)
+	if err != nil {
+		putPixBuf(pix)
+		return "", err
+	}
 	var ascii string
 	if tier == colorTierNone {
-		img, err := resizeFrame(r.colorFrames[index], width, height, keepAspectRatio, tier)
+		ascii = frameToAscii(img.(*image.Gray).Pix, r.ramp, r.options)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		ascii = frameToAscii(img.(*image.Gray).Pix, r.options)
 	} else {
-		img, err := resizeFrame(r.colorFrames[index], width, height, keepAspectRatio, tier)
+		ascii = frameToAnsi(img.(*image.NRGBA), r.ramp, r.options, tier)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
-		}
-		ascii = frameToAnsi(img.(*image.NRGBA), r.options, tier)
 	}
+	putPixBuf(pix)
 
-	r.mu.Lock()
+	r.cache.put(key, ascii)
-	if _, ok := r.cache[key]; !ok {
-		r.cache[key] = r.order.PushBack(&cacheEntry{key, ascii})
-		if r.order.Len() > r.maxEntries {
-			oldest := r.order.Front()
-			r.order.Remove(oldest)
-			delete(r.cache, oldest.Value.(*cacheEntry).key)
-		}
-	}
-	r.mu.Unlock()
 	return ascii, nil
 }

src/main.go

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"os/signal"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
@@ -16,12 +18,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type cliArgs struct {
-	generate bool
+	generate   bool
-	video    string
+	video      string
+	resolution int
 }
 
 func parseArgs(argv []string) cliArgs {
-	var args cliArgs
+	args := cliArgs{resolution: 512}
 	for i := 0; i < len(argv); i++ {
 		switch argv[i] {
 		case "--generate", "-g":
@@ -31,6 +34,13 @@ func parseArgs(argv []string) cliArgs {
 				i++
 				args.video = argv[i]
 			}
+		case "--resolution", "-r":
+			if i+1 < len(argv) {
+				i++
+				if n, err := strconv.Atoi(argv[i]); err == nil {
+					args.resolution = max(n, 16)
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return args
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ func resolveVideoPath(explicitPath string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-func generateFrames(config Config, framesDir, videoArg string) {
+func generateFrames(framesDir, videoArg string, resolution int) {
 	if videoArg == "" {
 		fail("No source video given. Pass --video <path>.")
 	}
@@ -68,7 +78,7 @@ func generateFrames(config Config, framesDir, videoArg string) {
 	output := filepath.Join(framesDir, base+".tsf")
 
 	logInfo(fmt.Sprintf("Generating frames from %q -> %s", videoPath, output))
-	if err := processVideo(videoPath, output, config.FrameResolution); err != nil {
+	if err := processVideo(videoPath, output, resolution); err != nil {
 		fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to generate frames from %q: %s", videoPath, err.Error()))
 	}
 }
@@ -143,9 +153,33 @@ func loadAllFrames(framesDir string) []*FramesContainer {
 	return results
 }
 
+func applyMemoryLimit() {
+	if os.Getenv("GOMEMLIMIT") != "" {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, path := range []string{
+		"/sys/fs/cgroup/memory.max",
+		"/sys/fs/cgroup/memory/memory.limit_in_bytes",
+	} {
+		raw, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		n, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(string(raw)), 10, 64)
+		if err != nil || n <= 0 || n > 1<<48 {
+			return
+		}
+		limit := n * 9 / 10
+		debug.SetMemoryLimit(limit)
+		logInfo(fmt.Sprintf("Memory limit set to %d MB (90%% of cgroup limit)", limit>>20))
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	_ = godotenv.Load()
 	logThreshold = resolveThreshold()
+	applyMemoryLimit()
 
 	config := loadConfig()
 	args := parseArgs(os.Args[1:])
@@ -158,7 +192,7 @@ func main() {
 	framesDir := filepath.Join(cwd, "frames")
 
 	if args.generate {
-		generateFrames(config, framesDir, args.video)
+		generateFrames(framesDir, args.video, args.resolution)
 		return
 	}
 

