(Apr 25, 2015 09:59 PM)BlueLights Wrote:  Dont use fraps, just, no, it gives low frame rates, super large file sizes, its just generally not that great.
I used to use it then i switched to OBS, it gives exactly same quality (if not, better) and almost no frame rate drop ingame, and much smaller file sizes.

(Apr 25, 2015 10:41 PM)CyberneticTitan Wrote:  I've always used FRAPS to record basically everything. I'd recommend against it if you have poor CPU horsepower and/or low storage sizes.

OBS is also a good screen recorder.

If you own an Nvidia or AMD relatively mid-high end GPU, you can utilize their hardware H.264 encoder to record Direct X 11 games with barely any reduced frame rates.

Nvidia Shadowplay: http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience/shadowplay

AMD Game DVR: http://www.amd.com/en-us/markets/game/downloads/raptr

1. You can set the frame rate for your output in FRAPS.

2. It does not give the exact same quality or better. FRAPS provides the best video quality available because it is recorded in an UNCOMPRESSED format, which is why it gives large file sizes. Any compression done by OBS to give smaller files effectively decreases the bitrate of the video, which is translatable to quality,

3. Frame drops can occur on all programs.