Home

ScreenFlow User Guide

1. Record Click the red button the Record icon to display the countdown window and begin recording When you have finished recording video and audio sources are combined to maintain video audio sync Desktop video is combined with computer audio and camera video is combined with microphone audio You can separate these clips using the Edit gt Detach Audio command Using the Countdown Window Each time you start recording ScreenFlow displays the countdown panel providing a delay to allow you to prepare yourself for recording e February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Recording Presentations 23 Using ScreenFlow Helper Figure 12 Countdown Window Preparing to Record Press 2 to finish recording 3 By default the countdown is set to 5 seconds To change the countdown option or enable or disable it select gt Preferences gt General You can set the countdown delay for up to ten seconds To skip the countdown simply click on the countdown window and ScreenFlow begins recording immediately Using ScreenFlow Helper ScreenFlow utilizes a background application ScreenFlow Helper to manage various aspects of your recording The ScreenFlow Helper menu is located on the right side of the menu bar at the top of the display To monitor the status of your recording select the ScreenFlow Helper menu located on the right side of the menu bar ScreenFlow Helper Menu The ScreenFlow Helper menu contains th
2. Rename Clip Cut 3X Copy C Split Clip at Playhead 3 T Detach Audio Add Freeze Frame TEF Lock Clip XSL Group 3G Ungroup 3U Add Starting Transition Add Ending Transition Track Selection gt This menu represents numerous menu options detailed in the Edit Menu 83 Described below are menu items only available in this menu Show Clip Inspector Select to open the Clip Inspector window ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 94 Using ScreenFlow Menus Help Menu Figure 69 Clip Inspector Clip Inspector Duration 7 seconds Speed Source Duration 7 seconds O Locked Here you can change the duration or speed of a clip as well as lock it from further editing Rename Clip Select to rename the clip in the timeline The new name only effects this specific clip and does not change the name of the source in the media library You can also change the name by double clicking the name of the clip on the clip itself Track Selection Use the All Clips option to select all clips on this track Use the All Clips after current Clip option to select all clips following the selected clip on this track aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Troubleshooting This section describes common questions with ScreenFlow which may be addressed by the user If your issue is not listed or the recommended procedure does not work please contact technical support Why doesn t ScreenFlow play a
3. Stretch Margin Use the slider or manually enter the size in pixels of the margin range 0 to 300 Default 25 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA ze Editing ScreenC asts Media Library Media Library The media library stores all recorded and imported media in an unaltered state This material may be dragged to your timeline or canvas to add it to your project Dragging the content to the canvas or timeline more than once duplicates the content Media created by ScreenFlow is saved in a file in ScreenFlow format with an scc extension This is a proprietary format which can only be utilized by ScreenFlow You can import media by dragging the media from the Finder to your media library and export media by dragging the media out to your desktop target folder or server You can rename media files in your library by highlighting the media then clicking on the name below This also renames all associated clips on the timeline unless they have already been given a custom name Figure 37 Media Library ms 2 0c T fel Media in your document Media Dropdown Menu Right click Control click your media to display the dropdown menu Preview Source Select to preview video audio or still image clips stored in the media library Or move your mouse near the center and wait a moment until the Play button displays over the thumbnail then click the Play button ScreenFlow displays the video in a preview
4. The selected media file is added to the Media Library as well as the project Font Menu This topic describes each item in the Font menu Font options apply only to text clips in your project Show Fonts Command T Displays the System Font Panel Select a font to apply to highlighted text or all text if none is selected Bold Command B Makes the current text selection bold Italic Command l Makes the current text selection italic Underline Command U Underlines the current text selection Bigger Increases by one point the font size of the current text selection Smaller Decreases by one point the font size of the current text selection Kern Kerning adjusts the distance between glyphs characters in text to make it look better balanced For example tucking in the A under the V in the phrase AV Kern applies to all selected text in a text box If no characters are selected but the insertion cursor is placed between two characters Kern applies to that pair The Kern menu item has the following submenu options Use Default Use the default kerning built into the font Use None Disable all kerning ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 88 Using ScreenFlow Menus Actions Menu Tighten Decrease the distance between characters Loosen Increase the distance between characters Ligature A ligature is a character that combines two or more other characters For example the ligature
5. User s Guide Telestream ScreenFlow Version 3 0 User s Guide i Copyrights and Trademark Notices Copyright 2012 Telestream Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed altered or translated into any languages without the written permission of Telestream Information and specifications in this document are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Telestream Telestream Flip4Mazc FlipFactory Episode Telestream MAP MetaFlip GraphicsFactory MotionResolve ScreenFlow and Split and Stitch are registered trademarks and Pipeline Launch Wirecast Videocue Drive in and Vantage are trademarks of Telestream Inc QuickTime Mac OS X and Safari are trademarks of Apple Inc Bonjour the Bonjour logo and the Bonjour symbol are trademarks of Apple Inc MainConcept is a registered trademark of MainConcept LLC and MainConcept AG Copyright 2004 MainConcept Multimedia Technologies Microsoft Windows NT 2000 XP XP Professional Server 2003 Vista Media Player Media Encoder Net Internet Explorer SQL Server 2005 Express Edition and Windows Media Technologies are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation This product is manufactured by Telestream under license from Avid to pending patent applications This product is manufactured by Telestream under license from VoiceAge Corporation Dolby and the double D symbol are registered
6. combines f and i Not all fonts contain all ligature characters but their use is turned on by default in ScreenFlow The Ligature menu item has the following submenu options Use Default Use ligatures if the font uses them Use None Do not use ligatures Use All Use ligatures Copy Style Copies the Text style of the selected text This does not copy the background of the text as the background is for the whole Text Box Paste Style Alt Command V Applies the previously copied Text Style to the currently selected text This does not paste the background of the text as the background is for the whole Text Box Make Text Properties Default Saves all the current text properties for the selected Text Box clip and make them the default When you create a new Text Box the default text properties are used Actions Menu This topic describes each item in the Actions menu Actions are time based changes to clip clips used to create gradual or temporary effects A clip must be selected for the items in this menu to be active Actions are often applied to a clip in pairs one at the beginning and the other at the end Add Video Action Command K Adds a Video Action to the selected clip at the location of the scrubber A Video Action allows you to apply effects like Zoom Pan and Rotate to your video clip ime February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 89 Actions Menu Add Audio Action Alt C
7. You can paste properties to multiple clips simultaneously however If you copy multiple clips with different properties and paste adjustments to another clip which properties will be pasted is not predictable Paste and Match Style Alt Shift Command V Select Paste and Match Style to add text on the clipboard to your text box Inserted text adopts the text formatting of the character immediately preceding the insertion point Delete Backspace Select Delete to permanently remove the currently selected items Delete does not place the item on the clipboard If you have marked in and out points the segment between the in and out point is deleted for all clips as shown below Figure 59 Mark In and out points on your timeline Select Delete to remove all assets from the timeline between the in and out points Figure 60 Delete the assets between the in and out points Note To shift clips left to fill the hole created by the deletion use Ripple Delete Command backspace the scrubber handle or right click Control click in the empty space and select Close Gap Select All Command A Choose Select All to highlight all clips in the timeline Deselect All Shift Command A Choose Deselect All to deselect all clips in the timeline This can also be done by clicking in an empty area of the canvas or timeline February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 83 Edit Menu Split Clip
8. those that have a numeric value are transitional these can be applied to both the start and end of an action to create a transition For example you have a 30 second video clip and you add a video action to the start of the clip and another video action to the end of the clip each 4 seconds long Next using the scrubber you set the start of the beginning video action to 0 brightness and the end of the beginning video action to 100 brightness Next you set the beginning of the ending video action to 100 brightness and the end of the ending video action to 0 brightness to create a fade in and a fade out effect Select a video screen recording or text clip or select the start or end of a video action in the video or screen recording clip before applying properties ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 42 Editing ScreenC asts Video Properties Figure 28 Video Properties mooeg tT Video Properties ee Scale eeeQpe 100 Position 0 0 X Rotation 0 Q Y Rotation 0 Z Rotation 0 e Opacity e 100 O Reflection O Shadow 45 Color EE Offset O Opacity Blur Size Saturation eee 100 Brightness emme 100 Contrast e 100 Add Video Action Audio Properties Dropdown Menu Add Video Action Select to add a video action at the moment indicated by the scrubber in the selected clip Reset to Defaults Select to reset all properties in this panel to default value
9. uncompressed format your best option is to use Video Properties gt Scale or Callout Action gt Zoom These functions allow you to increase the visibility on a specific portion of the recording which can be valuable for maintaining clarity in a heavily compressed video e Text is the hardest item to reproduce clearly in digital video Digital video was not designed to recreate detailed figures like text It was designed to map color spaces 95 96 Troubleshooting so the thin lines of text can be particularly difficult to recreate If you have text in your project it is best to use the Scale feature or to increase the text size How do you designate a recording area Although many screen capture programs function by designating a recording area ScreenFlow does not ScreenFlow captures the entire monitor and all of its contents This enables you to make use of the entire monitor during editing in post production When using a program which designates a recording space you may unexpectedly move outside of this space due to a menu option or pop up If your recording space is preset there is no way to recover this lost information With ScreenFlow s reliance on post production editing you can move outside your area of focus when necessary If you are recording a small video area you may be concerned that a full screen recording will take up unnecessary disk space ScreenFlow s adaptive recording method captures minimal information on
10. Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 20 Getting Started Tour 3 Exporting Your Screencast aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 21 Recording Presentations The first step in creating a screencast is to record your media This topic guides you through the process of recording and describes your recording options Note ScreenFlow automatically stops recording when you have less than 100 megabytes free on your system disk volume Topics m Configuring ScreenFlow Helper Recording Options m Using ScreenFlow Helper m Adding A Recording m Preference Options for Recording m Recording Tips Configuring ScreenFlow Helper Recording Options Each time you start ScreenFlow ScreenFlow also launches ScreenFlow Helper the menu is displayed in the automatically displays the Configure Recording window to help you begin recording media for your screencast You can also display the Configure Recording window from ScreenFlow Helper gt Configure Recording or select File gt New Recording When you stop recording you can add these new clips to a new document or you can add them to one of the topmost ScreenFlow documents that are already open If this is the first recording session ScreenFlow starts a new recording project and displays a new untitled ScreenFlow document To add subsequent recordings see Adding A Recording Using the Configure Recording Window Use the Configure Recording window to select recording op
11. Save your Clip ts 5 Recording Complete C3 ne Your recording completed successfully You now have the option to create a new document or add to one of the open documents Create New Document O Add to Document Untitl Discard OK If you have accidentally created a new document when you intended to add the recording to an existing document just drag your recording into the previous document s canvas timeline or Media Library This duplicates the recording in the other document s project folder Add Additional Recording Shift Command R To add a recording to your document you may simply create a new recording in which case you receive notification as illustrated above or you may choose Add Additional Recording This may be selected from the File menu or the Media Library The Add Additional Recording dialog has options similar to theConfiguring ScreenFlow Helper Recording Options window Figure 14 Add Additional Recording Window ts gt s Add Additional Recording pa You can add an additional recording to your document M Record Desktop from your Color LCD M Record Video from Built in iSight A M Record Audio from Built in Microphone W _ Record Computer Audio _ Close ScreenFlow before recording Choose this option if you don t want the ScreenFlow application icon visible in your dock during the recording You will need to save your document first Cancel CD The diffe
12. ScreenFlow through the Mac App Store the License tab does not display The Mac App Store has its own licensing and updating processes To unlock ScreenFlow and activate its features you must purchase and install a license Purchasing ScreenFlow Directly in the Application The easiest way to purchase and activate ScreenFlow is to directly in the application Step 1 Launch ScreenFlow Step 2 Select Purchase gt Purchase ScreenFlow Online to display the License pane Figure 1 Preferences Licenses Pane Unlicensed Licenses n D eS General Timeline Advanced Licenses ScreenFlow Serial Number Purchase License Enter Serial Number M E Click the lock to prevent further changes Note If ScreenFlow doesn t display a Purchase License button then you have already registered ScreenFlow Step 3 Click the Lock icon at the bottom of the panel and enter your password to allow ScreenFlow to make changes to your license Note Your user must be an administrator If your username is not an administrative account you ll need to create one in order to continue Step 4 Click the Purchase License button to go to the Telestream online store and purchase a license Step 5 When the purchase is complete the ScreenFlow license installs automatically i February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 About ScreenFlow 7 Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only Activating Your License If yo
13. T Select Split Clip to convert each selected clip into two separate clips splitting them at the current scrubber point so that you can adjust the parts of the clip independently Figure 61 Timeline before splitting a clip Figure 62 Timeline after splitting a clip When splitting a clip the previous clip name is retained on both clips By default each segment of a clip uses the name of the original media located in the Media Library These segments can be renamed for convenience and clarity This action is applied with Command T Command Shift T or simply T Detach Audio Select Detach Audio to remove the audio stream from the selected clip visible as a green waveform through the center of the clip unless View gt Show Audio Waveforms is unchecked and create a new audio clip creating an independent audio clip at the same point in the timeline Figure 63 Timeline just prior to a clip Detach Audio operation ScreenFlow adds the audio to a new audio clip in the timeline Figure 64 Timeline after detaching audio from a clip ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 cA 84 Using ScreenFlow Menus Edit Menu After the operation a new audio clip which contains the audio from the selected video clip is added to the timeline The previous video audio clip is now video only Add Freeze Frame Shift Command F Select Add Freeze Frame to insert a freeze frame in the middle of a selected clip First t
