So, I am thinking about LPing some stuff, and I am testing OBS (Open Broadcast Software) to try and record some stuff in Minecraft, and in the encoding section in the settings, I have the bitrate set to 5,000.. and any more than that, just doesn't really work, and when recording with OBS, the video freezes up after a second or two, and the bitrate at 5,000 still looks kinda.. bad, and it also seems to be a bit choppy with the recording, even though I have the FPS for it to record at set to 30.
I am using Windows 8.1 (yes I know, windows 8, I didn't really have much control over what OS I got when I got my new PC >_>) 64 bit.
I would be willing to try other free software if anyone knows of any, but I heard OBS was good so that's what I have tested with.