"Bandicam": how to use the program

"Bandicam" is a program designed for shooting video from a screen monitor. She became popular for one reason - she has a very simple interface that is friendly to inexperienced users. However, it also happens that some people get into a stupor when they try to start shooting with this program. It is for these users and this article is intended, in it we will talk, as it is easy to guess, about the program "Bandicam": how to use it and how to configure all parameters.

How and where to download the program

We continue to talk about the program "Bandicam". How to use it, we'll talk a little later, and now it's worth talking about where and how to download it.

Firstly, "Bandicam" needs to be downloaded exclusively from the official site, since taken from dubious sources, it can carry viruses in its code that can subsequently significantly harm your computer.

On the site of the program you can either download it for free, and buy for money. In the event that you decide not to donate money, some fines will be imposed. They express themselves that when recording, a watermark will be placed on the video, in the form of a website address, and this significantly degrades the quality of the recording. Also, you will not be able to shoot videos longer than 10 minutes. But as a trial version the program in this case shows itself in the best way. So, you can try out all its functions and decide if it's worth buying "Bandicam". How to use it, you during this time will understand one hundred percent.

How to start recording

First you need to talk about how the video begins to be recorded. Here everything is very simple. The first thing you need to do is open the program. By the way, to avoid misunderstandings, it is worth mentioning that the article deals with the version of Bandican 3.3.0.1. After the opening, a variety of shooting modes will be displayed in front of you (in a row), among which:

• Shooting of the selected area;
• Game shooting;
• Record video from webcam.

Now let's talk about everything in order.

In order to capture a window, you will need:

1. Click on the window icon in the top bar of the program.
2. Choose the permission you need.
3. Place the outline of the window in the desired place.
4. Press the Rec button in the program.

After that, recording starts, and to stop it, you need to click on the "stop" icon on the shooting window.

To start the game shooting, you need:

1. Click on the icon of the gamepad, on the same toolbar.
2. Open the game.
3. Press the F12 key.

After that, the video will be recorded. To stop it, press the same key - F12.

To start recording video from a webcam, you need:

1. Click on the webcam icon.
2. In the window that appears, determine the device.
3. Select the shooting format.
4. Click the "OK" button.

Turn on your microphone

So, we continue to study "Bandicam". How to use the tools on the panel, we figured out, now we'll talk in more detail about the settings, or rather about how to set up a microphone for recording voice and system sounds.

To activate the microphone, you need to go to the recording settings. For this:

1. Click the "Videos" tab.
2. Click on the "Settings" button, which is located in the "Record" column.
3. In the "Sound" tab, check the "Sound recording" box.
4. In the "Main Device" field, select "Win7 Sound (WASAPI)".
5. Click "OK."

After that, when recording a video, the sound from the microphone you selected will also be recorded.

How to improve recording quality

We already figured out how to download and use "Bandicam", also found out how to turn on the microphone. Now it's worth talking about how to improve the sound recording quality in the program.

In order to do this, you need:

1. Open the "Videos" tab.
2. In the column "Format" click the "Settings" button.
3. Now it should be in the "Sound" field to change all the settings to the maximum, just leave the codec standard.
4. Click "OK."

For sure you will be interested in what each field answers for. So, bitrate is an indicator that determines how much information will pass in one unit of time. And unequivocally, the higher the score, the better the sound quality, but on the whole, it makes no sense to make it as high as possible. For example, for the MP3 format, the standard bit rate is assumed to be 128 kbit / s, and if this value is increased, a significant difference can not be heard.

But with the frequency everything is simple: the higher the indicator, the better, these variables are directly proportional.

How to Russify the program

If you are interested in how to use "Bandiki" in Russian, then most likely you have downloaded its English version. Now we will talk about how to Russify the program.

In order to do this, the first thing you need to do is download the crack. The benefit of the Internet is full. You can safely download it to your computer from the first site you find.

However, it is worthwhile to caution and before unpacking the archive to check it for viruses with its anti-virus program, as a lot of intruders try to stuff it with all sorts of nastiness. If everything with the archive is in order, then safely unzip the program and, following the instructions, set the Russian language for Bandicam.

That's all. Now you know not only how to use the program "Bandicam", but also how to set it up and Russify it.