Fraps is a utility for DirectX and OpenGL games. It can best be described as:

Benchmarking software - see framerates on screen and log them to file. Calculate the average framerate between any two points.

Screen capture software - take screenshots at the press of a button with files automatically named and timestamped.
movie maker software - realtime recording of your gameplay to high quality AVI video files.


- Requires Direct X 9.0b
- Requires Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003
- Requires Pentium 3, Pentium 4, Athlon, or Duron processor
- Works best with an Nvidia Geforce 2/3/4/FX, or an ATI Radeon 9xxx graphics card.
- Must be installed under an Administrator account.

[License: Shareware $24.95| Requires: Win XP/2K/2003 | Size: 630 Kb]

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