About this site
encodingtalk.com is an independent guide to game recording and video encoding.
Who runs this site
encodingtalk.com is an independent site. The current owner registered the domain in 2026. It has no connection with any earlier user of the domain, sells nothing, and is not affiliated with Beepa, the company that makes Fraps, or with any other software maker named here.
What is here
Guides to recording PC games with Fraps and its successors, fixing the common problems, and encoding the recordings into files that are small enough to keep and good enough to upload. Images on this site are new drawings.
Sources and corrections
Each guide lists its sources at the foot of the page. Version numbers and settings change, so check the software's own documentation before relying on a menu path. Corrections are welcome through the contact page.