diff --git a/defaults.toml b/defaults.toml
index 3155b09..1e1e49b 100644
--- a/defaults.toml
+++ b/defaults.toml
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ max_area = 40000000
 max_file_size = 40
 
 [media.animation]
-max_width = 256
-max_height = 256
-max_area = 65536
+max_width = 1920
+max_height = 1920
+max_area = 2073600
 max_file_size = 40
-max_frame_count = 100
+max_frame_count = 900
 
 [media.video]
 enable = true
diff --git a/pict-rs.toml b/pict-rs.toml
index 932f0c3..ca2f8ab 100644
--- a/pict-rs.toml
+++ b/pict-rs.toml
@@ -281,47 +281,37 @@ webp = 100
 [media.animation]
 ## Optional: max animation width (in pixels)
 # environment variable: PICTRS__MEDIA__ANIMATION__MAX_WIDTH
-# default: 256
-#
-# If an animation exceeds this value, it may be converted to a silent video
-max_width = 256
+# default: 1920
+max_width = 1920
 
 ## Optional: max animation height (in pixels)
 # environment variable: PICTRS__MEDIA__ANIMATION__MAX_HEIGHT
-# default: 256
-#
-# If an animation exceeds this value, it may be converted to a silent video
-max_height = 256
+# default: 1920
+max_height = 1920
 
 ## Optional: max animation area (in pixels)
 # environment variable: PICTRS__MEDIA__ANIMATION__MAX_AREA
-# default: 65,526
-#
-# If an animation exceeds this value, it may be converted to a silent video
-max_area = 65536
+# default: 2,073,600
+max_area = 2073600
 
 ## Optional: max animation size (in Megabytes)
 # environment variable: PICTRS__MEDIA__ANIMATION__MAX_FILE_SIZE
 # default: 40
-#
-# If an animation exceeds this value, it may be converted to a silent video
 max_file_size = 40
 
 ## Optional: max frame count
 # environment variable: PICTRS__MEDIA__ANIMATION__MAX_FRAME_COUNT
 # default: 100
-#
-# If an animation exceeds this value, it may be converted to a silent video
-max_frame_count = 100
+max_frame_count = 900
 
 ## Optional: set file type for all animations
 # environment variable: PICTRS__MEDIA__ANIMATION__FORMAT
 # default: empty
 #
 # available options: apng, avif, gif, webp
-# When set, all uploaded still images will be converted to this file type. For balancing quality vs
-# file size vs browser support, 'avif', 'jxl', and 'webp' should be considered. By default, images
-# are stored in their original file type.
+# When set, all uploaded animated images will be converted to this file type. For balancing quality
+# vs file size vs browser support, 'avif', 'jxl', and 'webp' should be considered. By default,
+# images are stored in their original file type.
 format = "webp"
 
 
diff --git a/src/config/defaults.rs b/src/config/defaults.rs
index d47ead0..fc4a0d2 100644
--- a/src/config/defaults.rs
+++ b/src/config/defaults.rs
@@ -261,10 +261,10 @@ impl Default for ImageDefaults {
 impl Default for AnimationDefaults {
     fn default() -> Self {
         AnimationDefaults {
-            max_height: 256,
-            max_width: 256,
-            max_area: 65_536,
-            max_frame_count: 100,
+            max_height: 1920,
+            max_width: 1920,
+            max_area: 2_073_600,
+            max_frame_count: 900,
             max_file_size: 40,
             quality: AnimationQualityDefaults {},
         }