Screen recording systems

[SRL]

I'm having trouble finding software to record my games with. I've tried Camtasia, Hypercam, Bandicam, and Total Screen Recorder, which shut down immediately after I begin recording a game, and FRAPS only records in 30-second bursts, which is not nearly enough to record an entire game.

Help, please?

EDIT: I still have Total Screen Recorder on my computer, so...
EDIT: CamStudio works, but lags the game down severely. I need something that won't lag the game or something to fix the lag problem.
EDIT: I've recently acquired Spadille. Would it help to close everything but Spadille and the recording system? Or would setting Ace of Spades to run in a window help?

[Carnage]

Fraps records in 30 second increments because you're using the free one. You could purchase Fraps, or just find one of the many cracked Fraps.exe downloads on the Internet. Personally, I use Camtasia.

[SRL]

Fraps records in 30 second increments because you're using the free one. You could purchase Fraps, or just find one of the many cracked Fraps.exe downloads on the Internet. Personally, I use Camtasia.

Well, I don't have a credit/debit card, I don't want to get my parents to pay for it, and I don't have PayPal or stuff like that. I don't want to get arrested for infringing on illegal copyright acts, either.

Before anyone says I'm a loser who never moved out of his parent's house, I'm 13, for God's sake.

[TheGrandmaster]

If all those programs just shut down when recording, you gotta start thinking whether there's something pretty wrong with your pc :S

[Paratrooper]

Maybe they're sunning in the background. Look at the notification area (the bottom-right part of your screen), maybe the program was running there while you're recording.

[SRL]

Maybe they're sunning in the background. Look at the notification area (the bottom-right part of your screen), maybe the program was running there while you're recording.

Sorry, but your words fail to make sense in my mind. Care to elaborate?

[SpartaMan222]

Maybe they're sunning in the background. Look at the notification area (the bottom-right part of your screen), maybe the program was running there while you're recording.

Sorry, but your words fail to make sense in my mind. Care to elaborate?

Windows XP: Look at the bottom right hand side of your computer. Is the logo of the screen recorder there? If so, It might be recording
Windows Vista: *SAME AS WINDOWS XP*
Windows 7: Does the icon appear at the bottom of the screen? In the task bar?

If this is happening. It might mean it is recording in the background.

[SRL]

Oh. Pardon my idiocy. It does do that, but what does that mean?

[SpartaMan222]

Oh. Pardon my idiocy. It does do that, but what does that mean?

Easy, to free up the space so you can play your game, I'll use an example.

I recently did a tutorial for my friend. I wasn't very familiar with screen recording, but I tried anyway.

My screen recorder minimized to the bottom of the screen (task bar), so it wouldn't get in the way.

I soon figured out that at the end of your recording you could make a clean recording and end it without having to open it up at the end. Using shortcuts, they are customizable and I really like them. In my case I press a button and it stops without me opening it up.

SHORT ANSWER

Its gone down to small, its still recording, but isn't getting in the way. Try just recording a normal desktop. Does it do it?

THINGS TO DO

Go into settings and change or find your shortcuts to pause, play and stop video.
Record a blank desktop with no programs open, does it do it?

Please report back,
-SpartaMan222

[SRL]

Yes, it does run properly. Without any lag, too.

[KomradeKnaak]

maybe you find this video helpfull
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7hhpzqrovA