diff --git a/src/App.svelte b/src/App.svelte
index 911daab..47f7ead 100644
--- a/src/App.svelte
+++ b/src/App.svelte
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
   let isReady    = $state(false)
   let isResizing = $state(false)
   let resizeTimer = null
+  let mediaCheckCleanup = null
 
   // Active la transition seulement après le premier paint à la bonne position.
   // Double rAF : le premier laisse passer un paint avec le bon translateX,
@@ -63,6 +64,58 @@
     }
   })
 
+  // Détecte quand les médias critiques de la slide active sont prêts,
+  // puis déclenche le rendu progressif des autres slides.
+  $effect(() => {
+    const idx = slides.activeIndex
+    const all = slides.all
+
+    // Cleanup du check précédent
+    if (mediaCheckCleanup) { mediaCheckCleanup(); mediaCheckCleanup = null }
+
+    if (all.length === 0 || !all[idx]?.loaded) return
+
+    // Attendre un tick pour que le composant soit monté dans le DOM
+    const rafId = requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+      const section = document.querySelector(`[data-slide="${all[idx].id}"]`)
+      if (!section) { slides.setActiveMediaReady(true); return }
+
+      const videos = section.querySelectorAll('video')
+      if (videos.length === 0) { slides.setActiveMediaReady(true); return }
+
+      let settled = false
+      const settle = () => {
+        if (settled) return
+        settled = true
+        slides.setActiveMediaReady(true)
+      }
+
+      // Fallback timeout
+      const timeout = setTimeout(settle, 5000)
+
+      // Attendre canplaythrough sur toutes les vidéos visibles
+      let remaining = 0
+      const onReady = () => { if (--remaining <= 0) settle() }
+
+      for (const v of videos) {
+        // Ignorer les vidéos cachées (display: none)
+        if (v.offsetParent === null && getComputedStyle(v).display === 'none') continue
+        if (v.readyState >= 4) continue
+        remaining++
+        v.addEventListener('canplaythrough', onReady, { once: true })
+      }
+
+      if (remaining === 0) settle()
+
+      mediaCheckCleanup = () => {
+        clearTimeout(timeout)
+        for (const v of videos) v.removeEventListener('canplaythrough', onReady)
+      }
+    })
+
+    mediaCheckCleanup = () => cancelAnimationFrame(rafId)
+  })
+
   onMount(() => {
     const handleResize = () => {
       isResizing = true
@@ -161,7 +214,7 @@
     >
       {#each slides.all as slide, i}
         <section class="slide" class:active={i === slides.activeIndex} data-slide={slide.id} inert={i !== slides.activeIndex}>
-          {#if slide.loaded}
+          {#if slide.loaded && slides.isRenderable(i)}
             <svelte:component
               this={templates[slide.template] ?? Default}
               data={slide.data}
diff --git a/src/router/index.js b/src/router/index.js
index 2972eff..76a657b 100644
--- a/src/router/index.js
+++ b/src/router/index.js
@@ -76,10 +76,16 @@ async function loadSlide(path) {
   }
 }
 
-function loadAllSlidesInBackground(exceptPath) {
-  slides.all
-    .filter((s) => s.path !== exceptPath)
-    .forEach((s) => loadSlide(s.path));
+async function loadAllSlidesInBackground(exceptPath) {
+  const activeIdx = slides.getIndexByPath(exceptPath)
+  const remaining = slides.all
+    .map((s, i) => ({ path: s.path, distance: Math.abs(i - activeIdx) }))
+    .filter(s => s.path !== exceptPath)
+    .sort((a, b) => a.distance - b.distance)
+
+  for (const { path } of remaining) {
+    await loadSlide(path)
+  }
 }
 
 export function slideTo(path, { skipHistory = false } = {}) {
diff --git a/src/state/slides.svelte.js b/src/state/slides.svelte.js
index 63bd793..62c26b8 100644
--- a/src/state/slides.svelte.js
+++ b/src/state/slides.svelte.js
@@ -3,20 +3,64 @@ let activeIndex = $state(0)
 let pendingPath = $state(null)
 let standaloneData = $state(null)
 
+// --- Deferred rendering ---
+let renderableSet = $state(new Set())
+let activeMediaReady = $state(false)
+let progressiveTimers = []
+
 function getIndexByPath(path) {
   return slidesData.findIndex(s => s.path === path)
 }
 
+function renderProgressively() {
+  progressiveTimers.forEach(clearTimeout)
+  progressiveTimers = []
+
+  const total = slidesData.length
+  if (total === 0) return
+
+  // Build list sorted by distance from active, excluding already renderable
+  const toRender = []
+  for (let dist = 1; dist < total; dist++) {
+    for (const i of [activeIndex - dist, activeIndex + dist]) {
+      if (i >= 0 && i < total && !renderableSet.has(i)) {
+        toRender.push(i)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  toRender.forEach((idx, order) => {
+    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+      renderableSet = new Set([...renderableSet, idx])
+    }, (order + 1) * 200)
+    progressiveTimers.push(timer)
+  })
+}
+
 export const slides = {
   get all() { return slidesData },
   get activeIndex() { return activeIndex },
   get active() { return slidesData[activeIndex] ?? null },
   get pendingPath() { return pendingPath },
   get standalone() { return standaloneData },
+  get activeMediaReady() { return activeMediaReady },
 
   setStandalone(data) { standaloneData = data },
   clearStandalone() { standaloneData = null },
 
+  isRenderable(i) { return renderableSet.has(i) },
+
+  setActiveMediaReady(ready) {
+    activeMediaReady = ready
+    if (ready) renderProgressively()
+  },
+
+  markRenderable(i) {
+    if (!renderableSet.has(i)) {
+      renderableSet = new Set([...renderableSet, i])
+    }
+  },
+
   init(siteNavigation) {
     slidesData = siteNavigation.map(nav => ({
       id: nav.id,
@@ -56,6 +100,8 @@ export const slides = {
     if (idx === -1) return
     if (slidesData[idx].loaded) {
       activeIndex = idx
+      activeMediaReady = false
+      renderableSet = new Set([...renderableSet, idx])
       pendingPath = null
     } else {
       pendingPath = path
@@ -64,6 +110,8 @@ export const slides = {
 
   setActiveIndex(idx) {
     activeIndex = idx
+    activeMediaReady = false
+    renderableSet = new Set([...renderableSet, idx])
   },
 
   resolvePending() {
@@ -71,6 +119,8 @@ export const slides = {
     const idx = getIndexByPath(pendingPath)
     if (idx !== -1 && slidesData[idx].loaded) {
       activeIndex = idx
+      activeMediaReady = false
+      renderableSet = new Set([...renderableSet, idx])
       pendingPath = null
     }
   },