Fraps is a utility for DirectX and OpenGL games. It can best be described as: Benchmarking software - see framerates on screen and log them to file. Calculate the average framerate between any two points. Screen capture software - take screenshots at the press of a button with files automatically named and timestamped. movie maker software - realtime recording of your gameplay to high quality AVI video files. - Requires Direct X 9.0b - Requires Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003 - Requires Pentium 3, Pentium 4, Athlon, or Duron processor - Works best with an Nvidia Geforce 2/3/4/FX, or an ATI Radeon 9xxx graphics card. - Must be installed under an Administrator account. An older freeware version is still available for download.