diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 236cba5..d190f9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ You can also pass a pre tag reference to the component, so it can be used to get
     fontColor={'white'}
     backgroundColor={'black'}
     flipY={true}
-    frameRate={frameRate}
     preTagRef={preTagRef}
 />
 ```
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@ To use the component, you need to pass the following props:
 - `fontColor` - The color of the font.
 - `backgroundColor` - The color of the background.
 - `flipY` - Flip the ascii art vertically.
-- `frameRate` - The frame rate of the video stream.
 - `preTagRef` - The reference of the pre tag, to get the ascii art text.
 
 The `parentRef` is used to fit the ascii art in the parent element, so you need to pass the reference of the parent
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 611bcf1..f3463af 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "video-stream-ascii",
-  "version": "1.5.0",
+  "version": "1.6.0",
   "description": "Convert video stream to ascii art",
   "homepage": "https://im-rises.github.io/video-stream-ascii-webcam",
   "repository": "https://github.com/Im-Rises/video-stream-ascii",
diff --git a/src/components/CameraAsciiPanel.tsx b/src/components/CameraAsciiPanel.tsx
index 5be996b..660e688 100644
--- a/src/components/CameraAsciiPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/CameraAsciiPanel.tsx
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ const CameraAsciiPanel = () => {
 						fontColor={'white'}
 						backgroundColor={'black'}
 						flipY={true}
-						frameRate={30}
 						preTagRef={preTagRef}
 					/>
 				) : (
diff --git a/src/components/VideoAscii.tsx b/src/components/VideoAscii.tsx
index 14e7d39..0ac3060 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoAscii.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VideoAscii.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, {useRef, useEffect, useState} from 'react';
+import React, {useRef, useEffect, useState, createRef} from 'react';
 import {asciiChars} from '../constants/pixel-ascii';
 import {
 	calculateAndSetFontSize, canvasImgToUrl,
@@ -23,25 +23,29 @@ type Props = {
 	artType: ArtTypeEnum;
 	flipY?: boolean;
 	preTagRef?: React.RefObject<HTMLPreElement>;
-	frameRate?: number;
+};
+
+const defaultProps = {
+	flipY: false,
+	preTagRef: createRef<HTMLPreElement>(),
 };
 
 export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
-	const canvasVideoBufferRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
-	const preTagRef = props.preTagRef ?? useRef<HTMLPreElement>(null);
-	const flipY = props.flipY ?? false;
-	const frameRate = props.frameRate ?? 30;
+	// Merge the props with the default props
+	const mergedProps = {...defaultProps, ...props};
 
+	// Set the local variables
+	const canvasVideoBufferRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
 	const [asciiText, setAsciiText] = useState('');
 
 	// UseEffect to calculate the font size and set the resize observer (to resize the canvas and the font size, when the parent element is resized)
 	useEffect(() => {
-		calculateAndSetFontSize(preTagRef.current!, props.charsPerLine, props.charsPerColumn, props.parentRef.current!.clientWidth, props.parentRef.current!.clientHeight);
+		calculateAndSetFontSize(mergedProps.preTagRef.current!, props.charsPerLine, props.charsPerColumn, props.parentRef.current!.clientWidth, props.parentRef.current!.clientHeight);
 
 		// Set a resize observer to the parent element to resize the canvas and the font size
 		const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(entries => {
 			const {width, height} = entries[0].contentRect;
-			calculateAndSetFontSize(preTagRef.current!, props.charsPerLine, props.charsPerColumn, width, height);
+			calculateAndSetFontSize(mergedProps.preTagRef.current!, props.charsPerLine, props.charsPerColumn, width, height);
 		});
 		if (props.parentRef.current) {
 			resizeObserver.observe(props.parentRef.current);
@@ -58,8 +62,8 @@ export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
 		const canvas = canvasVideoBufferRef.current!;
 		const context = canvas.getContext('2d', {willReadFrequently: true})!;
 
-		// // Animation frame id
