Many programs require separate settings. Without them, applications either work poorly or completely refuse to complete their tasks. Fortunately, often no special manipulations are required - in most cases, programmers create the "Settings" menu, which is understandable even to novice users. But questions may still arise. Users often resort to using applications to capture images from the desktop.
For example, Fraps is ideal for recording videos, creating screenshots and let’s play. Only it is not entirely clear how to work with this utility. Below we will talk about how to set up the “fraps”. What features of the application can users encounter? What do people basically think about the operation of this utility?
Description
Fraps is a shareware program for creating screenshots and videos on a computer. This software is in great demand among users. Fraps is not a video editor. It does not support editing functions for created documents. Therefore, you can use it exclusively for the purpose of creating video and for photographing images on the desktop. Setting "Fraps" does not require special knowledge from users, especially if a person speaks good English. After all, initially the application does not provide for the Russian language in the interface.
Opportunities
What exactly is the mentioned program capable of? Maybe it makes no sense? Fraps enables users to:
- monitor the performance of games and applications;
- display FPS on the screen;
- create screenshots (desktop snapshots);
- capture video in games and programs;
- record sound from the operating system;
- record sound from a microphone or webcam.
Important: sound is not recorded in separate documents. Therefore, setting “Fraps” as a voice recorder does not make sense. Also, this software does not allow you to record video from a webcam. There is no such function in it.
General Tab
How to configure Fraps? Typically, such a question arises for those who could not find and install additional crack. Sometimes the translation leaves much to be desired; in some cases, it is simply not possible to find the necessary utility. Therefore, we consider the configuration of the program in the English version. There are 4 tabs in “Fraps” - General, FPS, Movies, Screenshots. Each section has its own settings. There is also a Help button. Let's start with the main application settings.
How to set up fraps? It all starts with the General section. It usually opens after starting the program. Here you can see the following items:
- run minimized;
- display Fraps on top of all open windows;
- run the application with the download of "Windows";
- always minimize to tray.
It is advisable to leave these parameters as they are. The exact settings depend on the preferences of the user. But more often than not, a check mark is displayed next to “Display on top of windows”. This tab should not be given much time. It has nothing to do with either capturing video or taking screenshots.
Fps
The next tab allows you to evaluate the performance of the operating system while working with the application. Setting "fraps" for games often comes down to the fact that users monitor the speed of the PC. The more FPS, the better. Video with a large number of FPS is played smoothly and continuously. This option allows you to evaluate how good and consistent the video will turn out.
In the FPS tab, you can notice the following options:
- Folder to save benchmarks - the folder in which data about the tests will be stored. Near this line, you can see View and Change. The first button redirects the user to the specified directory, the second allows you to specify the path to save reports.
- Benchmarking and Overley hotkey - hotkey for starting a test and displaying FPS results at the current moment.
- FPS - displays the frame rate.
- Frametimes - shows micro-delays.
- MinMaxAvg - opens the work log.
- Hide Overlay - do not show overlay.
- Overlay display window. Here you need to specify the angle in which the corresponding data will be displayed.
- Stop benckmark after - run tests after the set number of seconds. This parameter is recommended to be left unchanged in order to normalize the PC.
- Update overlay every second. This setting of the “fraps” should not be checked. Otherwise, PC performance may be significantly reduced.
Many leave this tab with the parameters set by default. The last 2 points - “Video” and “Screenshots” require more attention.
Movies - options for video
Now the main setup of the "fraps" for recording games will begin. In the Movies tab, a detailed setting of the parameters of the resulting video is made. Here the user will be able to adjust the quality of the clip, indicate where to save the final document and tell the program where to record the sound from - from the microphone, from the operating system or immediately from anywhere.
The “Fraps” setting in the “Video” tab has the following components:
- Video save folder. Here, the path to the directory in which the received clips will be stored is indicated.
- Hot button to start / end recording.
- Image quality options. The settings in FPS are indicated here. The higher they are, the better the quality of the video. It is advisable to stop at 30 FPS, but modern computer innovations work without problems with 60 FPS.
- The size of the final videos. You can set Full-size and Half-size. It is best to focus here on the results of performance testing. It is recommended to exhibit Full Size.
- Record sound from the operating system. Stereo and mono recording is possible. Stereo is preferred.
- Automatic separation of clips into parts of 4 GB.
- Turn on microphone recording. Under this item, in a special line, it is necessary to mark the device for recording sound. It is usually installed by default.
- Assign a button to start recording from a microphone. By checking this box, the user will be able to record sound from the microphone at any time when necessary.
- Do not display the cursor in the video. It is preferable to note this setting of "fraps".
- Accelerate the video. Usually this parameter remains unchanged.
In fact, everything is not as difficult as it might seem. How to set up fraps? Fraps is a program that requires a minimum of knowledge and skills from a user. The steps taken will help to set the parameters of the videos. But that is not all.
Take screenshots
One more important tab remains - Screenshots. It is not difficult to guess, it helps set the parameters for capturing images from the screen. Here you can come across the following add-ons:
- Folder save screenshots. Specifies the path along which you can detect the captured images. By default, the Fraps folder is registered here.
- Setting a hotkey to take screenshots.
- Select a format for saving pictures. Preferred to set JPG.
- Leave the overlay in the pictures. Usually this option is not checked.
- Automatically create screenshots after a certain number of seconds. By setting a checkmark here and setting the number of seconds, the user will order the program to create new screenshots on their own at regular intervals.
This menu item of the application also does not cause any significant difficulties. The Fraps setup is complete. But what do users say about this application?
Reviews
It’s clear how to set up Fraps correctly. Based on these parameters, we can conclude that by default the application contains very good video recording options. But they can be customized. How do users respond to fraps? This application is often called the simplest program for recording videos and creating screenshots. It requires a minimum of skills and knowledge.
Buying Fraps is not necessary at all. In the public domain you can find the "crack" for the program and crack. Once activated, Fraps will start working at full capacity. Up to this point, the application records video in just 5 seconds (in some versions - 15 or 30 seconds). Also, among the disadvantages of the utility, the weight of the final clips is highlighted. It is very large, and this must be taken into account. But overall, Fraps works pretty well.
conclusions
Now it’s clear what Fraps is, how to use, configure, record and video properly. All this is pretty simple. No skills, knowledge and skills will be required from the user. Even a novice user can cope with Fraps. Only this program is not suitable for those who have little space on the PC. The rest of the application works great.