Bandicam
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| Developer(s) | Bandicam Company |
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| Initial release | April 23, 2009 |
| Stable release | 7.1.1[1] 
/ 16 April 2024 |
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Available in | 5+ languages |
| Type | Screencasting software |
| License | Freemium |
| Website | www |
Bandicam(stylized asBANDICAM) is a closed-source screen capture and screen recording software originally developed by Bandisoft and later by Bandicam Company that can takescreenshotsorrecord screen changes.
Bandicam consists of three main modes. One is theScreen Recordingmode, which can be used for recording a certain area on the PC screen. The other is the Game Recording mode, which can record the target created inDirectXorOpenGL.[2]And the last is the Device Recording mode which recordsWebcamsandHDMIdevices.[3]
Bandicam displays anFPScount in the corner of the screen while the DirectX/OpenGL window is in active mode. When the FPS count is shown in green, it means the program is ready to record, and when it starts recording, it changes the color of the FPS count to red. The FPS count is not displayed when the program is recording in the Screen Recording mode. This software has a maximum frame rate of 480 FPS.[4]
Bandicam isshareware,meaning that it can be tested free of charge with limited functionality (It is often calledcrippleware). The free version of Bandicam places its name as awatermarkat the top of every recorded video, and each recorded video is limited to 10 minutes in length.[5]However, users can adjust the screen margin with the video screen so that the watermark is off-screen from the video.
The created video can be saved inAVIorMP4formats.[6]Bandicam can also capture screenshots and save them asBMP,PNG,orJPG.[7]Bandicam features an autocomplete recording mode which can limit the video capture process to a specified size or time value.[8]
It supports hardware acceleration throughNvidia NVENCAV1/HEVC/H.264,CUDA,[9]AMD APPAV1/HEVC/H.264[10]andIntel Quick Sync VideoAV1/HEVC/H.264.[11]
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References[edit]
- ^"Bandicam 7.1.1 (04/16/2024) - Video rotation feature".
- ^"Easy Gameplay Capture with Bandicam"- Softpedia, April 9, 2011
- ^"Bandicam Screen Recorder Explained: Usage, Video and Download"- Softpedia, Jun 14, 2016
- ^"Screen Recording Software: capture anything on your PC screen - Bandicam"- Bandicam Official Website, November 15, 2023
- ^"Best software for screen recording and video tutorials"Archived2019-01-28 at theWayback Machine- G2 Crowd, November 16, 2016,
- ^"Bandicam Editors' Review"- Download.com staff, February 11, 2015
- ^"Record gaming on your desktop in HQ video"- Softonic
- ^"Record your desktop activity, gaming and working sessions with this powerful yet easy to use application, which features customizable recording options"- Softpedia, March 14, 2017
- ^"GeForce Forums - Can't use CUDA to convert videos anymore after 340.52 update!"
- ^"Bandicam (AMD APP) - AMD VCE 1440p Support - Community".community.amd.com.
- ^Company, Bandicam."Bandicam - Recording Software for screen, game and webcam capture".www.bandicam.com.