Reviews of Fraps

1. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 3.4.2 (Apr 17, 2011)

   Workin' smooth, nothing broken. Street Fighter 4 at 1280x720 with 4xAA, 8xAF and all the goodies on locked at 60fps and records without a hiccup, for example. Very cool.
2. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 3.3.3 (Mar 17, 2011)

   Nothing broken that I can tell. Still runs great, gives great results.
   
   Remember, when you install FRAPS, the codec is auto-installed, so on any system where FRAPS is installed, you can edit videos without any issues that I have been able to find.
3. 
   DudeBoyz

   Reviewing 3.3.2 (Mar 12, 2011)

   I've been googling and trying just about everything I can get my hands on, but for games, FRAPS is just the very best at what it does. Some of those apps that USED to be free are no longer free, and some are just not well developed at all any more. FRAPS is the most current, most flexible and most capable of anything I've found. It just flat out works for almost every game I have.
   
   For screen capture of the main interface, I use CamStudio also, and that is great for pretty much everything else.
   
   The new update gives us even more options to help find a compatible method of activation. Some games don't deal with the F9 thing well, and some don't do keypresses well at all, but these extra mouse button options are really useful.
   
   I can with FRAPS choose 29.97, 30, 59.94 or 60 fps no sweat, and lock the rate too, which means I can set it for 60, make sure VSYNC and Triple Buffering are on and my games play at 60 fps (lcd) and then my video software can export at a full 60 fps and then even upload to YouTube and get very smooth playback because all the settings matched, from system to FRAPS to game to video export, meaning no stuttering during playback on the YouTube.
   
   So for me, the investment is becoming more and more worth it, especially as I start playing more DX 11 games with all that tessellation. :)
   
   Well recommended.
4. 
   Ryusennin

   Reviewing 3.3.2 (Mar 12, 2011)

   GunCam is far poorer in terms of sheer performance. ZD Screen Recorder is just not made for capturing demanding apps like videos or games.
   
   The only thing really missing from Fraps is region capture and DirectDraw support, both of which are present in CamStudio (a decent and free alternative if you don't need any framerate-perfect solution).
5. 
   DKDude

   Reviewing 3.3.2 (Mar 10, 2011)

   @Raimondas
   
   Thanks for the links, will take a look at those programs, but cheaper is not all true ;)
   
   So far I stick with my beloved FRAPS, but I'll test those programs.
   
   EDIT:
   
   Now I did test those programs, and nope, they are no way near what FRAPS can do when it's about recording games.
   
   @Dudeboyz, yes FRAPS is a good investment, so far no program comes even close to FRAPS performance.

Discuss Fraps

1. Mar 4, 2011 - 4:47 PM
   Ubute

   Fraps 3.3.1 is listed incorrectly as Freeware.