Fraps video recording problems

Okay so i just downloaded fraps,to see my performance on some games.I was very intrigued about the fact that it can record video,so i gave it a try.....

Imust say the quality is quite good, but at 400 to 800 megs a 30 sec video???Wow.How can i increase the runtime of the video???And why is it compleatly destroying the sound quality?On sound input Stereo Mix(Detect best sound input),it is very loud and makes my ears bleed.At Microphone(Use windows input) it's too quiet,and btw there is NO michrophone pluged in.My sound device is SoundMAX HD Audio...Any helpful tips???Thanks.

Purchase the Full Version of Fraps so all of the features will be unlocked.:)

The reason the recording file is so huge is so it won't affect the framerate of the game you're recording while it is writing to the hard drive.

You'll need a program such as VirtualDub to re-record and compress the Fraps file to a more manageable size.

I did get the retail version....same problems with the audio,only difference is limitless recording(wich is awesome,because of the incredible quality).

OK, under the "Movies" Tab try changing between "Detect best sound input" and "Use Windows input".