FRAPS -> Version History

This is the version history page for FRAPS. You can return to the main page for this software by clicking here.

Index:

• Version 3.4.7 (Oct 23, 2011)
• Version 3.4.6 (Aug 2, 2011)
• Version 3.4.5 (May 31, 2011)
• Version 3.4.4 (May 27, 2011)
• Version 3.4.3 (May 17, 2011)
• Version 3.4.2 (Apr 15, 2011)
• Version 3.4.1 (Apr 2, 2011)
• Version 3.4.0 (Mar 31, 2011)
• Version 3.3.3 (Mar 17, 2011)
• Version 3.3.2 (Mar 10, 2011)
• Version 3.3.1 (Mar 2, 2011)
• Version 3.3.0 (Feb 23, 2011)
• Version 3.2.9 (Feb 11, 2011)
• Version 3.2.8 (Feb 4, 2011)
• Version 3.2.7 (Jan 21, 2011)
• Version 3.2.6 (Dec 25, 2010)
• Version 3.2.5 (Dec 3, 2010)
• Version 3.2.4 (Nov 30, 2010)
• Version 3.2.3 (Jun 15, 2010)
• Version 3.2.2 (Apr 1, 2010)
• Version 3.2.1 (Mar 31, 2010)
• Version 3.2.0 (Mar 28, 2010)
• Version 3.1.2 (Mar 5, 2010)
• Version 3.1.1 (Feb 12, 2010)
• Version 3.1.0 (Feb 10, 2010)
• Version 3.0.3 (Nov 23, 2009)
• Version 3.0.2 (Nov 19, 2009)
• Version 3.0.1 (Nov 9, 2009)
• Version 3.0.0 (Nov 6, 2009)
• Version 2.9.99 (Oct 17, 2009)
• Version 2.9.9 (Aug 30, 2009)
• Version 2.9.8 (Jan 4, 2009)
• Version 2.9.7 (Dec 20, 2008)
• Version 2.9.6 (Oct 3, 2008)
• Version 2.9.5 (Sep 11, 2008)
• Version 2.9.4 (Jan 15, 2008)
• Version 2.9.3 (Nov 22, 2007)
• Version 2.9.2 (Sep 12, 2007)
• Version 2.9.1 (Jul 13, 2007)
• Version 2.9.0 (Jul 11, 2007)
• Version 2.8.2 (Dec 22, 2006)
• Version 2.8.1 (Oct 27, 2006)
• Version 2.8.0 (Oct 22, 2006)
• Version 2.7.3 (Apr 30, 2006)

• Release Date: Oct 23, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed recording rate being locked to a low multiple when Vsync enabled
• Fixed unlocked recording speed after temporary slowdowns
• Fixed Alt key interference with VMware/remote desktop applications

• Release Date: Aug 2, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed overlay color in Fear 3
• Fixed detection of IL2: Cliffs of Dover and Bloodline Champions
• Fixed counter appearing in Thunderbird and Pale Moon applications
• Other minor bug fixes

• Release Date: May 31, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed some videos being recorded with scrambled colors

• Release Date: May 27, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Increased performance capturing Vista/Windows 7 aero desktop (DWM)
• Reduced memory footprint of Fraps process
• Fixed Fraps crash while idling on desktop
• Fixed gem glowing while recording The Dark Mod
• Fixed hotkeys not responding when simulated from autohotkey/macro apps
• Fixed graphic corruption in some OpenGL titles

• Release Date: May 17, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Improved DirectDraw capture speed
• Fixed recording crash on single CPU systems
• Fixed invalid colors/crashing recording from 16-bit color games
• Fixed corrupt/oversized AVIs being written at high resolutions
• Fixed Dirt not loading with Fraps running
• Other minor bug fixes and optimizations

• Release Date: Apr 15, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Improved OpenGL capture speed
• Fixed freeze when clicking on Minimize button
• Fixed GL state not being restored properly
• Fixed blank video showing in some AVIs

• Release Date: Apr 2, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed crash when starting Fraps for some users
• Fixed hotkeys not being detected when modifier keys held
• Fixed keys getting stuck when used by both the game and Fraps

• Release Date: Mar 31, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Added configurable buffer size for loop recording mode
• Increased video capture performance at high resolutions
• Fixed slow recording of Minecraft at default window size
• Fixed benchmark crashing when configured to stop automatically after 1 second

