Is there any alternative for Fraps?

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Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by De-M-oN » Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:35 pm

Reactor wrote:OBS or Bandicam can also work together with DOS games? I noticed that several recording software just gives up, when I tried to record fullscreen DosBox (Growler Gun Cam worked tho). And yes, I know DosBox has a built-in recorder, but its results are sometimes garbage.
If you use this one:
http://ykhwong.x-y.net/

You dont get just by far more options, compared to that old 0.74, it also outputs to Direct3D, which can be captured easily.

I recommend OBS Studio with NVEnc:

https://abload.de/img/unbenannt560p9sml.png
Something worth noting if you have a nvidia card and using OBS. An encoder option for OBS is available called "NVENC", which as far as I can tell, is the same encoder as Shadowplay. Give the encoder a high bitrate and go record.
Correct. But never use bitrates. CQP is the way to go.
Only use bitrates if necessary. And thats just livestreams in regard capturing games
If you've got Windows 10 the Xbox gaming DVR whatever included should be decent enough for the recording of games.
not really.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by abbuw » Fri Nov 16, 2018 6:27 pm

If you've got Windows 10 the Xbox gaming DVR whatever included should be decent enough for the recording of games. You can activate it with Win+Alt+R.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Hellser » Fri Nov 16, 2018 4:32 pm

Something worth noting if you have a nvidia card and using OBS. An encoder option for OBS is available called "NVENC", which as far as I can tell, is the same encoder as Shadowplay. Give the encoder a high bitrate and go record.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Kinsie » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:51 am

Reactor wrote:I hope Bandicam or OBS can do the same
Kinsie wrote:Personally, I use Bandicam where I can due to it handling windowed games nicely

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Caligari87 » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:48 am

OBS can capture individual windows just fine, not just fullscreen or desktop. It's extremely flexible.

8-)

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Reactor » Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:05 am

I see. Hmmm. What about windowed stuff? Growler Gun Cam had a pretty awesome feature, lettin' me to define the size of the capture area with mouse cursor. This was...effective, I liked it. I hope Bandicam or OBS can do the same, as, well, some games or applications do not utilize fullscreen, and I would rather not capture the entire desktop of mine, if it is not absolutely necessary.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Kinsie » Thu Nov 15, 2018 11:54 pm

Reactor wrote:OBS or Bandicam can also work together with DOS games? I noticed that several recording software just gives up, when I tried to record fullscreen DosBox (Growler Gun Cam worked tho). And yes, I know DosBox has a built-in recorder, but its results are sometimes garbage.
OBS can capture basically anything with a pulse in one way or another, it's just a bit fiddly. Bandicam works too, but it'll require you to change your DOSbox config to output video using OpenGL or Direct3D or whatever.

Personally, I use Bandicam where I can due to it handling windowed games nicely, and Shadowplay for full-screen capturing and capping stuff that I wasn't planning on happening.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Rachael » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:53 pm

If your DOSBox game does not require mouse input you can just project its window preview to your screen and then alt-tab to it. Then you never actually have to run it in fullscreen, except it will still appear that way to you.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Reactor » Thu Nov 15, 2018 6:44 pm

OBS or Bandicam can also work together with DOS games? I noticed that several recording software just gives up, when I tried to record fullscreen DosBox (Growler Gun Cam worked tho). And yes, I know DosBox has a built-in recorder, but its results are sometimes garbage.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Enjay » Tue Nov 13, 2018 12:18 pm

DabbingSquidward wrote:Edit: IIRC Fraps isn't updated anymore, is it?
Correct. It's been on version 3.5.99 for something like 5 years. IIRC there is something different in current operating systems that is incompatible with what FRAPS was set up to take advantage of... or something like that.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by StroggVorbis » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:10 am

I personally prefer Bandicam, but I mostly don't use it for screen capturing, but because it features a built-in variable FPS limiter which can be bound to any key. Also, the free version has watermarks and other superimposed limits. So for your needs I'd too suggest OBS :)

Edit: IIRC Fraps isn't updated anymore, is it?

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Kappes Buur » Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:20 am

I'm pretty much sold on MOVAVI
https://www.movavi.com/video-editor-bas ... ogle.ca%2F
It's fairly inexpensive and has all the features one could want.

Camtasia is just too expensive for the occasional use.
https://www.techsmith.com/store/camtasi ... gJuYvD_BwE

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Kappes Buur » Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:18 am

I'm pretty much sold on MOVAVI
https://www.movavi.com/video-editor-bas ... ogle.ca%2F
It's fairly inexpensive and has all the features one could want.

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by DOOMGABR [RU] » Mon Nov 12, 2018 3:23 pm

Enjay wrote:If you have an nvidia graphics card, the driver has a built in capture system incorporated in the GeForce experience application.
It's not working for me. Winx64, NVidia GTX 750 Ti
OBS?
Thanks, I will try!

Re: Is there any alternative for Fraps?

by Rachael » Mon Nov 12, 2018 2:48 pm

A lot of internet streams you see nowadays are created in OBS. If you have a multi-monitor setup it's even better because OBS allows you to project to that monitor and then you can see what your viewers see. Admittedly, that's something I need to do more often when I do streams.

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