diff --git a/CodeLegacy/Flowframes.csproj b/CodeLegacy/Flowframes.csproj
index c6466f9..5d4a68e 100644
--- a/CodeLegacy/Flowframes.csproj
+++ b/CodeLegacy/Flowframes.csproj
@@ -493,6 +493,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Media\GetFrameCountCached.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Media\GetMediaResolutionCached.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Media\GetVideoInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Media\HwEncCheck.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MiscUtils\Benchmarker.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MiscUtils\FrameRename.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MiscUtils\ModelDownloadFormUtils.cs" />
diff --git a/CodeLegacy/Forms/Main/Form1.cs b/CodeLegacy/Forms/Main/Form1.cs
index f5498a0..8c9dc2f 100644
--- a/CodeLegacy/Forms/Main/Form1.cs
+++ b/CodeLegacy/Forms/Main/Form1.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ using Flowframes.MiscUtils;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+using Flowframes.Media;
 
 #pragma warning disable IDE1006
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Flowframes.Forms.Main
         {
             comboxOutputEncoder.Items.Clear();
             Config.Set(Config.Key.PerformedHwEncCheck, false.ToString());
-            await StartupChecks.DetectHwEncoders();
+            await HwEncCheck.DetectHwEncoders();
             UpdateOutputUi();
         }
 
@@ -179,8 +180,7 @@ namespace Flowframes.Forms.Main
                 Task.Run(() => Servers.Init());
                 await Python.CheckCompression();
                 await StartupChecks.SymlinksCheck();
-                await StartupChecks.DetectHwEncoders();
-
+                await HwEncCheck.DetectHwEncoders();
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
diff --git a/CodeLegacy/Forms/SplashForm.cs b/CodeLegacy/Forms/SplashForm.cs
index 6a131c7..38bc0fe 100644
--- a/CodeLegacy/Forms/SplashForm.cs
+++ b/CodeLegacy/Forms/SplashForm.cs
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
-using System.Windows.Forms;
+using System.Drawing;
+using System.Windows.Forms;
 
 namespace Flowframes.Forms
 {
     public partial class SplashForm : Form
     {
-        public static SplashForm Inst;
+        public enum TextSize { Small, Medium, Large }
+        private static readonly string[] fontPresets = { "Yu Gothic UI, 14pt", "Yu Gothic UI, 18pt", "Yu Gothic UI, 21.75pt" };
 
-        public SplashForm(string status = "")
+        public SplashForm(string status = "", bool topMost = true, TextSize textSize = TextSize.Large)
         {
-            Inst = this;
             InitializeComponent();
             SetStatus(status);
+            TopMost = topMost;
+            statusLabel.Font = (Font)new FontConverter().ConvertFromInvariantString(fontPresets[(int)textSize]);
         }
 
