What is the best onscreen capture software for 3d PC games?

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lysa

is it Fraps? Snagit? Camtasia? or is there something better (please specify)?

I've tried Camtasia has difficulties recording 3d games it gets choppy (maybe less than 10FPS) most of the time and also flickers.

Fraps, i think it's better than camtasia, but the Files are so large (1-2GB for a 4-5 minute duration).
and it also gets down to below 10FPS but not more frequent than Camtasia.

I haven't tried Snagit but it's from Techsmith so i'm guessing it records like Camtasia.

Is there any better recorder out there?
Or of it's Fraps, how do i change the settings so that the recording will produce smaller files?

Thanks.

Answer
Take Fraps. Fraps is great for recording games, and most of the time gives very reliable framerates. It's waaaaay less heavy on your machine than camtasia, and thus will get you less lower framerates and lag. If you're having low framerates in Fraps, try rebooting your computer to clear as many processes and ram as you can, or try looking for the setting to see if its alright.

For your file size problem, since you've recorded with Camtasia, im pretty sure you'll have the Camtasia studio too, since the recorder is an add-on to that.
Take your fraps-file, put it into camtasia, and produce it as an mp4 or an Avi. Your file-size will be way smaller and you can then delete your original oversized recording :-).

I would like to build a gaming pc from scratch?

Jake

I would like to build a gaming pc from scratch.?
By scratch, I mean completely from scratch. I want to have a custom chassis or case made from my design. Unfortunately I don't like any of the cases for sale on newegg.com and I really just want to make my own case, but I don't know how. Is there anywhere that can collaborate with me to create a custom pc case?

Answer
Yes, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Express.
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