When using Fraps, it does take up a lot of system resources, it can also be used as benchmarking games finding out how many FPS or (Frames Per Second) a game can run at, but it will reduce the amount of FPS to some amount as Fraps will use a lot of system RAM.

For best results

Make sure you exit any programs that might be taking up RAM or memory on your computer, exit and quit everything you don’t need running, if your system is a slow computer, you may only be able to record in 10 FPS and in this case you will lose a lot of game play while recording.

Good settings for fraps

When i use fraps i use 25 FPS, for small games, but if i am recording a game that requires 3d and a lot of RAM i will use 10 FPS click.

Fraps setting below

For settings click on the  Movies TAB then select 25 FPS now if your trying to record something and its very laggy this is due to a slower system, which means you need more RAM or a better 3D video Card, you can select 20 FPS or slower in the custom box but you wont be able to capture as many frames in the game.

Hard Drive Space

Fraps records in the best video capture quality AVI and a 5 min capture will take up about 5 GIGA BYTES at 30 FPS, this is a lot when you might want to record 30 Min’s or so, you will need a fair amount of HARD DRIVE SPACE lots of free space.

Recording a game

When you are ready to record a game start fraps then start your game you want to record, then when ready just press the F9 key to start recording when you have finished recording your game just press the F9 key again to stop.

Where are my saved videos

You can find the saved videos under C:\Program Files\Fraps but you can change this location in the movie options TAB to what ever you like.

Saving and compressing your video

You can use any type of video editor, but for a free version just use Windows movie maker if your running XP, keep the video at 800×600 or under when using Windows movie maker.

Screen capture

You can also take photos of anything in a game while playing by pressing F10 every time you press F10 you will have a new photo, photos are saved in the folder C:\Program Files\Fraps but you can change this location in the Screenshots options TAB to what ever you like, you can also set the file type .BMP .JPG PNG and .TGA there is a auto option of setting it to take a photo every 10 or 20 seconds or whatever you like.

Some sites might be password protected but that’s ok because it has a feature that you can add the user name and password that gives you access to download pictures etc.

Choosing the file size of a picture or jpg, you can filter the size in the options, meaning you can either choice all sizes or custom size jpgs, where you would enter 100kb for images over that size, you can do the same for movies and mp3s.

All the files are saved in a directory of your choice with folders for easy access, folders are automatically written straight from a website, which makes it easy to understand, not all sites will let you download there pictures but most do, some might make you login with a user name and password.

OK the first thing i do is drag the Brightness Increase Icon onto the video time line, i have done this 3 times, the more times the brighter it becomes, i have also added the Gray scale (Black and white) icon i dragged that onto the video time line as well, here is the video after i fixed the dark video.

Now as you can see there is a few things in that video that need to be cut out. Below shows you how i have done that in a step by step easy guide using windows movie maker.

First thing you will need to do is boot up Movie Maker 2, then you need to select import video.

Then click on the down arrow in the Look in: folder up the top this will open up a directy tree of your Hard Drives, find your video, mine is saved in the c:/Videos folder as i had created this folder earlier before.

Now click on the import button, then you should see the clip on the time line area.

Now drag that clip or clips onto the videos time line like this see pic.

You can start the edit process.
Play the video to see what it looks like then you will be able to choice what you like or not.
Click on the Zoom time line to stretch the video time line this helps as it will be easy to select a time zone and cut it.

When you find the part you want to split (cut) you will need to have the video in the sample viewer to be able to do this and have the video time line selected, once you find the spot click on the Clip then Split, after doing that play the video to see if you like it, and do the same thing again just b4 you want the video to resume to a suitable part, then you should see a separate clip that you can just delete from the time line, right mouse click on this part and click delete.
After you have cut out all the parts you don’t want, it is time to save your video, click on File, then Save as movie, i choose My computer as i will upload it later and keep the video on my hard drive if i ever need it again some day, give the file a name for your video so you will know where it is and where to find it, i leave it as Best quality for playback on my computer (recommended) i will talk about other formats and that in future posts, it may take a little while to save the video depending on your system, mine is slow.

Now let take a look at the final video and see what it looks like, I’m not the best at this lol i am a complete novice hehe.

I hope you like the video i have put together i will be posting more videos in the future of other things in Runescape and show other people how to capture games with hypercam, the music in this video is named Crawl And Hide and Field Forces.

