When comparing ActivePresenter vs Mirillis Action!, the Slant community recommends Mirillis Action! for most people. In the question“What are the best screen recorders for Windows?” Mirillis Action! is ranked 4th while ActivePresenter is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose Mirillis Action! is:
It consumes less resources and is more fluid than OBS. For example, a 1 GB GTX 750 records perfectly in 1920 x 1084 at 60 fps up to 4K, without using the processor, only the graphics card. Trying to do the same with OBS, the recordings do not exceed 15 FPS, nor is it possible to stream with OBS. With Mirilis Action it is possible to stream in high quality at 60 FPS, no matter the platform, it is fluid (tested with 8000Kbps upload and stream with 8GB Ram at 1600Mhz).
Specs
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Pros
Pro Free edition is available
Pro No watermarks on common formats available in the free version : mp4, webm, avi, wmv, mkv.
Pro Edit video after recording
- Multiple media layers
- Cut, join, insert freeze frame, change volume
- Annotate with shapes and images
Pro Support interactive HTML5 output
Pro It records without using the CPU and consumes less resources than OBS and is several times more fluid and intuitive
It consumes less resources and is more fluid than OBS. For example, a 1 GB GTX 750 records perfectly in 1920 x 1084 at 60 fps up to 4K, without using the processor, only the graphics card. Trying to do the same with OBS, the recordings do not exceed 15 FPS, nor is it possible to stream with OBS. With Mirilis Action it is possible to stream in high quality at 60 FPS, no matter the platform, it is fluid (tested with 8000Kbps upload and stream with 8GB Ram at 1600Mhz).
Pro The only software to record audio from selected application or game (not including unwanted sounds from the system)
Pro Recording webcam or USB/HDMI Capture Devices
Cons
Con Quite complex for novice user
- For user who just want to edit a simple video, interactive tools and slides are not necessary.