FRAPS
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| Last Update: | 2007-05-04 15:09:22 |
| Version: | 2.74 |
| OS Support: | Windows XP |
| License/Program Type: | Shareware |
| Publisher: | beepa |
| Price: | $37.00 |
Description:
Although I have big access to all kinds of software, finding a
proper one for my personal use becomes an annoying thing sometimes.
That's because I see only the bad things from a software or maybe
because I know that there should be a better one undiscovered yet.
One of these examples, that really surprised me was Fraps. A tiny
but very powerful software. With the help of Direct X and OpenGL
technology, this software can capture in realtime any video source
from your desktop, can save screenshots in BMP, PNG, JPG formats
and can be used also as benchmarking software.
The main reason I searched for this software was the need of a very
good capturing program, especially for games. I was using SnagIt,
which is a very good capture program, when you want to capture
forms, windows, scrolling windows, web pages, but with problems
when you want to capture almost any game that uses DirectX. That's
because a lot of the latest games don't support the Alt+Tab command
anymore. So I began to search for a software that doesn't have
these problems.
Fraps manages all these problems by saving the captures directly in
to any folder, without any prompting message or any preview screen.
This can be done by using hotkeys which can be activated from the
main interface. You won't feel anything wrong in the game while you
make these screenshots.
The same goes with the video capturing. This represents the best
part of this appllication. The game will not slow down a moment
(unless you have a really weak system), and the resulting video
file has an astonishing quality. And this while I was running a
game at 1280x1024 resolution. The reason of all these is because
the application won't use any compression tool for capturing the
video. It will be saved in a pure AVI format without compression.
You won't get any framed clips and the sound will match prefect
with the image. The bad part is that this uncompressed AVI file
will use a huge space of your harddrive. After any capturing
session, you should use a conversion software for compressing the
file. The easiest one would be Movie Maker which is already
integrated in your system as a component of Windows XP OS.
Fraps can be used also as a Benchmarking Software, by monitoring
the frames of any game. The FPS counter can be displayed on the
screen along with the game. The statistics can be saved on your
disk for further analyzes and reviews.
Pluses:can capture video streaming with sound; can save
screenshots in BMP, PNG and JPG formats; use of hotkeys; can show
FPS on your screen while you are playing; high quality video
capture;
Drawbacks / flaws: Although it's a very good software, its
price seems to be a little too high.
In conclusion: If you can close your eyes to this price,
FRAPS will fullfill your expectations.
version reviewed: 2.74
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