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    How do I get Fraps to show the Fraps?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dugt, Jun 22, 2011.

  1. dugt

    dugt Notebook Consultant

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    I downloaded fraps and can find the programs in a ffdshow folder. In that folder there are three programs

    Audio decoder...
    VFW config...
    Video decoder config..

    I looked in all of them but didn't find anything having to do with showing my fraps. How do I use this software to show the fraps? Did I download the wrong software?
     
    dugt, Jun 22, 2011
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  2. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    F12 in game should turn it on if it is not on.


    EDIT: Re read your post http://www.fraps.com/download.php there is the download for FRAPS it should be one program that you download called setup.exe

    after you install it this is what the program looks like

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    Mechanized Menace, Jun 22, 2011
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  3. JOSEA

    JOSEA NONE

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    ^^Mkelliny^ I see why your rep is high. IF I start FRAPS, then minimize to systray, it should show up in the next game I launch correct? I am on Win 7 home; Fraps 3.30
    Pardon the newbie Question but I did not know what RBE was 2 weeks ago :eek:
     
    JOSEA, Jun 22, 2011
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  4. Mechanized Menace

    Mechanized Menace Lost in the MYST

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    Haha, I like to help fellow NBR members, and no prob man we all have been there at some point in our time. Yah if you minimize FRAPS it will always be running in the background, and will display the FPS in any game and some programs also.(F12 will turn it off/on when minimized to the sys tray.) It will even show FPS when I watch movies in Arcsoft total media theater this can be annoying so I hit F12.
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 22, 2011
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  5. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    FRAPS - Is the name of the program.

    I think what your asking is for the frames per second reading aka FPS.

    When you install FRAPS it should ask to give you options for a desktop shortcut and also it will always by default install a shortcut into your start menu.

    Fraps.exe is the program you want to run.

    It will look like a little window with options to set your settings for screenshots, benchmark mode, movies, etc.

    You can minimize this window but not close it, if you close it it closes the program it will not continue to run in the background.

    The F12 key is the default key to toggle the overlay for FPS monitoring.

    It will toggle 5 modes.

    Upper Left Corner, Upper Right Corner, Lower Right Corner, Lower Left Corner, and Off

    You can edit the hotkey from the programs GUI window if needed.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 23, 2011
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  6. Mechanized Menace

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    Doesn't Fraps stands for Frames Per Second also?
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  7. dugt

    dugt Notebook Consultant

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    Mkelliny, thank you so much! One rep for you. I had downloaded the wrong Fraps software. The rep is mostly for solving my network problem.
     
    dugt, Jun 23, 2011
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  8. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    No not really, its just the programs name. It was derived from Frame Rate Per Second but its not actually a direct acronym. FPS is the proper way to say Frames Per Second and also of course stands for First Person Shooter.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 23, 2011
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  9. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    "Fraps" sounds so much cooler, though.
     
    Syberia, Jun 23, 2011
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  10. Mechanized Menace

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    Yah, I say Fraps a lot!
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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  11. dugt

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    I say fraps a lot when I'm trying to pick up on chics but so far it hasn't worked very well.
     
    dugt, Jun 23, 2011
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  12. Mechanized Menace

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    lol! Works for me! :)
     
    Mechanized Menace, Jun 23, 2011
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