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:Though Fraps can be used for free, the demo version displays a watermark and stops recording after 30 seconds, which is why we aren't listing Fraps as "free" above.
:Though Fraps can be used for free, the demo version displays a watermark and stops recording after 30 seconds, which is why we aren't listing Fraps as "free" above.
:The Fraps codec is proprietary and Windows-only, so Macs cannot natively play the recordings without using [http://www.perian.org Perian] or VLC, which sometimes have their own issues with the Fraps codec. If you were going to edit the recording on a Mac, then you would first have to convert the video to something more compatible, so in that case you should consider using a different capture program altogether. Now, if you are simply going to upload the video to YouTube, it's going to get converted to HTML5 and Flash video anyway, allowing any computer to play it.
:The Fraps codec is proprietary and Windows-only, so Macs cannot natively play the recordings without using [https://www.perian.org/ Perian] or VLC, which sometimes have their own issues with the Fraps codec. If you were going to edit the recording on a Mac, then you would first have to convert the video to something more compatible, so in that case you should consider using a different capture program altogether. Now, if you are simply going to upload the video to YouTube, it's going to get converted to HTML5 and Flash video anyway, allowing any computer to play it.


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