Introduction · Advanced user tips

1. Hardware Acceleration

Bandicam optimizes recording performance by using a hardware-accelerated H.264 encoder.
So users of Bandicam can enjoy high quality and high speed recording.

If your graphics card supports hardware-acceleration, you will be able to enhance the recording ability of Bandicam by using the GPU of the graphics card.
Nvidia NVENC,
HEVC		 Intel Quick Sync Video,
HEVC		 AMD VCE
OS Windows 7/8/10 Windows 7/8/10 Windows Vista, 7/8/10
Bandicam v2.0.0/v2.4.0 or higher v1.9.0/v3.1.1 or higher v1.9.1 or higher
Graphics card GTX 600 or higher /
HEVC: GM20x GPU		 i3, i5, i7 processors /
HEVC: Skylake GPU		 HD 7700 or higher
Video resolution No limitations (4K Recording, 3840x2160) Haswell: 2560x1600, Pre-Haswell: 1920x1200 1920x1080
Description h264 recording, NVENC
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2. External Codec

If you want to get better quality videos or make smaller videos, you could try the [External Codec] option of Bandicam.
Bandicam 1.8.2 or a higher version supports the third party VFW (Video for Windows) codec - External codec. » See more

Bandicam, x264, h264

3. Video Editing

With Bandicam, the recorded video can be directly edited by Bandicut. However, you should change the codec settings to edit with Sony Vegas, Adobe Premiere, Camtasia or Pinnacle Studio. » See more

Bandicam, video editing

4. Audio Sound Recording

With Bandicam, you can record any sound on your computer. To record "computer sound" and "your voice" at the same time, try the "Secondary Sound Device" of Bandicam. » See more