Action! Key features
Key features of the best screen recorder and gameplay recording software
This page presents the key features of Action! product. Check the table below to learn more about the capabilities of screen recording, gameplay recording, LIVE Streaming, audio recording and more!
Please note that this specification is subject to change without prior notice.
| Desktop recording and gameplay recording | |
|---|---|
| Video Source | Windows, Windows Aero, DirectX 8/9/10/11/12, OpenGL, Vulkan |
| Video codecs |
FICV (Fast Intra Compression Video - Mirillis codec)
H.264/AVC
H.265/HEVC
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| Audio codec |
Linear PCM (Stereo/5.1) (AVI)
AAC LC (Stereo/5.1) (MP4)
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| Video resolution |
Single Display - up to 4K (3840x2160)
NVIDIA 3D Vision, AMD Eyefinity - up to 8192x8192 (AVI)
up to 4K (3840x2160) (MP4) with Intel® Quick Sync Video, NVIDIA NVENC and AMD APP
up to 4K (3840x2160) (MP4) with software video encoding
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| Video framerate | 15, 20, 24, 25, 30, 50, 60, 120(AVI) |
| Output file format |
AVI 2.0 (FICV)
MP4 (H.264/AVC or H.265/HEVC)
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| Video recording modes |
Games and applications
Active screen
Active desktop region
Record webcam or USB/HDMI Capture Devices
Selected application
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| Video recording options |
Time-Shift (Games and applications)
Webcam recording
Webcam recording with Chroma key
Webcam recording with automatic webcam background removal using Intel® RealSense™ technology
30bit Windows desktop recording
Time limited recordings
Adding custom logo and other overlay graphics for video recordings
Optional mouse cursor recording
Optional mouse clicks visualizations
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| Audio options |
Recording system sounds
Stereo or multi-channel sound recording
Optional microphone recording into separate audio track
Recording microphone
Microphone volume adjustment
Microphone mixing level adjustment
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| Video recordings playback |
Internal Action! player for video recordings playback
DirectShow filter to playback AVI video recordings with 3rd party video players
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| Desktop and gameplay live streaming | |
|---|---|
| Supported streaming services |
Twitch.tv / Justin.tv
YouTube
Smashcast (hitbox)
Facebook
Ustream
Custom RTMP
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| Video codec |
H.264/AVC
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| Audio codec |
AAC LC (Stereo)
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| Video resolution |
Up to 1080p (60p) with Intel® Quick Sync Video , NVIDIA NVENC and AMD APP
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| Video framerate | 15, 20, 24, 25, 30, 50, 60 |
| Output file format |
MP4 (H.264/AVC)
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| Game benchmarking / FPS benchmarking | |
|---|---|
| Recorded data |
Framerate and average framerate
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| Output file format |
CSV
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| Benchmarking options |
Time limited benchmarking
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| Audio only recording | |
|---|---|
| Audio Codecs |
Linear PCM (Stereo/5.1), AAC LC (Stereo/5.1)
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| Output file format |
WAV, M4A
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| Audio options |
Time limited recordings
Stereo or multi-channel sound recording
Option to record silence
Recording microphone
Microphone volume adjustment
Microphone mixing level adjustment
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| Capturing screenshots of windows desktop and games | |
|---|---|
| Output file formats for Desktop |
BMP, JPG, PNG
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| Output file formats for Games and applications |
BMP, JPG, PNG
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| Screenshots capture features |
Capturing screenshots for selected desktop region
Option to capture individual desktops or entire desktop for multi-display setups
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| Screen and gameplay recording export and upload | |
|---|---|
| Output file formats |
MP4
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| Output video |
H.264/AVC or H.265/HEVC (up to 4K)
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| Audio codec |
AAC LC (Stereo / 5.1)
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| Hardware accelerated video encoding support |
Intel® Quick Sync Video
AMD APP
NVIDIA® NVENC and NVIDIA® CUDA™
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| Video preprocessing |
High quality scaling
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| YouTube™ features |
Predefined YouTube™ export profiles
Uploading
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| Facebook features |
Predefined Facebook export profiles
Uploading
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| General export features |
Predefined profiles for popular formats and devices
Video frame preview during exporting process
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| General features | |
|---|---|
| Action! HUD |
Displaying framerate for games, applications and desktop
Displaying average framerate for games, applications and desktop
Displaying detected 3D engine for games and applications
Displaying recording, benchmarking and screenshot capturing status
Free disk space information
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| User Interface |
Multilingual
Video recordings manager with thumbnail view
Audio recordings manager
Benchmarks manager
Screenshots manager
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| General features |
Automatic Action! window hiding before recording start
Automatic Action! window showing after recording is finished
Profiles for Active desktop region mode
Custom hotkeys
Multicore CPU Support
Automatic Updates
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