Usually, when someone wants to shoot a video from a monitor, he downloads the Bandicam program. This is due to the fact that it is one of the most popular among all its competitors. But it happens that it is difficult for a beginner to understand the seemingly simple program interface.
This article will discuss how to configure the "Bandicam" for convenient and comfortable video recording. All aspects of setup will be touched in detail and step-by-step instructions will be laid out so that everyone, even a beginner, can easily record their video.
Setting for recording games
Before starting the story, I would like to make a remark. There are various versions of "Bandicam", and their settings can vary, but there should not be a cardinal difference. In this article, version 3.3.0.1174 of December 29, 2016 will be parsed.
So, first of all, let’s talk about how to configure “Bandicam” to record video games, because most often this is the reason they use this program.
- After installation, the program shortcut should appear on the desktop. Double-click on it to open Bandicam.
- You need to get to the FPS tab, which is located on the left sidebar in the program window.
- In the event that you have a weak video card with low power, it is recommended to check the box next to "Set limit" and specify 30 FPS in the input field.
- Now all that remains is to enable the FPS display in the "FPS Overlay" column. By checking the "Position on screen" checkbox, specify where the indicator will be displayed.
Now, without closing Bandicam, open some game. In one of the corners you will see the FPS indicator displayed in green. This means that everything is ready for recording.
Minimize the game and go to the program window. There, under the buttons, you should observe the name of the running game and its resolution in pixels. To start recording, press the large "Rec" button.
In the event that you shoot the game in full screen mode, you can start recording by pressing the "F12" hot key. By the way, you can stop recording by pressing the same key. After the recording has started, the FPS indicator will change color to red.
Now you know how to configure the “Bandikam” for recording video games, now let's talk about how to configure the sound.
Sound setting
If you want audio to be recorded in parallel with the video, now we will tell you how to do it.
- After opening the program, go to the "Video" tab. This tab is in the left pane.
- Now you need to get into the settings. Click on the button of the same name in the "Record" column.
- In principle, in order for sound recording to take place, just check the box next to "Sound recording".
- But for a more flexible configuration, pay attention to the column "Main device". There, in the drop-down list, select the device through which you want to record sound (usually select Win7 Sound (WASAPI) as a standard).
- Now go to the settings window in the "Format" column.
- Here you can adjust the sound quality. In the "Bitrate" field, select a value of 192 kbps.
- In the "Frequency" field, select a value to choose from. The larger it is, the better sound recording will be.
Well, that’s all, in principle, now you know how to tune “Bandicas”, but it’s worth mentioning other difficulties when recording.
What to do if shooting lasts only 10 minutes
If you made all the settings, as mentioned above, and after starting to record the video, you found that it lasts no more than 10 minutes, this means only one thing - Bandikam does not have a full version. In other words, the program is unlicensed. To avoid these inconveniences, buy a license and enter the key issued to you in the appropriate menu in the program.