diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b9c412733..f860462abe 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ else()
 	set_source_files_properties("../util/yaml.cpp" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -fexceptions)
 endif()
 
+if (MSVC)
+	set_source_files_properties("../util/cereal.cpp" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS /GR)
+else()
+	set_source_files_properties("../util/cereal.cpp" PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS -frtti)
+endif()
 
 # Crypto
 target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Capture/rsx_replay.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Capture/rsx_replay.h
index ff3422f2d1..951388fbb7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Capture/rsx_replay.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/Capture/rsx_replay.h
@@ -2,13 +2,9 @@
 
 #include "Emu/CPU/CPUThread.h"
 #include "Emu/RSX/rsx_methods.h"
-#include <unordered_map>
 
-#include <cereal/types/vector.hpp>
-#include <cereal/types/array.hpp>
-#include <cereal/types/string.hpp>
-#include <cereal/types/utility.hpp>
-#include <cereal/types/unordered_set.hpp>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
 
 namespace rsx
 {
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index 40165f8b74..b4521f9d3b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -18,9 +18,7 @@
 #include "Utilities/span.h"
 #include "Utilities/StrUtil.h"
 
-#include <cereal/archives/binary.hpp>
-#include <cereal/types/unordered_map.hpp>
-
+#include "util/cereal.hpp"
 #include "util/asm.hpp"
 
 #include <sstream>
@@ -2899,17 +2897,19 @@ namespace rsx
 		else if (capture_current_frame)
 		{
 			capture_current_frame = false;
-			std::stringstream os;
-			cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(os);
-			const std::string& filePath = fs::get_config_dir() + "captures/" + Emu.GetTitleID() + "_" + date_time::current_time_narrow() + "_capture.rrc";
-			archive(frame_capture);
-			{
-				// todo: may want to compress this data?
-				fs::file f(filePath, fs::rewrite);
-				f.write(os.str());
-			}
 
-			rsx_log.success("capture successful: %s", filePath.c_str());
+			const std::string file_path = fs::get_config_dir() + "captures/" + Emu.GetTitleID() + "_" + date_time::current_time_narrow() + "_capture.rrc";
+			const std::string file_data = cereal_serialize(frame_capture);
+
+			// todo: may want to compress this data?
+			if (fs::write_file(file_path, fs::rewrite, file_data))
+			{
+				rsx_log.success("Capture successful: %s", file_path);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				rsx_log.fatal("Capture failed: %s (%s)", file_path, fs::g_tls_error);
+			}
 
 			frame_capture.reset();
 			Emu.Pause();
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index 240b306661..52fda9fdff 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@
 #include "util/sysinfo.hpp"
 #include "util/yaml.hpp"
 #include "util/logs.hpp"
-
-#include "cereal/archives/binary.hpp"
-#include <cereal/types/unordered_map.hpp>
+#include "util/cereal.hpp"
 
 #include <thread>
 #include <queue>
@@ -521,14 +519,16 @@ std::string Emulator::PPUCache() const
 
 bool Emulator::BootRsxCapture(const std::string& path)
 {
-	if (!fs::is_file(path))
+	fs::file in_file(path);
+
+	if (!in_file)
+	{
 		return false;
+	}
 
-	std::fstream f(path, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
-
-	cereal::BinaryInputArchive archive(f);
 	std::unique_ptr<rsx::frame_capture_data> frame = std::make_unique<rsx::frame_capture_data>();
-	archive(*frame);
+	cereal_deserialize(*frame, in_file.to_string());
+	in_file.close();
 
 	if (frame->magic != rsx::FRAME_CAPTURE_MAGIC)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
index feeb22e99d..f1f9f2481a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
+++ b/rpcs3/emucore.vcxproj
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="util\cereal.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
+      <RuntimeTypeInfo>true</RuntimeTypeInfo>
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="util\fixed_typemap.cpp">
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/cereal.cpp b/rpcs3/util/cereal.cpp
index fe120f29a6..750ae334f3 100644
--- a/rpcs3/util/cereal.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/util/cereal.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
+#include "util/cereal.hpp"
 #include <string>
 #include "Utilities/StrFmt.h"
+#include "Emu/RSX/RSXThread.h"
+#include "Emu/RSX/Capture/rsx_capture.h"
+
+#include "cereal/archives/binary.hpp"
+#include <cereal/types/vector.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/array.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/string.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/utility.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/unordered_set.hpp>
+#include <cereal/types/unordered_map.hpp>
+
+#include <sstream>
 
 namespace cereal
 {
@@ -7,4 +20,26 @@ namespace cereal
 	{
 		fmt::throw_exception("%s", err);
 	}
+
+	[[noreturn]] void throw_exception(const char* err)
+	{
+		fmt::throw_exception("%s", err);
+	}
+}
+
+template <>
+std::string cereal_serialize<rsx::frame_capture_data>(const rsx::frame_capture_data& data)
+{
+	std::ostringstream os;
+	cereal::BinaryOutputArchive archive(os);
+	archive(data);
+	return os.str();
+}
+
+template <>
+void cereal_deserialize<rsx::frame_capture_data>(rsx::frame_capture_data& data, const std::string& src)
+{
+	std::istringstream is(src);
+	cereal::BinaryInputArchive archive(is);
+	archive(data);
 }
diff --git a/rpcs3/util/cereal.hpp b/rpcs3/util/cereal.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28329f72ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/util/cereal.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+template <typename T>
+std::string cereal_serialize(const T&);
+
+template <typename T>
+void cereal_deserialize(T& out, const std::string& data);