14. Text Properties Dropdown Menu Add Text Clip Select to add a text clip at the moment indicated by the scrubber Reset to Defaults Select to reset all properties in this panel to default values When you select Reset to Defaults the settings applied by this command are the settings in place when Make Settings Default for New Text Clips was executed Make Settings Default for New Text Clips Select to set all properties in this panel to default values for future text clips Text Properties Controls Font Select this menu to choose a font face from the list of fonts provided by your system The font is applied to the entire text box if none or all text is selected ora range of selected characters Size Select this menu to choose the size of your text in pixels range 9 to 288 The size is applied to the entire text box if none or all text is selected or a range of selected characters Select Font Panel option to enter a custom size Alignment Select paragraph alignment Align Left Align Right Center This property affects the selected paragraph if more than one Fill Check to choose Solid Color Image Gradient from the dropdown menu For fill select a color from the color wheel The color is applied to the entire text box if none or all text is selected or a range of selected characters For Image ScreenFlow displays an Open dialog so you can navigate to and select any custom image file Deselect the checkbox to rem
15. my keychain Select this option to retain your account information when uploading to Vimeo Change Account Click this button to access a different Vimeo account e February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Publishing Your Screencast 67 Publishing to Flash Vimeo Settings Figure 50 Vimeo Settings Window Publish your screencast to Vimeo Title Untitled Description Tags Separate the tags with comma Access Mark screencast personal The video will use your Vimeo preferences at vimeo com Quality _ Publish in HD HD quality screencasts will take longer to export amp upload Cancel Publish Title Enter the title for your screencast Default uses your project name Description Enter a description for your screencast Tags Enter keywords to describe your screencast When Vimeo users search for these words your video is included in the search results Access Check to mark your screencast as personal for authorized viewing only The default option uses your Vimeo preferences Quality Select this option to publish your screencast in HD Maximum resolution is 640x480 if unchecked and 1280x720 if checked Publish Click Publish to export and upload your screencast ScreenFlow displays a progress bar to indicate encoding and upload progress Click Cancel at any time to abort the encode upload process Publishing to Flash This feature enables the user to save their screenc
16. oral or written information or advice given by the Company its distributors dealers or agents shall increase the scope of this Limited Warranty or create any new warranties Geographical Limitation of Warranty This limited warranty is valid only within the country in which the Product is purchased licensed Limitations on Remedies YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND THE ENTIRE LIABILITY OF TELESTREAM INC WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT SHALL BE AS STATED IN THIS LIMITED WARRANTY Your sole and exclusive remedy for any and all breaches of any Limited Warranty by the Company shall be the recovery of reasonable damages which in the aggregate shall not exceed the total amount of the combined license fee and purchase price paid by you for the Product Damages TELESTREAM INC SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING ANY LOST PROFITS LOST SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT OR THE BREACH OF ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE DAMAGES OR ANY REMEDY PROVIDED FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE Further information regarding this limited warranty may be obtained by writing Telestream Inc 848 Gold Flat Road Suite 1 Nevada City CA 95959 You can call Telestream Inc via telephone at 530 470 1300 ime February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Contents Preface 1 Obtaining Support Info
17. parts of the screen where there is no action so this has very little effect on file size Does ScreenFlow work with Parallels or VMware Since ScreenFlow captures everything on your monitor both Parallels and VMware are supported including Computer Audio output However ScreenFlow cannot use the Callout features as these are dependent upon information provided by Mac OS X Telestream has tested ScreenFlow with Parallels in all modes Coherence Window and Full Screen without issue In fact when using Parallels VMware some users have reported that ScreenFlow produces smoother higher quality output while using less CPU resources than native Windows screen capture programs What kind of graphics card should use ScreenFlow requires a Quartz Extreme capable graphics card If you are unsure if your graphics card is supported please download an evaluation version ScreenFlow will notify you if it is not supported You can expect most Mac hardware made in the last five years to fully support Quartz Extreme graphics cards ScreenFlow uses video RAM or VRAM during the recording process so it is important to have a graphics card with at least 64 MB of VRAM but we recommend 128 MB The amount of VRAM necessary to record smooth video depends on your display resolution and whether or not other applications are simultaneously using VRAM If you have insufficient VRAM the recording will drop frames and the video skips during playback Do
18. the bottom of the screen is the timeline This is a visual representation of the temporal length of your screencast The scale at the top of the timeline represents measurements of time The red vertical line on the timeline is called the scrubber This represents the current temporal position of the preview currently displayed on the canvas The timeline is divided into tracks to manage different clips overlapping at the same time If the clip is visual i e video image or text the upper most track is displayed over the lower tracks Between the canvas and the timeline are playback controls to play your screencast as well as jump to the beginning or end of your screencast Properties On the upper right side of the editing window are the Properties tabs These are the main editing controls of ScreenFlow and allow you to configure each clip in your screencast It also includes the media library which stores all recorded and imported media in an unaltered state For more information see the Properties topics in Editing ScreenCasts Cropping ScreenFlow provides two different types of cropping Figure 5 Canvas Controls ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 cA 14 Getting Started Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast Canvas Cropping Actions Canvas cropping is used to change the resolution or aspect ratio of the workspace you have to edit in This can be useful if you want to constrain your screencast t
19. the frame of a video clip in the canvas panel is the output frame rectangle that controls the size of your video when you export it The gray space around the black frame is for placing content that will not be present or fully present in your exported video Use this space to display off screen content present in scaling or pan effects The content displayed on the canvas reflects the position of the scrubber on the timeline If the clip is visual video image and text the upper track is displayed over the lower tracks The figure below depicts how the canvas looks before any recording has been performed to obscure the output frame rectangle February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 33 Using the Canvas Panel Figure 17 Canvas Panel Without any Content in Project Canvas region Output frame rectangle Canvas button Playback controls Configuring the Canvas The canvas size represents your total usable display space as measured in pixels of your output video Click the Canvas button to highlight the canvas rectangle and display canvas controls Click the button again to hide the controls Clicking the button to hide the controls without first clicking Apply cancels any changes you have made Canvas Size To change the maximum canvas size click and drag any corner of the highlighted rectangle or enter the width and height values in the Canvas X and Y fields The canvas size cannot be set
20. the metadata on your Windows Media file including title author description copyright and rating Silverlight This tab is for encoding your Windows Media file for use with Microsoft s Silverlight Player Here you may select from various player skins to customize your video presentation Publishing to YouTube If you have a YouTube account ScreenFlow enables you to publish your screencasts directly to YouTube Logging In Select File gt Publish to YouTube to access the YouTube login window Figure 43 YouTube Account Login Window Youl Publish your screencast to YouTube Password _ Remember this password in my keychain Cancel Sign In nes Enter your YouTube Name and Password to access your account Select the check box to retain your login information for future uploads Click the Sign In button When you have successfully signed in ScreenFlow displays a dialog for you to entre details about your screencast February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Publishing Your Screencast 63 Publishing to Vimeo Settings Figure 44 YouTube Details Window Youll Publish your screencast to YouTube a Category Film amp Animation Title tutorial screenflow Description Tags Access _ Mark screencast personal Personal content can only be viewed from your account and by other YouTube users that you authorize Quality _ Publish in 72 HD HD quality screencasts will take longer to
21. the temporal length of your screencast The scale at the top displays the time scale for this project The timeline is divided vertically into tracks to manage different clips which may overlap at the same time The red vertical line on the timeline is the scrubber The scrubber identifies the current position of the view displayed on the canvas You can scrub through your project by using the mouse to grab the top handle in the time scale and moving it right or left Notice that as you use the scrubber to scrub your project the canvas update the video in real time All of the media in the timeline is referenced to your project s media library Changes made in the timeline or on the canvas do not alter your original recording Properties Panel The upper right panel displays the properties panel The properties panel organizes the properties by tab video audio screen recording callouts annotations text and media files the media library which stores all recorded and imported media in its original format and state Using the Canvas Panel The canvas panel is a video preview panel spacial representation of the visual clips in your ScreenFlow project which allows you to play your project and size and organize the visual clips of your project ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 32 Editing ScreenC asts Using the Canvas Panel Figure 16 Canvas Controls The center black frame which may be obscured by
22. the viewer to follow Click Effect This feature can be used to make a visual effect when you click your mouse Select Radar to project a red circle with each click or Invert to change the cursor from black to white with each click Sound on Click Select this option to generate a click sound when the mouse button is pressed Show Keys Pressed Select this option to display the text as you were typing it while recording Show Modifier Keys Pressed Select this option to display modifiers used in hotkey commands F1 through F12 and the arrow keys Callout Properties Callout Properties are used to highlight a specific portion of the screen They can only be applied to screen recordings Unlike the other properties Callout Properties must be used with an action This tour focuses on the most common features For more details see Callout Properties ia February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Getting Started 17 Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast Figure 9 Callout Properties m o olo G4 T Callout Properties E Da Highlight Mouse Cursor O Foreground Window O Freehand Opacity eme 75 Blu Qem 0 Blur Background Zoom Up Q 100 Border Qem 0 Outline 0 px O Shadow Q 0 foo op A Feather Round Build 0 00s 2 0 00s 2 In Duration Out Duration Add Callout Highlight Callouts are capable of highlighting an area in three different ways Mouse cursor highlight
23. to a value larger than the original recording Background Color Click the Background Color button to the right of the Canvas X and Y fields to choose the background color of the canvas Default black Snap to Front Window Check to highlight a foreground window in your recording and want to crop the area outside of that window This helps you to crop the canvas around the foreground window Reset Cancel Apply Use these buttons to reset the settings to the default values cancel changes you ve made or apply the changes you ve made Configuring Clips in your Screencast There are several operations you can perform on visual clips you ve added You can quickly and easily arrange them spatially on the canvas and you can crop resize and rotate them ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 34 Editing ScreenC asts Using the Timeline Panel Figure 18 Arranging and Adjusting Clips in the Canvas Panel Click a media clip to highlight it Grab the center handle to rotate the clip at any angle Grab a resize handle to resize the rectangle BAN Wiat iadan AOA liuh adian lll aa ha Dios idha ih d Daos I Notice the highlighted clip in the timeline and the scrubber bar s position mli bah hA Click on a clip to select it ScreenFlow highlights the clip both in the canvas and the timeline Scaling a Clip To scale a clip select any resize handle and drag your mouse Hold the Shift key while
24. towards the end Ease Out Starting fast slowing down towards the end ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 90 Using ScreenFlow Menus View Menu Ease In amp Out Starting and ending slowly faster in the middle None Apply action immediately The duration of the action is ignored if this option is applied View Menu This topic describes each item in the View menu View options determine how the media is presented both on the Canvas and in the Timeline Enter Full Screen Command F Only available in OSX 10 7 Lion Displays the editing window in full screen mode to reduce on screen clutter Enter Preview Alt Command F Displays the screencast in full screen mode for playback only Press Escape to exit preview Zoom In Command Magnify the canvas area of ScreenFlow Zoom Out Command Reduce the canvas area of ScreenFlow Zoom to 100 Alt Command 0 Display the canvas area at its direct pixel size Zoom to Fit Magnify the canvas of ScreenFlow so that all contents are visible in the window with a bit of margins on the sides These options only change how your screencast is displayed on the canvas They do not alter the media Zoom Timeline to Fit Control T Scales the timeline to fit all content in your window Zoom Timeline In Expands the timeline Zoom Timeline Out Contracts the timeline February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 91 Window
25. trademarks of Dolby Laboratories SharpSSH2 Copyright c 2008 Ryan Faircloth All rights reserved Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution Neither the name of Diversified Sales and Service Inc nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS AS IS AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT INCIDENTAL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY WHETHER IN CONTRACT STRICT LIABILITY OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
26. video action to 0 brightness and the end of the beginning video action to 100 brightness Next you set the beginning of the ending video action to 100 brightness and the end of the ending video action to 0 brightness to create a fade in and a fade out effect Select a video screen recording or text clip or select the start or end of a video action in the video or screen recording clip before applying properties Figure 29 Audio Properties eo o git Audio Properties tr Volume eee 100 O Ducking Meter ammm o C Mute Audio Processing C Smooth Volume Levels C Mix Input to Mono O Effect Amount Filter _ Remove Background Noise Amount Add Audio Action Any clip which uses audio content displays with a waveform This waveform adjusts to reflect any volume changes The following image depicts an audio clip with an audio action set to increase volume Notice how the waveform display is enlarged to the right due to the action ime February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 45 Audio Properties Figure 30 Audio Clip in Timeli te ne Di Audio Properties Dropdown Menu Add Audio Action Select to add an audio action at the moment indicated by the scrubber in the selected clip Reset to Defaults Select to reset all properties in this panel to default values Audio Properties Volume Use the slider or enter a percentage value to change the aud
