D3DGear - Game Recording and Streaming Software

This used to be great but now I never use it. I set the FPS to F7 and used to get the green box which I resize on my screen. Sometimes it shows up when clicked other times it doesn't. I tried to record a game with game settings and that don't work. I use another recording software now which I think is much better and also offers more things too.

Great recording software if you want shear performance while you play games and record, or if you have a potato PC like mine :)
Checked the price, today and I've got to say that it is double the price it should be in my opinion, so if you want this, keep your eyes peeled for a decent sale

Really great recording software and the recording results are awesome. If you record or livestream a lot, this is a definite buy.

After recording a short gameplay video I tried to edit it with my video editing software. After conversion, the audio was off and video was choppy. After that, I purchased Action and recorded the same gameplay. After I edited with action, I had no issues with my video. I ended up removing D3DGear from my PC.

I found this software relatively easy to use.

HOWEVER, I learned how to use the basic features from a YouTube instruction vid.
I've read the reviews where most people seemed to pick up the app processes out of the box. Well, not for me, I was getting frustrated BUT after watching a how-to YT vid. I like it.

Although, there needs to be more expansion on the animated GIF part, for one thing there is no GIF format.

Overall, watch the vids and I think you'll be quick to pick up on how well this app works.

5 peaches out of 5 :-)

coming from OBS which kept producing stutters, this here is unbelievable. No performance loss, no stutter, but the resulting file size is nothing for slow upload connections. All in all, I am happy :) Got it on sale, it's been well worth it.

D3DGear is one of the best recording and livestreaming pieces of software I have used in recent time without a doubt, the software is so user friendlt and easy to use anyone could pick this up and begin using it right away as it sets everything up for you meaning you do not need to mess around in the settings and instead can jump right into the recording!

The simplicity of the user interface is something I love about this software, in my opinion the majority of the recording software available on the market are quite annoying to set up and get running as you have to navigate through a whole list of menues and folders to get the correct settings, D3DGear does all this for you and has on simple menu down the side for easy and fast navigation.

Due to the ease of use recording and streaming could not be easier with this software with configurable options such as microphone volume and such being changed with a simple dropdown box, the software also features configurable hot keys which you can use for your ease of use.

The recording quality is top notch, I tested this software on the multiple games at 1080p and suffered zero fps drop at all and the end procudct looked great with stunning visuals and smooth audio!

I would 100% reccomend this software to anyone who is into doing Youtube or livestreaming on twitch, once you start using this software you will never want to go back to the alternatives on the market.

I used this for maybe just under an hour before deciding I didn't like it. Some point later, I tried to get a refund for it only to find that it had been running in the background and accumulated usage time all the while! So as far as Steam was concerned, I had used it for twelve hours and therefore was not eligible for a refund. I had explained this to Steam but to no avail. Irritated at Steam for not acknowledging this and this software for being the only one on Steam I've seen that doesn't close when you close it.

Takeaway: If you're going to try it, make sure you actually kill it in task manager in case you want a refund before exceeding 2 hours of usage.

One of the rare few game recording software that works well with low-end systems reliably. Extremely low overhead (2-4% CPU), reliable capture, plus actual support for a variety of hardware encoding that works, such as .h264 intel quicksync, .h264 AMD, .h264 Nvidia, HEVC Nvidia, HEVC Intel, and of course, CPU encoding.

I love this software. While I haven't used any other game recording software with which to compare it, I know that it is good because even a goober-noob-face like myself can go from zero to recording all of my gameplay in no time at all. The controls and settings are intuitive and it captures video flawlessly. I have never used the streaming, so I can't attest to its functionality. The fact that I am even writing a review is a testament to how much I like it, as I am typically too lazy and shy to bother with it.

This recording software is deffenitly worth the price tag, I had an issue with it working with GTA5 so I posted up a topic about it and the Devolper was real quick to respond, and his team fixed the problem, You don't get support like that. Deffenitly an A+

This software is easy to use, and it can capture pretty much any fullscreen game, it can also capture the desktop and it has an option to capture VR.

Can take screenshots and it has a benchmarking tool kinda like Fraps. And you can record in many different Encoders and formats. I'm impressed.

You can stream with it as well, but I have not tried it due to poor internet speeds, so I really can't comment on that.

My only gripe about this software is that it don't have any options to change your bit rate manually, you have to select a pre loaded quality like Good/Better/Best.

Deffenitly worth it if you are into recording gameplay but dislike OBS and Shadowplay, Not to meantion D3DGear can use the shadowplay encoder, NVENC for them on a lower end side of things, you loose almost no performance while recording.

I can say that D3DGear is the best recording software I have ever used. I've used everything from Fraps, OBS, Action, ShadowPlay. They never really recorded HD video's and there is a lot of lags here and there. Then I came across D3DGear. I would say this is the best money I have spent on game recording software. I am blown away by the HD quality it produces and it doesn't take heavy resource from my PC. Games don't lose frames and videos turn out superb clear. And I can actually record in 1080/60fps, It's just amazing.

