Do you want to reduce the file size while you are using a screen recording program? To reduce the file size, you have to understand the relationship between video resolution, FPS, video codec, video quality and file size.
The major factor in video file size is the video resolution, FPS, video codec and video quality.
Bandicam is popular because the recorded file size is smaller compared to other screen capture software.
Bandicam records and compresses the video while recording (it records and compresses the recording at the same time).
If you want to reduce the recorded file size, you can change the video resolution, FPS, video codec, video quality value in the Bandicam format settings - which you can see by following this image.
Overall, in order to record low file size with high quality, you have to adjust the video settings and find the best settings which meet your requirements.
The table below shows the relationship between video resolution and file size. (Recording time: 1 minute, Codec: H264, FPS: 30, Quality: 80).
Feature | Resolution | File Size | Description |
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Video Resolution | 640x480 | 7.7 MB | If you reduce a video resolution, the file size becomes smaller. |
960x540 (Half Size) | 13.3 MB | ||
1280x720 | 17.7 MB | ||
1920x1080 (Full Size) | 34.1 MB |
The table below shows the relationship between frame rates and file size. (1 minute, Resolution: 1920x1080, Codec: H264, Quality: 80).
Feature | Frame Rates | File Size | Description |
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FPS | 5 FPS | 8.9 MB | If you reduce the FPS value, the file size becomes smaller. |
15 FPS | 21.1 MB | ||
30 FPS | 34.1 MB | ||
60 FPS | 59.0 MB |
The table below shows the relationship between video codec and file size. (1 minute, Resolution: 1920x1080, FPS: 30, Quality: 80).
Feature | Codec | File Size | Description |
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Video Codec | HEVC (GPU) | 33.5 MB | If you use high-compression video codecs such as H.264, the file size becomes smaller. » Best video codec for recording |
H264 (GPU) | 34.1 MB | ||
H264 (High 4:4:4 lossless) | 217 MB | ||
Xvid | 52.9 MB | ||
MPEG-1 | 38.8 MB | ||
Motion JPEG | 420 MB | ||
YV12 | 5,210 MB | ||
RGB24 | 10,400 MB |
The table below shows the relationship between video quality and file size. (1 minute, Resolution: 1920x1080, Codec: H264, FPS: 30).
Feature | Quality Value | File Size | Description |
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Video Quality | Quality 40 | 8.9 MB | If you reduce the video quality value, the file size becomes smaller. |
Quality 60 | 19.5 MB | ||
Quality 80 | 34.1 MB | ||
Quality 100 | 59.4 MB |
If you want to reduce the file size after recording, download the free version of Bandicut, import the recorded video file, select unwanted parts of a video and then cut the video file through the [High-Speed mode] of Bandicut.
You can also convert the recorded video through the [Encoding mode] to reduce the file size. To convert the video file, import the recorded video file, click the 'Encoding Settings' button, and change the video codec, video quality value, video resolution and FPS in the Bandicut encoding mode settings.
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