• Release Date: Mar 17, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed mouse not responding in Ragnarok and some applications

• Release Date: Mar 10, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Added detection of mouse buttons (Mouse3, Mouse4 & Mouse5 can be used as hotkeys)
• Added support for all Ctrl, Shift & Alt combinations for use with Fraps hotkeys

• Release Date: Mar 2, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed Fraps not detecting Agrar Simulator 2011 and some D3D9Ex applications
• Fixed wrong capture dimensions for Fallout 3/New Vegas & Milkdrop
• Fixed counter showing over frames in IE9 beta
• Fixed stereoscopic capture not working in half-size mode for some games
• Additional minor bug fixes

• Release Date: Feb 23, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Full support for Windows 7 SP1
• Added option to only capture external sound input while hotkey pushed (Vista/Win7)
• Fixed stereoscopic 3D capture not working for D3D9 games
• Fixed counter not appearing in Dungeons

• Release Date: Feb 11, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed crash if recording to drive with less than 4 gigabytes free
• Improved sound capture engine for those suffering sync issues
• Fixed 3D browser apps not being correctly monitored in Firefox 3
• Fixed detection of UDK viewport sizes

• Release Date: Feb 4, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Greatly reduced CPU usage while recording on most configurations
• Fixed black areas in captures from Flight Simulator (FS9/FSX)
• Fixed counter not showing in correct position for some windowed applications
• Fixed crash when recording DWM at 1366x768 on 64-bit versions of Windows
• Fixed counter appearing in Google Talk

• Release Date: Jan 21, 2011
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed large pause between split AVI segments
• Fixed stuttering when using loop recording on Vista/Win7
• Other minor bug fixes

• Release Date: Dec 25, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed Fraps not able to initialize DirectX on startup for some people
• Fixed crash while recording that could cause video to be written incompletely
• Fixed rare bug causing graphic corruption of individual frames in recorded movies
• Fixed crash on Windows 2000 machines

• Release Date: Dec 3, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed keys sticking/duplicated with Fraps loaded
• Fixed Fraps not capturing in half-size mode for some users

• Release Date: Nov 30, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Added support for D3D10 & D3D11 stereoscopic 3D Vision capture
• Fixed counter appearing on Windows Live 2011 apps
• Fixed inverted colors in video captured from some DX10 games
• Fixed DWM capture jumping between multiple monitors on Windows 7
• Fixed flickering counter in some OpenGL applications
• Fixed mouse offset in 3D browser apps
• Fixed FRAPS.EXE not appearing signed on some Windows 7 installations
• Fixed systray icon not turning pink in loop recording mode.
• Fixed startup crash on 24-core CPU systems
• Added support for Win7 SP1 RC
• Other minor bug/stability fixes

• Release Date: Jun 15, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Added support for full-size video capture above 2560x1600
• Fixed crash when loading Fraps under WinXP with 6-core CPU
• Fixed crash when enabling monitor DWM option on some configurations
• Fixed Fraps altering error flag on calls to GL SwapBuffers
• Fixed sound input switching at startup on XP systems
• Fixed counter appearing in VS2010

• Release Date: Apr 1, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed trouble opening movies with VLC, Avidemux, AVI synth, Virtualdub and some other applications
• Fixed problem capturing stereoscopic movies at 1920x1080 and 1920x1200
• Fixed loop recordings sometimes becoming corrupted

• Release Date: Mar 31, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed screen capture of large resolutions (ATI Eyefinity)
• Fixed counter disappearing in some games when switching resolution
• Improved recording speed on SLI configurations
• Other minor bug/crash fixes

• Release Date: Mar 28, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Added loop recording for registered users. Press and hold video capture hotkey to start 30 second buffer
• Added option to disable stereoscopic capture when running with NVIDIA 3DVision
• Major optimizations for recording from D3D10 & D3D11 games

• Release Date: Mar 5, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed STALKER: Call of Pripyat not loading with Fraps running
• Fixed slow recording speeds for some users in Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• Fixed Guild Wars crashing when moving between zones
• Fixed videos being recorded at double width on some nvidia configurations
• Fixed colors being inverted in video captured from some DX10 games
• Fixed multiple FRAPS32.DLL crashes

