*FRAPS* is a utility for taking *screenshots* and *video* of your PC. Run it
in the background while you play games, and check the frame rate, make
gameplay videos and take screenshots with ease. In the unregistered version
of FRAPS you can take 30 seconds of video, with a FRAPS watermark, and take
screenshots in BMP format. In the full version there is no video watermark,
and screenshots also come in JPG, PNG, and TGA format. To use FRAPS, simply
start the app before your game, and when the game starts, you will se a frame
rate counter in the corner of the screen, great for *benchmarking*. Taking
screenshots and video is hotkey activated. You can choose to take screenshots
one at a time, or repeatedly with a given time gap. For video, you can record
with sound, and even with a microphone, so you can create your own walk
throughs easily. Video production has the disadvantage of size - 3 minutes of
video will be around 3GB, meaning you need a further application to change
the format. However, FRAPS is very lightweight and shouldn't effect gameplay
quality much. *As an all-in-one benchmarking, screenshot and video tool,
FRAPS is hard to beat. It is lightweight and easy to use, with enough options
to keep most users happy.*Download *FRAPS 3.4.7* in Softonic
