Seeking FRAPS Advice

**thedogwarrior** · 05-29-2007, 04:40 PM

Hi all - Have thoroughly enjoyed the sudden proliferation of AAR videos; great way to recount match details, and to enjoy a little 2142 goodness while at work!

Just got the full FRAPS package myself, but it just kills my FPS and lags big time. My system is a Pentium D 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, RAID0 HD, and a 512MB nVidia 7950, so sort of surprised at the performance hit I'm seeing.

Can any of you experienced FRAPSer's post info as to recommended settings for in-game resolution, other settings?

Many thanks...

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- Dog

**Catman1975** · 05-29-2007, 04:48 PM

1) What settings are you running in game?
2) What FPS are you getting without FRAPS?
3) What FPS are you getting with FRAPS?

My system is no where near yours and I run 60FPS w/o FRAPS and 30 with FRAPS.

Zoraster · 05-29-2007, 04:57 PM

i don't know whether this is the problem, but if you've got hard drive space, you'll want to pick the highest FPS option in FRAPS. If you don't, it'll limit your performance to that frames per second, and you'll have a pretty crummy time of it.

Pablo · 05-29-2007, 05:05 PM

I run the game on all high, 4aa, with no shadows. I set fraps to 30fps and full-size, seems to work.

From what I've heard, 30 is enough and keep the size of the video clip down. Setting it to anything higher than that won't really make the gameplay any smoother, just give you a larger file size.

**Exploding_Silver** · 05-29-2007, 05:19 PM

see this thread and this forum

DirtyLude · 05-29-2007, 08:08 PM

Ya, other thread, other forum. I set mine to 20FPS actually, even though it will go higher and I don't detect any real slowdown or detrement to playing.

**thedogwarrior** · 05-29-2007, 10:26 PM

Thanks to all for the comments, and esp. links to the information. - Dog

05-29-2007, 04:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
thedogwarrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV, USA Age: 40 Posts: 1,349	Seeking FRAPS Advice Hi all - Have thoroughly enjoyed the sudden proliferation of AAR videos; great way to recount match details, and to enjoy a little 2142 goodness while at work! Just got the full FRAPS package myself, but it just kills my FPS and lags big time. My system is a Pentium D 2.8GHz, 4GB RAM, RAID0 HD, and a 512MB nVidia 7950, so sort of surprised at the performance hit I'm seeing. Can any of you experienced FRAPSer's post info as to recommended settings for in-game resolution, other settings? Many thanks... Thinking that a special section of the TG website, similar to typical Blog style, would be good way to concentrate this content - and display the TG way. - Dog __________________ *\|TG-8th\| Mercs New to TG? Start Here * Become a Supporting Member**

05-29-2007, 04:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
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05-29-2007, 04:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Zoraster Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Age: 23 Posts: 1,325	Re: seeking FRAPS advice... i don't know whether this is the problem, but if you've got hard drive space, you'll want to pick the highest FPS option in FRAPS. If you don't, it'll limit your performance to that frames per second, and you'll have a pretty crummy time of it. __________________ \|TG\| Zoraster \| Tactical Soccer Managing

05-29-2007, 05:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Pablo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Prone in a dark corner Posts: 324	Re: seeking FRAPS advice... I run the game on all high, 4aa, with no shadows. I set fraps to 30fps and full-size, seems to work. From what I've heard, 30 is enough and keep the size of the video clip down. Setting it to anything higher than that won't really make the gameplay any smoother, just give you a larger file size.

05-29-2007, 05:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
Exploding_Silver Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wonder Woman's wardrobe Posts: 4,009	Re: seeking FRAPS advice... see this thread and this forum __________________ TG-E1st TacticalGamer European Division \| Team up with us today!

05-29-2007, 08:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
DirtyLude Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 715	Re: Seeking FRAPS Advice Ya, other thread, other forum. I set mine to 20FPS actually, even though it will go higher and I don't detect any real slowdown or detrement to playing. __________________ The Dirty

05-29-2007, 10:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
thedogwarrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV, USA Age: 40 Posts: 1,349	Re: Seeking FRAPS Advice Thanks to all for the comments, and esp. links to the information. - Dog __________________ *\|TG-8th\| Mercs New to TG? Start Here * Become a Supporting Member**

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