Where to Find Stock Video Footage
I recently started a video project and thought, “If I only had some footage of the ocean, this would be perfect!” OK, I live 3 …
Category: ScreenFlow
What Features Do You Want to See in ScreenFlow?
“No idea is so outlandish that it should not be considered with a searching but at the same time steady eye.” ~Winston Churchill Do you …
What Camera Do You Use with ScreenFlow?
ScreenFlow is great at capturing what’s going on on-screen. But what if you want to add a video of your talking head, or stream in …
Where Do You Find Voice Talent?
We’ve had several great posts about the importance of high-quality audio, with tips on how to improve your audio. But there’s one aspect of your …
Quintessential ScreenFlow: Birthday Party Invite
Matthieu Blanco wants to encourage people to stop hiding behind technology. As he says, (in his native French,) “La force de ce que vous créez …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Chris Beiting
My next subject in the “Meet the Screen-Flow-er” series is our good friend, Chris Beiting. Chris is a talented and professional screencaster. In fact, we’re …
Where do You Find Artwork for Your ScreenFlows?
Often when I’m creating a ScreenFlow video, I’ll want to break up a monotonous stretch of screenshots (or my own talking head) with some interesting, …
Studio Soundproofing
Chris Meyer of Pro Audio Coalition wrote a couple of very interesting articles tracking his adventures in improving the audio in his studio. The first …
Disabling ‘Snapping’ on the Fly
“Snap to guides”, or “Snapping” is a useful feature when you’re trying to align or position items in your Preview Window or on your Timeline. …
Screencasts and Education by Paul McGovern
Paul McGovern is one of our most vocal and loyal ScreenFlow supporters. It just so happens that as a lecturer in digital media & game …
Recording Skype Interviews by Ryan Bollenbach of Mograph TV
Bonjour, my name is Ryan Bollenbach and I’m the founder of Mograph TV. I created MGTV based on my passion towards the world of motion …
Boosting your Audio
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. ~Babe Ruth The best way for me to come across tips for ScreenFlow is to …
PNG Cursors and Shapes for Download
One of our wonderful ScreenFlow users, Michael Glasser from Prescott Computer Guy recently created some PNG cursors and shapes for ScreenFlow users. Michael posted these …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: John Basile of Scraster Professional Screencasting
For my next “Meet the ScreenFlow-er” I am happy to have had the opportunity to interview John Basile, the man behind Scraster Professional Screencasting. John …
Quintessential ScreenFlow: Piano lessons
The next video I want to share in this series comes to us from Mario Ajero, who publishes his popular “The Piano Podcast” on YouTube. …
Quintessential ScreenFlow: The Birth of a Solar System
The next video I want to share comes from John Pavlus, sci-tech writer/filmmaker. John recently shared this video he produced for NPR.org, called The Birth …
Sharp Scaling vs. Smooth Scaling
You may have noticed in your Preferences window an option to change your “Video Magnification” to “Smooth” or “Sharp” What does this mean? Well, like …
Cursor Tips for ScreenFlow
Changing your cursor and adding mouse click effects in ScreenFlow There are two primary ways to affect your cursor in ScreenFlow. The Screen Recording Properties …
Creating a Dynamite Screencast that Sells Your Software by Ian Ozsvald
Ian Ozsvald has produced more than 170 screencasts, ranging from 30 second tours to 30 minute lessons. He is very close to finishing the writing …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Marty Smith AKA turtleknife
You may have heard of him, you may have learned from him. If you play poker, you may have even lost to him. His name …
Where are You Posting Your ScreenFlows?
Making a fantastic ScreenFlow is only half the challenge. The other half is getting people to watch it! I post the videos for this blog …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Don McAllister of ScreenCasts Online
For this week’s “Meet the ScreenFlow-er” post, I am honored to bring you Don McAllister, the man behind ScreenCastsOnline. ScreenCastsOnline is a weekly video podcast …
Tips for Growing Your YouTube Audience by Oliver
This week I have asked one of our loyal ScreenFlow users to give us some advice about creating a following on YouTube. Oliver has grown …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Dr. Frank Lowney
My next subject in the Meet the ScreenFlow-er series is Dr. Frank Lowney. As the Senior Director for External Projects in Web Enabled Resources, as …
Screencasting in Technical Support
I recently suffered through a frustrating hour of trying to unsuccessfully add a URL link to one of my blog posts in WordPress. Let me …
Full-Screen Capture vs. Partial-Screen Capture
There is some debate among screencasters about what’s better: full-screen capture or partial-screen capture. Full-screen capture is just that: your entire screen gets recorded, then …
Apple H.264 vs. x264 in ScreenFlow – Better Exports?
