fraps problems

[labonte95]

When i try to use fraps to measure my fps and take screenshots and such, my mouse suddenly becomes very unresponsive and choppy. it only happens in pr, not any other game i have tried. any ideas why this happens? here is my system specs:

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (6.3.9600)
      Architecture: 64-bit
   Current Culture: English (United States)
       Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
         Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor            (Physical: 4, Logical: 8)
            Memory: 8.00 GB
      DIMM Modules: DIMM1: 4.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
                    DIMM3: 4.00 GB @ 1333 MHz
         Page File: 1.25 GB
    .NET Framework: 4.5.1, Runtime: 4.0.30319.34003

Display Information
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 Display Device(s): Generic PnP Monitor on AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
   Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 13.250.18.0
    Display Memory: 3.00 GB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
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  Primary Playback: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti
 Primary Recording: Microphone (Realtek High Defini
  Open AL Renderer: Software
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2
                    Free: 788.11 GB, Total: 931.17 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
          Mod Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr
                    Free: 788.11 GB, Total: 931.17 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\Jacob\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 788.11 GB, Total: 931.17 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Jacob\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 788.11 GB, Total: 931.17 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Jacob\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 788.11 GB, Total: 931.17 GB, FS: NTFS, SSD: False

Game Information
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      CD Key Valid: True
       CD Key Type: Dashless (Normal)
    Installed Mods: bf2, pr, xpack
       Current Mod: pr
       BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
        PR Version: 1.1.1.0
          Language: english
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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      Profile 0001: =BW=labonte95
              Type: Online
 Last Used Profile: True
        View Intro: False
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: High
     Multisampling: Off
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: High
   Effects Quality: High
  Geometry Quality: High
   Texture Quality: High
  Lighting Quality: High
   Dynamic Shadows: High
    Dynamic Lights: High
 Texture Filtering: High
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: High
               EAX: True

[Murdoch89]

You can try lowering your settings like turning dynamic light off or setting everything to medium to low settings or adjusting the resolution or run in a window to compensate the lost frames while recording with Fraps. You have to experiment with it to get it as close to normal.

[WeeD-KilleR]

I recommend against using fraps since its a bad program to begin with. if you soley want to see your FPS open the in-game console and type "renderer.drawfps 1". This will show you your fps in the top left corner.

Edit: this topic is a year old... I guess it doesnt really matter anymore

[Glimmerman]

Fraps has issues with Windows 8.1, i used it at the office to record instruction movies and had to switch to Microsoft Expression Encoder for that to work on that platform.

Download Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 from Official Microsoft Download Center

Its free and maybe it will do the job as well.