Parallax Abstraction
I've Got It
I use Dxtory which has a horrendous UI but once you figure it out, it works very well and is very powerful. It supports recording to multiple hard drives to reduce stuttering which is nice if you're capturing in high resolution and can hook into basically anything that uses DirectX. I frequently am capturing footage of older console emulators and as long as I enable Direct3D output, Dxtory has never failed to hook into them, even when other software has been unable to. Bandicam is also nice though I've found it can be touchy with certain sound cards (it won't record audio from every game on my Asus Xonar DGX) and I've found their forum support pretty weak. They basically just keep pointing you towards their FAQ, even if you tell them you've tried those steps. The good part is both of these have trials so you can gauge for yourself. My recording needs are kind of weird compared to most so I'm probably pickier. 