How to tell how many fps your webcaming at?

thebigdintx · 08-27-2006, 10:03 PM

How can one tell how many fps (frames per second) you are currently running at while webcaming? I have a webcam which is supposed to be a 30fps one, but the video in my conversation window (of both myself and my contact) is kind of delayed/choppy, and really not that good quality. Using Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812.00) with a Logitech Communicate STX webcam on Windows XP Home fully patched and most up to date webcam driver. I have Verizon FIOS at 5Mbps download and 2Mbps upload. I have 2GB RAM, and an Nvidia FX 5500 PCI video card with 256MB ram on it, set at high quality.

joxley1990 · 09-03-2006, 09:38 AM

I think you might just be able to use fraps..

mammikoura · 09-03-2006, 02:40 PM

fraps might be able to do it, but it would only show the fps of the screen that u are viewing. So if u want to know how fast ur webcam is sending the other person should be running fraps.

And I've never tested fraps with webcams, but atleast it pops up if I view a video file on my media player, so it's worth giving it a try.

X1337 · 09-03-2006, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joxley1990

I think you might just be able to use fraps..

fraps only works with "3d" games. Google it

mammikoura · 09-06-2006, 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X1337

fraps only works with "3d" games. Google it

works with movie files too. Atleast used to work, havent tested in a while since I don't have fraps anymore.

RewtGuy · 09-21-2006, 11:21 PM

Hypercam works with desktop. Might be worth looking into.

08-27-2006, 10:03 PM	#1
thebigdintx Daemon Poster Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,272	How to tell how many fps your webcaming at? How can one tell how many fps (frames per second) you are currently running at while webcaming? I have a webcam which is supposed to be a 30fps one, but the video in my conversation window (of both myself and my contact) is kind of delayed/choppy, and really not that good quality. Using Windows Live Messenger 8.0.0812.00) with a Logitech Communicate STX webcam on Windows XP Home fully patched and most up to date webcam driver. I have Verizon FIOS at 5Mbps download and 2Mbps upload. I have 2GB RAM, and an Nvidia FX 5500 PCI video card with 256MB ram on it, set at high quality. __________________ Antec 300 Case, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 3GHz, Gigabyte GA-EP43-UD3L, PNY 4GB PC6400 800MHz DDR2 RAM, XFX Radeon HD 5550 1GB DDR3 Ram, 1TB Western Digital Black 7200 32MB cache, 64-bit Windows 7 Ultimate SP1, Antec Earthwatts 500 Watts

09-03-2006, 09:38 AM	#2
joxley1990 CF Privileged Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,852	Re: How to tell how many fps your webcaming at? I think you might just be able to use fraps.. __________________ Free websites, pick from a huge list of scripts! http://computerforums.org/showthread.php?t=61064

09-03-2006, 02:40 PM	#3
mammikoura Golden Master Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 7,485	Re: How to tell how many fps your webcaming at? fraps might be able to do it, but it would only show the fps of the screen that u are viewing. So if u want to know how fast ur webcam is sending the other person should be running fraps. And I've never tested fraps with webcams, but atleast it pops up if I view a video file on my media player, so it's worth giving it a try.

09-21-2006, 11:21 PM	#6
RewtGuy Daemon Poster Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 595	Re: How to tell how many fps your webcaming at? Hypercam works with desktop. Might be worth looking into. __________________ Windows: A thirty-two bit extension and GUI shell to a sixteen bit patch to an eight bit operating system originally coded for a four bit microprocessor and sold by a two-bit company that can't stand one bit of competition.

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