Bandicut Version History





You can check out the complete update changelog below.


3.8.0 11/30/2023, 12/27/2023

  • We have applied the latest FFmpeg module.
  • Bandicut now supports the AV1 (AMD VCE/VCN) hardware encoder.
  • Bandicut now supports the AV1 (Intel Quick Sync Video) hardware encoder.
  • Bugs fixed
    • The file size was large when the H264 (CPU) codec was used.
    • The codec settings in the preset were not applied properly.
    • The video quality was poor when using VP8 (VBR) in the Encoding mode.
    • The 'Alert when the start time of the file will change' option didn't work properly in Bandicut 3.8.0.819.
    • Joiner: The next file did not play automatically in Bandicut 3.8.0.819.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.7.0 06/21/2023, 07/11/2023

  • Bandicut now supports the HEVC (NVIDIA NVENC, AMD VCE/VCN, Intel QSV) encoder.
  • Users can now upload and share videos to Google Drive directly.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Encoding mode: The video codec was only set to H264 in Bandicut 3.7.0.759
    • One pixel black line appeared on the right side of the video under certain circumstances in Encoding mode.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.6.8 10/06/2022, 09/26/2022

  • Improved the message display method when storage space was insufficient while converting.
  • Improved the input method of the playback speed.
  • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.6.7 05/03/2022

  • Bugs fixed
    • The Vimeo upload function didn't work properly.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.6.6 07/27/2021

  • Added the update notification and download function.
  • The maximum number of files and segments available for merging or cutting in Bandicut has been increased from 99 to 499.
  • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.6.5 04/28/2021

  • Added the troubleshooting menu to the progress window.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Bandicut occasionally crashed when editing a video that used the AV1 video codec in High-speed mode.
    • Failed to capture images from videos under certain conditions.
    • The 'Remove audio tracks' option was not being saved properly.
    • The 'Extract audio tracks(.mp3)' and 'Remove audio tracks' options were not initialized with the 'Reset' button.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.6.4 03/30/2021, 04/05/2021

  • Bandicut is now able to change the playback speed of a video from 0.5x to 99.9x in Encoding mode
    (You can speed up or slow down your video, or make a timelapse video.)
  • Bugs fixed
    • Failed to execute Bandicut in Windows7 64-bit.
    • Audio was not saved when using High-speed mode in some MPEG TS files.
    • Files were converted when rebuilding the index of MPEG series/VOB files.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.6.3 02/18/2021

  • Added the 'bdcut_safemode' shortcut to start Bandicut in Safe Mode.
  • Bugs fixed
    • High-speed mode: MP4 files which used the HEVC codec couldn't be merged.
    • High-speed mode: An error occurred on some WMV files.
    • Bandicut crashed when capturing an image from a video under certain conditions.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.6.2 12/16/2020

  • YouTube login method has changed.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Failed to execute Bandicut in the "N" editions of Windows which don't have preinstalled media applications.
    • Failed to seek when adding some TS files.
    • Audio disappeared when using High-speed mode in some TS files.
    • The Bandicut watermark was distorted when the image rotation information was insufficient.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.6.1 10/22/2020, 10/30/2020

  • Bandicut now works only on 64-bit Windows.
  • Added the Project file recovery function.
  • Improved display of the progress status bar.
  • Improved the Bandicut project file UI.
  • Updated presets for "YouTube / Twitter (480p/720p/1080p, 30fps)".
  • Bugs fixed
    • Failed to open some .VOB files.
    • High-speed mode: Some video files which used the HEVC codec couldn't be played after cutting.
    • High-speed mode: Some .ts files couldn't be merged.
    • Synchronization problems occurred or encoding failed if a video had a lower frame rate.
    • Audio was partially cut off when merging videos under certain conditions.
    • Some buttons become inactive when changing modes.
    • The Start button was invisible on the Bandicut UI on some computers.
    • Some videos were unable to be processed and progress in the progress window halted.
    • Bandicut crashed when the file size was large or the playback time was long.
    • Bandicut crashed when when adding some video files.
    • Bandicut crashed while using High-speed mode on some high-end computers.
    • The Playhead always went to the end of the video in some video files.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.5.0 03/16/2020

  • We have included the updated module from ffmpeg.
  • Added support for the NVIDIA NVENC and AMD VCE H.264 encoder.
  • Bandicut now allows the user to set the cache folder to another disk drive.
  • Added a Preset function which allows the user to save the current format settings.
  • Added an option, "Use the deinterlace filter when playing interlaced video."
  • Bandicut now supports the deinterlacing feature in Encoding mode.
  • Improved security of Bandicut installer.
  • Updated End User License Agreement.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Failed to execute Bandicut under certain conditions.
    • High-speed mode: The beginning of some MKV files were frozen and skipped for a few seconds after cutting.
    • High-speed mode: An error occurred on some AMD computers.
    • Encoding mode: The VBR option didn't work properly when the H264 (AMD VCE) encoder was used.
    • The 'Split' function didn't work properly.
    • The taskbar area could not be clicked on when Bandicut was maximized in Windows Vista or 7.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.1.5 03/22/2019, 05/20/2019

  • Added support for MPEG Series (MPEG, MPG, DAT, VOB, TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS) to High-Speed mode.
  • Added the Index Rebuild function for DVD/VOB files.
  • Bandicut version, encoder and mode information will be added to the edited video.
  • Bugs fixed
    • High-speed mode: Some MKV and WebM files couldn't be played after cutting.
    • Encoding mode: The hardware-accelerated H.264 encoder didn't work on some computers.
    • Encoding mode: Some video files which had been cut in high-speed mode were completed in the middle of the joining process.
    • The free version of Bandicut crashed while processing some video files which had many video/audio tracks.
    • The 'Incorrect Encoding Settings' error occurred with AMD CPUs which have a lot of CPU cores/threads.
    • Bandicut crashed when a user clicked the ‘Maximize’ button under certain conditions.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.1.4 11/13/2018, 12/04/2018

  • Improved moving previous frame/key frame performance.
  • Bandicut is now able to show progress while analyzing a file.
  • Encoding mode: Added the Audio Normalize function.
  • Added video upload options for Vimeo: Unlisted, Password.
  • Removed the Facebook upload function.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Encoding mode: Failed to encode with H.264 [Software Encoder] when video size was very big.
    • The 'Remove audio tracks' function didn't work properly.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.1.3 08/06/2018

  • Bandicut is now able to save(capture) images from videos.
  • The final version for Windows XP is now available on http://xp.bandicam.com/
  • The "Set Segment Start/End Time" hoktey has been changed from "[ and ]" to "S and E".
  • Improved the Output folder selection UI.
  • Bugs fixed
    • The YouTube upload function occasionally failed.
    • Bandicut crashed when a user changed Cutter or Joiner.
    • Bandicut didn't stay maximized after it cut or joined.
    • When Bandicut added many segments or files, Bandicut crashed or showed "Out of memory" while it was cutting or joining.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.1.2 05/23/2018

  • Bandicut is now able to remove audio track(s).
  • Bandicut now supports naming conventions. (Users can define the output file name.)
  • Added an option, "Move to main window after cutting or joining"
  • Improved setting segment start/end time.
    • Added a hotkey "Move to previous time digit(Cutter)": Shift+Tab
    • Added an option: The input position is moved to the next section when a user inputs a number.
  • Bugs fixed
    • High-speed mode: Audio codecs were changed when a user used a file which had multiple audio tracks (The audio codec of the tracks were different).
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.1.1 04/10/2018

  • Added the "Open file" button in Cutter Segment List.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Bandicut got the incorrect file duration for some mkv files.
    • The select track UI(window) occasionally didn't disappear.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

3.1.0 03/22/2018

  • Improved usability of the new Bandicut design.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Restored frame-by-frame seek function using the mouse wheel.
    • High-speed mode: A temporary file remained when a user used the "Merge segments" option in Cutter.
    • Bandicut UI was broken when a user changed DPI scaling in Windows display settings.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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3.0.0 02/13/2018

  • Applied the new Bandicut 3.0 UI design.
  • Bugs fixed
    • The set interval was not applied properly when combining multiple segments in High-speed mode.
    • Bandicut crashed when converting video with audio that cannot be played in Encoding mode.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.8.2 11/08/2017

  • Bandicut now supports MKV/WebM file formats in Encoding mode.
  • Added the Facebook upload function. (How to upload a video to Facebook)
  • Bugs fixed
    • High-speed mode: Bandicut occasionally froze when a user clicked the start button.
    • High-speed mode: The start/end time of segments were incorrectly applied when the segments were short.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.8.1 09/20/2017

