Hardware accelerated AV1/HEVC/H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN) encoder

Bandicut supports the hardware-accelerated AV1/HEVC/H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN) 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 Vista or a later OS and HD 7700 or higher AMD graphics cards, you can encode videos faster than the H.264 (CPU) encoder.

* [Encoding mode - Encoding Settings] and select "AV1/HEVC/H264 (AMD VCE/VCN)"

Import the video file, click [Start - Encoding mode - Encoding Settings], and then select the "AV1/HEVC/H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN)" encoder.

Bandicut, AV1/HEVC/H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN), 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 "AV1/HEVC/H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN)" option...

If you cannot see the "H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN)" option from Bandicut, please try the solutions below:

Try the latest versions of Bandicut (3.5.0 or higher) from https://www.bandicut.com
"H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN)" is available on Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista.
- If you use 'Windows XP,' the "H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN)" menu will not be shown.
Uninstall graphics card driver and reinstall the latest AMD video card driver.
Identify the model of your AMD graphics card.

If your graphics card supports "Video Core Next (VCN)," you can use the AMD VCE/VCN H.264 encoder.
Please visit https://www.amd.com/ to check if your graphics card supports "Video Core Next (VCN)."
- Desktop: HD 7700 or higher AMD graphics cards (HD 7700/7800/7970/7990, R7 250X/260/260X /265/360/370, R9, RX 460/470/480/540/560/570/580, Firepro, etc.) support the AMD H.264 encoder.
- Laptop: HD 7700M/7800M/7900M/8830M/8850M/8870M support the AMD H.264 encoder.

* 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 "AV1/HEVC/H264(AMD VCE/VCN)" encoder, the encoding speed is slower than the [High-Speed mode] mode.
Normally, AV1/HEVC/H264(AMD VCE/VCN) is faster than AV1/HEVC/H264(Intel Quick Sync Video), but it is less stable.
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)."

AV1/HEVC/H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN) encoder for video editing

* [Encoding mode - Encoding Settings] and select "AV1/HEVC/H264 (AMD VCE/VCN)"

If you cannot select the "AV1/HEVC/H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN)" option...

Try the latest versions of Bandicut (3.5.0 or higher) from https://www.bandicut.com

"H.264 (AMD VCE/VCN)" is available on Windows 11/10/8/7/Vista.

Uninstall graphics card driver and reinstall the latest AMD video card driver.

Identify the model of your AMD graphics card.

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

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