27. 23 drawing shapes 38 ducking 33 E Edit menu 20 add freeze frame 24 copy 21 cut 20 detach audio 23 lock unlock clip 25 mark in point 25 mark out point 25 markers 26 paste 21 redo 20 ripple delete 25 special characters 26 split clip 23 trim to end 24 trim to front 24 undo 20 editing actions 28 i February 2012 curve type 29 annotations properties 38 audio properties 32 blur 37 brightness 31 callout properties 36 canvas 19 changing speed 26 clip contact menu 33 clip inspector 33 contrast 31 create or close gap 24 create or close timeline gap 25 drawing shapes 38 freeze frame 26 24 group 26 highlight 36 image cropping 22 in and out points 25 lock clip 26 markers 27 26 media library 42 positioning 30 rename clip 34 ripple delete 25 saturation 31 scaling 22 30 screen recording properties 34 split clip 24 23 text boxes 39 text properties 39 timeline 22 tour 20 track selection 34 tracks 23 transitions 27 transitions inspector 27 trim 24 video properties 29 volume 33 window 18 editing window 18 canvas 19 timeline 22 tracks 23 election 34 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 export 17 chapters 20 customize 21 Flip4Mac Windows Media 22 QuickTime 21 dimensions 19 frame size 19 manage 19 Flip4Mac Windows Media 22 QuickTime 21 motion blur 20 presets Apple TV 19 creating your own 19 customize 21 iPad 19 iPhone 19 iPod 19 Lossless 18 make settings default 19 Web High 18 Web
28. Figure 24 Locked and Unlocked Clips m tE gt FE ae FE Fe Creating a Freeze Frame If you want to pause on a single frame of video while editing select the clip and move the scrubber to the frame that you want to pause Select Edit gt Add Freeze Frame to create a still image of the current frame of video This splits the video and adds a two February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 39 Using the Timeline Panel second freeze frame clip essentially an image within the split The duration of the freeze frame can be modified by expanding or contracting the clip Figure 25 Creating a Freeze Frame Adding Markers You can place markers on your timeline to identify a particular time mark on your screencast Markers are particularly useful in a long or complex screencast during editing You can export marker locations as chapters in supported formats For more information see the Add Chapter Track from Markers control described in Exporting Your Video Move the scrubber to the desired location then select Edit gt Markers gt Add to create the marker ScreenFlow displays a dialog so you can name the marker To display the marker list Select Window gt Markers Click a marker to quickly move to that time in the project Transitions Transitions are applied to a clip to create a smooth progression into out of and between clips Transitions can only be added to clips in the same
29. Guide 81020 Preferences 73 Advanced Pane Display Use SMPTE timecode Check to display the timeline scale as SMPTE timecode HH MM SS FF Hours Minutes Seconds Frames If unchecked the scale uses an informal method of displaying time markers for example 1h2m30s Show current time when scrubbing Check to display exact time when moving the scrubber around in the timeline Default Transition Select the default effect to use when generating a transition Default Bars Swipe Default Track Height Select the default track height of timeline tracks If you typically use many tracks you may want to set this to Small so that you can see more tracks in your window without scrolling Default Regular Default duration of still images Use the arrows or manually enter the value in seconds of the default length of an image clip on the timeline Range one tenth of a second 3 frames to 50 seconds Default 5 seconds Advanced Pane The Advanced pane provides advanced ScreenFlow settings Figure 54 Preferences Advanced Pane Advanced iw s General Timeline Advanced Licenses Video Magnification Smooth O Sharp Screen Recording Compression Adaptive O Lossless Use when exporting with Lossless preset For all other export presets use Adaptive Computer Audio Uninstall Driver i Capture Scratch Disk 1 Startup Volume Change 7 Video Magnification Select Smooth Sharp to set the com
30. ICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER TO i ENCODE VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AVC STANDARD AVC VIDEO AND OR ii DECODE AVC VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSED TO PROVIDE AVC VIDEO NO LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA L L C SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM MPEG4 SYSTEMS THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 SYSTEMS PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR ENCODING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 SYSTEMS STANDARD EXCEPT THAT AN ADDITIONAL LICENSE AND PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES ARE NECESSARY FOR i February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 ScreenFlow Version 3 0 User s Guide iii ENCODING IN CONNECTION WITH i DATA STORED OR REPLICATED IN PHYSICAL MEDIA WHICH IS PAID FOR ON A TITLE BY TITLE BASIS AND OR ii DATA WHICH IS PAID FOR ON A TITLE BY TITLE BASIS AND IS TRANSMITTED TO AN END USER FOR PERMANENT STORAGE AND OR USE SUCH ADDITIONAL LICENSE MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS Limited Warranty and Disclaimers Telestream Inc the Company warrants to the original registered end user that the product will perform as stated below for a period of one 1 year from the date of shipment from factory Hardware and Media The Product hardware components if any including equipment supplied
31. International Telestream Distributors See the Telestream Web site at www telestream net for your regional authorized Telestream distributor We d Like to Hear From You If you have comments or suggestions about improving this document or other Telestream documents or if you ve discovered an error or omission please email us at techwriter telestream net Part No 81020 2012 Telestream Inc 2 Preface ia February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 About ScreenFlow This guide is designed to help you understand how to use each feature in ScreenFlow and also to provide hints tricks and other information to help you make the best presentations possible Record Edit Share Telestream ScreenFlow is powerful easy to use screencasting software for Mac users With ScreenFlow you can record the contents of your entire monitor while also capturing your video camera microphone and your computer audio After capturing your video and audio you can use ScreenFlow s video editing tools to edit and publish your presentation You can publish your presentation as a QuickTime or Windows Media movie as well as publish directly to YouTube or Vimeo Using ScreenFlow in Trial Mode Until you unlock ScreenFlow by purchasing a license and activating it ScreenFlow operates in trial mode In trial mode all of ScreenFlow s features are available but your presentations are water marked To unlock ScreenFlow go to Unlocking Scree
32. Low 18 Windows Media 18 resolution 19 tour 26 video file size 20 F features new 18 feedback 33 File menu 18 open 18 save 19 Flash 29 contents 30 how to publish 31 font 40 size 40 Font menu 27 copy style 28 kern 27 ligature 28 make text properties default 28 paste style 28 freeze frame 26 24 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Index 105 full screen 30 G group 26 H Help menu 32 ScreenFlow Help 33 search 32 visit ScreenFlow support 33 visit ScreenFlow website 33 Helper 19 hide desktop icons 20 highlight 36 l image cropping 22 opacity 31 reflection 31 scaling 22 30 setting default duration 19 shadow 31 importing media 42 in and out points 25 clear 25 mark in 25 mark out 25 in points 25 Insert menu 26 choose 27 media 27 speech clip 26 Text box 26 installing 18 K kern 27 L licensing 20 change serial number 22 deactivation 22 upgrade 22 19 ligature 28 lock clip 26 February 2012 ER 106 Index M magnify 37 setting smoothness 19 manual 33 markers 27 26 window 31 media library 42 add media 42 add recording 42 contact menu 42 delete 42 preview 42 rename 42 zoom 42 media management 42 menu Actions 28 Edit 20 File 18 Font 27 Help 32 Insert 26 Purchase 32 ScreenFlow 17 View 30 Window 31 mix input to mono 33 motion blur 20 MPEG disclaimers ii mute 33 N narration 23 new features 18 noise 33 normalize 33 notices legal generally i O Opac
33. Menu Snapping Control N Toggles snapping for both the canvas and timeline When snapping is on the mouse snaps to various guide lines For example in the canvas the mouse snaps your objects to the center and edges of your canvas It also snaps to other objects if you have any In the timeline the mouse snaps to the beginnings and endings of actions and clips You can temporarily toggle snapping by holding down the Command key Scrub Live Audio Shift S When activated you can hear the audio track while dragging the scrubber Show Audio Waveform When activated clips that contain audio have the audio waveform shown along the center of the clip Show Thumbnail Icons When activated each clip displays a thumbnail icon displaying either the first frame of content for video or image files or a format icon for audio or text clips Window Menu This topic describes each item in the Window menu Minimize Command M Minimizes the foreground window Zoom Scales the foreground window to the full size of the screen Markers Opens a window listing the markers in the front most document You can add delete rename and jump to markers in this window ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 92 Using ScreenFlow Menus Purchase Menu Telestream Web Store Only Figure 67 Markers window Bring All to Front Brings all of ScreenFlow s windows to the foreground Documents Last in the menu is a l
34. Menu 33 Troubleshooting 17 Installing ScreenFlow 17 System Requirements 17 Installing ScreenFlow 18 Upgrading ScreenFlow 19 Installing Telestream Audio 19 Uninstalling Telestream Audio 19 Removing ScreenFlow from Your Computer 20 February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 xi Figures About ScreenFlow 17 Figure 1 Figure 2 Preferences Licenses Pane Unlicensed 20 Enter Your Serial Number To Unlock Screenflow 21 Getting Started 17 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Screenflow Recording Window 18 Editing Window 20 Canvas Controls 21 Video Properties Action 22 Video Properties 23 Screen Recording Properties 24 Callout Properties 25 Export Settings Window 26 Recording Presentations 17 Figure 11 Figure 12 Figure 13 Figure 14 Configure Recording Window 18 Countdown Window 19 Use the Recording Complete Dialog to Save your Clip 21 Add Additional Recording Window 21 Editing ScreenCasts 17 Figure 15 Figure 16 Figure 17 Figure 18 Figure 19 Figure 20 Figure 21 Figure 22 Editing Window 18 Canvas Controls 20 Canvas Panel Without any Content in Project 21 Arranging and Adjusting Clips in the Canvas Panel 22 Timeline Displays Project Length and all Media Clips 23 Timeline Magnification Slider 23 Use Track Controls to Adjust Track Height 24 Mark In and Out Points on Timeline 25 xii Figures Figure 23 Figure 24 Figure 25 Figure 26 Figu
35. Points 25 Markers 26 Special Characters Alt Command T 26 Insert Menu 26 Text Box 26 Speech Clip 26 aaa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Contents ix Choose Shift Command V 27 Font Menu 27 Show Fonts Command T 27 Bold Command B 27 Italic Command l 27 Underline Command U 27 Bigger 27 Smaller 27 Kern 27 Ligature 28 Copy Style 28 Paste Style Alt Command V 28 Make Text Properties Default 28 Actions Menu 28 Add Video Action Command K 28 Add Audio Action Alt Command U 29 Add Screen Recording Action Command R 29 Add Callout Command L 29 Add Annotations Alt Command T 29 Goto Next Action 29 Goto Previous Action 29 Curve Type 29 View Menu 30 Enter Full Screen Command F 30 Enter Preview Alt Command F 30 Zoom In Command 30 Zoom Out Command 30 Zoom to 100 Alt Command 0 30 Zoom to Fit 30 Zoom Timeline to Fit Control T 30 Zoom Timeline In 30 Zoom Timeline Out 30 Snapping Control N 31 Scrub Live Audio Shift S 31 Show Audio Waveform 31 Show Thumbnaillcons 31 Window Menu 31 Minimize Command M 31 Zoom 31 Markers 31 Bring All to Front 32 Documents 32 Purchase Menu Telestream Web Store Only 32 Purchase ScreenFlow Online 32 Unlock ScreenFlow 32 Help Menu 32 Search 32 ScreenFlow Help Command 33 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA x Contents Visit ScreenFlow Web site 33 Visit Support Page 33 Provide ScreenFlow Feedback 33 Clip Contact
36. Reducing your Video File Size To preserve the aspect ratio of your screencast use the Dimensions options For general purposes you may want to reduce the dimensions by 50 Reducing the Frame Rate The NTSC video standard frame rate is 30 FPS This is the standard for videos produced in North America However this standard is based on creating a smooth representation of video motion captured in the real world and may not be necessary for your screencast If you specify 30 frames per second the output will be smooth but the file will be about twice as a 15 FPS video file You may find that a 10 FPS or 15 FPS recording is very acceptable for your audience Reducing the frame rate can drastically reduce the size of the video file You should experiment with codec settings to get a sense for what frame size and frame rate works best for you ae February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Publishing Your Screencast 59 Customizing Codec Settings Customizing Codec Settings After selecting a preset click the Customize button to modify these codec settings ScreenFlow displays the QuickTime compression settings dialog the standard dialog for all programs which use QuickTime to compress video If you are customizing the Windows Media preset ScreenFlow displays the Flip4Mac compression settings window You can also access this window by creating a custom preset using Manage gt Edit QuickTime Customization When you are edit
37. Resize the canvas and timeline panels by dragging the boundary up or down as required Audio meters qa Canvas button Playback controls Timeline with clips Zoom control You can resize the canvas and timeline panels as necessary by clicking and dragging the boundary up or down The panel boundary is the upper border of the timeline labels as shown in the figure above Canvas Panel The upper left panel of the editing window is the canvas The canvas displays a preview of all content in your screencast based on the position of the scrubber in the project You can adjust the canvas size and resulting frame size of your exported video and background color using the Canvas button You use the canvas to arrange resize and configure all of the media in the project Canvas Button Just below the canvas on the far left is the canvas button which you click to view and adjust canvas properties February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenCasts 31 Using the Canvas Panel Playback Controls Below the canvas and centered are playback controls to play your screencast as well as jump to the beginning or end of your screencast Audio Meters To the right of the playback controls are the audio meters The top meter represents the left channel the bottom represents the right channel Timeline Panel The bottom panel directly below the player controls is the timeline a visual representation of
38. THIS SOFTWARE EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA ii ScreenFlow Version 3 0 User s Guide Other brands product names and company names are trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purpose only OMAIN wanes non X P AFD L Bonjour READY MPEG Disclaimers MPEGLA MPEG2 Patent ANY USE OF THIS PRODUCT IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN PERSONAL USE THAT COMPLIES WITH THE MPEG 2 STANDARD FOR ENCODING VIDEO INFORMATION FOR PACKAGED MEDIA IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED WITHOUT A LICENSE UNDER APPLICABLE PATENTS IN THE MPEG 2 PATENT PORTFOLIO WHICH LICENSE IS AVAILABLE FROM MPEG LA LLC 6312 S Fiddlers Green circle Suite 400E Greenwood Village Colorado 80111 U S A MPEGLA MPEG4 VISUAL THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE MPEG 4 VISUAL PATENT PORTFOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONSUMER FOR i ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG 4 VISUAL STANDARD MPEG 4 VIDEO AND OR ii DECODING MPEG 4 VIDEO THAT WAS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY AND OR WAS OBTAINED FROM A VIDEO PROVIDER LICENSE IS GRANTED OR SHALL BE IMPLIED FOR ANY OTHER USE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING THAT RELATING TO PROMOTIONAL INTERNAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND LICENSING MAY BE OBTAINED FROM MPEG LA LLC SEE HTTP WWW MPEGLA COM MPEGLA AVC THIS PRODUCT IS LICENSED UNDER THE AVC PATENT PORTFOLIO L
39. Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast The purpose of this tour is to familiarize you with the basic editing features of ScreenFlow This tour describes some of the most common and basic editing techniques For a comprehensive description of editing features see Editing ScreenCasts When you finish your recording ScreenFlow creates a new document and recorded material is placed at the beginning of the timeline All media in the timeline is referenced to your project s stored media Changes made in the timeline or on the canvas do not alter your original recording The Editing Window The space used for editing is the editing window which consists of three main panels Figure 4 Editing Window Canvas Properties Canvas controls Playback controls Timeline Canvas The large central area of the editing window is called the canvas This offers a preview of all content in your screencast The gray space around the preview is for content that will not be present in your exported video This is used to display off screen content present in scaling or pan effects The content displayed on the canvas reflects the position of the scrubber on the timeline February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Getting Started 13 Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast You can set the canvas size and background color using the canvas controls see Configuring the Canvas Timeline The wide area at
40. ack from Markers is checked Delete Shift Select to delete the selected marker Delete All Select to delete all markers in the timeline Goto Next Shift Up Arrow Select to move the scrubber to the next marker to the right on the timeline Goto Previous Shift Down Arrow Select to move the scrubber to the previous marker to the left in the timeline You can also use the mouse to drag markers and adjust their position Special Characters Alt Command T Displays the Characters window so that you can enter special characters in text fields Insert Menu This topic describes each item in the Insert menu Text Box Select Text Box to insert a text clip into the project at the current scrubber position Text box duration is five second but can be adjusted by dragging the edge of the clip in the timeline Speech Clip Select Speech Clip to display s sheet where you enter text select a voice then click Insert to create an audio clip in your project by converting text to speech using one of six automated voice programs Text can be typed directly into the field or pasted from another document February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 87 Font Menu Choose Shift Command V Select Choose to import media files into your screencast at the current scrubber position ScreenFlow displays the Open dialog so that you can browse your file system or network server and select the media file to add
41. across tracks to take action specific to this part of the timeline This range is set by applying an in point and an out point Figure 22 Mark In and Out Points on Timeline Position the scrubber and press the key to set an in point ScreenFlow highlights the timeline in blue to the end of the timeline Then move the scrubber to the out point and press the O key to set an out point You can reverse this process as well Position the scrubber and press the O key to set the out point ScreenFlow highlights the timeline in blue to the beginning of the timeline Then move the scrubber to the in point and press the key to set the in point You can also shift click on the timeline scale to set in and out points relative to the position of the scrubber If you click to the left of the scrubber you shift click to create the in point using the scrubber location as the out point if you click to the right of the scrubber you create the out point using the scrubber as the in point When you create an in point without an out point ScreenFlow automatically sets the out point to the end of the last clip in the timeline When you create an out point without an in point ScreenFlow automatically sets the in point to the beginning of the timeline With the timeline selected between the in point and out point you can delete clips or portions of between the selected points and you can also export everything between ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Fe
42. ained option Size Set to determine the resolution of your encoding Available frame sizes are dependent on your Flip4Mac license Although you can configure the size directly in the codec Telestream recommends that you retain the default setting Current Instead specify the size using the Dimensions control in the Export window to modify the resulting size of the movie If you set a frame size which is not supported by your Flip4Mac license the plugin defaults to the closest available frame size ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 61 62 Publishing Your Screencast Publishing to YouTube For more information see Flip4Mac technical specifications on the Telestream Flip4Mac Web page Rate Choose to select the frame rate of your video Frame rate standards are 30 NTSC and 25 PAL however for screencasts you may be able to use an exceptionally low frame rate without noticing a loss of quality Advanced This section features advanced encoding techniques including complexity profile key frame distance B frame distance buffer delay and interlacing options Audio Display the audio tab to customize the audio content in your export Export Using Choose between WMV 9 Standard Professional or Lossless Coding Method Choose between one pass or two pass encoding constant bit rate or variable bit rate mono or stereo and various sample rates Advanced Set buffer delay Content This tab is used to set
43. ast in the F4V Flash format This is a highly compressed format most suitable for internet publication This feature produces both a Flash video and the necessary components for hosting the video on your website After selecting the Publish to Flash option you are presented with a settings dialog ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 68 Publishing Your Screencast Publishing to Flash Figure 51 Flash Settings Window Where Sj Desktop B Creates an HTML page Flash 9 compatible movie amp player ready for uploading to your website Player Encoding O Automatic for Web Custom Width 320 Height 240 Frame Rate 30 Data Rate 900 kbits sec Cancel gt Publish Save As Enter the name of your screencast here The default name is the same as your project name The file extension is applied automatically based on your choice of preset Where Select to determine the location of your video after encoding Player Choose between three standard Flash player skins to determine how the video controls are presented on your web site Encoding Automatic for Web Select to use the automatic Flash presets This formats the video as 320 x 240 30 FPS and 900 KPBPS Encoding Custom Select to configure your own settings Width This field determines the width of your video in pixels Height This field determines the height of your video in pixels Frame Rate This field de
44. bruary 2012 EA 38 Editing ScreenC asts Using the Timeline Panel the selected points Deleting the selected clips or portions does not shorten the timeline close the gap It only deletes the selected clips or portions thereof Changing a Clip s Play Speed Press and hold the Option key and move your cursor to the edge of the clip The cursor displays a clock icon indicating that you are about to change the speed of the clip Move the edge of the clip inward to speed the clip and outward to slow the clip This clip is marked with a turtle or rabbit icon to indicate whether the clip speed was decreased or increased Figure 23 Speed Change Icons This option is useful for quickly moving past a process that does not need to be shown in detail or slowing a quick processes which should be viewed in greater detail Grouping a Set of Clips Select multiple clips and select Edit gt Group to link them to one another This allows you to move them as a group which is useful when you have a sequence of clips arranged and you don t want to alter To ungroup it select the group then select Edit gt Ungroup Locking a Clip Select a clip and select Edit gt Lock Clip to lock the clip on the timeline This clip is dimmed and cannot be altered in any way or moved This is useful when you have a clip or clips placed exactly where you want and do not want to alter them To unlock the clip select it and then select Edit gt Unlock Clip
45. but not manufactured by the Company but NOT including any third party equipment that has been substituted by the Distributor for such equipment the Hardware is free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal operating conditions and use Software If software is supplied as part of the product the software will operate in substantial conformance with specifications set forth in its product user s guide The Company does not warrant that the software will operate uninterrupted or error free will meet your requirements or that software errors will be corrected Warranty Remedies Your sole remedies under this limited warranty are as follows Hardware and Media The Company will either repair or replace at its option any defective Hardware component or part or Software Media with new or like new Hardware components or Software Media Components may not be necessarily the same but will be of equivalent operation and quality Software If software is supplied as part of the product and it fails to substantially confirm to its specifications as stated in the product user s guide the Company shall at its own expense use its best efforts to correct with due allowance made for the nature and complexity of the problem such defect error or nonconformity Software Updates If software is supplied as part of the product the Company will supply the registered purchaser licensee with maintenance releases of the Company s
46. ch item in the ScreenFlow menu About ScreenFlow Displays a dialog indicating the version of ScreenFlow you are running Check For Updates Note This option is not available to users who purchased from the Mac App Store The App Store has its own update procedure Checks Telestream s Online Store to determine if there is a more recent version of ScreenFlow available If so you can download it To check for ScreenFlow updates automatically check the Check for Updates option in the General Pane 78 Using ScreenFlow Menus File Menu Preferences Command Displays the Preferences window so that you can view and change ScreenFlow preferences If the Preferences window is already open it is brought to the front Services Displays Macintosh Services none are implemented in ScreenFlow Hide ScreenFlow Command H Hides all ScreenFlow windows Hide others Alt Command H Hides all other application windows every window which is not a ScreenFlow window Show All Shows all previously hidden windows Quit ScreenFlow Command Q ScreenFlow closes all open documents and then quits If adocument has not been saved ScreenFlow displays a Save dialog so you can save the document before quitting If Launch ScreenFlow Helper at user login in is checked in the Preferences General Pane ScreenFlow Helper stays running when you quit ScreenFlow File Menu This topic describes each item in the File menu New Recording Command N Dis
47. e T key This splits the selected clip at the scrubber into two separate clips Now you can shift the two new clips left and right as necessary to create the gap ime February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 37 Using the Timeline Panel To close a gap in a track click in the cap ScreenFlow highlights the gap as blue with diagonal gray stripes Press the Delete key or control click and select Close Gap Creating and Closing Gaps in the Timeline To create a gap in the entire timeline to place a new clip position the scrubber where you want the gap to occur Then grab the handle at the bottom of the scrubber and move it to the right As the gap is created and widened all clips to the right of the scrubber in every track move to the right to create the timeline gap If the scrubber is positioned over any clip it splits it in two To close a gap position the scrubber at the beginning of the gap you want to close Then drag the bottom scrubber handle to the left This does not join clips which have been split it just butts them together If clips overlap while closing the gap this forms a transition Creating and Using In and Out Points You create in and out points and then use them to delete entire sections of your timeline using Ripple Delete Command Backspace You can also export the range bounded by the in and out points instead of exporting your entire project You can also select a range
48. e edge of the clip to the left to trim the amount you want off of the back of the clip This method is functionally equivalent to using the Trim End to Scrubber command February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 85 Edit Menu Lock Clip Unlock Clip Alt Command L Select Lock Clip to lock selected clips to their positions in the timeline and cannot be moved When clips are locked you cannot move other clips onto them to make transitions Select again to unlock selected clips you have previously locked Add Starting Transition Remove Starting Transition Select Add Starting Transition Remove Starting Transition to add transitions to the beginning of the selected clips Apply again to remove the transition Add Ending Transition Remove Ending Transition Select Add Ending Transition Remove Ending Transition to add transitions to the ending of the selected clips Apply again to remove the transition Ripple Delete Command Backspace Select Ripple Delete to delete the content between the in and out points on all tracks of the timeline and shift all clips left to close the gap in the timeline Mark In Point I Select Mark In Point to set the in point of a range in the timeline at the current point of the scrubber When you create an in point without an out point ScreenFlow automatically sets the out point to the end of the last clip in the timeline and highlights the range in blue In and out points ca
49. e following items Record Stop Record Shift Command 2 Select to begin recording using the most recently selected sources display camera microphone and or computer audio The menu icon changes from Ca to Dk to advise you that ScreenFlow is recording Select Stop Record or press Shift Command 2 again to stop the recording Pause Resume Select Pause to pause the recording Resume recording by selecting Resume You can modify the hotkey for these commands General Pane ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 24 Recording Presentations Using ScreenFlow Helper Configure Recording Displays the Configuring ScreenFlow Helper Recording Options window for setting recording parameters Hide Desktop Icons Show Desktop Icons You can hide all icons on your Desktop if you prefer to have a less cluttered background to your screen recording You can show them again when you need to interact with your Desktop Quit ScreenFlow Select to close the ScreenFlow and ScreenFlow Helper applications aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Recording Presentations 25 Adding A Recording Adding A Recording When you have finished your recording the clips that you have recorded are automatically opened in a new document If you already have a document open you are given the option of creating a new document or adding your recording to an existing document Figure 13 Use the Recording Complete Dialog to
50. e outline Select the color brightness and opacity of objects in the annotation Endpoints Select a shape to affix to the end of a line segment The first and second field represent the starting and finishing point of the line segment respectively Text Properties Use Text Properties to create text clips which display blocks of text on your screencast Text clips behave like image clips on the canvas You can apply video properties and transitions to text clips Figure 34 Text Box on Canvas Click the Add Text Box button to add a text clip to your timeline at the moment of the scrubber Text clips are placed in the top track of your timeline with a duration of five seconds and the word Text in the box If there is no room in the top track for this clip that is the scrubber is in a clip on the top track an empty track is added to the top of your timeline and the text clip is placed in the new empty track Figure 35 Text Clip on Timeline m f de ae Se Click the text box to change the text in the text box The name of the clip is changed in the timeline to reflect this content ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 52 Editing ScreenC asts Text Properties Figure 36 Text properties e 0 0 oT Text Properties ae Font Gill Sans i Size Alignment M Fill Solid Color O Outline QO M Backdrop Solid Color is y 20 0 px Round Margin etQpe 25 0 px Add Text Box
51. e settings applied by this command are the settings in place when Make Settings Default for New Callouts was executed Make Settings Default for new Callouts Select to set all properties as they currently exist as default values for any new callout clips added to this project Callout Properties Controls Highlight Select how to highlight an area of the recording in three different ways Mouse Cursor highlights a circular space around the mouse cursor Foreground Window highlights any window which is currently active Freehand allows you to draw the area you want to highlight i February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 49 Callout Properties Opacity Use the slider to control the percent of opacity of the space outside the callout A value of 0 makes the surrounding area opaque a 100 value makes the surrounding area invisible Blur Use the slider or manually enter the pixel value to blur the content in a callout area range 0 16 Blur Background Check to blur the area outside of the callout Zoom Up Use the slider or manually enter the percentage value to magnify the area inside the callout range 0 to 100 Border Use the slider or manually enter the value to create a gradual loss in opacity as the shadow spreads from the center range 0 60 This feature is does not apply to freehand callouts Outline Enter the value in pixels to create an outline around the callout area range 0 t
