Optimizing FRAPs

[PrISM506]

I've started recording gameplay footage with FRAPs (full version), but my framerate takes a serious hit. Right now, I've got one HD in my system but I bought another one that should arrive in a few days. Would recording to the second HD help out a lot? Is there anything else I can try to improve this?

 

[43st]

Decreasing the FRAPS quality settings helps a lot. Generally speaking capturing footage on a PC takes a lot of horsepower, playing a game and doing it even more so. The best method, if you're really into this is to parallel pass your video signal, via S-video or RGB, to an external recording deck, like VCR or DVR. Then capture it back to the PC and edit it.

 

[MrWizzard]

Yes a separate HD makes a big difference, make sure it?s not on the same channel as your old HD either. For optimal recording I would use a raptor drive. Do not run anything else off the capture drive, the game and OS should be on a drive different than your capture drive.

I capture to a raptor at 1600x1200 30 FPS. It will fill up a drive really fast so after each capture post-process your footage to get it compressed. Make sure you have the latest version of Fraps that uses Multi-core processors.

Have fun.

 

[Anubis]

have fraps record at 30 FPS in 1/2 the game resolution

its what worked for me and the finial output is still really nice

 

[BFG10K]

The performance hit is almost soley on the CPU as you're encoding video in real-time.

Buy a faster processor and/or reduce the resolution/framerate FRAPs records at.