• Release Date: Feb 12, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed detection of loading screens when recording with unlocked framerate
• Added product information to installer

• Release Date: Feb 10, 2010
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Added option to capture videos with framerate locked or unlocked
• Fixed startup crash for some Intel i5/i7 configurations under Windows 7
• Minimum recording speed is now 1 fps to allow for time lapse recording
• Fixed vista desktop recording not capturing mouse cursor
• Fixed sound length for Vista/Win7 recordings
• Added large address support to 32-bit codec
• Fixed window starting off screen on some multi-monitor systems

• Release Date: Nov 23, 2009
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed installer not displaying correctly for some users under Win7

• Release Date: Nov 19, 2009
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed inability to put machine to sleep with Fraps running
• Fixed bug preventing people from updating the benchmark timeout value
• Fixed problem restoring Fraps window to previous position upon startup
• Fixed AUDIODG.EXE consuming large amounts of CPU for some users

• Release Date: Nov 9, 2009
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Added minimize to systray option for Win7 users
• Fixed video capture frame rate defaulting to 30 fps when Fraps loads

• Release Date: Nov 6, 2009
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• DirectX 11 support
• Compatible with Windows 7 final (RTM) and RC1 versions
• Stereoscopic 3D Vision video capture up to 1920x1200 for D3D9 games
• Force lossless RGB option to always capture video in pure form
• Ability to mix both game sound and external input such as microphone (Vista/Win7 only)

• Release Date: Oct 17, 2009
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed flickering video capture in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
• Fixed 30-bit color captures in Eve Online
• Fixed mouse cursor not being recorded in Conquer Online
• Other minor bug fixes

• Release Date: Aug 30, 2009
• Download(s):
  setup.exe
• Fixed missing audio in Adobe Premiere and Sony Vegas
• Fixed benchmarks not being written to benchmark folder
• Fixed loading crash when attempting to start Fraps
• Fixed stalling/stuttering after first 4 gig AVI segment
• Fixed mouse cursor image/transparency corruption
• Fixed mouse cursor offset in some applications
• Fixed crash when recording above 1920x1200 for some users
• Fixed crash after stopping video capture in Windows 2000
• Fixed crash in some DirectX10 applications
• Fixed random windows crashes with fraps.dll
• Fixed missing systray icon if explorer restarts
• Fixed frapsvid.dll and frapsv64.dll crashes when importing/playing video
• Fixed Run Fraps when Windows starts option
• Fixed Starcraft stalling during video capture
• Fixed limited CPU affinity of main Fraps process
• Fixed yellow corruption displayed in Plants vs Zombies
• Fixed capture speed of many older DDRAW games

• Release Date: Jan 4, 2009
• Download(s):
  FRAPS.exe
• Fixed crash on installation for some users
• Fixed Fraps not working with Combat Arms
• Fixed counter not switching properly between multiple active 3D applications
• Fixed Fraps not detecting windowed games while monitoring DWM
• Systray icon now turns red while recording
• Minor optimizations and bug fixes
• Reduced memory footprint of 64-bit version of Fraps

• Release Date: Dec 20, 2008
• Fixed 64-bit applications crashing soon after loading
• Fixed low quality sound recording with Left 4 Dead under Windows XP
• Fixed graphic corruption in X-Plane (and other OpenGL titles)
• Fixed crash when recording a DirectX 9 game and changing resolution
• Fixed Fraps not detecting games after being run at Windows startup
• Fixed hotkeys not responding when Alt held down
• Fixed monitoring of Vista DWM after a full-screen application has exited
• Fixed Fluidmark displaying a blank screen with Fraps loaded
• Fixed FS9 crashing when menu activated while recording
• Fixed DWMAPI error on some Windows XP installs
• Improved recording speed of DirectX9 games in Vista SP1 and SP2 beta
• Added warning if no sound recording device found under Windows 2000 or XP

• Release Date: Oct 3, 2008
• Fixed games such as Stalker not being detected in 2.9.5
• Fixed video capture corruption in FSX on multi monitor setups
• Fixed codec crashes in large projects
• Fixed Fraps not starting with Windows when running on battery power
• Fixed Fraps closing when switching to battery power
• Fixed OpenGL video capture not recording correct viewport in some applications
• Fixed sound sync when recording started while rendering paused

