Hey man, as an alternative you might consider Bandicam:
Bandicam.com
I tried Fraps but it's such a pig for resources and didn't have the option I wanted, so I went looking. Another side-effect Fraps seems to have is recording darker than the actual game. I've had a lot of luck with Bandicam and you can set it so the recording is almost what Youtube will downsample your footage to.
Some people do have problems getting Bandicam to run on their system for some reason but you can download and test it and see. It'll slap a watermark on your vid if you haven't bought it but at least you still have a free option.
I haven't regret buying Bandicam at all. It's part of my "affordable youtuing" suggestions.
scurvy-platypus
C.S. joined
I'm middle-aged, happily married, and built my computer. I dig art, anime, manga, movies, comic books, computer games, animals, and weight lifting. I'm a simple fella that's hardcore to the casual and casual to the hardcore.