I have been using D3DGear to record my YouTube videos for over a year, and I must say that I have enjoyed using this product. Although certain games do not work with the recording device, for example Panzermadels, free RPG games, and a few other games along those areas.

If I eveer had a technical problem with D3DGear, I have had members of D3DGear respond to me within one day's notice and sort the issues with the recording dvice, as soon as they are notified. Definitely worth the price, along with great customer support and quite simple to use options for the application :)

D3DGear is a wonderful software. It records very well and I have been using it for months to make my youtube videos. Now with that said I have never used it to stream but if it runs this well with recording videos then I think it will work great for livestreaming. I do recommend this software to anyone who wants to stream or record video games or anything of the like on a desktop or pc. For only 40 Dollars(rounded up) it is worth the buy. I hope you find my short revew helpful.

Do I like this game recording/streaming software: Yes.

Would I recommend it at full price: No.

Ok so there is some backstory on how I first got this program. It was a while ago when the options were to pay a little bit for this, or pay 2x as much for something like xsplit, or stick with a bad recording software like ezvid. I picked this because it was a reasonable price(at the time). Now I cannot recommend it because of how fast computers have evolved since then. Now if you're playing a good high graphic usage game you go to OBS/OBS Studio. OBS (Open Brodcasting Software) Is 100% free AND open source. This was good for recording, but as of right now IT'S NOT WORTH IT(At even half price). I would wait til a 75% off sale on this before even buying it as there are options out there now that weren't out there before. I guess this would be good at recording VR games, as it supports Oculus Rift headsets, but at this pricepoint? No thanks. True paying like $500 means that you might have room for $40, its still NOT WORTH IT. Wait til its on sale at least before buying, or look at the other options as some of them might be better for free.

Unfortunately I had to request a refund (unclear if it will get accepted as I tested for around 5 hours).

In addition: Refund was declined. I said Steam that they should remove the software from my account, as I don't want to have stuff in my account that doesn't work properly on my end.
So almost €40 blown away. DO NOT buy this on Steam, before you haven't tried a trial version!
If it would have been a game, I would have kept it in my account as I can even play games which are garbage (as Aliens: Colonial Marines for example). But a recording software which performs bader than Fraps for me, is absolutely out of use for myself.
You may have better expierence, but be sure to try the 15 days trail before you buy it:
http://www.d3dgear.com/


I cannot understand why ANY output video performs in a choppy way with 45 to 60 FPS, while my Fraps record has a pretty constant frame rate, with a few lags here and there.
I wanted to change my recording tool, as Fraps indeed needs a lot performance. But this tool isn't the one, sadly.
No matter what settings I chose, the output video never performs that good as my Fraps records.
I save both onto my HDD (WD Black) and I really wonder why Fraps is recording better than this program.
Yet, I've to look for another alternative or stick with those lags here and there I get through my Fraps record.

The thing is, I can play fine with D3DGear. Better than with Fraps.
However, I don't give a damn about how my game performs while I record it, I just want smooth output videos.
The game is laggy with Fraps, but the video outcome is not.
The game runs fine with D3DGear, but the output video is a laggy mess. I've tried any setting and codec, but none satisfied my needs.
I may give bandicam a shot or really stick with the demanding Fraps.
But this is a clear "No" from me.

This Software works fairly well on my Windows 10 Upgraded Laptop. Though, I have found very few problems in the software, such as the startup of recording and broadcasting, it works very well. The quality of video is also a "plus"

Honestly, i was rather disappointed with this recording software.... there is a really good free software that is more capable of recording and easier to set up, As well as being able to record any audio or voice source you want it to. Dont waste your money on this.... it is a regret in the long run.

Just a very quick review because there is not a lot to say about this Recording and Streaming Software, EXCEPT , it is brilliant !!! Simple to set up & operate , great for Youtube and Twitch.
The support staff are the best I have found, for instance, I had a problem recording FS 15 , e-mailed support and the problem was sorted very quickly (thanks Richard :-) )

I fully recommend this software.

I have revewed this before but as of right now I have used this for so much and it records on high quality with next to no problem with lag as well as works great with my new ryzen processor and nvidea graphics so as of now I can say it should help a considerable amount with people who need a decent recording software that isnt cpu intensive on a laptop

Do not purchase this software.

It does not record microphone audio to a second track, and all but one codec option work in Premiere Pro (because of variable framerate).

The UI is poorly implemented, with some things having drop down menus where there should be sliders (like the VOLUME), and other things not having enough options (like being able to have a two button combo to start recording).

if you're thinking of getting this to replace OBS, don't bother, OBS is better.

see below for a more indepth view of what I think of this recording software