slow fraps -- laggy recording

EVIL_SoMEoNE · 29th Jul 2007, 02:05 AM

hey, i am having troubles with recording my games, whenever i try to record the game(every game) starts being really laggy.
is any1 of you using fraps or something like that, does anyone know how to solve this, i have tried everything, from updating drivers, defragging to lowering deatils -- doesnt work....

celeron 3,3ghz
sapphire radeon 9600pro atlantis
512 mb ddr1
xp pro sp1
7200rpm hard disk
newest fraps & d3dgear
every single game including tetris and pong

Chai · 29th Jul 2007, 09:57 AM

I don't use FRAPS, but it requires really fast system to record FRAPS especially at higher resolution, usually a very fast harddisk is required.

EVIL_SoMEoNE · 30th Jul 2007, 02:51 AM

i see... well do you have any reccomandations??

Chai · 30th Jul 2007, 07:35 AM

Recommendation? You need fast CPU for fast encoding, and fast harddisk for saving large amount of data.

If you don't want to upgrade your PC, then choosing lower resolution is your only choice left.

EVIL_SoMEoNE · 30th Jul 2007, 08:41 AM

oh well... i meant another program recommendations....
well i guess i will just have to change my res to 640x480 and details to minimum...
thanks for helping with that..

Chai · 30th Jul 2007, 04:27 PM

Well, FRAPS is the only software that I know which allows you to do this. I'm afraid I can't help you any further.

But if there's any other software, I'm sure the requirement will be equally high. If the software does more video compression which reduces the need for fast and large harddisk space, it will increase the CPU load a lot. If the software does not compress the video, your harddisk will be full in a blink.

29th Jul 2007, 02:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
EVIL_SoMEoNE "0104" Join Date: 4 Apr 2007 Location: Zagreb, croatia Posts: 35 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	slow fraps -- laggy recording hey, i am having troubles with recording my games, whenever i try to record the game(every game) starts being really laggy. is any1 of you using fraps or something like that, does anyone know how to solve this, i have tried everything, from updating drivers, defragging to lowering deatils -- doesnt work.... celeron 3,3ghz sapphire radeon 9600pro atlantis 512 mb ddr1 xp pro sp1 7200rpm hard disk newest fraps & d3dgear every single game including tetris and pong

29th Jul 2007, 09:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,975 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	I don't use FRAPS, but it requires really fast system to record FRAPS especially at higher resolution, usually a very fast harddisk is required. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

30th Jul 2007, 02:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
EVIL_SoMEoNE "0104" Join Date: 4 Apr 2007 Location: Zagreb, croatia Posts: 35 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	. i see... well do you have any reccomandations??

30th Jul 2007, 07:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,975 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	Recommendation? You need fast CPU for fast encoding, and fast harddisk for saving large amount of data. If you don't want to upgrade your PC, then choosing lower resolution is your only choice left. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

30th Jul 2007, 04:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 26,975 Reputation: 4108 Rep Power: 74	Well, FRAPS is the only software that I know which allows you to do this. I'm afraid I can't help you any further. But if there's any other software, I'm sure the requirement will be equally high. If the software does more video compression which reduces the need for fast and large harddisk space, it will increase the CPU load a lot. If the software does not compress the video, your harddisk will be full in a blink. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

30th Jul 2007, 08:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
EVIL_SoMEoNE "0104" Join Date: 4 Apr 2007 Location: Zagreb, croatia Posts: 35 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	oh well... i meant another program recommendations.... well i guess i will just have to change my res to 640x480 and details to minimum... thanks for helping with that..