changing a map from Yuri to RA

[Renegade]

Easiest for a one-time record would be to navigate to the game folder in the console and issue

Code:

ra2md.exe -record

from there. You could also use start-> run, create a .bat file, or do right-click -> new -> shortcut and use that code as a target.
Remember to rename session.ipb afterwards to save your recording, and remember the footnote - if you change your mod, the movie might get wacky. If you want to display your recording to the public or just make it permanent regardless of the mod's state, I suggest recording it with the game's recorder and then researching free DirectX capturing applications. Once you found one, you can tell the game to play the recorded game and record the game into a movie file with the new application.

Alternatively, if you want something specific recorded, like a demo of your mod or so, you might also want to look into mapping, specifically map scripting - if it's for promotion purposes, a pre-designed and choreographed display of your mod's capabilities might be more effective.
In addition to that, you can also try to apply the current state of your mod to a map, and make a recording on that map; theoretically, even if your mod gets updated, the map should preserve your previous mod state, and thus the recording should stay unharmed (save for art changes and the like, but those usually don't affect the balance and outcome of battles).

Oh, and if you find a free application than can record YR, report back which one it is