Video capturing software and editing?

Hi everyone....My first post.
I have an iTouch (i love it....my first ever apple thingy)
I am interested in podcasts for my website and for publishing on itunes and of course, synching with my itouch..
I know how to do all this and here is my question:
I use FRAPS for capturing screen video of gameplay when playing certain games, but I am not sure whether this is the best program for doing this as the quality that comes out on the itouch isnt as good as I expected.
So, to summarise...
1. Whats the best capturing software to use for my PC?
2. Whats the best software to use for editinig my video?
I am using windows XP pro SP2.
Thanks in advance for your help

Since you're looking for Windows software you should probalby post your question on a Windows forum such as, as this forum focuses on compatbility issues between Macs and Windows.
http://forums.windowsforum.org/
http://forums.windowsitpro.com/

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