The Inflatable movie screen are fantastic for get togethers or functions, as it brings everyone together in one central spot to watch a classic movie or even a hot new release video, put some beanbags out or chairs in front of the huge screen grab a bite to eat or even have a BBQ sit in the fresh air and relax.

You can a outside movie night just about anywhere just as long as you have enough space to have one, if you have pool party the inflatable movie screen is perfect as it is weather and water proof, is your friends having a party take it with you, they are also great on the beach as long as you have a inverter for power or generator.

Make sure its rather pleasant weather not to much wind, because they are light weight, and it will move around if the wind blows to much, but they can be tied down quite well to avoid most of the lighter wind.

People can hire these inflatable movie screens from party rental companies, you just need to make sure you get one that’s big enough for your audience size, make sure also to have speaker set up so its loud enough, you may be able to use your home stereo system and amplifier for this, if you don’t have a movie projector they also can be hired fro the party hire place.

Organize your next party with an inflatable movie screen and your party goers will love it.

There is no beginning in using special effects but i will show you some of the more easy ones to understand.

I will be making another puppy movie with about 100 photos and i will be using pictures of cute jack russells, as i have 1 myself, here is the video.

I will change the duration time to 4 seconds, you do this by clicking on Tools then Options, then click on Advanced TAB and change the picture duration time. Then i can drag all the photos onto the video time line, for editing.

Now i will be adding the fade effect or (transition) to every photo in the video, you do this by selecting the Tools then Video Transitions icon, you will then see a large number of transitions which you can use in your video.
Right mouse click on the Fade icon then on your keyboard hold Ctrl and press c to copy the transition, then click on first picture then hold Ctrl and press v to paste that transition onto the picture, you can then press Ctrl v on the next picture repeat  this process on all the photos until you have finished, i am going to add some music into the video as well, after that you can save your movie and its ready to upload to YouTube or to your website, lets see how the video turned out.

One reason why i still use windows movie maker is because its free and its good for what it is and i am only uploading videos to youtube and other video sharing sites, many people can`t afford to buy high end movie editing software, besides its good to learn with as its rather easy to use.
The first thing you need to do is determine if you already have movie maker on you system, you can find in “C:\Program Files\Movie Maker\moviemk.exe” if its not there then you will need to download it at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx
If you get sick of trying to find it you could make a short cut to your desktop or putting the icon on your quick Launch bar (how to Display the Quick Launch Bar)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/learnmore/tips/quicklaunch.mspx

Basic System requirements:

Personal or multimedia computer with a 1.5 giga hertz Processor

Operating System
you will need Service Pack 2 for
Windows XP Home Edition
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Memory or (RAM)
256 megabytes or higher of RAM
Hard disk (IDE or SCSI)
At least
2.0 GB of available hard-disk space or higher
Display (your video card)
•XGA (1024×768) or higher resolution monitor
•256-color video card
•3-D graphics acceleration
•DirectX 9 or later graphics support
•Video adapter must be compatible with Windows XP
Audio (sound card most are built into motherboard)
Windows XP-compatible sound card and speakers or headphones
Mouse (The little thing that collects dust, and can be cordless)
Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device ( A Mouse, no it don’t eat cheese)

Internet connection may be required for some updates, you will need this for uploading any video clips or movies you make.

Now the system that i use is a lot faster than those specs and its still a bit slow for for me, i need to update, especially when i have other programs running like Photo shop, Firefox etc.

My system Specs and what i use:
Personal or multimedia computer with a 2.80 gigahertz Intel Celeron
Operating System
Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (build 2600)
Memory or (RAM)
1024 Megabytes Installed Memory
Slot ‘A0′ has 512 MB
Slot ‘A1′ has 512 MB
Hard disk (IDE or SCSI)
490.05 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
250.39 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
DVD DUAL GO-W1616B [CD-ROM drive-writer]
Display (your video card)
NVIDIA GeForce 6200 256 MB [Display adapter]{Video Card}
Delta 17.7 [Monitor] (17.7″vis, January 2000)
Audio (sound card most are built into motherboard)
Windows XP-compatible sound card and speakers or headphones
Main Circuit Board
Board: P4M266A-8235
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc. F4 09/17/2004
Mouse
Microsoft USB Wheel Mouse Optical

After downloading movie maker and installing it you might want to get used to the layout and feel of it, there is a lot of menus and such but don’t worry you will get the hang of it if i can, i dropped out of school when i was 14 years old so if i can use it just about anyone can

Movie and video formats i will be doing a article about this very soon.