52. eb page February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Publishing Your Screencast Customizing Codec Settings Figure 42 Flip4Mac Compression Window Flip4Mac WMV Export Settings Demo Version Profiles Default B Video Audio Content Silverlight M Export using WMV 9 Standard B Coding Method One pass variable bit rate VBR B Quality 90 Smoother Sharper Frame Format Size Current B Rate Current a frames second Advanced About Cancel Profiles Select from a list of preset encoding options for Windows Media Video Display the video tab to customize the video content in your export Export Using Choose between WMV 9 Standard or Advanced VC 1 Coding Method Choose between one pass or two pass encoding and constant bit rate or variable bit rate Two pass encoding requires Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro HD Quality Move the slider to set the quality value of the encoded video as it relates to smoothness versus sharpness Bit Rate Set to determine the average bit rate of your video This applies a baseline for the amount of data to be processed per second while playing your video A high bit rate allows more complex information which may increase quality while a low bit rate limits the amount of data which reduces file size and plays more smoothly on a low bandwidth selection Peak bit rate Set to determine the maximum bit rate when using the VBR Constr
53. ecording Properties Screen recording properties can only be applied to ScreenFlow screen recording clips They can not be applied to video or other clips ScreenFlow files unlike other QuickTime movies and other video formats contain proprietary spatial and temporal information about mouse tracking and key presses that enables powerful special effects to enhance your screencast Note Media created by ScreenFlow is saved in a file in ScreenFlow format with an scc extension This is a proprietary format which can only be utilized by ScreenFlow Figure 31 Screen Recording Properties e oo fT Screen Recording Properties E Da v Show Mouse Pointer Pointer Zoom O 100 Click Effect None Pointer Default Opacity eme gt 100 O Sound on click Volume 100 B Click Sound Choose Keyboard Show keys pressed Show modifier keys pressed Add Screen Recording Action Screen Recording Properties Dropdown Menu Add Screen Recording Action Select to add a screen recording action at the moment indicated by the scrubber in the selected clip Reset to Defaults Select to reset all properties in this panel to default values Screen Recording Properties Controls Pointer Zoom Check to increase the size of the mouse pointer in the screen recording Often it can be difficult to easily distinguish or track the mouse in a screencast particularly if the video has been significantly resized Increasing the pointer zoom va
54. eenFlow feedback 33 scrub live audio 31 serial number entering 20 setting display resolution 23 shapes 38 show clip inspector 33 show keys pressed 35 show modifier keys 35 smooth volume levels 33 snapping 31 special characters 26 speech clip 26 split clip 23 support 1 33 system requirements 17 T tech specs 17 technical specifications 17 technical support 1 33 email address 1 website 1 Telestream address 1 contacting iv 1 information about 1 International 1 mailing address 1 sales and marketing 1 ScreenFlow email support site 1 ScreenFlow FAQ and Forum 1 ScreenFlow support site 1 technical support 1 Web site 1 Telestream Audio 19 uninstalling 19 February 2012 ER 108 Index text kern 27 ligature 28 paste and match style 22 special characters 26 text boxes 39 backdrop 41 copy style 28 paste style 28 special characters 26 text properties 39 alignment 40 backdrop 41 fill 40 font 40 outline 41 paste and match style 22 set default 28 size 40 thumbnail icons 31 timeline 22 changing speed 26 clip contact menu 33 clip inspector 33 create or close gap 24 25 freeze frame 26 24 group 26 in and out points 25 lock clip 26 markers 27 26 rename clip 34 scale 23 enable SMPTE timecode 19 split clip 24 23 track selection 34 tracks 23 trim 24 track selection 34 tracks 23 setting default height 19 track controls 23 trademark notice i trademark notices i transitions 27 audio 28 setting default 19
55. eline after pasting a clip fromthe clipboard 21 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Figure 59 Figure 60 Figure 61 Figure 62 Figure 63 Figure 64 Figure 65 Figure 66 Figure 67 Figure 68 Figure 69 Figures xiii Mark In and out points on your timeline 22 Delete the assets between the in and out points 22 Timeline before splitting a clip 23 Timeline after splitting a clip 23 Timeline just prior to a clip Detach Audio operation 23 Timeline after detaching audio from a clip 23 Timeline just prior to a Add Freeze Frame operation 24 Timeline after detaching audio from a clip 24 Markers window 32 Clip contact menu 33 Clip Inspector 34 Installing ScreenFlow 17 Figure 70 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Installing ScreenFlow 18 February 2012 ER xiv Figures ae February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Preface Obtaining Support Information Assistance Web Site http www telestream net telestream support screen flow support htm Support Email desktopsupport telestream net ScreenFlow FAQs Forums amp Upgrades Web Site http www telestream net telestream support screen flow support htm Company and Product Information For information about Telestream or its products please contact us via Web Site www telestream net Online Store www telestream net purchase store htm Sales and Marketing Email info telestream net Mail Telestream Inc 848 Gold Flat Road Nevada City CA USA 95959
56. ens must be included Deactivate Serial Number This option is disabled Changing and Deactivating a Serial Number When ScreenFlow is licensed the Licenses pane displays the buttons as depicted in the following figure Figure 56 Preferences Licenses Pane Licensed a A General Timeline Advanced Licenses ScreenFlow Serial Number i r Change Serial Number Deactivate Serial Number EN Click the lock to prevent further changes 75 76 Preferences Licenses Telestream Web Store Only Upgrade License Click to upgrade your ScreenFlow license from a previous version thereby enabling full access to the features of the current ScreenFlow version The upgrade fee depends on which license you have installed Change Serial Number Click to enter a different serial number that you have already purchased for use with ScreenFlow Deactivate Serial Number Click to deactivate your ScreenFlow license This allows you to use your license on a different computer Please allow up to 15 minutes to process the deactivation before re activating this serial number aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 77 Using ScreenFlow Menus This topic describes ScreenFlow s menus Topics ScreenFlow Menu File Menu Edit Menu Insert Menu Font Menu Actions Menu View Menu Window Menu Purchase Menu Telestream Web Store Only Help Menu ScreenFlow Menu This topic describes ea
57. ensing procedure If you currently have a license for ScreenFlow 1 0 or 2 0 this license will not work in 3 0 and you will be required to upgrade your license in order to activate ScreenFlow 3 0 1 To upgrade your license in ScreenFlow select ScreenFlow gt Preferences gt Licenses 2 Click the Lock icon at the bottom of the panel and enter your password to allow ScreenFlow to make changes to your license Note Your user must be an administrator If your username is not an administrative account you ll need to create one in order to continue 3 Click Upgrade License This redirects you to the Telestream online store where you will receive an upgraded license at a discount price 4 Upon completing your purchase the new license is automatically installed and activated Installing Telestream Audio To capture computer audio ScreenFlow must install the Telestream Audio driver The installation process begins automatically if you attempt to record computer audio without the driver installed 1 In ScreenFlow select ScreenFlow gt Preferences gt Advanced 2 Click the Install Driver button to display the Install Telestream Audio dialog using the Installer application 3 Click Continue to proceed The installer displays a space requirement message 4 Click Install to continue 5 Enter your password to install the driver and click OK to continue Note Your user must be an administrator If your username
58. eo will be at a lower resolution than it is on your screen This is especially important when you have text which must be legible Digital video was not designed to capture text so it can often be difficult to capture legibly Telestream recommends that you check your display resolution before recording select System Preferences gt Displays Lower your display resolution as much as possible without impairing your ability to demonstrate your screencast Do not lower the resolution below your intended export resolution or you will lose quality Using Text Digital video was designed primarily for capturing real world images so it is often difficult to capture the thin lines of text legibly Here are a few tips if you are using text in your video e Use larger point sizes e g at least 25 points or more Larger characters always ren der better than small ones e Do not use serif fonts e g Times Roman Always use sans serif fonts e g Arial or Helvetica e Use boldface fonts since they render better especially at smaller sizes e Do not use odd values for the output movie s frame height or width Always use even numbers Also input sources having odd height or width values can result in illegible titles e Always generate non interlaced video Interlaced video is much more prone to poor quality text rendering because it may introduce flickering Considerations for Narrative Demonstrations When creating narrative demonst
59. eriodically display your camera recording Use the slider to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 100 Reflection Reflection creates a mirror image of the selected clip below the clip itself Check to implement reflection The greater the value the more opaque the reflection If the value is set to zero the reflection is invisible Use the slider to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 100 Shadow Check to create a shadow effect behind a still image If you image uses a transparency the shadow only reflects the non transparent part of your image Angle Use the thumb wheel to set the angle of the shadow relative to the image in degrees The default is 45 degrees Color Click the color field to select the shadow color from the color picker Default black Offset Specify the distance between the shadow and the clip in pixels Default 40 Use the slider to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 100 Opacity Opacity is the degree of shadow translucency The greater the value the more opaque the shadow If the value is set to zero the shadow is invisible Default 75 Use the arrows to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 100 Blur Blur is a gradual loss in opacity as the shadow spreads from the center Default 4 Use the arrows to set the value or enter it manually Saturation Saturation is the intensity of a color relative to its brightness represented as a percentage Default 100 Use the slide
60. ers window Added ability to select all clips on a track by double clicking track sidebar or clip context menu Media Library improvements ian February 2012 Preview video and audio in your media library Resize library items in the media library ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 About ScreenFlow 5 What s New in ScreenFlow e Audio improvements View audio waveforms and clipped audio peaks directly in the timeline and see effects amp volume changes directly Smooth volume levels combines limiting compression and more throughout your clips Convert your text to synthesized speech e Export improvements Create and save your own export presets See estimated time remaining in export Export to iPad with iPad preset Export high performance lossless audio only with preset Save your files to Recent Places from the Export Window Publish directly to Vimeo Choose letterbox option in the YouTube publishing window 720p and 1080p support for YouTube publishing Full integration with the Elgato Turbo H 264 device e Video canvas improvements Use cursor keys to move video clips around the canvas Set exact position for a clip by entering the coordinates in the inspector Change background color of your canvas ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 6 About ScreenFlow Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only Note If you purchased
61. es ScreenFlow support audio interface or mixing devices ScreenFlow does not support audio interface or mixing devices However many of these devices will work with ScreenFlow if the audio is routed properly If you are having trouble with your mixer we recommend posting your issue on our forum Does ScreenFlow support closed captioning ScreenFlow does not support closed captioning This process is performed following video production in a separate application specifically designed for closed captioning e February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Troubleshooting 97 How do I use ScreenFlow to record my iPod iPhone iPad ScreenFlow cannot record these devices directly but can record demonstrations using the XCODE simulator on Mac OS X My USB microphone and iSight camera are out of sync What should do If the audio and video are out of sync try using the audio input on the computer not the USB input as there can be a latency problem between USB input and the iSight camera This is particularly evident when recording a talking head Use a microphone that utilizes the audio input into the computer ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 98 Troubleshooting aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 99 Installing ScreenFlow This topic specifies the system requirements for ScreenFlow and describes how to install upgrade or uninstall ScreenFlow and related subsystems To export your
62. export amp upload Cancel ublist A Note All fields must be completed to activate the Publish button Category Select the category of your screencast from the options in the dropdown menu Title Enter the title for your screencast By default this field uses your project name Description Enter a description for your screencast Tags Enter keywords to describe your screencast When YouTube users search for these words your video is included in the search results Access Check to mark your screencast as personal Personal content can only be viewed from your account and other YouTube users that you authorize Quality Select this option to publish your screencast in HD YouTube supports both 720p and 1080p for upload If this option is not checked the resolution of the video is set to 360p Publish Click Publish to export and upload your screencast ScreenFlow displays a progress bar to indicate encoding and upload progress Click Cancel at any time to abort the encode upload process Publishing to Vimeo Select File gt Publish to Vimeo to publish your video directly to the Vimeo video hosting site If you don t have a Vimeo account you are prompted to create one ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 64 Publishing Your Screencast Publishing to Vimeo Figure 45 Vimeo Log In Window Authorize ScreenFlow on Vimeo com Please log in to Vimeo on the web page above Setting up your acc
63. he clip is split at the scrubber then a two second freeze frame is inserted between the clips The duration of the freeze frame can be set by dragging the edge of the clip much like any other still image clip The second half of the clip is moved to the right to adjust for the added clip Figure 65 Timeline just prior to a Add Freeze Frame operation ScreenFlow adds two new clips to the timeline Figure 66 Timeline after detaching audio from a clip This is useful for pausing your video while demonstrating or narrating Trim Front to Scrubber W Select Trim Front to Scrubber to trim the front of the selected clips from the start of the clip up to the scrubber position Alternatively you can adjust the left side of the clip by clicking the mouse just near the left edge of the clip the mouse pointer changes to the drag cursor left to indicate that you can resize the clip Click and drag the edge of the clip to the right to trim the amount you want off of the front of the clip This method is functionally equivalent to using the Trim Front to Scrubber command Trim End to Scrubber E Select Trim End to Scrubber to trim the back of the selected clips from the end of the clip up to the scrubber mark Alternatively you can adjust the right side of the clip by clicking the mouse just near the right edge of the clip the mouse pointer changes to the drag cursor left to indicate that you can resize the clip Click and drag th
