Fraps or Irfanview for screenshots?

Paul Riley · 08-06-11, 06:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Hottentot

I use Fraps to take screenshots. Irfanview to edit them (or any other).

Can Fraps convert files?

Feuer Frei! · 08-06-11, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

Can Fraps convert files?

Video files, use StaxRip to encode and merge fraps videos.
in answer to your question: no.

Hottentot · 08-06-11, 06:50 AM

I don't think so. The unregistered version takes only .bmb pictures and I use Irfanview to convert them to .Jpg

Paul Riley · 08-06-11, 06:53 AM

So,I can take the shot with Fraps,hopefully giving better image quality in the first place then convert to JPEG using Irfanview?.
As I said earlier,Irfanview doesnt seem to produce an image not nearly as good enough as the original,and I have seen some screenshots here at Subsim that look far better than the ones I have been able to do so far.
Regarding my graphics card (ATI X800 Pro),it may be old but its still a decent card and able to hold its ground with some of the older games,pre 2008 - 2009 for example.Please,no graphics card flaming here,I hate that!.

Thanks for the replies so far.

Hottentot · 08-06-11, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Riley

So,I can take the shot with Fraps,hopefully giving better image quality in the first place then convert to JPEG using Irfanview

Yep. Or you could register Fraps and take JPEGs directly. It costs something, though methinks.

Paul Riley · 08-06-11, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Hottentot

Yep. Or you could register Fraps and take JPEGs directly. It costs something, though methinks.

Yes,I was expecting it would cost something.But from the reports i've read so far about the software it may prove worth it,so long as its not TOO expensive.

Thanks then!

Paul Riley · 08-06-11, 07:39 AM

Hottentot,

Just finally,I have now installed Fraps and can see that the default capture button is F10 and will be saved in .BMP format.So it appears that the application needs to remain running in the background when playing games,does it impact on performance at all?. I can see it uses 18,566k of memory.

Thanks again!

Hottentot · 08-06-11, 07:45 AM

Try it?

It doesn't affect the performance on my rig anyway.

08-06-11, 06:50 AM	#3
Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I don't think so. The unregistered version takes only .bmb pictures and I use Irfanview to convert them to .Jpg __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.

08-06-11, 06:53 AM	#4
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	So,I can take the shot with Fraps,hopefully giving better image quality in the first place then convert to JPEG using Irfanview?. As I said earlier,Irfanview doesnt seem to produce an image not nearly as good enough as the original,and I have seen some screenshots here at Subsim that look far better than the ones I have been able to do so far. Regarding my graphics card (ATI X800 Pro),it may be old but its still a decent card and able to hold its ground with some of the older games,pre 2008 - 2009 for example.Please,no graphics card flaming here,I hate that!. Thanks for the replies so far. __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-06-11, 07:39 AM	#7
Paul Riley Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sheffield, England Posts: 2,679 Downloads: 165 Uploads: 0	Hottentot, Just finally,I have now installed Fraps and can see that the default capture button is F10 and will be saved in .BMP format.So it appears that the application needs to remain running in the background when playing games,does it impact on performance at all?. I can see it uses 18,566k of memory. Thanks again! __________________ Best Patrol: 10 merchants + HMS Nelson for 68.056 Tonnes

08-06-11, 07:45 AM	#8
Hottentot Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: My private socialist utopia of Finland Posts: 1,918 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Try it? It doesn't affect the performance on my rig anyway. __________________ Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда.