Fraps alternative?

I would have to say OBS but if you have a bit of money the Dxtory but with dxtory you have to have a lot of free space so it's really what you prefer.
 
RAMPAGE572 said:
Sadly there aren't many free options that work well... of course with the exception of Nvidia ShadowPlay which requires a Nvidia GPU. If you don't like OBS and you don't like FRAPS' file sizes the next thing to try would be MSI Afterburner. MSI Afterburner works well for most games, I tend to use DXtory (Costs about $50-60AUD) whenever I can keep a stable 60fps otherwise I either use ShadowPlay or MSI Afterburner.[DOUBLEPOST=1441084932,1441084696][/DOUBLEPOST]
Lossless is only a good idea if you know you have the storage space required for the file output, if you don't then you should probably use something like x264 codec which does the same sort of thing but you have more control over the bitrate... remember bitrate = better quality.

If your source bitrate is say 14,000kbps and your export video is 20,000kbps you may see less quality or video corruption (artifacts). Either way the best free option with low file size for bitrate is ShadowPlay... I have calculated the math behind it and I have no idea how Nvidia can retain a 50MBps bitrate with a fraction of the file size actually needed to sustain that...? Magic i'd say.
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Quite aware of that =P I have 10TB of drives that I record to. And multiple different drives for editing. I edit it down quite quickly so no worries on filling drives xD
 
CaptainDelugo said:
Mirillis Action, it has the friendly interface from Fraps but the functions and more from Dxtory.
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I was just watching a video on this program. I currently use shadowplay for any recording (i have a small games channel but do not keep up with it). Anyway, my daughter is starting her gaming channel and I just want her to have a smooth experience like with shadowplay, but also the ability to facecam in-app (to avoid extra editing). Is Mirillis Action really smooth? I do not get hardly any lag ever with shadowplay (depending on the bitrate I choose, of course).
 
WilliamRayWalters said:
I was just watching a video on this program. I currently use shadowplay for any recording (i have a small games channel but do not keep up with it). Anyway, my daughter is starting her gaming channel and I just want her to have a smooth experience like with shadowplay, but also the ability to facecam in-app (to avoid extra editing). Is Mirillis Action really smooth? I do not get hardly any lag ever with shadowplay (depending on the bitrate I choose, of course).
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With the right settings in Action it is very smooth, not better than Shadowplay though. The reduction of FPS is better than Fraps, cause Action has a li'll bit of FPS reduction which would be around around the 5 fps, it depends on the game though but 5 is mostly the max.
 
Try D3DGear it's very similar to Fraps. Personally I think it's the best recording software out there. It's the fastest (excluding OBS), quality is great (good as fraps), file sizes are pretty good (51 min video was, 30 fps, 720p, and only 2.52 gb), and it's easy to use. If you want to keep the quality at a small file size there's honestly not that many other options. I'd recommend also recording at 720p and at 30 fps to try to keep your videos smaller.

If you go with some other option find something that records using h.264, that'll keep your file sizes small and maintain good quality.



Big file size options (made this list without reading your post lol...):
Dxtory: Lots of options, you can use your own encoder, multiple audio streams, but it's lot more complex than fraps.
Action: Pretty good and pretty quick. I had some weird issues with it crashing on me though.
Bandicam: Rather nice, I think pewds used it before. Pretty decent and doesn't drop fps by much.
OBS: Good and free, but unless you have a i7 and turn your settings onto slowest the quality will never compare. Also I hate that it doesn't tell me I'm recording. Great for streaming though.
Playclaw: Had some color issues, but it was fast.
 
TheRealMax said:
Try Shadowplay!
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I've used shadowplay since I first got my Nvidia card and the lack of lag is unbelievable. I had a few problems with Windows ten but otherwise it has been great. The only thing I don't like is that facecam only works for live streaming and not for regular game capture. That's why I'm looking into mirillis action. It has integrated ability for two Webcam. Of course, this can be handled easily in post, but it's pretty efficient to have it done in-app (especially since I'm basically just concerned with my daughter's new channel. The lens editing she has to do the better).
 
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