• Release Date: Sep 11, 2008
• Added Stereo & Multichannel recording options for Direct Stream audio in Vista
• Added support for many DDRAW games running in windowed mode
• Added support for games that use multiple swapchains in D3D9
• Added large size icon for Vista
• Fixed slow video capture speeds recording many older DDRAW games
• Fixed capture crash for DDRAW games in XP SP3
• Fixed misaligned audio with Vista Direct Stream when sound was silent
• Fixed 64-bit OpenGL apps not being detected
• Fixed long delay starting video capture on some Vista configurations
• Fixed crash in Fraps if video capture key pressed quickly in succession
• Fixed Fraps exit dialog appearing at random intervals
• Fixed "This program might not have installed correctly" error in Vista
• Fixed corrupted volume slider in Vista when Fraps loaded
• Fixed scrambled colors when recording in 8-bit and 16-bit from some older games
• Fixed crash loading levels in Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

• Release Date: Jan 15, 2008
• Added 64-bit Fraps FPS1 codec
• Added support for resolutions up to 2560x1600 on single core CPUs
• Fixed crash when recording with sound under Vista SP1
• Fixed D3D9 recording speed on x64 versions of Windows
• Fixed Windows start bug when Fraps installed in a folder with a space in the name
• Improved compatibility with 3rd party graphic utilities

• Release Date: Nov 22, 2007
• Fixed crash in DX10 games when AA enabled
• Fixed sound sync/length issue when 29.97 option used
• Improved video capture smoothness on slower hard drives
• Fixed LCD output displaying wrong resolution for DX10 games
• Fixed Run Fraps when Windows starts option under Vista
• Added support for DX8 SwapChains
• Reduced delay between split AVIs

• Release Date: Sep 12, 2007
• Fixed Direct Stream sound recording with 5.1 speaker configuration
• Fixed World Of Warcraft crash if Alt-Tab pressed while recording
• Fixed startup error under XP when Alky installed
• Fixed DX10 support when DXGI_PRESENT_TEST flag used
• Fixed function keys not responding in FFXI

• Release Date: Jul 13, 2007
• Fixed blank video capture occurring with some configurations

• Release Date: Jul 11, 2007
• Added suport for DirectX 10
• Added option to monitor Desktop Window Manager under Vista
• Added Direct Stream sound recording for Vista
• Fixed screen tearing in video captured from DX9 games
• Fixed G15 LCD output running fast on Vista machines
• Improved resource sharing with multithreaded games
• Added numerous crash and compatibility fixes

• Release Date: Dec 22, 2006
• Fixed gamma not being applied to video in some DirectX games
• Fixed macro keys playing back slowly when G15 display enabled
• Fixed crash taking screenshots when recording a movie at the same time
• Fixed high CPU load on some machines with LCD output

• Release Date: Oct 27, 2006
• Fixed skewed video capture when game resolution width not a multiple of 8
• Fixed slow full-size recording when anti-aliasing forced in NVIDIA Control Panel
• Fixed blank/garbage captures after switching between multiple games
• Fixed crash on Fraps exit

• Release Date: Oct 22, 2006
• Added full-size video capture up to 2560x1600 for dual core CPUs
• Added G15 gameinfo screen (mapped to 4th button)
• Added Targa (TGA) screenshot format support
• Added dual core optimizations to Fraps FPS1 codec
• Added extra digit to counter (now displays above 999 fps)
• Improved full-size D3D9 video capture speed (10-20%)
• Fixed G15 display not scaling properly with high framerates
• Fixed Company of Heroes reporting 999 fps
• Fixed mouse cursor offset in some windowed applications
• Fixed flickering movies recording Flight Simulator 9/FSX with dual monitors

• Release Date: Apr 30, 2006
• Added support for latest version of GameGuard (Maple Story, Ragnarok)
• Fixed capture speed on dual cores when CPU affinity has been user selected
• Fixed audio length of recorded movies to match video length
• Fixed screen capture on Dell 30" (2560x1600)
• Fixed problem updating 64-bit components under Windows x64 editions
• Fixed detection of Monitor Mixer on M-Audio sound cards
• Fixed mouse cursor not being saved when game running in 16-bit color mode