-		// let animationFrameId: number;
+		// Animation frame id
+		let animationFrameId: number;
 
 		// Refresh the ascii art text every frame
 		const updateAscii = () => {
@@ -78,31 +82,25 @@ export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
 					break;
 				case ArtTypeEnum.ASCII_COLOR_BG_IMAGE:
 					setAsciiText(getAsciiFromImage(imageData, asciiChars));
-					preTagRef.current!.style.backgroundImage = `url(${canvasImgToUrl(canvas).src})`;// Use the resized canvas as background image
-					// preTagRef.current!.style.backgroundImage = `url(${videoImgToUrl(props.videoStreaming).src})`;// Use the original image as background image
+					// Set the background image of the pre tag to the resized canvas
+					mergedProps.preTagRef.current!.style.backgroundImage = `url(${canvasImgToUrl(canvas).src})`;
+					// // Set the background image of the pre tag to the original dimensions video
+					// mergedProps.preTagRef.current!.style.backgroundImage = `url(${videoImgToUrl(props.videoStreaming).src})`;
 					break;
 				default:
 					break;
 			}
 
-			// // Schedule the next frame
-			// animationFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(updateAscii);
+			// Schedule the next frame
+			animationFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(updateAscii);
 		};
 
-		const intervalId = setInterval(() => {
-			updateAscii();
-		}, 1000 / frameRate);
-
-		// // Start the animation loop when the component mounts
-		// updateAscii();
-		//
-		// // Stop the animation loop when the component unmounts
-		// return () => {
-		// 	cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameId);
-		// };
+		// Start the animation loop when the component mounts
+		updateAscii();
 
+		// Stop the animation loop when the component unmounts
 		return () => {
-			clearInterval(intervalId);
+			cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameId);
 		};
 	}, [props.videoStreaming, props.artType]);
 
@@ -119,14 +117,14 @@ export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
 					switch (props.artType) {
 						case ArtTypeEnum.ASCII:
 							return (
-								<pre ref={preTagRef} style={{
+								<pre ref={mergedProps.preTagRef} style={{
 									backgroundColor: props.backgroundColor,
 									color: props.fontColor,
 									padding: 0,
 									margin: 0,
 									letterSpacing: `${lineSpacing}em`,
 									lineHeight: `${lineHeight}em`,
-									transform: `scaleX(${flipY ? -1 : 1})`,
+									transform: `scaleX(${mergedProps.flipY ? -1 : 1})`,
 									overflow: 'hidden',
 								}}>
 									{asciiText}
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@ export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
 							);
 						case ArtTypeEnum.ASCII_COLOR:
 							return (
-								<pre ref={preTagRef} dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: asciiText}}
+								<pre ref={mergedProps.preTagRef} dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: asciiText}}
 									style={{
 										backgroundColor: props.backgroundColor,
 										color: props.fontColor,
@@ -142,7 +140,7 @@ export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
 										margin: 0,
 										letterSpacing: `${lineSpacing}em`,
 										lineHeight: `${lineHeight}em`,
-										transform: `scaleX(${flipY ? -1 : 1})`,
+										transform: `scaleX(${mergedProps.flipY ? -1 : 1})`,
 										overflow: 'hidden',
 									}}
 								></pre>
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
                                         might think that the change of pre tag is an update not a replace
                                          */
 									}
-									<pre ref={preTagRef} style={{
+									<pre ref={mergedProps.preTagRef} style={{
 										padding: 0,
 										margin: 0,
 										letterSpacing: `${lineSpacing}em`,
@@ -167,9 +165,8 @@ export const VideoAscii = (props: Props) => {
 										backgroundClip: 'text',
 										WebkitBackgroundClip: 'text',
 										color: 'transparent',
-										transform: `scaleX(${flipY ? -1 : 1})`,
+										transform: `scaleX(${mergedProps.flipY ? -1 : 1})`,
 										overflow: 'hidden',
-										// backgroundImage: `url(${props.videoStreaming.src})`,
 									}}>
 										{asciiText}
 									</pre>