FRAPS file size is massive!?

Alex VanDover · Apr 30, 2014

I wanted to make a Let's Play video of a game today, so I used FRAPS and the recorded 2 videos, each about 14 minutes long. When I went to the video files, they were each about 22 Gb!!! What can I do about this? I was really hoping I wouldn't have to use a different program considering I just spent $37 on getting the unlocked FRAPS version...

Ahmadjon · Apr 30, 2014

What GPU do you have? If you have nVidia GTX-600 or GTX-700 series GPU you can use nVidia "Shadowplay" which is awesome for recording.

Entomber · Apr 30, 2014

Fraps uses an uncompressed video codec that allows the display to be fully captured, thus resulting in large file sizes. If you want to convert them to a different file type, there are many free options for that, but FRAPS is working as intended there.

patrick47018 · Apr 30, 2014

If you are recording your gameplay in a high resolution it will deinitely be very large, I recommend picking up a hard drive just for storage of such things, this is a great choice: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st1000dm003

Alternatively, when you have recorded your videos, upload them to youtube, then delete them

Alex VanDover · Apr 30, 2014

patrick47018 :

I have a means of storing the files, the main problem I'll have is doing the actual uploading to YouTube. The fastest internet I have access to is about 5.3 megabits per second

dandn0ten · Apr 30, 2014

about try bandicam?

Alex VanDover · Apr 30, 2014

Ahmadjon :

I have a GeForce GT 650M

Ahmadjon · Apr 30, 2014

Alex VanDover :

You're lucky, "Shadowplay" works on your GPU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXCkIaVxlDY

Alex VanDover · Apr 30, 2014

Ahmadjon :

Is the program already installed or do I have to download it? And how does it compare to FRAPS quality/file size?

Ahmadjon · Apr 30, 2014

It should come with nVidia drivers (at least it comes with my GTX-760 drivers) and it's 100% better than "Fraps" you can choose video quality, bit-rate, resolution and lock FPS at 30 or 60.
Also performance hit is much lesser than "Fraps"

Alex VanDover · May 1, 2014

Ahmadjon :

So if I were to record a 15 minute video of BioShock Infinite with quality settings up all the way both in-game and on Shadowplay, would the file size still be about 22 gigs?

Gam3r01 · May 1, 2014

You can compress the FRAPS files for uploads, but shadowplay would be better off, smaller files, better software.

Also I fell it necessary to share my pain of having 600KBps down, and 290 up

Ahmadjon · May 1, 2014

You can count it, if the bit-rate is 50mbp/s which is 6.25MB/s then 15min = 900sec. * 6.25MB/s = 5625MB = 5.3~5.5GB's

Alex VanDover · May 1, 2014

Gam3r01 :

Oh boy, the 5.5 Megabits per second is the fastest I can get in my town, at the library. My family has VirginMobile Mifi Hotspot at home. We get 30 Kilobytes a second. Yea, it's virtually worthless.

Alex VanDover · May 1, 2014

Ahmadjon :

Thanks for answering all my questions! It looks like Shadowplay is the way to go. For anyone else wondering, here is a neat read to decide whats best for you: http://www.hardwarepal.com/nvidia-shadowplay-vs-fraps-vs-dxtory-review-benchmark/

Ahmadjon · May 1, 2014

Alex VanDover :

You're welcome

If you have questions feel free to ask

I also have slow internet connection

512kbp/s up/down and fastest internet is 100mbp/s but it costs 500$ month

Alex VanDover · May 1, 2014

Ahmadjon :

Alex VanDover :

You're welcome

If you have questions feel free to ask

I also have slow internet connection

512kbp/s up/down and fastest internet is 100mbp/s but it costs 500$ month

For now, we can only dream of Google Fiber every night...

Ahmadjon · May 1, 2014

Yeah!

Alex VanDover · May 1, 2014

Ahmadjon :

New problem. It says ShadowPlay Not Ready. It shows requirements, I have all of them checked except for one: "GeForce GTX desktop GPU, 600 series or higher, or notebook GTX 660M, 670MX, 675MX, 680M, 700M series or higher".
I'm on an Alienware M14X laptop, so I guess I didn't meet that requirement?

Ahmadjon · May 1, 2014

Alex VanDover :

Honestly, I don't know why but in YouTube video that guy already uses "Shadowplay" in his laptop.

Alex VanDover · May 1, 2014

Ahmadjon :

Alex VanDover :

Honestly, I don't know why but in YouTube video that guy already uses "Shadowplay" in his laptop.

Looks like I'm stuck using Fraps and getting file sizes too large to even dream of working with

Ahmadjon · May 1, 2014

Just use video converters and you'll be fine (I hope

).

Alex VanDover · May 1, 2014

Ahmadjon :

I set it to Half-size in the settings. The video quality is alright, a bit blurry, but the video size is 1/3 of what it used to be

Ahmadjon · May 1, 2014

Alex VanDover :

At least it would take lesser time to upload videos

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