An apparatus for a response time compensation system includes a plurality of complexity modules and a motion vector module. The complexity modules determine a plurality of complexity values based on current image information and prior image information. The motion vector module determines a desired complexity value based on a lowest of complexity values. The motion vector determines a desired motion vector based on the lowest of the plurality of complexity values. The desired complexity value and the desired motion vector are used to compress the current image information into a compressed bitstream. The compressed bitstream is used by the response time compensation system to provide display element response time compensation information for a display.