64. ideo Click the Letterbox Content box to add letterboxing to your export Use Motion Blur Check to apply a blurring algorithm to blend movement smoothly into the video This is useful if you are using video properties effects to move clips on the canvas This option increases encoding time so it should only be used if objects are not moving smoothly in your exported video Add Chapter Track from Markers Check to add chapter markers to your exported video based on the location and names of the markers in your screencast Presets which do not support chapter markers include iPad iPhone Apple TV iPod and Windows Media Note QuickTime X and VLC require a chapter marker on the first frame of your project or it will move the chapter markers from their intended locations Be sure to set a chapter marker at the very beginning of your project to prevent this Video File Size Considerations Video files often become are very large making them difficult to send to others download or post to servers via the Internet The frame size of video clips in you screencast is typically much larger than the screen size of the video file you are exporting For example if your original screen size is 1280 x 800 pixels you probably do not want to create a video of the same frame size This is essentially HD video and may be four times larger than a 640 x 400 video If you were to post it on a Web site many users wouldn t be able to view it
65. ies e o 0 o lkr Annotations Properties ue bese Aca Color Thickness eQ 50 O Shadow O O Outline O z Endpoints Build 0 00s E To oos G In Duration Out Duration Add Annotations Annotations Properties Dropdown Menu Add Annotations Clip Select to add an annotations clip at the moment indicated by the scrubber Make Settings Default Select to set all properties in this panel to default values Annotations Properties Controls Shapes Choose from the four types of annotations indicated in the icon bar Circle Square Line Arrow Color Click to select the color of the annotation Select the color brightness and opacity of objects in the annotation Thickness Use the slider or manually enter the value to specify the thickness in pixels of annotation lines range 2 to 300 Default 50 Shadow Check to create a shadow on objects in the annotation Use the slider or manually enter the value in pixels to specify the opacity of the shadow range 1 to 60 Default 25 The value creates a gradual loss in opacity as the shadow spreads from the center Outline Check to create an outline around objects in the annotation Use the slider or manually enter the value in pixels to specify the thickness of the outline range 1 to 60 Default 25 February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 51 Text Properties Color Click to select the color of th
66. ies Panel 19 Using the Canvas Panel 19 Configuring the Canvas 21 Configuring Clips in your Screencast 21 Scaling a Clip 22 Cropping a Clip 22 Rotating a Clip 22 Using the Timeline Panel 22 Scale 23 Tracks 23 Using Track Controls 23 Trimming Clips 24 Splitting a Clip 24 Trimming a Clip 24 Creating and Closing Gaps in a Track 24 Creating and Closing Gaps in the Timeline 25 Creating and Using In and Out Points 25 Changing a Clip s Play Speed 26 Grouping a Set of Clips 26 Locking a Clip 26 Creating a Freeze Frame 26 Adding Markers 27 Transitions 27 Adding Transitions 27 February 2012 24 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Contents vii Transitions Inspector 27 Audio Transitions 28 Actions 28 Adding an Action 28 Video Properties 29 Audio Properties 32 Screen Recording Properties 34 Callout Properties 36 Annotations Properties 38 Text Properties 39 Media Library 42 Publishing Your Screencast 17 Exporting Your Video 17 Exported Video File Size Considerations 20 Reducing your Video File Size 20 Reducing the Frame Rate 20 Customizing Codec Settings 21 QuickTime Customization 21 Flip4Mac Customization 22 Publishing to YouTube 24 LoggingIn 24 Settings 25 Publishing to Vimeo 25 Setting up youraccount 26 Verify account 28 Vimeo Settings 29 Publishing to Flash 29 How to Publish Your video to a Local Web Server 31 Preferences 17 General Pane 17 Timeline Pane 18 Advanced Pane 19 Licenses Telestream Web Store Onl
67. imeo prompts you to authorize the application to upload directly to your Vimeo account Click Yes authorize ScreenFlow to enable Vimeo uploads ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 66 Publishing Your Screencast Publishing to Vimeo Figure 48 Vimeo Authorization Window Authorize ScreenFlow on Vimeo com vuneo Authorization Requested p COE woa We love n when people maid stuft for Vimeo pa ScreenFlow wants to link to your Vimeo account Uaia fer make ss thay Con erby play with your Bult with your permission Want to bulig cool apps for Vimeo Check out the Vimeo API developer documentation You ll find neiptut documentation on a of the different methods you can use to get data from Vimeo Check ut the API Forum too there s lots of good stuff there Access to your vide scing private videos via ScreenFlow from fellow devetopers Editing of y Uploads to y slow SereenFlow Do you want to authorize this app Yes authorize ScreenFlow Vimeo About Rieg evelope o ty a y y seip Certes 2 Map Merchandise vime Logat n x erven Please authorize ScreenFlow on the web page above Cancel Verify account Figure 49 Vimeo Account Verification Window Publish your screencast to Vimeo Vimeo Account ta m Remember login in my keychain Change Account 3 Cancel Cea Vimeo Account This displays your currently accessed Vimeo account Remember login in
68. important to choose a command which is not in use by other programs Advanced Screen Recording Compression This option is used to choose between a compressed and uncompressed recording By default it is set to Adaptive which is a compressed method This is used to minimize file size but the difference in quality is not be noticeable to most users Computer Audio This button is used to install or uninstall the ScreenFlow audio driver The driver must be installed to record computer audio Capture Scratch Disk This option is used to set the temporary storage location while you recording is being generated By default this is set to a private system location Setting a custom Capture Scratch Disk allows you to more easily locate your recording in the event that your recording is interrupted before completion ime February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Recording Presentations 27 Recording Tips Recording Tips Before you begin your recording it can be useful to consider what you intend to do with your screencast how you would like to organize your media and how best to present the content on screen Set Your Display Resolution Two important factors to consider before you begin recording is the resolution of your display and the intended export resolution of your screencast Since you usually do not intend to export your screencast at the same resolution that you recorded at it is important to consider that your final vid
69. ing QuickTime based presets ScreenFlow displays the standard QuickTime compression settings dialog Figure 41 QuickTime Compression Window Movie Settings M Video Settings Compression H 264 Quality High Fiter Dimensions 640x360 Current Allow Transcoding M Sound Settings Format AAC Sample rate 44 100 kHz Channels Stereo L R Bit rate 96 kbps M Prepare for Internet Streaming Fast Start Cancel Co Video Uncheck when you do not want your exported file to contain video content When unchecked the file will only contain audio content Settings Click to change the video codec and its settings Each codec has its own set of options controlling frame rate bit rate quality etc Filter Check to add effects such as Sharpen Sepia Gamma Adjust and others Using filters increases the time it takes for ScreenFlow to render the video file Size Check to specify the frame size directly in the codec Although you can configure the size directly in the codec Telestream recommends that you retain the default setting Current Instead specify the frame size during the Export process to modify the resulting file size Resizing increases the time it takes for ScreenFlow to render the video file ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 60 Publishing Your Screencast Customizing Codec Settings Sound Uncheck when you do not want your exported video file to contain audio c
70. installer When you download a dmg file using another Web browser you should mount the file yourself Then double click it to run the installer Note You are prompted for an administrator name and password during installation If you don t have an administrative account you need to obtain one to continue The installer attempts to close QuickTlme Final Cut Pro Episode Desktop and Pipeline Control before installation If any of these applications can t be closed for example because they have an open document that hasn t been saved installation will fail after about a minute unless you click Save or Discard during this time to close the application When the installer runs it displays the following window Figure 70 Installing ScreenFlow AOO ScreenFlow z 2 items 267 2 MB available E SCREENFLow Telestream Drag the ScreenFlow icon onto your Applications folder to install ScreenFlow If a previous version is in the Applications folder the Finder displays a Copy dialog asking you to confirm that you want to replace the ScreenFlow file Click Replace to complete installation Close the installer ScreenFlow is installed and ready for you to use February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Installing ScreenFlow 101 Upgrading ScreenFlow Upgrading ScreenFlow Note This topic does not apply to users who purchased from the Mac App Store The App Store has its own installation and lic
71. invalid Double check your license from the e mail Make sure that all letters are capitalized dashes are included and all O s are zeros not the letter O It may also help to copy and paste your serial number from your e mail but be careful not to copy any additional text such as a space If you are still having problems please contact technical support Step 6 Now your serial number is activated and ScreenFlow is unlocked Close the Preferences window to continue ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 8 About ScreenFlow Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only ae February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Getting Started These tours are designed to introduce you to the features and capabilities of ScreenFlow We encourage you to take these tours before beginning a project They help you to gain a basic understanding of how ScreenFlow works and help to familiarize yourself with the program Every ScreenFlow project is a three step process first you record your presentation next you edit your screencast and finally you export your screencast to a video file or publish it directly to an Internet video service such as YouTube and others For video tutorials please visit our ScreenFlow demos page Tours m Tour 1 Recording With ScreenFlow m Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast m Tour 3 Exporting Your Screencast 10 Getting Started Tour 1 Recording With ScreenFlow Tour 1 Recordi
72. io on a clip This can be used with an action to gradually change the audio level as shown in the image above Ducking Check to apply audio ducking and automatically adjust volume levels on overlapping audio clips When applied to a clip all overlapping audio is muted to draw attention to the audio in this clip Use the slider or manually enter the value to specify the percent of reduction to apply This is particularly useful when using background music with narration Meter Depicts relative volume of each channel in the selected clip Mute Audio Check to mute the selected audio clip Processing Smooth Volume Levels Select this option to normalize and smooth out volume peaks while increasing quieter clips so that the audio has a more consistent volume Mix Input to Mono Check to mix multichannel audio into a single mono channel Effect Check to apply the selected audio effect from the dropdown menu to the audio clip Use the slider or manually enter the percent of effect to apply Filter Remove Background Noise Check to reduce the audio volume of incidental background noise which typically results in a clearer audio track Use the slider or manually enter the percent of sensitivity to apply Add Audio Action Button Click to add an audio action at the moment indicated by the scrubber in the selected clip ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 46 Editing ScreenC asts Screen Recording Properties Screen R
73. is not an administrative account you ll need to create one in order to continue 6 The installer installs the Telestream Audio driver Upon completion click Close to close the Installation Complete dialog Uninstalling Telestream Audio To uninstall the audio driver in ScreenFlow select ScreenFlow gt Preferences gt Advanced Click the Uninstall Driver button and enter an administrator username and password to uninstall the driver ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 102 Installing ScreenFlow Removing ScreenFlow from Your Computer Removing ScreenFlow from Your Computer To uninstall ScreenFlow simply move the ScreenFlow application to the trash The ScreenFlow license is stored separately so you do not need to re activate your license if you reinstall ScreenFlow To completely remove ScreenFlow from your computer move the following files to your trash e Applications ScreenFlow e System Library Extensions TelestreamAudio kext e Library Preferences net telestream screenflow plist e Library Preferences com vara screenflow LSSharedFileList plist e Library Preferences com vara screenflow plist e Library Preferences com vara screenflowhelper plist e Library Preferences net telestream screenflowapp LSSharedFileList plist e Library Preferences net telestream screenflowapp plist e Library Preferences net telestream screenflowhelper plist Note Some of these files may not be pre
74. ishing to Flash Exporting Your Video Select File gt Export to produce a standard video file for distribution or use in other video applications Note If you have in and out points set in your project the menu item displays as Export Selected Range When you are done configuring your export options click Export to begin encoding the screencast into a video file ScreenFlow displays a progress dialog so you can monitor its progress 56 Publishing Your Screencast Exporting Your Video Figure 38 Export Settings Window Where Desktop B Preset Web High B H 264 video encoding at High Quality AAC stereo audio at 96 kbits sec Customize Manage Dimensions Scale by 50 B to 640 x 360 O Scale to custom size Options _ Use Motion Blur Add Chapter Track from Markers Cancel CD Save As Enter the name of your screencast The default name is your project name The file extension is applied automatically based on your choice of preset Where Select to determine the location of your video upon completion of export Preset Export presets are settings designed for both general and specific use These settings are designed based on the most common needs of the user e Web High Web High Multi pass This is the default export option which encodes using the H 264 codec which balances the demands of image quality and file size e Web Low Web Low Multi pass This is an exp
75. ist of all open document windows These are listed sequentially in the order they were opened Purchase Menu Telestream Web Store Only This menu is for purchasing from the Telestream Web Store and activating your ScreenFlow license Note If your ScreenFlow license is already activated this menu does not display Purchase ScreenFlow Online Displays the Licenses pane of ScreenFlow Preferences to purchase a license For details see Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only Unlock ScreenFlow Directs the user to the Licenses pane of ScreenFlow Preferences to enter a license Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only Help Menu This topic describes each item in the Help menu Search Searches this documentation e February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 93 Help Menu ScreenFlow Help Command Opens the ScreenFlow Help page where you can access the ScreenFlow User s Guide in HTML format view screencasts of ScreenFlow topics and access other helpful resources Visit ScreenFlow Web site Opens the Web page for general ScreenFlow information Visit Support Page Opens the Web page for ScreenFlow support information Provide ScreenFlow Feedback Opens the Web page for contacting technical support Clip Contact Menu Right click or Control click on a clip in the timeline to show the clip contact menu Figure 68 Clip contact menu Show Clip Inspector
76. ity 31 open 18 out points 25 P paste 21 paste properties 21 c February 2012 pointer click effect 34 enlarge 34 image 34 opacity 35 sound 35 zoom 34 position 30 preferences auto update 18 capture scratch disk 20 countdown 18 general 17 installing uninstalling audio driver 20 19 opening 18 preview 30 preview media 42 properties actions 28 annotations 38 audio 32 callout 36 paste 21 screen recording 34 text 39 video 29 publish Flash 29 Vimeo 25 YouTube 24 Purchase menu 32 purchasing 20 32 Q quit 18 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 R recording add 21 capturing text 23 compression 19 configure recording 17 countdown 18 pause hotkey 18 preferences 22 start stop hotkey 18 tips 23 tour 18 recovering lost recordings 20 redo 20 reflection 31 removing ScreenFlow 20 rename clip 34 rename media 42 repositioning 30 ripple delete 25 rotation 30 S Safari using to download installer 18 saturation 31 save 19 scaling 22 image 22 30 setting smoothness 19 scratch disk 20 screen recording properties 34 click effect 34 opacity 35 pointer 34 pointer zoom 34 show keys pressed 35 show modifier keys pressed 35 sound on click 35 ScreenFlow FAQ and Forum 1 tech support email 1 unlocking 20 website for 1 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Index 107 ScreenFlow Helper 19 disable 18 hide desktop icons 20 launch at user login 18 ScreenFlow menu 17 check for updates 17 provide Scr