If you export your ScreenFlows using the “Web” presets or the built in Apple H.264 codec, you’ll be interested to hear of a way to …
When Rejection and Insensitivity are Good Things by Andy White
Andy White has been regularly producing podcasts, for clients large and small since 2006, including Internet Marketing, which is regularly in the featured list under …
How to Show the Passage of Time in Your ScreenFlows
It’s a strange thing, but when you are dreading something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a disobliging habit of speeding …
Screen Resolutions Made Easy – No Math Needed
Here’s a nifty little widget I came across recently, called Ratio, which automatically calculates screen resolutions. This is handy if you want to scale your …
Meet the ScreenFlow-ers: The Noble Samurai Team
Interview with the dynamic team behind the Market Samurai screencasts I love hearing the experiences and advice in this “Meet the ScreenFlow-er” series! My next …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: David Chartier of Agile Web Solutions
Interview with Agile Web Solutions’ David Chartier As part of our ongoing Meet the ScreenFlow-er series, I am excited to introduce David Chartier from Agile …
Making Your Video Files Smaller
I need more SPACE! I know I’m not the only one who has said that – though, admittedly, maybe not everyone is referring to storage …
Tips for Using ScreenFlow to Record a Webinar
Webinars have become popular marketing vehicles for helping build brands and bring in leads. To get added value from your time and resources, record the …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Scott Elias from Loveland High School
Interview with Loveland High School’s Scott Elias Last week, I interviewed Joshua Rosenbaum from MailChimp about his ScreenFlowing experiences. My next subject is Scott Elias, …
Using Markers in ScreenFlow
If you’ve ever created a long screencast, you’ll immediately understand the benefits of using Markers. But even if your longest screencasts are less than a …
Working With Layers in the ScreenFlow Timeline
If you’ve spent any time using ScreenFlow, you’ll be somewhat familiar with the timeline, which appears across the bottom of your ScreenFlow window. The timeline …
Meet the ScreenFlow-er: The Man Behind MailChimp Screencasts
Interview with MailChimp’s Joshua Rosenbaum I recently connected with Joshua Rosenbaum, the resident ScreenFlow guru at MailChimp, providers of email marketing software and services. Joshua …
4 Steps to Planning a Tutorial Screencast by Ian Ozsvald
Ian Ozsvald is writing The Screencasting Handbook which teaches how anyone can make great screencasts that teach and sell software. Ian also runs the British …
3 Steps to Cool "Falling Text" Effect in ScreenFlow
There are a lot of nice effects that you can import into ScreenFlow from other applications such as Adobe After Effects or iMovie. But what …
Changing your Default Transition
Do you know that you can set what your default transition is? Easy! Just go to your preferences, and select a transition from the “Default …
ScreenFlow in Usability Testing
Screencasting software is a perfect tool to help with usability testing for a website or a software application. Usability testing essentially helps gauge how “usable” …
Export Just a Portion of Your Screencast
Another new feature of ScreenFlow 2.0 is the ability to export a selected range of your entire screencast, not the entire presentation. And, it’s easy …
Where to Find Background Music for Your Screencasts
When you want to use music in your screencasts, unless you create it yourself or get explicit rights from a composer, you will generally need …
Sizing Images for a Better ‘Flow’
Since we’re on the subject of using images in ScreenFlow (see yesterday’s post “Using still images in your ScreenFlow movie“) our resident ScreenFlow support guru, …
Using Still Images in Your ScreenFlow Movies
Logos, thought bubbles, arrows, rectangles… there is going to come a time when you will want to add an image or icon to your screencast. …
Hiding Your Desktop
I’m the first to admit it: My computer desktop is messier than my teenage daughter’s room. Of course, I know exactly where everything is when …
Tips for Great Sounding Audio
Most of us are not audio experts. Frankly, I’m happy when I can turn on a microphone and get sound from it. But, when you …
Sending a ScreenFlow Document
If you have ever had the need to send one of your ScreenFlow documents to someone, (and I don’t mean sending an exported .mov …
Can I Export ScreenFlow Videos for Use in Final Cut?
Despite the powerful editing tools in ScreenFlow, there may be an occasion when you need to do more extensive editing to your ScreenFlow video. So, …
Can You Hear Me?
What kind of microphone should you use to get the best sound for your ScreenFlow? Ask a group of screencasters this question, and you’ll get …
Feature Requests
Let us know what you want to see in the next version of ScreenFlow. Please look over the features that others have contributed, and VOTE …