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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
If you enjoy taking screenshots and making videos of your games, then FRAPS is a utility that I (Tessera) highly recommend. | If you enjoy taking screenshots and making videos of your games, then FRAPS is a utility that I (Tessera) highly recommend. | ||
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==What kinds of screenshots can I take?== | ==What kinds of screenshots can I take?== | ||
Anything and everything. If you can see it on your screen, then FRAPS can capture it and save it as a high-resolution graphic. Currently, FRAPS allows you to save your screenshots in three commonly used formats: 24-bit Windows bitmaps (BMP), compressed J-PEG (JPG), or Portable Network Graphic (PNG) files that use a lossless compression algorythm. All three are good choices, assuming that you have the graphics software to handle each type. For most users, bitmaps (BMP) or J-PEG's (JPG) will be good choices. I personally save my screenshots as uncompressed bitmaps (BMP) and then edit or convert them later on, in a program such as PaintShoip Pro or GIMP. Just about any common graphics program can handle these file types. Remember to save the final result as JPG before uploading to | Anything and everything. If you can see it on your screen, then FRAPS can capture it and save it as a high-resolution graphic. Currently, FRAPS allows you to save your screenshots in three commonly used formats: 24-bit Windows bitmaps (BMP), compressed J-PEG (JPG), or Portable Network Graphic (PNG) files that use a lossless compression algorythm. All three are good choices, assuming that you have the graphics software to handle each type. For most users, bitmaps (BMP) or J-PEG's (JPG) will be good choices. I personally save my screenshots as uncompressed bitmaps (BMP) and then edit or convert them later on, in a program such as PaintShoip Pro or GIMP. Just about any common graphics program can handle these file types. Remember to save the final result as JPG before uploading to TESDB.com to ensure that the thumbnails work properly. | ||
==Is it true that FRAPS can be used as a benchmark program too?== | ==Is it true that FRAPS can be used as a benchmark program too?== | ||
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Source: [http://tessmage.com/tessforum/viewtopic.php?t=270 Tessmage.com] | Source: [http://tessmage.com/tessforum/viewtopic.php?t=270 Tessmage.com] | ||
[[Category:Tutorials]] | [[Category: Tutorials]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Tools Tutorials]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category: Miscellaneous Tutorials]] | ||