GPU non used during export

Help/How To
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Windows 11, Shotcut 25.10.31 (last version), nvidia drivers (last version).

When exporting, only CPU is used (35%~40%) and not GPU (~3%).
I checked “Use hardware encoder” option, and selected a proper codec (h264_nvenc).
Only once I got the GPU to be used and it was so fast, I believe it was a random thing (I changed nothing). But now I know it must be possible.

How can I solve?

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If you turn it on and the export job does not fail, then it is being used. Shotcut does not use the GPU exclusively and entirely. You can read the FAQ about. The GPU encoder is often not or barely measurable. You can simply turn it off and see if it takes longer.