Not long ago, while talking about the Lost Planet DX10 demo, I hinted that Fraps could be used with that version of the game. Wrong. As I discovered a little bit later, at that time, this application was compatible with Windows Vista but not with DirectX 10 games. Since then, I have waited for a new Fraps release to add support for them.

Earlier this month, beepa made version 2.9 available. Only two days later the bugfix 2.9.1 was also ready. If you want to try the unregistered version, you can download it here.

Mistake corrected, now let's see what the upgrade offers. Apart from the benchmarking, the in-game video capture and the option to save screenshots, there's a nifty new use you can give to this progam: monitor Vista's desktop. Since the Vista Desktop Window Manager runs through DirectX, you can now take screenshots and record video from the desktop just like any other 3D application. Now it's easier than ever (without leaving home) to make that friend of yours understand where the system properties are to be found!

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