Anyone knows of a handy/small video recorder for wow with output format options? preferably free.
i have tried fraps but doesnt have format options so hal-size option is very low quality and full-size makes the file size so big and i dotn wanna go through the convertion process.

so any ideas?

The problem with formatting in real time is that it takes a chunk of CPU time just to frantically store raw data, never mind resizing and encoding or some such. Hence the 100% or 50% options.

Unless you have a rig that can play WoW twice over (in which case, PLAY A BETTER GAME ), you should just record in full-size, then slap it through a DivX or Xvid encoder. Doesn't take too long.

Indeed, or H.264, that would be even better (Speed, quality)...

Well if you mean to record directly from your PC I suggest pulling the video threw a composite to a electronic recorder or another computer that will record the data. Then maybe a desktop recorder.

Also recording a RAW will not hurt the recording at all unless the game takes a chunk of the CPU. RAW files will just take up more space. All you have to do is convert the file to a smaller media type.

seriously fraps and then encoding is your best option. the only other way is to configure a tv out/second head (if your vid card has one) to output to another PC to do the recording/encoding/uploading

i had a guildmate that would record his vids that way -but that was just so he wouldnt have to quit out of wow to encode/upload the vids to the guild site.