         private void SplashForm_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
diff --git a/CodeLegacy/Media/HwEncCheck.cs b/CodeLegacy/Media/HwEncCheck.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68b777c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CodeLegacy/Media/HwEncCheck.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using Flowframes.Forms;
+using Flowframes.IO;
+using Flowframes.MiscUtils;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Enc = Flowframes.Data.Enums.Encoding.Encoder;
+
+namespace Flowframes.Media
+{
+    internal class HwEncCheck
+    {
+        public static async Task DetectHwEncoders(bool hideMainForm = true, bool onlyShowAvail = true, int waitMs = 0)
+        {
+            if (Config.GetBool(Config.Key.PerformedHwEncCheck))
+                return;
+
+            Logger.Log($"Detecting hardare encoding support...");
+            SplashForm statusForm = new SplashForm("Checking hardware encoders...", textSize: SplashForm.TextSize.Medium);
+            statusForm.Show();
+
+            var previousMainFormOpacity = Program.mainForm.Opacity;
+
+            if (hideMainForm)
+            {
+                Program.mainForm.Opacity = 0;
+            }
+
+            try
+            {
+                var encoders = new[] { Enc.Nvenc264, Enc.Nvenc265, Enc.NvencAv1, Enc.Qsv264, Enc.Qsv265, Enc.Amf264, Enc.Amf265 };
+                var encoderNames = encoders.Select(x => OutputUtils.GetEncoderInfoVideo(x).Name);
+                var compatEncoders = new List<string>();
+
+                foreach (string e in encoderNames)
+                {
+                    bool compat = await FfmpegCommands.IsEncoderCompatible(e);
+
+                    if (compat)
+                    {
+                        compatEncoders.Add(e);
+                        Logger.Log($"HW Encoder supported: {e}", true);
+                    }
+
+                    if(!compat && onlyShowAvail)
+                        continue;
+
+                    statusForm.SetStatus($"Checking hardware encoders...\n{(compat ? "Available" : "Not available")}: {e.Replace("_", " ").Upper()}");
+                }
+
+                var compEncsPretty = compatEncoders.Select(e => e.Replace("_", " ").Upper());
+                
+                if(waitMs > 0)
+                {
+                    string availNvidia = string.Join(", ", compEncsPretty.Where(e => e.Contains("NVENC")).Select(e => e.Replace("NVENC", "").Trim())) + "\n";
+                    string availAmd = string.Join(", ", compEncsPretty.Where(e => e.Contains("AMF")).Select(e => e.Replace("AMF", "").Trim())) + "\n";
+                    string availIntel = string.Join(", ", compEncsPretty.Where(e => e.Contains("QSV")).Select(e => e.Replace("QSV", "").Trim())) + "\n";
+                    if (availNvidia.IsEmpty()) availNvidia = "None";
+                    if (availAmd.IsEmpty()) availAmd = "None";
+                    if (availIntel.IsEmpty()) availIntel = "None";
+                    statusForm.SetStatus($"Nvidia NVENC: {availNvidia}AMD AMF: {availAmd}Intel QuickSync: {availIntel}".Trim());
+                    await Task.Delay(waitMs);
+                }
+
+                Logger.Log($"Available hardware encoders: {string.Join(", ", compEncsPretty)}");
+                Config.Set(Config.Key.SupportedHwEncoders, string.Join(",", compatEncoders));
+                Config.Set(Config.Key.PerformedHwEncCheck, true.ToString());
+            }
+            catch { }
+
+            statusForm.Close();
+            Program.mainForm.Opacity = previousMainFormOpacity;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs b/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs
index cbdcfa6..79a2c04 100644
--- a/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs
+++ b/CodeLegacy/Os/StartupChecks.cs
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.IO;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using Flowframes.IO;
-using Flowframes.MiscUtils;
 using Flowframes.Ui;
-using Enc = Flowframes.Data.Enums.Encoding.Encoder;
 
 namespace Flowframes.Os
 {
@@ -125,31 +121,5 @@ namespace Flowframes.Os
                 IoUtils.TryDeleteIfExists(devmodeBatchPath);
             }
         }
-
-        public static async Task DetectHwEncoders ()
-        {
-            if (Config.GetBool(Config.Key.PerformedHwEncCheck))
-                return;
-
-            Logger.Log($"Detecting hardare encoding support...");
-            var encoders = new[] { Enc.Nvenc264, Enc.Nvenc265, Enc.NvencAv1, Enc.Qsv264, Enc.Qsv265, Enc.Amf264, Enc.Amf265 };
-            var encoderNames = encoders.Select(x => OutputUtils.GetEncoderInfoVideo(x).Name);
-            var compatEncoders = new List<string>();
-
-            foreach(string e in encoderNames)
-            {
-                bool compat = await FfmpegCommands.IsEncoderCompatible(e);
-
-                if (compat)
-                {
-                    compatEncoders.Add(e);
-                    Logger.Log($"HW Encoder supported: {e}", true);
-                }
-            }
-
-            Logger.Log($"Available hardware encoders: {string.Join(", ", compatEncoders.Select(e => e.Replace("_", " ").Upper()))}");
-            Config.Set(Config.Key.SupportedHwEncoders, string.Join(",", compatEncoders));
-            Config.Set(Config.Key.PerformedHwEncCheck, true.ToString());
-        }
     }
 }