Rendering to 1080p/720p Fraps + VirtualDub

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Hello Everyone,

I'm not sure if this is in the right place, but I was wondering how I could potentially upload 720p and 1080p videos to youtube.
Currently I have the hardware to do so. I can record full size w/ fraps in 1920x1080 resolution w/o any fps problems.
The software I am currently using is fraps -> record full or half size at 60fps then compress w/ VirtualDub.
I also have Windows Movie Maker and Camtasia Studio 7 that I could use.
If anyone has any expertise or knowledge as to how these programs can record -> render -> compress in a format that is uploadable to youtube at 720p or 1080p quality that is greatly appreciated.
I am unsure why, but all my videos only show quality options up to 360. Whenever I am able to get 1080, there does not seem to be a quality difference in the graininess (spellling?) between 360 and 1080.
I would preferably like to record in half size to save some hard drive space -> Resolution 1920x1080/2 = 960x540. Is there any way such a resolution can render into 720 or 1080 w/ decent quality?

Videos can be found at youtube.com/nikeizcarried

Any feedback is appreciated.
 
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I looked at your YouTube channel and changed the default from 360 to 1080 and, like you, could not see any difference. Before I upload a video to YouTube I export the video as .mp4 (h.264) with the highest settings possible (2 pass and a variable bit rate). Though this adds to the file size it helps maintain the quality of the video. Since I primarily edit in Adobe Premiere I used Adobe Media Encoder to encode the videos. Try Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/) or MPEG Streamclip (http://www.squared5.com/) to export the file as an .mp4 (h.264) file and see if that helps. Both of those programs are free downloads. I have both and have used them on various occasions. I don't recommend software I haven't personally used. Unless I am...
I looked at your YouTube channel and changed the default from 360 to 1080 and, like you, could not see any difference. Before I upload a video to YouTube I export the video as .mp4 (h.264) with the highest settings possible (2 pass and a variable bit rate). Though this adds to the file size it helps maintain the quality of the video. Since I primarily edit in Adobe Premiere I used Adobe Media Encoder to encode the videos. Try Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/) or MPEG Streamclip (http://www.squared5.com/) to export the file as an .mp4 (h.264) file and see if that helps. Both of those programs are free downloads. I have both and have used them on various occasions. I don't recommend software I haven't personally used. Unless I am mistaken the .avi files have a tendency to be quite large.
 
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