When comparing Flash Media Live Encoder vs ShadowPlay, the Slant community recommends ShadowPlay for most people. In the question“What are the best software tools for live streaming?” ShadowPlay is ranked 5th while Flash Media Live Encoder is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose ShadowPlay is:
If you want to record 1080p 60fps, this will get you there. If you were having performance issues using CPU encoding before, Shadowplay will most likely work 10x better that you swear that it doesn't appear to be recording at all.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free and cross-platform
Flash Media Live Encoder is available as a free download for Windows and Mac devices.
Pro Simultaneous broadcast
Flash Media Live Encoder allows streaming to multiple services at the same time.
Pro GPU accelerated encoding
If you want to record 1080p 60fps, this will get you there. If you were having performance issues using CPU encoding before, Shadowplay will most likely work 10x better that you swear that it doesn't appear to be recording at all.
Pro Allow recording video after the fact
ShadowPlay can set up a recording buffer and only save to a local file if needed.
Cons
Con Very limited source functionality
Flash Media Live Encoder can only have 1 source, has no scene switcher and lacks any functionality for manipulating the source such as rotating, cropping, adjusting color, gamma or volume.
Con No game source capture
An external program is required to capture game source.
Con Nvidia cards only
Only works with Nvidia cards, so those with AMD cards will not be able to use this app.