# So I want to record video from my computer

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**Created:** [September 2, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-record-video-from-my-computer/594917 "2011-09-02T03:11:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-record-video-from-my-computer/594917/1 "2011-09-02T03:11:56Z")

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I’m wanting to run some Let’s Play type videos. I had a cheap program which worked, but the quality is terrible. How can I actually have good video capture without completely screwing my framerate?

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**Post date:** [September 2, 2011, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-want-to-record-video-from-my-computer/594917/2 "2011-09-02T10:09:18Z")

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> [@smiling\_bandit](#):
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> I’m wanting to run some Let’s Play type videos. I had a cheap program which worked, but the quality is terrible. How can I actually have good video capture without completely screwing my framerate?

What’s a “Let’s Play” type video? Recording computer games? If so, you want [Fraps](http://www.fraps.com/).

If it’s slow, you need to turn down your graphics settings or get a better computer.