Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology. In its current form Fraps performs many tasks and can best be described as the following:
Benchmarking Software - Knowing the frame per seconds (FPS) of every game you play. Measure the frame rate between any two points.
Screen Capture Software - Taking high definition game screenshots ( Like JPEG and PNG ).
Realtime Video Capture Software - This the software to record video while playing your favorite game? Capturing your adventure while grinding, making a dance video and most of all capturing any unscrupolous behavior of other characters in-game like bots, scam, kser, looter, bully, cheaters, hackers and among others.The best tool in producing an evidence in reporting and ticket filing to the game publisher for proper investigation and action.
How to use it?
First you must download and install the latest free version software from their Official site:
Fraps 2.9.8 is now available for Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista and x64 Editions. File size at 965 kb
Note: Free version of Fraps only allows you to capture 30secs of video per trigger and its only enable at full screen set up.
After installing an icon will appear on your desktop like this image below:
By double clicking the icon given above it will let you open the interface. And the notification icon will appear in your task bar letting you know that fraps is now enable and active.
Once you have it open there is a red help tab in the bottom right corner to click anytime you need help you can use this feature to learn the more advanced settings for now we will just go through the basics so you can record.
How to configure your settings?
At General Tab this shown what exactly as a default setting.
Click the fps tab and you will see overlay display hotkey and benchmarking hotkey with a blue disabler tab beside each click them both to disable the function.( This function is for FPS bench marking purposes allows you to check the game frame rates from your system )
At Movies tab, this is the setting tab for capturing videos.
You can edit the location of your video file in other location in your computer you would like your video to be save ( ex: c:\Documents and Settings )
If you want to change it click the blue change tab it will bring up a box you simply find the folder you want to put the video in click it to highlight it and click ok.
Next is to set the video capture hotkey (Note: that most games have different control key panel - use a hotkey that is available and not actively support any action in-game ) Tip: In the game Rohan Online you can use F9 or F10.
Another tab is for Screen shots in the game, You'll see "folder to save screenshots in" with the blue change tab you can make a desktop folder or leave it at the default
Set your hot key same manner as the movie section again choose a key you dont use in the game.
Below the screen capture hot key you can click a box to repeat screen capture every so many seconds until you hit the hot key again just click the box and set the number of seconds in between shots. You can actually do a burst still capture shots by setting the repeat action time of your chosen shot duration.
Note: Dont mind the yellow numbering in the upper left corner of the screen it is use to preview your current fps.
Again, How to take screenshots and record video
1.You start up fraps.
2.Enter the game in FULL SCREEN you will see yellow numbers in the corner of the screen as you play.
3.Hit the hotkey for screenshots to take a pic.
4.Hit the hot key for video to start video the numbers will turn red .
5.Hit the hot key again to stop video if you didnt get what you were trying to kust hit the hotkey again and take another video.
6.Your video and screen shots will be saved in the default folder previously mentioned.
These are the basics. All you need to capture video or take screenshots with fraps if you want to know the more about the advanced features just click the red help tab in the lower right corner.
What do you do with them once you have them?
For screenshots you have to upload them in image hosting site like:
Imageshack, Photobucket, or Tinypic ( Registration required )
For video hosting the most popular site will be YouTube video hosting
You may have to edit the video for size and quality so I added another guide in a post below.
You have to sign up for an account for youtube. Once uploaded you will get links to put in forums posts and emails .
Note: Be very careful in uploading things, do not alter, tamper or edit anything you got from screenshots or videos if this are for the purpose of reporting a character or behavior in game for the publisher recommendation and further investigation.
Otherwise if the things you collected are for blogging, forum viewing, archiving and events you may do as you wish.
Many Thanks to Wolfheart of Aeria Games forum
Other Video Capture Software:
Aside from Fraps there are other software labels in the market in which have the same use and purpose. Also ideal for capturing videos and getting screen shots while playing your favorite MMORPG and other games.
Taksi ( SourceForge.net ) - Taksi is a video capture/screen capture tool for recording 3D graphics applications (such as games). It can capture almost any windows application using DirectX, OpenGL, or GDI and create an AVI file using any installed VFW codec or still frames in PNG.
Download Taksi - http://sourceforge.net/projects/taksi
HyperCam ( Hyperionics.com )- HyperCam captures the action from your Windows screen and saves it to AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved) movie file. Sound from your system microphone is also recorded.
Download HyperCam - http://www.hyperionics.com/hc/
Game Cam ( planetgamecam )- Game Cam allows the recording of real-time in-game movies.
Game play footage can be recorded with or without sound.
Game Cam is designed to work with most DirectX 7, 8, 9, 10 and OpenGL games.
Download Game Cam - http://www.planetgamecam.com/
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