Download Fraps 3.5.2

Softworld editor's review - 2011-06-22

Check out how many frames per second you have in the most recent games

Fraps is an application which can be used to measure the number of FPS in various games and also to take screenshots. Beside that the program also allows you to record the game that you are playing, however you are limited to just 30 seconds per recording. To fully take advantage of this feature you need to get the paid version.

Fraps installs very fast so certainly that there is no need to worry about a long installation procedure. I'm sure that most of the people that are downloading this program just want to see how many FPS they have in the most recent games.

To see how many frames per second you have in a particular game all that you have to do is to start this program and then launch the game. Beside that you can also set Fraps to run a benchmark for a specified amount of time. You can choose during the benchmark to see the frametimes, the minimum, maximum and average number of FPS.

The program has a very nice interface which is pretty well organized. In General you are provided several options such as to start Fraps minimized, the window of the program always on top, run Fraps when Windows starts etc. In the 99 FPS field basically you can operate various changes to the way how the benchmark is performed while you are running a particular PC game.

What i like about Fraps is that it saves you the results of the benchmark. The benchmark folder is located in the main directory of the application. Another thing that i like a lot about this program is the fact that it allows you to make screenshots during a game. In the Screenshots category you can set the screen capture hotkey.

On the hard drive that images can be saved in various formats such as BMP, JPG, PNG and TGA. In the Movies category you are able to make video capture. The only drawback to this feature is that you are limited to 30 seconds per recording.

I really like Fraps. It is a very simple but extremely efficient application. The only thing that i do not enjoy is that in the free version you are able to record a game or a movie for just 30 seconds per session.

Good:

-benchmark feature
-easy to use
-fast installation
-you can easily make screenshots

Bad:

-you can record only for 30 seconds per session in the free version


Version 3.4.5 reviewed on: 22 Jun 2011

Publisher's description

Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology.

Fraps performs many tasks such as:

Benchmarking Software - Show how many Frames Per Second (FPS) you are getting in a corner of your screen.  Perform custom benchmarks and measure the frame rate between any two points.  Save the statistics out to disk and use them for your own reviews and applications.

Screen Capture Software - Take a screenshot with the press of a key!  There's no need to paste into a paint program every time you want a new shot.  Your screen captures are automatically named and timestamped.

Realtime Video Capture Software - Have you ever wanted to record video while playing your favourite game?  Come join the Machinima revolution!  Throw away the VCR, forget about using a DV cam, game recording has never been this easy!  Fraps can capture audio and video up to 2560x1600 with custom frame rates from 1 to 120 frames per second.


Changes on the new version:
- Fixed missing audio at end of long recordings| - Fixed error preventing movie playback in Windows Media Player| - Fixed screen freezing when starting video capture in Minecraft & other OpenGL games| - Fixed crash during video mode switch in DosBox.

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