diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
index 6a21858f5..7a68f7872 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_misc.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ void renderSceneScreenShot (uint left, uint right, uint top, uint bottom, uint s
 	CCameraBackup cbScene = setupCameraForScreenshot(*Scene, left, right, top, bottom, screenShotWidth, screenShotHeight);
 	CCameraBackup cbCanopy = setupCameraForScreenshot(*SceneRoot, left, right, top, bottom, screenShotWidth, screenShotHeight);
 	// sky setup are copied from main scene before rendering so no setup done here
-	renderAll(ClientCfg.ScreenShotFullDetail);
+	renderScene(ClientCfg.ScreenShotFullDetail);
 	restoreCamera(*Scene, cbScene);
 	restoreCamera(*SceneRoot, cbCanopy);
 }
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/landscape_poly_drawer.h b/code/ryzom/client/src/landscape_poly_drawer.h
index 0012b5dcb..73d7fcadc 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/landscape_poly_drawer.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/landscape_poly_drawer.h
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
-	// renderAll is called in main loop. It can called beginRenderLandscapePolyPart and renderLandscapePolyPart
+	// renderScene is called in main loop. It can called beginRenderLandscapePolyPart and renderLandscapePolyPart
 	// methods.
-	friend void renderAll(bool);
+	friend void renderScene();
 
-	// Enable stencil test and initialize function and operation of stencil at the beginning of renderAll method,
+	// Enable stencil test and initialize function and operation of stencil at the beginning of renderScene method,
 	// before opaque render of canopy and main scene parts.
 	// The eighth bit will be written with a 0 during next render to mark stencil buffer parts which will
 	// support Shadow Volume algorithm.
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
index 7338493c1..6e11d3a2a 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.cpp
@@ -487,10 +487,55 @@ static void renderSkyPart(UScene::TRenderPart renderPart, TSkyMode skyMode)
 	#endif
 }
 
+struct CForceFullDetail
+{
+public:
+	void backup()
+	{
+		maxFullDetailChar = Scene->getMaxSkeletonsInNotCLodForm();
+		oldBalancingMode = Scene->getPolygonBalancingMode();
+		oldSkyBalancingMode = UScene::PolygonBalancingOff;
+		UScene *skyScene = getSkyScene();
+		if (skyScene) oldSkyBalancingMode = skyScene->getPolygonBalancingMode();
+	}
+	void set()
+	{
+		Scene->setMaxSkeletonsInNotCLodForm(1000000);
+		Scene->setPolygonBalancingMode(UScene::PolygonBalancingOff);
+		UScene *skyScene = getSkyScene();
+		if (skyScene) skyScene->setPolygonBalancingMode(UScene::PolygonBalancingOff);
+	}
+	void restore()
+	{
+		Scene->setMaxSkeletonsInNotCLodForm(maxFullDetailChar);
+		Scene->setPolygonBalancingMode(oldBalancingMode);
+		UScene *skyScene = getSkyScene();
+		if (skyScene) skyScene->setPolygonBalancingMode(oldSkyBalancingMode);
+	}
+private:
+	uint maxFullDetailChar;
+	UScene::TPolygonBalancingMode oldBalancingMode;
+	UScene::TPolygonBalancingMode oldSkyBalancingMode;
+};
+static CForceFullDetail s_ForceFullDetail;
+
+void renderScene(bool forceFullDetail)
+{
+	if (forceFullDetail)
+	{
+		s_ForceFullDetail.backup();
+		s_ForceFullDetail.set();
+	}
+	renderScene();
+	if (forceFullDetail)
+	{
+		s_ForceFullDetail.restore();
+	}
+}
 
 // ***************************************************************************************************************************
 // Render all scenes
-void renderAll(bool forceFullDetail)
+void renderScene()
 {
 	if (ClientCfg.Bloom)
 	{
@@ -501,26 +546,6 @@ void renderAll(bool forceFullDetail)
 		CBloomEffect::getInstance().initBloom();
 	}
 
-	// backup old balancing mode
-	uint maxFullDetailChar = Scene->getMaxSkeletonsInNotCLodForm();
-	UScene *skyScene = getSkyScene();
-	UScene::TPolygonBalancingMode oldBalancingMode = Scene->getPolygonBalancingMode();
-	UScene::TPolygonBalancingMode oldSkyBalancingMode = UScene::PolygonBalancingOff;
-	if (skyScene)
-	{
-		oldSkyBalancingMode = skyScene->getPolygonBalancingMode();
-	}
-	// disable load balancing for that frame only if asked
-	if (forceFullDetail)
-	{
-		Scene->setMaxSkeletonsInNotCLodForm(1000000);
-		Scene->setPolygonBalancingMode(UScene::PolygonBalancingOff);
-		if (skyScene)
-		{
-			skyScene->setPolygonBalancingMode(UScene::PolygonBalancingOff);
-		}
-	}
-
 	{
 		H_AUTO_USE ( RZ_Client_Main_Loop_Sky_And_Weather )
 
@@ -649,17 +674,6 @@ void renderAll(bool forceFullDetail)
 	// reset depth range
 	Driver->setDepthRange(0.f, CANOPY_DEPTH_RANGE_START);
 
-	// restore load balancing mode
-	if (forceFullDetail)
-	{
-		Scene->setMaxSkeletonsInNotCLodForm(maxFullDetailChar);
-		Scene->setPolygonBalancingMode(oldBalancingMode);
-		if (skyScene)
-		{
-			skyScene->setPolygonBalancingMode(oldSkyBalancingMode);
-		}
-	}
-
 	// apply bloom effect
 	if (ClientCfg.Bloom)
 		CBloomEffect::getInstance().endBloom();
@@ -1524,7 +1538,20 @@ bool mainLoop()
 					Scene->updateWaterEnvMaps(TimeInSec - FirstTimeInSec);
 				}
 				#endif
-				renderAll(ScreenshotRequest != ScreenshotRequestNone && ClientCfg.ScreenShotFullDetail); // nb : force full detail if a screenshot is asked
+
+				// nb : force full detail if a screenshot is asked
+				// todo : move outside render code
+				bool fullDetail = ScreenshotRequest != ScreenshotRequestNone && ClientCfg.ScreenShotFullDetail;
+				if (fullDetail)
+				{
+					s_ForceFullDetail.backup();
+					s_ForceFullDetail.set();
+				}
+				renderScene();
+				if (fullDetail)
+				{
+					s_ForceFullDetail.restore();
+				}
 
 				// for that frame and
 				// tmp : display height grid
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.h b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.h
index c8cd0af5a..f2f650b3e 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop.h
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ const uint NUM_MISSION_OPTIONS = 8;
 bool mainLoop();
 
 // render all
-void renderAll(bool forceFullDetail = false);
+void renderScene();
+void renderScene(bool forceFullDetail);
 void setDefaultChatWindow(CChatWindow *defaultChatWindow);
 
 void updateDayNightCycleHour();