Hardware accelerated HEVC/H.264 (NVIDIA NVENC) encoder

Bandicut supports the hardware-accelerated HEVC/H.264 (NVIDIA® NVENC) encoder which allows you to cut, trim, split, join and convert videos at a higher speed than the software-based encoder. If you use Windows 7 or a later OS and GTX 600 or higher NVIDIA graphics cards, you can encode videos faster than the H.264 (CPU) encoder.

* [Encoding mode - Encoding Settings] and select "HEVC/H264 (NVIDIA® NVENC)"

Import the video file, click [Start - Encoding mode - Encoding Settings], and then select the "HEVC/H.264 (NVIDIA® NVENC)" encoder.

Bandicut, H.264 (NVIDIA NVENC), Hardware acceleration

Click the [More Settings...] button to select Profiles and Levels (Auto, Baseline, Main, High).
Related FAQ: Please explain [Encoding mode] - Codec, Quality, Size, and Sound Configuration

If you cannot select the "HEVC/H.264 (NVIDIA® NVENC)" option...

If you cannot see the "HEVC/H.264 (NVIDIA® NVENC)" option from Bandicut, please try the solutions below:

Nvidia® NVENC encoder is available in Windows 7, 8, and 10.

If you use 'Windows XP' or 'Windows Vista,' the "H264 (Nvidia® NVENC)" menu will not be shown.
Update your graphics card driver.

Download the latest Nvidia video card driver from https://www.geforce.com/drivers
Check whether your computer has an NVENC-capable GPU
- Desktop GPU: Geforce GTX 600 series, QUADRO/TESLA(K series) or higher graphics cards.
- Laptop GPU: GTX 660M, 670MX, 675MX, 680M, 700M or higher graphics cards.
Nvidia® NVENC encoder is available with the latest version of Bandicut.

Nvidia® NVENC H.264 encoder is available from Bandicut 3.5.0.

* A comparison between High-speed mode, NVIDIA, Intel, AMD and H.264 (CPU)

	High-Speed	NVIDIA	Intel	AMD	H.264 (CPU)
Mode	High-Speed	Encoding(H/W)	Encoding(H/W)	Encoding(H/W)	Encoding(S/W)
Windows	Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista	Windows 11/10/8/7	Windows 11/10/8/7	Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista	Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista
Bandicut	1.0.1 or higher	3.5.0 or higher	1.0.1 or higher	3.5.0 or higher	1.0.1 or higher
Video card	-	GTX600 or higher	i3, i5, i7 or higher	HD7700 or higher	-
Speed	Ultra-fast	Fast	Fast	Fast	Normal
Quality	Original quality	Good	Good	Good	Good
Description	Edit quickly while preserving the original video quality. See more»	Nvidia NVENC»	Intel QSV»	AMD VCE/VCN»	H.264 (CPU) is slower than the hardware-based encoder.

Even if you use the "HEVC/H264(NVIDIA NVENC)" encoder, the editing speed is slower than the [High-Speed mode] mode.
All things considered, our recommendation is "High-Speed mode > HEVC/H264(NVIDIA NVENC) > AV1/HEVC/H264(Intel Quick Sync Video) > AV1/HEVC/H264(AMD VCE/VCN) > H.264(CPU)."

HEVC/H.264 (NVIDIA® NVENC) encoder for video editing

* [Encoding mode - Encoding Settings] and select "HEVC/H264 (NVIDIA® NVENC)"

If you cannot select the "HEVC/H.264 (NVIDIA® NVENC)" option...

Nvidia® NVENC encoder is available in Windows 7, 8, and 10.

Update your graphics card driver.

Check whether your computer has an NVENC-capable GPU

Nvidia® NVENC encoder is available with the latest version of Bandicut.

* A comparison between High-speed mode, NVIDIA, Intel, AMD and H.264 (CPU)

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