Fraps is a small but very useful program that allows you to shoot and capture images from games running through Direct3D and OpenGL. At the beginning of development, it was just a tiny frame counter for games. However, over time, the program began to acquire useful features, and now it is already a powerful and compact utility for capturing images.
Setting up Fraps is quick and easy thanks to its simple, intuitive interface. The program itself does not abuse the number of settings - everything looks very simple. For example, you can set up video recording in Fraps in a few seconds. Let's take it in order.
How to set up Fraps on a frame counter and collecting performance statistics
In order for the program to work in the frame counter per second mode, go to the "FPS" tab. At the top you see the standard options for choosing the statistics storage folder and hot keys for turning data collection on and off.
In the left column, you can configure statistics parameters, as well as a stop timer. There is also a management of the visual data of the counter, such as the position and time of the update.
How to set up Fraps to capture video
First of all, it is worth noting that this program
captures video in real time, which means that performance may drop on computers with weak configurations. In addition, the captured material is saved in
avi format, so the size of the captured video will be approximately 600 megabytes per minute of timing. Before you shoot a clip, make sure there is free space on the disk.
By going to the "Movies" tab, at the top you will see all the same standard options for choosing a folder for saving captured video and hot keys for switching on and off capture. Under them, set the desired number of frames per second - it should be at least 25, this choice will ensure maximum smoothness of the video. To the left you see the Full-size and Half-size options. They serve to select the most convenient mode of load on the computer. Full-size is a good quality video capture and a heavy load on the computer, and Half-size is an option for those with weak configurations.
In the right column of this tab are grouped options for setting sound. In most cases, the standard Record Win7 sound is enough. In this case, the operating system adjusts the sound itself. However, remember that if you have music playing in the background, then it will also fall into the video sequence from the game. Under the sound options there are several checkmarks with speaking names - this is video recording without a mouse cursor and without synchronization. Include as needed.
How to set up Fraps on screenshots
After setting up the video, setting up capture screenshots is even easier to watch. You just need to deal with the standard options for choosing a folder and hotkey for capturing an image. Below choose a format for saving the image. In the right column, you can set the capture repeat mode at intervals.
In the end, it is worth noting that since Fraps is very easy to configure, it is a very popular program, which is why it is often used by attackers to introduce trojans. Therefore, be sure to download it from trusted sites.