Black boxes are commonly used in vehicles for surveillance and/or insurance purposes.
Similarly, Bandicam’s “Computer Blackbox function” serves as a PC Monitoring/Surveillance Software by recording your PC screen and sound nonstop for 24 hours & 365 days.
If you use the "Around mouse" recording mode and "Windows Task Scheduler," you can automatically record your computer screen when Windows starts, without the recorder status bar. This function allows you to do PC Monitoring or Surveillance.
Please click the [Advanced] button, and check the "Start Bandicam minimized to tray" and “Turn off tray balloon notifications” options.
If you want to create video files and separate them by the hour, choose "1 hour" in the recording time menu and select the "Start new recording" option as shown below.
Select the "Around mouse" menu, click "Fullscreen," and close Bandicam.
(To record only audio for more than 24 hours, select the "Audio only" recording mode.)
Follow the steps below to start recording automatically with Windows Task Scheduler:
If you follow the instructions as explained above, you can automatically record your computer screen without the recorder status bar.
Tip 1) How to record dual/multiple monitors when Windows starts
If you want to record the entire dual monitor when Windows starts, click the 'Select a recording area' option instead of the "Around mouse" menu, click on an empty area on the Windows desktop, close Bandicam, and follow the steps above.
Tip 2) How to automatically delete old video files
If you record your computer nonstop for over 24 hours and 365 days, you may want to automatically delete old files to avoid exceeding your hard disk’s capacity limit. In this case, you can automatically delete old movie files by using the 'Task Scheduler' and 'ForFiles' commands of windows.
Tip 3) How to cut parts of a video quickly while maintaining the quality of the original video
If you’ve been recording your desktop screen for a long duration, you may want to remove any unwanted parts of the video. Use Bandicut Video Cutter to trim parts of a video without losing the original video quality.
Tip 4) How to turn off the monitor and record a video
Usually, if you turn off your monitor while recording, the recording will stop automatically. However, if you connect an HDMI dummy plug to the computer and create a virtual monitor to record, you can record your computer screen without an active monitor.
- Amazon.com: HDMI Dummy Plug
Tip 5) Best settings for Computer Blackbox
1) AVI is better than the MP4 file type when Bandicam is abnormally terminated due to power outage and other issues while recording.
2) If you have a problem with hardware-accelerated video codecs such as H264 (Intel Quick Sync Video, NVIDIA NVENC or AMD VCE/VCN), try the H264 (CPU) video codec.
3) To reduce the file size of the video, you can choose from the options below:
Tip 6) Power & sleep settings
If you want to record your computer for a long duration, select the "Never" option in "Power & sleep settings" to keep your monitor on, which is optimal.
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