77. k s position select the track position handle and drag your track up or down in relation to the other tracks in the timeline Trimming Clips ScreenFlow uses a few simple commands for quick editing of clips in your timeline Splitting a Clip To split your clip into two smaller clips position the scrubber over the moment where you want the split to occur then press the T key This splits the selected clip at the scrubber into two separate clips Trimming a Clip To trim content off the front of selected clip position the scrubber at the time you want the clip to begin then press the W key This trims all content from the front of the clip up to the scrubber To trim the end of the clip position the scrubber at the time where you want the clip to end then press the E key This trims all content from the end of the clip back to the scrubber You can also grab either end of the clip and pull it inward to trim it If the edge of the clip has already been trimmed you can pull the edge out from the clip to restore trimmed content These actions change the amount of time the clip plays it does not modify the underlying file for images video and audio Creating and Closing Gaps in a Track To create a gap in a track between existing clips simply shift the clips to the left or right as necessary You can also split a clip into two smaller clips Position the scrubber over the moment where you want the split to occur then press th
78. lue increases the size of the mouse cursor making it easier for the viewer to follow Use the slider or manually enter the value to specify the percent of increase to apply Click Effect Select None Radar Invert from the dropdown menu to create a visual effect when you click the mouse Radar projects a red circle with each click Invert changes the cursor from black to white and back with each click Pointer Select Default Circle Square Choose Image from the dropdown menu to change the pointer image Select Choose Image to display an Open dialog and February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 47 Screen Recording Properties navigate to and select any custom image file When selecting a custom image specify the cursor hotspot position Opacity Opacity is the degree of pointer translucency The greater the value the more opaque the pointer If the value is set to zero the pointer is invisible Default 75 Use the slider to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 100 This may be used with an action to fade the pointer in or out Sound on Click Click the down arrow to display Sound on Click details Check to generate a sound when the mouse button is pressed Volume Sets the volume level of the mouse click sound from 0 to 5 000 Use the arrows to set the value or enter it manually Click Sound Click Choose to display an Open dialog and navigate to and select any custom sound file to
79. movie file imported If ScreenFlow can not play a movie file you ve imported attempt to open the media in QuickTime Player If QuickTime Player cannot open the file most likely the codec is not installed If QuickTime Player can play the clip and the clip does not play in ScreenFlow please contact technical support exported my video but it looks fuzzy or blurry What can I do to make it look better When using ScreenFlow it can be difficult to record your entire display at full resolution then compress that data into a low resolution video while still retaining your necessary level of image clarity Here are a few things you can do e Export using the Lossless uncompressed video format As long as you do not lower the resolution it is identical to the original recording but results in a large file size This is ideal if you require additional editing or reformatting outside of ScreenFlow before publishing it e Reduce your display resolution before recording System Preferences Displays By reducing your display resolution before recording you require less compression later We recommend that you decide what size you want your video to be in advance Then lower your display resolution as close to that as possible but no smaller If you use a smaller resolution than your output you will lose image clarity e Use the scale and zoom functions in ScreenFlow If you do not want to reduce your display resolution or export to a large
80. n be used to delete entire sections of your timeline using the Ripple Delete command Select the in point click on the line directly over the timeline scale and drag it right or left to adjust its point on the timeline Shift click on the timeline scale to set in and out points relative to the position of the scrubber Mark Out Point O Select Mark Out Point to set the out point of a range in the timeline at the current point of the scrubber When you create an out point without an in point ScreenFlow automatically sets the in point to the beginning of the timeline and highlights the range in blue In and out points can be used to delete entire sections of your timeline using the Ripple Delete command Select the out point click on the line directly over the timeline scale and drag it right or left to adjust its point on the timeline Shift click on the timeline scale to set in and out points relative to the position of the scrubber Clear In amp Out Points Select Clear In amp Out Points to remove the in and out points you created previously ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 86 Using ScreenFlow Menus Insert Menu Markers The Markers menu item has the following submenu options Add Select to add a marker to the timeline at the scrubber location If you export a ScreenFlow document as a QuickTime movie chapter markers are placed at each named marker position in the movie when Add Chapter Tr
81. n the timeline by dragging the handle on the vertical red line called the scrub bar You can also use the left and right arrow keys to move the scrubber by a single frame Tracks Clips in the timeline are placed sequentially in a single track or separately on individual tracks which allows you to overlap clips Visual media placed on a track should be placed in relation to clips above or below it Once a clip is placed in a track you can drag the clip to adjust its start and stop times relative to the other clips Tracks are organize by layer with the topmost layer being the front layer and succeeding tracks down in the timeline represent incrementally receding layers in the video For example a text box placed on a track above a video overlays the text on top of the video If the text box is placed on the track below the screen recording it is behind the recording and not visible Using Track Controls To make track adjustments use the controls at the far left of the timeline on each track ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 36 Editing ScreenC asts Using the Timeline Panel Figure 21 Use Track Controls to Adjust Track Height Track size Track position To adjust the height of the track use the arrow buttons on the track Click the down arrow to decrease the track height click the up arrow to increase track height This can make it easier to manage content in your timeline To re arrange a trac
82. nFlow Telestream Web Store Only Topics m Record Edit Share m Using ScreenFlow in Trial Mode m What s New in ScreenFlow m Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only 4 About ScreenFlow What s New in ScreenFlow What s New in ScreenFlow This version of ScreenFlow has added many new features to improve upon the capabilities and user experience of the program New features include New Document You can open a new untitled ScreenFlow document without starting a recording Full screen preview mode Freehand Callouts Draw directly onto your screen recordings to call out specific regions of the screen with a paint brush tool Blur the content you are calling out Add shadow options to your callouts Build callout in and out Callouts can have a default style set through the Action Gear menu Video Annotations Draw circles squares lines and arrows over your video content Adjust the size color position shadow and thickness Save default annotation styles Improved Timeline features Timeline preferences including default timeline height default duration of still image and use of SMPTE timecode Reorder tracks Resize height of tracks Easily delete tracks Insert space or gaps in the timeline Select gaps between clips and remove them Set duration of transitions durations through the inspector Preview and customize transitions Group and ungroup clips Jump to marker in timeline from the Mark
83. nd set the countdown time in seconds between 0 10 Default 5 Startup Launch ScreenFlow Helper at user login Check to launch ScreenFlow Helper when you log into your computer This allows you to conduct recording prior to launching ScreenFlow Auto Update Check for ScreenFlow updates at launch Check to periodically check for ScreenFlow updates when the application is launched If a new version is available you can update ScreenFlow immediately Note This option is not available if you purchased ScreenFlow from the Mac App Store The App Store has its own updating procedure Recording Hotkey Click the button to set a recording hotkey command then press the key combination you want to use Default Shift Command 2 Be sure to choose a hotkey which is not already in use by the application you are demonstrating Pause Hotkey Click the button to set a pause hotkey command then press the key combination you want to use Be careful to choose a hotkey which is not already in use by the application you are demonstrating Timeline Pane Use the Timeline pane to set timeline preferences Figure 53 Preferences Timeline Pane e Timeline 0 fit A iOS hs General Timeline Advanced Licenses Display Use SMPTE timecode Show current time when scrubbing Default Transition Bars Swipe Default Track Height Regular Default duration of still images 5 seconds February 2012 ScreenFlow User s
84. ng With ScreenFlow When launching the program ScreenFlow displays a Configure Recording window Figure 3 Screenflow Recording Window ScreenFlow Record Desktop from your Color LCD C Record Video from V Record Audio from Built in Microphone V Record Computer Audio Before you create your first screencast take a moment to consider ways of approaching the process This first tour focuses on creating a high quality recording for editing and publishing When creating a screencast it is important to prepare your recording properly while considering how you intend to use this screencast later in your workflow We recommend that you create at least one sample recording to familiarize yourself with the program before creating your intended screencast Configuring Your Recording Use the Configure Recording window to specify your recording sources This automatically opens when you launch the application but it can also be accessed from ScreenFlow Helper gt Configure Recording or File gt New Recording Record Desktop from This option records your computer display This source records by default and cannot be deselected If you have multiple displays connected you can choose between them ScreenFlow cannot record multiple displays simultaneously Record Video from This option records video from any camera connected to your computer Use the dropdown menu to choose from multiple cameras Upon selecting a source a previe
85. o 200 Click the color box to change the color of the outline Shadow Check to add a shadow behind the callout Use the slider or manually enter the value to create a gradual loss in opacity as the shadow spreads from the center range 0 60 Feather Specify the blend value in pixels to apply to the callout border to create a smooth transition between the callout area and the surrounding space range 0 20 Round Applies to Foreground callouts only Specify the round off value in pixels of the callout edge to create a more gentle appearance range 0 200 Build Specify the transition time of the callout in seconds up to 2 decimal places Duration In determines the amount of build in time to reach the full effect of the callout Duration Out determines the amount of build out time to return to normal ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 50 Editing ScreenC asts Annotations Properties Annotations Properties Annotations are used for drawing simple shapes in your screencast Annotations are clip you can add to your timeline and behave like image clip on the canvas You can apply video properties and transitions to annotations clips When you create an annotation clip you can optionally draw on the canvas You can draw multiple shapes in the same annotation clip and format these shapes individually However any action applied to this clip apply to all shapes within the clip Figure 33 Annotations Propert
86. o only a portion of the total recording i e a foreground window Canvas cropping is accessible through the canvas control button This is set by numerically entering the width and height values or dragging the edge of the canvas with your mouse cursor The canvas cannot be set to a value larger than the original recording Remember the canvas size represents your total usable display space which converts to the frame size of your video when you export or publish it Image Cropping Image cropping is useful for removing content from the edge of a visual clip Unlike canvas cropping image cropping does not limit your workspace but simply alters the content of video or image material To crop an image select the video or still image presented on your canvas This highlights the image and place handles on the sides Hold the Control key and drag the edge of the image to crop it Actions are property changes used to transition the media from one state to another Actions are added to a clip by selecting the clip opening the property that you want to alter then clicking the Add Action button at the bottom of the properties pane The action is placed in relation to the position of the scrubber but can be moved on the clip The duration of the action is changed by dragging the edge of the action to lengthen or shorten the action Figure 6 Video Properties Action O55 temp 155 Screen Recording Place the scrubber before or afte
87. of your demonstration in ScreenFlow This can be done in a single long recording or several short recordings You can then edit your recordings to align your narration with your demonstration or fade your camera recording in and out when appropriate This workflow is effective when the screencast involves a series of complex mouse or keyboard operations or you have several comprehensive steps or tasks to achieve each of which take some effort to produce aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenCasts When you have completed your first recording your recorded media is placed in a new untitled ScreenFlow document for editing and displayed in the editor window You use the Editor window to configure your screencast add more media and add text actions and other effects for clarity emphasis and presentation Topics Editing Window Overview Using the Canvas Panel Using the Timeline Panel Video Properties Audio Properties Screen Recording Properties Callout Properties Annotations Properties Text Properties Media Library 29 Editing ScreenC asts Editing Window Overview Editing Window Overview The editing window is the main window for each screencast project you have open You can open several ScreenFlow documents and work on multiple projects simultaneously The editing window consists of three panels as described below Figure 15 Editing Window Canvas Project properties
88. ommand U Adds an Audio Action to the selected clip An Audio Action allows you to apply various effects on the audio of the selected clip such as muting ducking or adjusting the volume Add Screen Recording Action Command R Adds a Screen Recording Action to the selected screen recording clip Screen Recording actions enable you to modify the size of the Mouse Pointer add click effects or show keys pressed for example Add Callout Command L Adds a Callout to the selected screen recording clip A callout lets you focus attention on a section of your screencast For example you can highlight the Mouse Pointer by dimming everything but the area just around the Mouse Pointer or highlight and magnify the foreground window Add Annotations Alt Command T Adds simple graphic effects to visual clips including recordings videos and image files Annotation shapes include circle square line and arrow Goto Next Action Within a clip selects the next action Goto Previous Action Within a clip selects the previous action Curve Type By default actions are applied to the clip in a linear manner For example when applying a scaling action the image size changes by equal amounts from start to finish This may be perceived as too abrupt so you can modify the rate with which an action is applied The Curve Type menu item has the following submenu options Default Linear transition Ease In Starting slow speeding up