  • Bandicut is now able to save output files to the source folder.
  • Improved High-Speed mode: removed an unnecessary step.
  • Improved security of the Bandicut program.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Encoding mode: Keeping the Video aspect ratio problem occurred in some MPEG/TS files.
    • Encoding mode: Some MPEG/TS files failed to keep the video aspect ratio.
    • Synchronization problems after seeking occurred in some TS files.
    • Bandicut couldn't get the file duration in some AVI files.
    • Added the Belarusian and Burmese languages files.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.8.0 07/10, 06/30, 6/27/2017

  • Bandicut is now able to split a video into multiple equal files (Video Splitter).
  • Improved security of the Bandicut program and installer.
  • Added a menu: Upload File (Ctrl+U)
  • Added the command line for license registration.
    • Registration from the setup file: bdcutsetup.exe /S /reg email serial#
    • Registration from the program file: bdcut.exe /reg email serial#
  • Bugs fixed
    • Joiner: Bandicut wasn't able to set High-speed mode option.
    • Bandicut couldn't open project files (.bcpf).
    • The progress time was displayed incorrectly.
    • The video upload button could not be displayed on Windows XP.
    • Audio volume while playing was too high.
    • Bandicut couldn't open project files (.bcpf).
    • The progress time was displayed incorrectly.
    • The video upload button could not be displayed on Windows XP.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.7.1 03/28/2017, 03/31/2017

  • Bandicut is now able to save/open a project file (.bcpf).
  • Improved - Thumbnails are shown more naturally when video files are added in Joiner.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Audio disappeared when Bandicut saved video files which had HE-AAC audio track(s).
    • Bandicut occasionally couldn't save a video file when a user added several segments.
    • The start/end time of segments were incorrectly applied when a user used "Merge segments" option in Cutter.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.7.0 01/19/2017

  • Bandicut now supports High-Speed mode for Joiner.
  • Added support for more file formats to High-Speed mode (In addition to avi/mp4, support mkv, wmv, asf, flv... file formats.)
  • Added an option: Preserve creation date/time of the original file.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Bandicut occasionally crashed when a user was seeking a video file.
    • Sony Vegas Pro couldn't open files which were converted by Bandicut using the Mpeg-1 Video codec.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.6.0 11/01/2016

  • Added the software H264 encoder (Bandicut now supports the H264 encoder in Windows XP.)
  • Bandicut users are now able to upload the edited video to Youtube.com directly. ((How to upload a video to YouTube)
  • Bandicut is now able to use the tab key to set the start/end time.
  • Bugs fixed
    • After cutting AVI files which had mp2/mp3 audio tracks had a problem that Windows Media Player couldn't play (Some of them were displayed wrong file duration in Windows Explorer).
    • After cutting AVI files which had mp2/mp3 audio tracks, Windows Media Player couldn’t play the video (Some of them displayed the wrong file duration in Windows Explorer).
    • Bandicut couldn't save audio track data when a user cut some MP4 files which had mp3 audio tracks.
    • Bandicut occasionally crashed when Bandicut joined vob files.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.5.0 07/28/2016

  • We have included the updated module from ffmpeg which improves codec compatibility and stability.
  • Bandicut is now able to play the HEVC video codec.
  • Bandicut now supports auto rotation when a video file has rotation metadata.
  • Added an option, "Save the file information at the beginning of the file (only MP4)"
  • Bandicut is now able to save the audio volume.
  • Bandicut now shows Time Remaining and Speed while cutting.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Bandicut couldn’t transcode files which were made by car black boxes of a specific brand.
    • Some transcoded MP4 files couldn’t be played by WMP because Bandicut analyzed the AAC audio codec incorrectly.
    • Bandicut couldn’t recognize some audio tracks which were made by DVDFab9 software.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.0.4 03/22/2016

  • Bandicut now sets audio output automatically when the setting is not available(sample rate/bitrate).
  • Bug fixed - Bandicut sometimes crashed when a user tried to convert a file while Bandicut was generating thumbnails.
  • Other minor bugs have been fixed.

