Fraps Not Good!

[Air France 19]

Hi,

 

When I launch FRAPS to take screen shot it KILLS my FPS....Why is that?? Whats another tool to take Screen shots?

[Chief Cargo 0]

Are you sure it didn't go into video capture mode? FRAPS shouldn't hurt FPS at all if you are just taking screenshots.

[Air France 19]

I'm sure.....it was killing my FPS.

[Sweetwater 11]

I have the same issue with FRAPS... in video mode it is a frame killer... but to be fair... my PC is 6 years old and only has 256 mem card.. Wonder I can fly FSX at all :blink:

 

A good freeware tool is called "Snapper" and it does no harm to my FPS... It is designed for screen snaps Been using it for years,, Google for it

 

Jeff

[Air France 19]

Thanks all!

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Are you sure it didn't go into video capture mode? FRAPS shouldn't hurt FPS at all if you are just taking screenshots.

Yes it does. Taking screenshots drops your FPS, but only for ~ 1 second, as it is only a screenshot like you mentioned. I don't like using FRAPS to take screenshots, as the quality kinda sucks. Use either the Windows Snipping Tool, V, or another picture-taking program.

[Air France 19]

Yes it does. Taking screenshots drops your FPS, but only for ~ 1 second, as it is only a screenshot like you mentioned. I don't like using FRAPS to take screenshots, as the quality kinda sucks. Use either the Windows Snipping Tool, V, or another picture-taking program.

 

Snipping tool does not take great screen shots or is it me?

 

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=380149345391516&set=a.373263866080064.85864.373089826097468&type=1&theater

[Mean Aerodynamic Chord 269]

Snipping tool does not take great screen shots or is it me?

 

https://www.facebook...&type=1

Well, that scene looks really dark and you're using exterior views in between clouds. So yes, it's not good with that. But with a little Photoshop or Microsoft Picture Manager it can be fixed.

 

Take a look at the picture I attached.

 

[Kaly 22]

Two other options for video capture:

 

http://dxtory.com/v2-home-en.html

 

http://www.gamecamportal.com/

 

And screen capture:

 

http://www.marian-aldenhoevel.de/YAFSScreen/

[FloG 148]

The "V" key's IMO the best, easiest way of making screenshots in FSX- and it doesn't affect FPS at all. Other than that there's the "Print Screen" key, and paste it to Paint (or any other program like that).

[Fatback 84]

never really had an issue with fraps. In fact, sometimes I'll forget about it and end up with multiple huge recording files. It must affect my fps but I don't notice it.

[VeryBumpy 272]

No problem with Fraps here either. It is on all the time, takes great screens easily and has no frame rate or any other issues.