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Copied and pasted straight from the FRAPS FAQ on the website:
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Why is the AVI movie generated by Fraps so big? How can I reduce the size?
The filesize is big because there isn’t enough time to encode the movie while the game is running. The movie frames are slightly compressed, but still require a large amount of disk space due to the high resolutions. Once you have finished capturing you should convert the saved AVI into one of the popular compressed movie formats such as mpeg or divx. Recommended programs for doing this are tmpgenc (Tsunami Mpeg Encoder), and VirtualDub.
Using VirtualDub is quite easy. To create a compressed version of the AVI follow these steps:
Start VirtualDub
Select File->Open and choose the AVI in the Fraps directory you wish to compress.
Select Video->Compression and choose the codec you wish to compress with (usually divx)
Select File->Save As AVI and specify a filename for the new AVI.
If you have Windows XP you can also use Windows Movie Maker to compress the video files. If you use Windows Movie Maker it's recommended that you keep your Fraps video files at 800x600 or under.
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I use fraps which generally has about 2gigs of files, then I render it at 720p with shrinks it down to about 500megs, So I suppose just rendering the video in something like Premiere Pro or something will reduce the size.
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Bandicam would be a good alternative.
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Sony CamCorder, you can record Ultra HD videos with accuracy and can edit lotsa stuffs!
Anyhow, Fraps. It's easy, but very high-quality result so more space ;(
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Camstudio is pretty good, open source, encodes sort-of on the fly. (It encodes the temp file when you stop recording)
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For gaming most of people uses Fraps.
I also recommend you using Fraps.
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There was one called ZD Soft, GameCam and of course Bandicam.
I find Bandicam the best Fraps alternative.
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Fraps is good. But, I have the same problem as you do. That's the only bad thing about it.
I personally decide to use DXTory, It's a nice and decent recording software. But, I'm not exactly sure about the filesizes at the end of recording, but you'd want to re-render the video anyways.