2.0.3 02/03/2016, 02/05/2016

  • Added an option, "Alert when the same filename exists".
  • An Intel Quick Sync Video encoder suggestion window will pop up when Bandicut starts.
  • Improved stability when adding/playing/seeking large files.
  • Improved analyzing video/audio tracks.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Bandicut sometimes couldn’t transcode due to adding/analyzing wrong video/audio tracks.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.0.2 12/08/2015, 12/22/2015

  • Improved stability when joining multiple videos. (Bandicut sometimes crashed when joining multiple videos.)
  • Bandicut now keeps the original video frame rate (FPS).
  • Bugs fixed
    • Bandicut sometimes crashed when removing a segment.
    • Bandicut sometimes crashed when adding an mp3 file or using the 'Extract audio tracks (.mp3)' option.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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2.0.1 11/10/2015, 11/12/2015

  • Bandicut now keeps the original video resolution of each file when joining multiple videos.
  • Added the Hebrew language file by אורי מעודה‎
  • Bugs fixed
    • Some hotkeys and tooltips were incorrect.
    • Couldn’t create log files.
    • Bandicut sometimes crashed when a user clicked the ‘Start’ button.
    • Audio volume was changed to 50% when a user selected another file or segment.
    • High-Speed mode: Segments were applied incorrectly.
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2.0.0 10/07/2015


1.3.1 07/17, 09/03, 09/22/2015

  • Added the Japanese language file.
  • Bandicut is now available on Japanese Windows.
  • Bugs fixed
    • High-Speed mode: The video sequence was shuffled occasionally when many segments were added.
    • Bandicut did not respond occasionally when the H.264 encoder was used.
    • A green-colored line was shown occasionally after cutting.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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1.3.0 04/23/2015

  • Bandicut now saves the moov header and video information header at the start of the video file when saving as mp4.
  • Bandicut is now able to set the H.264 profile and level.
  • Added a hotkey, "Add segment": Ctrl+N
  • Bug fixed - Encoding mode: Despite setting the audio codec, the default audio codec (AAC/MP3) was used.
  • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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1.2.8 02/12/2015

  • Bandicut is now able to show video file information (Hotkey: Ctrl+F1).
  • We have changed the file format policy for High-speed mode.
    • High-speed mode is only available for AVI, MP4
    • We will support MKV, TS, FLV, MPG formats with high-speed mode in the future.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Some AVI files which used a variable frame rate (24fps+30fps) had a sound problem after cutting.
    • The resolution of some .mpg and .ts video files was changed after cutting.
    • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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1.2.7 12/19/2014


1.2.6 12/01/2014

  • Improved the stability of multiple video cutting.
  • Added a menu "File Close (F4)"
  • Bug fixed - The thumbnail at the segment list wasn't shown properly under certain conditions.
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1.2.5 10/21/2014

  • Bandicut now supports multiple video cutting.
    • The user can add segments to the segment list.
    • The user can remove unwanted parts such as commercial breaks.
    • The user can merge all the segments into one video file.
    • The user can split the video into several clips at a time.
  • Improved accuracy of the progress status bar.
  • Bug fixed - Some video files which used the h.264 codec weren't played correctly.
  • Other minor bugs have been fixed.
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1.2.4 06/19/2014

  • Added the Croatian, Danish, Farsi, Hungarian and Serbian language files. Many thanks to Matko Barišić, JP, Mona moh, Zityi and Славољуб Петровић.
  • Added an option, "create log file".
  • Added an option, "Reset", which resets the options to the defaults.
  • Bug fixed - Encoding mode: Stopped in the middle in some video files.
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1.2.3 05/13/2014

  • Added the Greek and Russian language files. Many thanks to George Georgiou and FBI_and_CIA.
  • Bugs fixed
    • High-Speed mode: Synchronization problems occurred in some video files.
    • Encoding mode: Failed to cut videos when the PCM audio codec was selected.
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1.2.2 04/23/2014

  • Bandicut now supports multi-track video cutting. (The user is able to save all video tracks or a selected video track.)
  • Improved the preview function when a multi-track video is added.
  • Added the Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Vietnamese language files. Many thanks to Fer, Zbigniew Strzelczyk, Matrix and Cao Việt Hùng.
  • Bug fixed - Failed to cut .flv video formats.
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1.2.1 03/10/2014

  • Added the Bulgarian, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Traditional Chinese and Turkish language files. Many thanks to URIEL, Colok, ZuzuKarotte, Styb, LazehPanda, Lihaohong001, PEPEK, Hanchan and Yasalprogram.
  • Supports more video formats in High-speed mode.
  • Supports the .mov video format created by the iPhone or iPad.
  • Bugs fixed
    • Some video files couldn't proceed beyond 0%.
    • Failed to add corrupt/broken video files.
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1.2.0 01/24/2014


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