Output Settings

The Output settings window allows users 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 users 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 Format, Video/Audio Info, Playback speed: Please see the manual (Encoding Mode) below.
  • Output Settings: This menu allows users to change the filename and output folder.
    • Filename: This menu allows you to change the output filename.
    • Folder: Click the [...] button to set the output folder as another 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 users to merge all the segments into one video file.
  • Extract audio tracks (.mp3): This option allows users to extract audio tracks (.mp3) from a video.
  • Remove audio tracks: This option allows users 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)view option will be shown. This option allows users to save only selected video and audio tracks.


Output Settings > Encoding Mode : Playback speed

You can set the playback speed of a video from 0.5x to 99.9x in Encoding mode. » See more

Bandicut Playback speed


Output Settings > Encoding Mode : Presets

By adding the edit settings as presets in Bandicut, you can easily recall the edit settings. » See more Bandicut presets


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 type 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.

    • AV1: AV1 is better at compression (the file size of AV1 is smaller than HEVC/H.264 if the video quality is the same). You need the latest graphics card that supports AV1 to use the AV1 codec.
    • HEVC: HEVC (H.265) is better at compression (the file size of HEVC is smaller than H.264 if the video quality is the same).
    • H.264: H.264 is one of the most popular codecs for the recording, compression, and distribution of high definition videos. It allows you to edit the video at high speed, with a high compression ratio and excellent quality.
    • XVID: The XVID codec offers good-quality video and uses lower CPU 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 that is compressed as JPEG images.
    • YV12: Because YV12 doesn’t compress video, the video quality will be better than H.264/XVID. However, the file size will be much bigger than H.264/XVID (The file size will be smaller than RGB24)
    • RGB24: Because RGB24 doesn’t compress videos, the video quality will be better than H.264/XVID. However, the file size will be much bigger than H.264/XVID (and bigger than YV12).
  • Video - Bitrate Control
    • VBR : VBR (Variable bitrate) allows a higher bitrate to be allocated to 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 high performance computer and want 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)
    • 30 FPS is good for video (Movies are normally 24 FPS and TV is 30 FPS)
  • Deinterlace
    • Auto: Bandicut will automatically remove horizontal lines if the video is interlaced.
    • Always: Bandicut will always remove horizontal lines from the video.
    • Don't use: Bandicut will not use the deinterlace function.

    • Format Setting - Audio

  • Audio - Codec
    • AAC: Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) is a lossy audio compression format that 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 is used as a dominant standard for audio broadcasting. MP2 has a good compression rate, produces small file sizes, and uses much less CPU 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 is used as 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 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.
    • 96-128 kbps: FM radio quality
    • 192 kbps: Near CD quality
    • 256 kbps: CD quality
    • 320 kbps: The highest quality MP3 bitrate is 320 kbps
  • Audio - Channels
    • Stereo: Stereo sound is usually achieved by using two or more independent audio channels. It is used in most entertainment applications.
    • Mono: Mono sound is single-channel. It is used for radiotelephone communications, telephone networks, etc.
  • Audio - Frequency (Hz) Also known as 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
  • Normalize
    • If the Normalize option is used, Bandicut will normalize the audio automatically.