| Developer(s) | Bandisoft |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 1.7.3 / August 30, 2011[1] |
| Operating system | Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7 |
| Available in | English, French, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Korean [2] |
| Type | Screencasting |
| License | Proprietary, Shareware |
| Website | bandicam.com |
Bandicam is a screen capture and real-time video capture utility for DirectX and OpenGL applications.[3]
Bandicam consists of two modes. One is the 'DirectX/OpenGL window' mode, which can record the target created in DirectX or OpenGL, and the other is the 'Rectangle on a screen' mode, which can be used for recording a certain area on the PC screen.
Bandicam displays a FPS count in the corner of the screen while it is active in the 'DirectX/OpenGL window' mode. When the FPS count is shown in green, it means the program is ready to record, and when it starts recording, it changes the color of the FPS count to red. The FPS count is not displayed when the program is recording in the 'Rectangle on a screen' mode.[4]
The shareware version of Bandicam is identical to the registered commercial version, except for a Bandicam watermark at the top of every video, and each recorded video is limited to 10 minutes in length.
Bandicam can record video at resolutions up to 2560×1600 in size. Bandicam is designed to be able to record video at HD resolutions on modern computers, including 720p (1280×720 @ 60 frame/s) and 1080p (1920×1080 @ 30 frame/s).
As Bandicam supports AVI 2.0 OpenDML extensions, the maximum clip size is unlimited as long as the local Hard Disk has free space available.