ShadowPlay desktop capture resolution failure

I have a nice pair of 4k resolution monitors, but I prefer playing my games in Borderless Windowed mode due to multitasking and frequent need to Alt+Tab.

So I have ShadowPlay recording the desktop, which is fine. The problem is, it's only recording at 1980x1080, shrinking down the 4k image in a way that loses a fair amount of detail (especially in-game text)

Does anyone know how to make ShadowPlay record the actual screen at full resolution, or will I need to use Fullscreen mode in-game to get that result?

Best Answer

It turns out that - due to the 200% scaling in Windows settings - the desktop resolution wasn't being reported correctly to ShadowPlay, causing it to record at what it thought was "in-game resolution" but in fact was only a fraction of that.

Changing the recording settings to "custom" and specifying 4k explicitly has resolved the issue, and I now get full-resolution recordings.

Thanks to @MadMrCrazy for pointing me in the right direction with what settings to look at!

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How do I fix ShadowPlay recording on my desktop?

Ensuring that the Nvidia Control Panel is correctly configured can also help make ShadowPlay start recording the correct monitor. To access it, go to Desktop, hit your right mouse button, and then left-click \u201cNvidia Control Panel,\u201d then go to \u201cSet Up Multiple Displays.\u201d Check if there are two monitors listed.

How do I change the resolution of a recording in ShadowPlay?

NVIDIA's ShadowPlay is solid software for recording games and live streaming. It allows you to record up to 30 minutes of gameplay at up to 1440p resolution and 60 FPS for your recording, although the quality limitations may vary depending on the streaming service you use.

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