Fraps free vs pay

[Anezay]

I wanted to record some gameplay footage, and I heard that Fraps was a good program. However, there's a free version and a pay version, without any indication on the actual site on what the difference is. Can someone tell me what you get for your money, or if there's a different, better program to record PC gameplay on?

 

[Bramman111]

Fraps is the best program to use for recording video games, but the free version only records thirty second clips (Full version records indefinitely.) There are a few other minor differences between the full and free versions, but that's the big one.

 

[xGraeme63x]

The biggest problem with Fraps is the file size. Make sure you have atleast 100gigs free before you start to record. You never know how long you'll be recording for.

 

[hazabaza1]

Free gets you 30 second clips with "Www.fraps.com" on top of your screen.
If you're looking to properly record you'll need the full version. If you're not bothered about watermarks, I believe the free version of Bandicam can record indefinitely, but it's not quite as high quality as Fraps.