src/mmap_other.go

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+//go:build !unix
+
+package main
+
+import "os"
+
+func readFrameFile(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
+	return os.ReadFile(filename)
+}

src/mmap_unix.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+//go:build unix
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func readFrameFile(filename string) ([]byte, error) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
+
+	info, err := f.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	size := info.Size()
+	if size <= 0 || size != int64(int(size)) {
+		return os.ReadFile(filename)
+	}
+	data, err := syscall.Mmap(int(f.Fd()), 0, int(size), syscall.PROT_READ, syscall.MAP_SHARED)
+	if err != nil {
+		return os.ReadFile(filename)
+	}
+	return data, nil
+}

src/server.go

@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 )
 
-const clearScreen = "\x1b[2J\x1b[0f"
+const (
+	clearScreen = "\x1b[2J\x1b[0f"
+	hideCursor  = "\x1b[?25l"
+	showCursor  = "\x1b[?25h"
+	syncStart   = "\x1b[?2026h"
+	syncEnd     = "\x1b[?2026l"
+	homeCursor  = "\x1b[H"
+)
 
 type ConnectionTracker struct {
 	mu     sync.Mutex
@@ -98,15 +105,16 @@ func clampDimension(value, max int) int {
 func createServer(deps ServerDeps) *Server {
 	config := deps.Config
 
+	cache := newRenderCache(int64(config.RenderCacheMB) << 20)
 	sets := make([]frameSet, len(deps.VideoSets))
 	for i, data := range deps.VideoSets {
 		sets[i] = frameSet{
 			data: data,
-			renderer: newFrameRenderer(data.ColorFrames, asciiOptions{
+			renderer: newFrameRenderer(i, data.ColorFrames, asciiOptions{
 				brightnessThreshold: config.BrightnessThreshold,
 				charset:             config.Charset,
 				invert:              config.Invert,
-			}),
+			}, cache),
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -383,6 +391,8 @@ func (s *Server) playVideo(
 	w, h := size.get()
 	logDebug(fmt.Sprintf("Terminal size %dx%d for %s", w, h, ip))
 
+	defer func() { _, _ = channel.Write([]byte(showCursor)) }()
+
 	if s.fakeLogin != nil {
 		_, _ = channel.Write([]byte(clearScreen))
 		_, _ = channel.Write([]byte(*s.fakeLogin))
@@ -435,6 +445,8 @@ func (s *Server) playVideo(
 		return
 	}
 
+	_, _ = channel.Write([]byte(hideCursor))
+
 	frameInterval := func() time.Duration {
 		return time.Duration(float64(time.Second) / current.data.FPS)
 	}
@@ -444,6 +456,7 @@ func (s *Server) playVideo(
 
 	currentFrame := 0
 	loopCount := 0
+	lastW, lastH := 0, 0
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -457,6 +470,7 @@ func (s *Server) playVideo(
 			setIndex = (setIndex + delta + len(s.sets)) % len(s.sets)
 			current = s.sets[setIndex]
 			currentFrame = 0
+			lastW, lastH = 0, 0
 			logDebug(fmt.Sprintf("%s switched to %q", ip, current.data.Name))
 			ticker.Reset(frameInterval())
 
@@ -469,7 +483,12 @@ func (s *Server) playVideo(
 				return
 			}
 
-			if _, err := channel.Write([]byte(clearScreen + ascii)); err != nil {
+			prefix := homeCursor
+			if w != lastW || h != lastH {
+				prefix = clearScreen
+				lastW, lastH = w, h
+			}
+			if _, err := channel.Write([]byte(syncStart + prefix + ascii + syncEnd)); err != nil {
 				closeSession()
 				return
 			}
@@ -482,7 +501,7 @@ func (s *Server) playVideo(
 			currentFrame = 0
 			loopCount++
 			if config.MaxLoop > 0 && loopCount >= config.MaxLoop {
-				_, _ = channel.Write([]byte(clearScreen))
+				_, _ = channel.Write([]byte(showCursor + clearScreen))
 				if s.goodbye != nil {
 					_, _ = channel.Write([]byte(*s.goodbye))
 				}