I want to use Fraps but after I record the video takes about 3 days to upload to youtube idk why. If anyone has a better solution on fixing fraps so that it won't do that or a different recorder please tell me!
Have you tried Bandicam? It's free as long as you let a watermark on the video, and I think the max video length may be 10 minutes. Your problem may also be the size of the video. Hope this helps!
Hello @themightpk, I work in television broadcasting, and I'm going to try to help you as much as I can. Video recording has something called bitrate, which is a level of quality. While Fraps has some controls for quality, fraps records with little compression. This makes it a little easier for your computer to handle, but files may be large, and have a high bitrate. This may be why it takes so long for you to upload to youtube, and why youtube may take a long time to process any videos you make with Fraps. Youtube often reprocesses video so its easier to for people to watch over different types of internet connections and browsers. What can you do to help this situation? You can do a little post-processing and conversion of the video before you upload it to youtube, so that it may be smaller, and easier for youtube to process. You can convert the video using a transcoder program. There are a lot of junk programs out there, but one you may wish to try is called Handbrake. It is free and relatively easy to get using. If you want to try another recording program, there is a software called open broadcaster. It is free, and supposed to be used for streamng to services like twitch, but it can be configured to record your screen. There are also hardware solutions like AverMedia Live Gamer Portable. Basically you put your monitor cable into it, and then connect another cable from it to your monitor. It records to a SD card, or to your computer. The device handles the video processing, your computer doesn't have to. Such devices like the LGP or competing devices from Hauppage produce decent results. I recently got the LGP to convert a lot of old footage I have, but I also use it to record my screen. Incidentally, the LGP also works with Open Broadcaster, so its possible to stream to twitch at the same time... though I haven't tried it yet.
What system are you on and with what video card? I use shadowplay with my gtx 660 on windows 8. Sahdowplay records on 1080p at 60 fps so the quality is incredible. The problem is that you need a gtx 660+ card and the beta drivers. It also has little impact on framerate.
I use screencast o matic. It has a watermark in theq bottom left corner and records up to 15 minutes of video. For 15 dollars a year you get the full version. Plus, nothing has to be downloaded to your computer, you just visit the website and click record http://www.screencast-o-matic.com
I used FRAPS for my server trailer and the video only took 5 mins to upload. I also edited it in Sony Movie Studio, so that probably changed a lot of stuff.
Sorry I didn't see this till now. Ok so, Handbrake is a transcoder. You put in a video file, and it can convert it to another video file with different settings. We need to put your video file in this program, set some settings, and then export a new video. Before starting Handrbake, close out all other programs. This can be sorta intense on your computer. you may even want to restart your computer before doing this. 1) Select your video from Fraps. -- At the top left corner of the Handbrake application is a button that says source. Click it, and select the video file you need to convert, the one from Fraps. 2) Select a Destination for the Export. -- In the main panel of the screen, there is a section that says "Destination". At the right, there is a "browse" button. Select it, and identify a location and name where you want the new video file to be placed. You can use your desktop or something. 3) Settings. -- Youtube has a guide of default settings. To get you started, I'm going to assume you want a 720p video, and I'm going to list you some basic settings to use. Format: MP4 There are several tabs, Video, Audio, -- select Video. Video Codec: H.264 Average Bitrate: 2000 Framerate: Same as source. Variable Framerate. The above settings should be good enough for you to convert your video and then successfully upload to youtube with relative ease. Now go back to the top left corner of the program, there should be a green button that says "Start". Click that, and it will start encoding. A progress bar will run across the bottom. It may also give you an estimate on how much time remains till completion of the encoding. It's a good idea not to use any other programs while this is running as it can be quite intensive.
