Bandicam: program settings

Bandicam is a program whose purpose is to record video from a monitor. But, like in any other program, a new user may not initially understand it. Although the Bandicam interface is simple, such situations happen.

In this article, we will take a closer look at the Bandicam program. Its settings are configured in a standard way, so everyone who read this article to the end will easily understand all the material stated.

Where to download Bandicam?

But before talking about how the Bandicam tuning takes place, you should first mention where to download the program. This representative of the software is very popular, there are a lot of sources where you can download it, so most users make a gross mistake.

The thing is that many clones of the official program are infected with malware. This is explained very simply. Since the program has found success with the average consumer, the attackers immediately realized where to place their viruses. Downloading the program from the official site, they put into it a malicious code and spread the modified version to another, unreliable source.

So, not to become a victim of an attacker and not to infect your computer with viruses, it is best to download from the official site of the developer himself.

Now, after a short introduction, you can talk directly about Bandicam. The settings of the program will be disassembled in all details, so that no one will have any questions.

Presets for recording

First of all, the Bandicam settings need to be configured from the FPS tab. Roughly speaking, this will affect the interface that will be displayed during shooting. In addition, some parameter items directly affect the performance of your computer.

So, what should you do to properly adjust the frame rate? First of all, from the main screen of the program, go to the tab called FPS. Already on it you will find a field for a tick, next to which is written "Position on the screen". After setting a mark, beside specify the place where this indicator of frame rate will be displayed. By the way, here you can also specify a hotkey, by clicking on which this indicator will appear or disappear.

If you lower your view below, to the column "FPS Restriction", then you can set the same restriction by checking the box next to the parameter with the same name and specifying the limit in the field next to it. If your computer is low-power, it is recommended to install 30 FPS, if on the contrary, then 60 frames per second. In the case where you want to set the limit only after the start of recording, check the box next to "Only when capturing", this parameter is responsible for this.

In general, this is all that you can tell about the pre-setting for recording video from the monitor in the program Bandicam. The settings that will be discussed below will affect already more significant parameters that directly affect both the quality of the recording and the recording itself.

Set up audio and video

So, now the Bandicam setting for games will be affected, as it is easy to guess, it is for this purpose that the program is most often downloaded.

The presented setting also starts from the main screen of the program. Only this time you need to go to the tab called "Video." Strange as it may seem, this tab does not only configure video, but also audio.

There is nothing complicated in the video settings interface. The first thing you need to pay attention to is the "Record" column. Here, ticking the "Start / Stop - Hotkey" checkbox, specify the same key. Press it during the game, the video will start recording, the second press will complete it. The rest of the items in this column can be undone, since they do not need to configure Bandicam for recording games.

In the same box, click on the settings button, a window will appear in front of you. It should be marked with a check mark "Sound recording" and in the first drop-down list choose the name of your speakers. In the "Additional device" field, a microphone for voice recording is defined . You can skip this item if you do not want to record yourself.

That's all in all, the audio and video setup is complete. Of course, there are still many parameters for tuning, but they are all initially set up in such a way as to provide a more or less qualitative record. As for improving it, we'll talk about this later.

Improving the quality of shooting

In Bandicam, the settings that affect the quality of the footage are in the same tab - "Video". You just need to find the "Format" column. There click on the "Settings" button. In the appeared window it is necessary to pay the attention to such items:

• file format;
• the size;
• FPS;
• quality;
• Bitrate;
• frequency.

To improve the quality of video shooting, you need to set the maximum settings for the same parameters as listed. With the exception of just the file format, you need to select AVI there.