BD Rebuilder doesn't detect Nvidia card

[Sebarino]

I just got an RTX 5080 card, but when I select the Nvidia encoder, I get an error dialog that says "BD-RB could not confirm NVENC capability. Cannot select."

Is this because the card is newer than the current version of BD Rebuilder?

[tigerman8u]

Try this. It worked for me
Setting your video card (GPU) for specific programs in Windows
Windows allows you to specify which graphics processor (GPU) a particular application should use, especially useful if you have both an integrated GPU and a more powerful dedicated graphics card.
Here's how to configure this setting:
1. Accessing graphics settings
Open Windows Settings (by pressing the Windows key + I).
Navigate to System > Display.
Scroll down and select Graphics settings.
2. Adding the application (if needed)
If your desired application is already listed, proceed to the next step.
If not, under "Choose an app to set preference", select the appropriate app type (e.g., "Desktop app" for installed programs).
Click Browse and locate the application's executable (.exe) file.
Click Add.
3. Specifying the GPU preference
Select the application from the list.
Click Options.
Choose your desired GPU preference:
Let Windows decide: The default setting, allowing Windows to determine the best GPU for the application.
Power saving: Prioritizes the integrated GPU, potentially conserving battery life.
High performance: Forces the application to use the dedicated (more powerful) GPU.
Click Save.

[Wizard23]

This is much easier https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads?target_os=Windows&target_arch=x86_64&targe...type=exe_local i use this all the time for bd rebuilder to anything to use the NVidia card i have so maybe it will work for you.

[dietboby]

Go to the folder where you have extracted BD Rebuilder.
Go to the folder BD_Rebuilder\Tools\NVENC.

Open a CMD (command prompt) in that folder and type:
NVEncC.exe --check-hw

You should see an output similar to:


NVEncC (x86) 5.41 (r2064) by rigaya, Oct 14 2021 13:59:26 (VC 1929/Win)
[NVENC API v11.1, CUDA 11.1]
reader: raw, y4m, avi, avs, vpy, avsw, avhw [H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, MPEG2, VP8, VP9, VC-1, MPEG1, MPEG4, AV1]
InitCuda: device #0.
.
.
.
.

And so on.
.
.
.#0: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 (8704 cores, 1725 MHz)[2147483.64]
Avaliable Codec(s)
H.264/AVC
H.265/HEVC
.
.
.
And so on.


If you get an error message, post it here.

[Sebarino]

Go to the folder where you have extracted BD Rebuilder.
Go to the folder BD_Rebuilder\Tools\NVENC.

Open a CMD (command prompt) in that folder and type:
NVEncC.exe --check-hw

If you get an error message, post it here.

This is what I get:

NVEncC (x86) 5.41 (r2064) by rigaya, Oct 14 2021 13:59:26 (VC 1929/Win)
[NVENC API v11.1, CUDA 11.1]
reader: raw, y4m, avi, avs, vpy, avsw, avhw [H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, MPEG2, VP8, VP9, VC-1, MPEG1, MPEG4, AV1]
InitCuda: device #0.

Checking Environment Info...
NVEncC (x86) 5.41 (r2064) by rigaya, Oct 14 2021 13:59:26 (VC 1929/Win)
OS Version Windows 11 x64 (26100)
CPU Intel Core i9-14900KF [5.66GHz] (24C/32T)
cuInit: Success.
cuvidInit: Success.
InitCuda: Success.
cuDeviceGetCount: Success.
gpuinfo: checking for device #0.
gpuinfo: cuDeviceGet(0): success
gpuinfo: cuDeviceGetName(0): NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
gpuinfo: cudaDeviceGetAttribute: CUDA 12.0
gpuinfo: PCIBusId: 0000:01:00.0
gpuinfo: NV Driver version: 2147483647.
gpuinfo: CUDA Driver version: 12090.
gpuinfo: using cuda schedule mode: auto.
gpuinfo: cuCtxCreate error:0x3e7 (CUDA_ERROR_UNKNOWN)
gpuinfo: Closing device #0: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080...
gpuinfo: Closed device #0: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080.
No GPU found suitable for NVEnc Encoding.
Failed to initialize CUDA.
Closed EncodeStatus.
Closing perf monitor...
Closing logger...

[Sebarino]

Try this. It worked for me
Setting your video card (GPU) for specific programs in Windows
Windows allows you to specify which graphics processor (GPU) a particular application should use, especially useful if you have both an integrated GPU and a more powerful dedicated graphics card.
Here's how to configure this setting:
1. Accessing graphics settings
Open Windows Settings (by pressing the Windows key + I).
Navigate to System > Display.
Scroll down and select Graphics settings.
2. Adding the application (if needed)
If your desired application is already listed, proceed to the next step.
If not, under "Choose an app to set preference", select the appropriate app type (e.g., "Desktop app" for installed programs).
Click Browse and locate the application's executable (.exe) file.
Click Add.
3. Specifying the GPU preference
Select the application from the list.
Click Options.
Choose your desired GPU preference:
Let Windows decide: The default setting, allowing Windows to determine the best GPU for the application.
Power saving: Prioritizes the integrated GPU, potentially conserving battery life.
High performance: Forces the application to use the dedicated (more powerful) GPU.
Click Save.

This didn't work.

[Sebarino]

This is much easier https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads?target_os=Windows&target_arch=x86_64&targe...type=exe_local i use this all the time for bd rebuilder to anything to use the NVidia card i have so maybe it will work for you.

Now, isn't CUDA installed along with the Nvidia driver?

Regardless, installing the CUDA toolkit didn't work either.

I think it might be because of the card. I have a much older machine with a 4060 Ti and in that one it works just fine.

[tigerman8u]

This is much easier https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads?target_os=Windows&target_arch=x86_64&targe...type=exe_local i use this all the time for bd rebuilder to anything to use the NVidia card i have so maybe it will work for you.

Now, isn't CUDA installed along with the Nvidia driver?

Regardless, installing the CUDA toolkit didn't work either.

I think it might be because of the card. I have a much older machine with a 4060 Ti and in that one it works just fine.

I hope it is not the card because I ordered a new laptop with the 5090 in it. I don't play games I use it strictly for video work. It is supposed to be shipped on Aug. 1 2025. So in a week or 2 I will know.

[dietboby]

Thanks for the error message.

Can you try downloading the latest release of NVenc, extracting it, and running the same command as before to see if an error message appears?

If you still get an error message, you might want to open a ticket on the official NVenc GitHub .

[Sebarino]

Thanks for the error message.

Can you try downloading the latest release of NVenc, extracting it, and running the same command as before to see if an error message appears?

If you still get an error message, you might want to open a ticket on the official NVenc GitHub .

Thanks for the tip, that worked. So probably it's because the card is newer than the NVenc that shipped with BDRB back in 2024.

One thing for anyone doing this, you have to rename the exe from NVEncC64.exe to NVEncC.exe, because that's the name BD-RB expects, and I think there's no setting for that. But it does work once you rename it.

[dietboby]

You have to be careful if you rename and do not use the 32-bit version. (NVEncC_X.XX_Win32.7z)

BDRebuilder might fail as it uses specific filters that are only available in 32-bit.

[Sebarino]

You have to be careful if you rename and do not use the 32-bit version. (NVEncC_X.XX_Win32.7z)

BDRebuilder might fail as it uses specific filters that are only available in 32-bit.

Well, it seems to be going fine.