(new) Fraps 1.9a


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Fraps is a free utility for DirectX and OpenGL games. It can best be described as:

benchmarking software - see framerates on screen and log them to file. Calculate the average framerate between any two points.

screen capture software - take screenshots at the press of a button with files automatically named and timestamped.

movie maker software - realtime recording of your gameplay to high quality AVI video files.

Fraps 1.9A is released! New for this version:

The text "REC" is shown on screen while capturing videos of games.

DirectX capture speed has been improved when recording 32-bit movies.

DirectInput8 is now used for hotkeys. This avoids slowdown when the keyboard can't be acquired.

Bug fixes. Faster screen capture. Memory requirements greatly reduced.

The option for gamma correction of images has been removed.

Windows XP remains the best operating system to record fast and fluid movies. Windows 2000 is a bit patchy with asynchronous disk writes and causes periodic stutters in the video. Windows 95/98/ME has no asynchronous support and is too slow for 640x480 capture, but if the game supports lower resolutions such as 320x240 or 400x300 then these can be used.

With regards to gamma correction of video being removed, it was decided that it was best to do this step when converting the videos into divx or mpg. It was slowing things down too much for the few games that required the adjustment.

source & download: http://www.fraps.com/index.htm

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