Output Settings

The Output settings window allows the user to change the filename and output folder, choose High-Speed mode or Encoding mode, change the video format (AVI, MP4) / video codec / video resolution / video quality, etc.

If you click the 'Start' button, the 'Output Settings' window will pop up as shown below: Bandicut output settings, cutting method

  • High-Speed/Encoding mode: The High-Speed mode allows the user to cut a video precisely without re-encoding. The Encoding mode allows re-encoding if the user wishes to change the codec or quality of a video.
  • File Info/Encoding Settings: Please see the manual (Encoding Mode Settings) below.
  • Output Settings: This menu allows the user to change the filename and output folder.
    • Filename: This menu allows you to change the output filename.
    • Folder: Click the [...] button to change the output folder, and click the 'Open' button to view the output folder.
    • Save to the Source Folder: If this option is checked, Bandicut will save to the same folder as the source file.
  • Merge segments: This option allows the user to merge all the segments into one video file.
  • Extract audio tracks (.mp3): This option allows the user to extract audio tracks (.mp3) from a video.
  • Remove audio tracks: This option allows the user to remove audio tracks from a video.

Tip) If there are more than 2 video/audio streams, the "Save all video and audio track(s)" option will be shown. This option allows the user to save only selected video and audio tracks.


Output Settings > Encoding Mode Settings

If you click the 'Encoding Settings' button, the 'Encoding Mode Settings' window will pop up as shown below: Encoding Mode Settings


  • File Format
    • AVI/MP4/MKV/WebM: The video file edited by Bandicut is saved as an avi, mp4, mkv or webm file.

    • Format Setting - Video

  • Video - Codec

    Codecs are a kind of video compression format. If you use a higher compression codec, you can get a small size video, but the video quality might be poor.

    • H.264: H.264 is one of the most popular codecs for the recording, compression, and distribution of high definition video. It allows you to edit the video in high speed and high compression ratio with an excellent quality.
    • XVID: The XVID codec offers good-quality video and uses lower CPU usage than MPEG-1.
    • MPEG-1: The MPEG-1 codec offers good-quality video and uses much less CPU than other codecs.
    • MPEG-4: MPEG-4 (video codec) is a well known compression method of the MPEG group. (MP4 is a container for the mpeg-4 video codec.)
    • VP8: VP8 is an open and royalty free video compression format owned by Google. It is similar to H.264.
    • VP9: VP9 is an open and royalty free video compression format owned by Google. It is similar to H.265.
    • Motion JPEG: M-JPEG is an informal name for a class of video formats. It is compressed as JPEG images.
    • YV12: Due to the fact that YV12 doesn’t compress video, the video quality is better than H.264/XVID. However, the file size is much bigger than H.264/XVID (The file size is smaller than RGB24)
    • RGB24: Due to the fact that RGB24 doesn’t compress video, the video quality is better than H.264/XVID. However, the file size is much bigger than H.264/XVID (The file size is bigger than YV12)
  • Video - Bitrate Control
    • VBR : VBR (Variable bitrate) allows a higher bitrate to be allocated to the more complex segments of media files while less space is allocated to less complex segments.
    • CBR : When referring to codecs, CBR(Constant Bitrate) encoding means that the rate at which a codec's output data should be consumed is constant.
  • Video: Quality(%) or Bitrate
    • Quality : You can choose the video quality. If you have a good performance computer and want to get the best quality video, select 100 (%).
    • Bitrate (kbps) : If you checked VBR, you can get a better quality-to-space ratio compared to a CBR (Constant bitrate) file of the same data.
      Bitrate represents the amount of information. If you un-checked VBR, you can choose bitrate (3.5 Mbit/s: Standard-definition television quality, 9.8 Mbit/s: DVD, 8 to 15 Mbit/s: HDTV quality)
  • Video - Size
    • Keep Original Size: The output file will be saved in the original size. For example, if the original video is 1024*768, the video size will be 1024*768.
    • Fit Width: If you set the width to 1024, the width of the video will always be 1024.
    • Fit Height: If you set the height to 720, the height of the video will always be 720. (If you want to upload a 720p video to YouTube, set the height to 720)
    • 320*240: The output file will be saved in 320*240. For example, if the original video is 1024*768, the video will be 320*240.
    • Custom: You can set the video size by yourself.
  • Video - FPS
    • FPS means frames per second. You can set the FPS for your output video.
    • With a higher FPS, you can get a more natural video (smooth motion)
    • Normally, 30 FPS is good for video (Regularly, movies are 24 FPS and TV is 30 FPS)

    • Format Setting - Audio

  • Audio - Codec
    • AAC: Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a lossy audio compression format and it generally offers higher-quality sound than an MP3 while using the same amount of disk space, or less.
    • MPEG-1 L2: MP2 is a lossy audio compression format and it is a dominant standard for audio broadcasting. MP2 has a good compression rate, small file size and uses much lower CPU usage than PCM.
    • MPEG-1 L3(MP3): MP3 is the most popular digital audio format worldwide.
    • PCM: PCM (Pulse-code modulation) is a lossless audio compression format and it is the standard form for digital audio in computers and various Blu-ray, Compact Disc and DVD formats.
    • OPUS: Opus is a lossy audio coding format developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation. According to several blind listening tests, it is better than any other standard audio format including MP3, AAC, and HE-AAC.
    • VORBIS: Vorbis is a lossy audio coding format developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Opus replaces Vorbis.
    • FLAC: FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an audio coding format for lossless compression of digital audio.
  • Audio - Bitrate Control
    • VBR : VBR (Variable bitrate) allows a higher bitrate to be allocated to the more complex segments of media files while less space is allocated to less complex segments.
    • CBR : When referring to codecs, CBR(Constant Bitrate) encoding means that the rate at which a codec's output data should be consumed is constant.
  • Audio - Bitrate (kbps)
    • Bitrate represents the amount of information.
      (32 kbit/s: MW (AM) quality, 96 kbit/s: FM quality, 192 kbits/s: The highest level supported by most MP3 encoders when ripping from a Compact Disc, 256 kbit/s: Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) MP2 bit rate required to achieve a high quality signal)
  • Audio - Channels
    • Stereo: Stereo sound is usually achieved by using two or more independent audio channels. Stereo sound is used in most entertainment applications.
    • Mono: Mono sound is single-channel. It is used for radiotelephone communications, telephone networks, etc.
  • Audio - Frequency (Hz)

    (The sampling rate) Frequency is the number of samples per second.

    • 22,050 Hz: Used for lower-quality PCM and MPEG audio
    • 32,000 Hz: Used for television sound in some countries
    • 44,100 Hz: Used for Audio CDs, also most commonly used with MPEG-1 audio (VCD, SVCD, MP3).
    • 48,000 Hz: The standard audio sampling rate used by professional digital video equipment