Compress videos from FRAPS into smaller files-sizes

[torchi12]

Fraps create HUGE files, so I downloaded Virtual dub - where I could go into the option - Compress -> Xvid and the file would go from 3,95 GB to 175 MB with minimal quality loss.

But I would also be able to add effects, like fade in and fade out.
And I would prefer a program that could take advantage of a Quad Core CPU.

Does anyone know a good program?

[Cake]

Virtualdub has a ton of filters/plug-ins you can download, just google it and you'll find em.

[torchi12]

Virtualdub has a ton of filters/plug-ins you can download, just google it and you'll find em.

1. How do I use it? I Downloaded a .vfd file
I went to filter -> add. I got some error. Something along the lines of "Cannot load plugin module - %1 is not a valid win32 program"

2. But what if I want to add music and stuff? Would something like Sony Vegas be as fast as, let's say, Virtualdub? Maybe a bit slower due to some effects.

[poisondeathray]

you put the plugin in the plugins or plugins32 folder within the vdub folder

it's harder to do editing and transitions in vdub, but it can be done

vegas is a non linear video editor, but not free. It usually won't be as fast or lightweight as vdub, and takes much more system resources. But if you have a compatible GPU some effects and h.264/mpeg2 encoding are accelerated so it might actually be faster in the end depending on what you're doing

xvid won't give you as good compression or quality as h.264