Great flying Scott. To all who want to use FRAPS: I have been using FRAPS for a long time. I have found the two best versions for me are 2.2.5 and 2.5.1.
The reason I say this is these two versions have the least program interference for me when running Aerofly. Nothing is worse than having the plane stutter around when you are trying to fly[sm=lol.gif].
Both 2.5.1. and 2.2.5 seem to have the best codecs for the highest quality capture. Version 2.5.1 seems best on one of my machines with XP and service pack 2 installed.
Remember many updates were released to correct problems encountered with other game applications. Size 800X600 yields the best for video capture for me. You may have to drop lower if your machine is straining. The people at FRAPS are great and if you are a FRAPS member, they will send you any version you request. I have about 8 and the two I mention have performed the best for me[sm=bananahead.gif].
FRAPS captures in AVI format (BMP'S) and the files are huge. I convert the AVI's to WMV's using either Stoik's converter from Dion's OMP site or Windows movie maker. Stoik's appears to creates a higher quality however files are larger and you can't add title blocks (unless you cheat like me). Movie maker appears to yeild a slightly lower quality but gives an easy way to add titles etc[sm=idea.gif].