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All-in-one and lightweight screen capture, screen recording, and benchmarking utility developed by Beepa for Windows

All-in-one and lightweight screen capture, screen recording, and benchmarking utility developed by Beepa for Windows

Vote: (899 votes)

Program license: Trial version

Developer: Beepa Pty Ltd

Version: 3.5.99.15631

Works under: Windows

Vote:

Program license

(899 votes)

Trial version

Developer

Version

Beepa Pty Ltd

3.5.99.15631

Works under:

Windows

Pros

  • FPS counter uses minimal memory
  • Lots of features controlled by hotkeys
  • Lots of premium features for free

Cons

  • BMP encoding can diminish screenshot quality
  • Creates large, uncompressed video files

Graphics multi-tool, FRAPS, provides users with the ability to benchmark video games, capture screenshots and record game play footage. FRAPS is strictly for graphics applications and is only compatible with media constructed using the DirectX and OpenGL APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).

Graphics Benchmarking

Determining your FPS, frames per second, while running a game can help you fine tune your settings for optimal performance. Seasoned gamers can approximate the FPS their graphics cards are outputting when running a game, but FRAPS uses science to eliminate the guesswork and produce hard statistics.

FRAPS displays your FPS in a corner of your monitor while your game runs, allowing you to take note of any changes in frame rate stability as you move throughout the game. The utility can generate a time-coded log of your frame rate so that you can determine the average FPS your receive while running a game and you can review any spikes in performance.

FRAPS' frame counter can be toggled "On" or "Off," using a user-defined hotkey. You can also specify which corner of their screen the FPS counter displays in and define a length of time for the counter to run.

Screen Grabs

FRAPS allows you to seize the moment and capture stills from their video games with the press of a pre-defined hotkey. The free version of FRAPS only allows you to save images in BMP format, while the full version allows for screen capture in formats like JPG and PNG. You have the option to include FRAPS' FPS counter in their images and the ability to automate screen captures a user-defined intervals.

Video Capture

Breathtaking moments in video games can be replayed and shared using FRAPS' video capture abilities. You can define a hotkey to start or end video capture. FRAPS videos are uncompressed and can generate large files. To combat file bloating, FRAPS include the option to split video capture every 4 GBs. Videos can by captured at any FPS the you desire.

Sound options include stereo and multi-channel sound. You can also blend audio from your microphone into your FRAPS video recording, perfect for narrating your game play videos.

Pros

  • FPS counter uses minimal memory
  • Lots of features controlled by hotkeys
  • Lots of premium features for free

Cons

  • BMP encoding can diminish screenshot quality
  • Creates large, uncompressed video files