Bandicam Forum

I would like if someone could take the time to explain the settings to me.

Video-
Size,
FPS,
Codec, - VBR?
Bitrate,
Quality,

Audio-
Channels,
Freq,
Codec,
Bitrate,



When trying to come up with the smoothest recording, while having the best quality and no choppiness ingame or on the recording I need to figure out what each setting does.

Hello,

This is Zun from Bandisoft.

Here is the Bandicam Format settings information.

Video settings of Bandicam

1. Size
- Full Size: The recording target will be saved in the original size. For example, if your target (game) is 1024*768 size, the recorded video size will be 1024*768.

- Half Size: The recording target will be saved in the half size. For example, if your target (game) is 1024*768 size, the recorded video size will be 512*384.

- Fit Width: The recording target will be saved according to the Width size. For example, if your target (game) is 1024*768 size, the recorded video size will be 1024*OOO. The Height size is changeable depending on your target.

- Fit Height: The recording target will be saved according to the Height size. For example, if your target (game) is 1024*768 size, the recorded video size will be OOO*768. The Width size is changeable depending on your target.

- 320*240: The recording target will be saved in the 320*240 size. For example, if your target (game) is 1024*768 size, the recorded video size will be 320*240.

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- Customized: You can set the recording video size by yourself.

2. FPS
FPS means frames per second. You can set the FPS for your recording video.

For the higher FPS, you can get the more natural video (smooth motion)

Normally, 30 FPS is good for the recording video

(Regularly, movie is 24 FPS and TV is 30 FPS)


3. Codec
Codec is a kind of video compression format. If you use a higher compression codec, you can get the small size video, but the video quality might be poor.

- MPEG-1: MPEG-1 is the most widely compatible lossy audio/video format in the world. Most media players and YouTube support MPEG-1 codec. MPEG-1 codec offers a good quality of video and uses much less CPU than other codecs.

- Motion JPEG: Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) is an informal name for a class of video formats. It is compressed as a JPEG image. If you want to edit the recorded streaming video in Sony Vegas (or Adobe Premiere Editor), you should choose this codec. The file size is quite big.

- XVID: XVID is used for a portable device like PMP/ Galaxy S mobile phone. XVID codec offers a good quality of video and uses much lower CPU usage than MPEG-1.

- YV12: Due to YV12 doesn’t compress a video, the video quality is better than MPEG-1/XVID. However, the file size is quite bigger than MPEG-1/XVID (The file size is smaller than RGB24)

- RGB24: Due to RGB24 doesn’t compress a video, the video quality is better than MPEG-1/XVID. However, the file size is quite bigger than MPEG-1/XVID (The file size is bigger than YV12)

- VBR: VBR (Variable bitrate) allows a higher bitrate to be allocated to the more complex segments of media files while less space is allocated to less complex segments. If you checked VBR, you can get a better quality-to-space ratio compared to a CBR (Constant bitrate) file of the same data.

4. Bitrate
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)

5. Quality
You can choose the recorded video quality. If you have a good performance computer and want to get the best quality video, select 100 (%). If you have a bad performance computer and want to reduce the recording lag, select 50 (%).


Audio settings of Bandicam
1. Channels
- Stereo: Stereo sound is usually achieved by using two or more independent audio channels. Stereo sound is using in most entertainment applications.

- Mono: Mono sound is single-channel. It is used for radiotelephone communications, telephone networks, and etc.

2. Frequency
(The sampling rate) Frequency is the number of samples per seconds.

- 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 CD, 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

3. Codec
- MPEG-1 L2: MP2 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer II) is a lossy audio compression format and it is a dominant standard for audio broadcasting. Most media players and YouTube are supporting MP2 audio format (MP3 is much more popular for PC). MP2 has a good compression rate, small file size and uses much lower CPU usage than PCM.

- PCM: PCM (Pulse-code modulation) is a lossless audio compression format and it is the standard form for digital audio in computers and various Blu-ray, Compact Disc and DVD formats, as well as other uses (such as digital telephone systems).

4. Bitrate
Bitrate represents the amount of information.

(32 kbit/s: MW (AM) quality, 96 kbit/s: FM quality, 192 kbits/s: The highest level supported by most MP3 encoders when ripping from a Compact Disc, 256 kbit/s: Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) MP2 bit rate required to achieve a high quality signal)

Hi there Type,

Just to put you in the right direction.

Personally, settings are purely dependent on the requirements you need. If you want the highest quality recorded footage then ramp up the settings in a lossless codec *BUT* settings vary on your computer's hardware specification. Higher the settings the more demanding it becomes upon on your hardware.

Whats your computer spec? I'll know for sure whats the best settings you can use.

Regards,