Best program to record in-game gameplay?

[Psycho Pitbull]

Harrow

I am looking for a program to record some in-game gameplay, anyone know which program works best for this?
I don't mind paying for the software either.
Might even start a youtube account and post the vids there, but it will be mainly just be for private use.

I know a few people use fraps for this, but I have read that a lot of people complain that fraps slows your comper down to a crawl.
I was also looking at playclaw, which seems to be kinder on the pc's resources.

Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Chevron]

FRAPS.

 

[koeksGHT]

Fraps is decent

 

[ISP cash cow]

Xfire works as well.

Not a huge recorder of gameplay and only use it when I need to check cheaters and hackers on servers but it seems to work fine for me.

 

[vatteva]

fraps all the way mate

 

[RaFi]

But you need to pay for FRAPS....

 

[Lycanthrope]

FRAPS and no, it doesn't slow your comp down to a crawl any more than anything else would when recording at 30FPS and 1920x1200.

I'm yet to find a decent codec that compresses FRAPS though, but I'm chalking that up to me only recording video when I have to

 

[czc]

Pitbull dude, speak to Sky, but I think he uses Fraps as well.

 

[Psycho Pitbull]

Pitbull dude, speak to Sky, but I think he uses Fraps as well.

Ah yes, of course... thanx for the reminder bud.

Thanx all for the replies, I'll give Frap's free version a try first before I buy anything.

 

[AFK]

But you need to pay for FRAPS....

I remember the good 'ol days when decent programmes like these were free, but then everybody starts using them and dev greed kicks in.

 

[snugglez64]

Fraps 4'sho! - U just need to configure it right..

oh yea, make sure you have a 2nd, LARGE HDD!