Fraps is a video screen capture software available as trial version (for some options less), it is used to record some video game and is very popular among gamers.
Installation
Download the software, then run the file from your desktop:
A window titled "License Agreement" appears, click "I Agree"
Choose the location to install the program on your hard disk by clicking "Browse ..." then after it is preferable to leave the default is to say C: \ Fraps.
Finally click "Install" and wait until the installation ...
Once the program installed, run Fraps from its icon on the desktop
Configuration
Once you have started Fraps, you can define the settings of the video capture.
Under the "FPS", set the time for video in seconds: limited to 30 secs with trial version.
Then go to the "Movies" tab:
In "Folder to save movies in" choose the location where the video captures will be saved.
In "Video Captures Hotkey" choose which key you press to start the capture.
The choice is whether it's "Half-size" or "Full-size (half-size to full size).
For the "Sound Input" is still up to you to choose the quality of sound output.
For the FPS value, it depends on your hardware, if it is a good PC you can choose between 25 and 60 FPS, if otherwise I suggest you leave the default is 30 FPS.
Note: FPS means Frames Per Second: the number of frames per second for video.
Now go in the "Screenshots"
In the category of image formats, choose the format that suits you best: BMP, JPG, PNG, TGA.
Video capture
Launch Fraps first.
Start the game in which you want to record, and once the game started, you'll see a kind of stopwatch (yellow), top left of your screen.
When the numbers are yellow, it means that the program is launched, so it is ready to make the capture.
Tap on the F9 key (button starts the capture)!
When the numbers turn red, it means that Fraps has started to record.
(Note that: Depending on your configuration you may experience a certain latency at the beginning of the recording process).
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