89. omp com prettyvideo ina Web browser will show your video ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 70 Publishing Your Screencast Publishing to Flash aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 71 Preferences You use ScreenFlow Preferences to set your options and customize ScreenFlow to suit your specific needs To display Preferences select ScreenFlow gt Preferences Note If you purchased ScreenFlow through the Mac App Store the License tab does not display The Mac App Store has its own licensing and updating processes Topics m General Pane m Timeline Pane m Advanced Pane m Licenses Telestream Web Store Only General Pane The General pane provides various startup display recording and auto update options Figure 52 Preferences General Pane General ai General i Timeline Advanced Licenses These controls do not display when ScreenFlow M Countdown for 5 secs before recording tare purchased from the Mac App Store Settings M Show ScreenFlow options in menu bar Startup Launch ScreenFlow Helper at user login Auto Update Check for ScreenFlow updates at launch Recording Hotkey 282 Pause Hotkey 72 Preferences Timeline Pane Settings Show ScreenFlow options in menu bar Check to toggle the ScreenFlow Helper menu on or off Countdown for x secs before recording Check to display the Countdown window prior to recording a
90. ontent When unchecked the file will only contain video content Settings Click to change the audio codec and its various settings Each codec has its own set of options controlling frame rate bit rate quality etc Prepare for Internet Streaming Check to export your movie for use on the Internet Fast Start Allows your movie to begin playing before the movie has finished downloading This is the default option Fast Start Compressed Header Same as the Fast Start option but compresses the header of the file Some older versions of QuickTime do not support this option Therefore some users may not be able to view video compressed using this format Hinted Streaming Use when this video will be hosted on a QuickTime Streaming Server QTSS This option adds hint tracks which allow QTSS to stream the movie Flip4Mac Customization Flip4Mac customization is described in the Flip4Mac User s Guide To export your screencast in Windows Media format ScreenFlow uses Flip4Mac WMV Components for QuickTime This plugin must be installed and licensed separately for full functionality If Flip4Mac is not licensed it functions in demo mode to provide a sample of its capabilities To export a full length Windows Media file Flip4Mac requires a Flip4Mac WMV Studio license Customization beyond the preset profiles requires a Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro license For more information and to download the installer go to the Telestream Flip4Mac W
91. ort option similar to Web High but formatted for a low bandwidth It plays more smoothly on slow Internet connections but the image quality is not as good as Web High Note Multi pass is a compression method that determines how best to format the video based on predictive scanning of the source content This increases encoding time but may improve image quality and decrease file size e Windows Media This option exports video in the WMV format a popular Microsoft format for Windows users This option utilizes Flip4Mac a QuickTime plugin by Telestream Flip4Mac Customization to encode the media which must be licensed separately e Lossless This is an uncompressed export format ideal for additional editing This format has the highest quality image but also the largest file size When exported at 100 the image quality is identical to the original recording e Lossless Audio Only This is an uncompressed audio only export format ideal for additional editing e February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Publishing Your Screencast 57 Exporting Your Video e iPad iPhone Apple TV iPod These export options are formatted based on the recommended video specifications for these devices They cannot be altered Make Settings Default Select to set your current setting as the default export setting Customize Click to make changes to your video and audio encoding options You can use either QuickTime or Windo
92. ount Click the Join Vimeo button to create a Vimeo account Choose Basic or Plus to determine the type of Vimeo account you want to set up Figure 46 Vimeo Account Window Authorize ScreenFlow on Vimeo com J bx Which Vimeo is right for you Basic for the casual creator High quality video 500MB week upload space Upload 1 HD video week 3 albums 1 group 1 channel No bandwidth or time limits Basic video player customization Password protected videos Sign up for Basic gt Please authorize ScreenFlow February 2012 Plus for creators who need the best Even higher quality video 5GB week upload space Unlimited HD uploading Unlimited HD embedding Advanced statistics Faster priority uploading Unlimited Albums Groups Channeis Original file storage and downloading Super customizable video player Advanced privacy including domain levei control Pius members never see ads ever Sign up for Plus gt Cancel ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Publishing Your Screencast 65 Publishing to Vimeo After you have chosen your account preference enter your first and last name e mail and password to create your account Figure 47 Join Vimeo Window Authorize ScreenFlow on Vimeo com Please authorize ScreenFlow Cancel sea After your account has been created you must authorize ScreenFlow to publish directly to your account After accessing your account V
93. ove the file This can be used with Outline to create characters which are transparent Applying an image uses the color patterns represented in the image to fill the text ime February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 53 Text Properties These properties are applied to the entire text box if none or all text is selected or a range of selected characters Color The color field below allows you to choose the color used in your text For gradient click in the top half and select a color then click in the bottom half and select the second color Outline Check to outline the text The outline is applied to the entire text box if none or all text is selected or a range of selected characters Use the slider to set the width of the outline in pixels range 0 to 15 Color Click to select the color of the outline Select the color brightness and opacity Backdrop Check to add a background and choose Solid Color Image Fill Color For Solid Color only click to select the color of the backdrop Specify the color brightness and opacity Round Use the arrows or manually specify the value in pixels to smooth the edge of the text box range 0 to 100 Default 20 Image For Image Fill only click Choose display an Open dialog and select an image to insert into the background Use the dropdown menu below to choose how the image fills the background space Scale To Fit Scale To Fill Tile Original Size
94. play a unique sound file every time the mouse is clicked Show Keys Pressed Check to display the text of keyboard characters typed during the recording Show Modifier Keys Pressed Check to display modifiers used in hotkey commands function keys and the arrow keys that were pressed during the recording ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 48 Editing ScreenC asts Callout Properties Callout Properties Callout properties are used to highlight a specific portion of the screen Callout properties can only be applied to callout actions in screen recording clips Callout properties can not be applied at a clip level and can only be applied to screen recording clips not other video clips Note Be sure to add or select an action on a screen recording clip before using this property tab Figure 32 Callout Properties me o OO GT Callout Properties te Highlight Mouse Cursor O Foreground Window O Freehand Opacity j 75 Blu Qem 0 C Blur Background Zoom Up Qe 100 Border Qe 0 Outline 0 px on O Shadow Q 0 0 0 B x Bl Feather Round Build 0 00s 6 0 00s G In Duration Out Duration Add Callout Callout Properties Dropdown Menu Add Callout Action Select to add a callout action at the moment indicated by the scrubber in the selected clip Reset to Defaults Select to reset all properties in this panel to default values When you select Reset to Defaults th
95. plays the Configure Recording window see Using the Configure Recording Window which allows you to select recording options and record a new clip When complete the clip is added to a new untitled document if no document is open or if one or more documents are open you can choose to create a new document or add it to an open document New Empty Document Shift Command N Displays a new untitled ScreenFlow document Open Command O Displays the Open dialog so you can navigate and open a ScreenFlow document that was saved earlier February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 79 File Menu Open Recent Click to select from up to 15 recently accessed documents Every time you open or save a document it is entered into the Open Recent list You can select Clear Menu from the Open Recent menu to reset the list Add Additional Recording Shift Command R Configures a new recording to be added to a currently open document See Adding A Recording Close Command W Closes the active ScreenFlow document If the document has never been previously saved ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog so you can name the document then save the document in the desired folder before closing it OS X Lion Save Commands Due to the introduction of new file save features in OS X 10 7 Lion ScreenFlow save features are different depending on which operating system is used The following save options are
96. pression algorithm used when computing a scale effect or zoom callout Smooth blurs color values to create a smoother transition Sharp does not blur color values Default Smooth Screen Recording Compression Select Adaptive Lossless to specify the method of compression used in recording the video Adaptive uses a compression method which recognizes clips of the display which do not change thereby resulting in a smaller file size Lossless uses an uncompressed recording method which does not record content based on changes thereby resulting in a larger file size ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 74 Preferences Licenses Telestream Web Store Only Default Adaptive This setting is recommended because the Lossless setting rarely results in better quality but always results in a larger file size Computer Audio Click to install or uninstall ScreenFlow s computer audio driver This driver is required for recording system audio Note If you purchased ScreenFlow through the App Store this setting is not available The computer audio driver installs automatically Capture Scratch Disk Click Change to specify your capture scratch disk volume and directory ScreenFlow saves recording files in this directory as they are being created If your recording is interrupted for any reason you can find it in the capture scratch disk directory Licenses Telestream Web Store Only The Licenses pane displays your se
97. proprietary Software Version Release in manufacture at the time of license for a period of one year from the date of license or until such time as the Company issues a new Version Release of the Software whichever first occurs To clarify the difference between a Software Version Release and a maintenance release a maintenance release generally corrects minor operational deficiencies previously non implemented features and software errors contained in the Software whereas a Software Version Release adds new features and functionality The Company shall have no obligation to supply you with any new Software Version Release of Telestream software or third party software during the warranty period other than maintenance releases ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA iv ScreenFlow Version 3 0 User s Guide Restrictions and Conditions of Limited Warranty This Limited Warranty will be void and of no force and effect if i Product Hardware or Software Media or any part thereof is damaged due to abuse misuse alteration neglect or shipping or as a result of service or modification by a party other than the Company or ii Software is modified without the written consent of the Company Limitations of Warranties THE EXPRESS WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE No
98. r the action to make changes to the property relative to the action When the scrubber is placed before the action this sets the properties of the clip before the action When the scrubber is placed after the action this sets the properties of the clip after the action Video Properties Video properties can be used to make changes to any recorded or imported video or image file This includes both screen and camera recordings This tour focuses on the most common features For more details see Video Properties e February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Getting Started 15 Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast Figure 7 Video Properties mo cle gT Video Properties ee Scale Qe 100 Position 0 0 X Rotation 0 Q Y Rotation 0 Z Rotation 0 e Opacity e 100 O Reflection O Shadow 45 Color E Offset Q Opacity Blur Size Saturation eee 100 Brightness emme 100 Contrast e 100 Add Video Action Scale Use this option to change the size of a video or image relative to the size of the canvas This can be used for highlighting a particular portion of the screen or with a video action to create a zoom effect Use the slider or enter a percentage value to change the image scale Position Position represents the location of your video or image on the canvas The position is based on the exact placement of the center of your image Values in the position field a
99. r to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 400 Brightness Brightness is the degree of luminosity present in the image represented as a percentage Default 100 Use the slider to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 400 Contrast Contrast is the relative intensity of the black and white values in an image A high contrast has a greater intensity of black and white values This value is represented as a percentage Default 100 Use the slider to set the value or enter it manually 0 to 400 Add Video Action Click to add a video action at the moment indicated by the scrubber in the selected clip ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 44 Editing ScreenC asts Audio Properties Audio Properties Display the Audio properties tab to modify the selected audio clips in your timeline You can apply audio properties to any clip which contains audio including clips with both video and audio You can also apply audio properties to audio actions you ve added to a clip When applying properties to an action within a clip only value based properties those that have a numeric value are transitional these can be applied to both the start and end of an action to create a transition For example you have a 30 second video clip and you add a video action to the start of the clip and another video action to the end of the clip each 4 seconds long Next using the scrubber you set the start of the beginning
100. rations you might consider two different approaches For simple demonstrations you may be able to narrate the demo as you perform it For more complex demos you may have a problem narrating in real time as you perform the task using the keyboard and mouse ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 28 Recording Presentations Recording Tips Record Everything at Once Using this method you record each recording source in a single session simultaneously recording the display camera video microphone audio and computer audio When you are done recording you can use the editing tools to finalize your screencast For example you might start a presentation recording your display then cut to a Picture in Picture of your camera recording as you demonstrate the application Later you fade out your video leaving only the audio to narrate the remaining moments of the screencast This method is considered a single pass production It works well when your subject matter is simple straightforward or short For longer or more complex project you may find the second approach more comfortable First Record Your Monitor Then Add Narration Using this method you first record the display with or without computer audio demonstrating your application or subject matter without any video or voice over When you have finished your demonstration you can record your camera and microphone sources while playing the video preview
101. re 27 Figure 28 Figure 29 Figure 30 Figure 31 Figure 32 Figure 33 Figure 34 Figure 35 Figure 36 Figure 37 Speed Change Icons 26 Locked and Unlocked Clips 26 Creating aFreeze Frame 27 Transitions Inspector Window 28 Video Properties Action 29 Video Properties 30 Audio Properties 32 Audio Clip in Timeline 33 Screen Recording Properties 34 Callout Properties 36 Annotations Properties 38 Text Box on Canvas 39 Text Clip on Timeline 39 Text properties 40 Media Library 42 Publishing Your Screencast 17 Figure 38 Figure 39 Figure 40 Figure 41 Figure 42 Figure 43 Figure 44 Figure 45 Figure 46 Figure 47 Figure 48 Figure 49 Figure 50 Figure 51 Export Settings Window 18 Manage Presets Window 19 Dimensions Scale to Custom Size Settings 19 QuickTime Compression Window 21 Flip4Mac Compression Window 23 YouTube Account Login Window 24 YouTube Details Window 25 Vimeo Log In Window 26 Vimeo Account Window 26 Join Vimeo Window 27 Vimeo Authorization Window 28 Vimeo Account Verification Window 28 Vimeo Settings Window 29 Flash Settings Window 30 Preferences 17 Figure 52 Figure 53 Figure 54 Figure 55 Figure 56 Preferences General Pane 17 Preferences Timeline Pane 18 Preferences Advanced Pane 19 Preferences Licenses pane unlicensed 21 Preferences Licenses Pane Licensed 21 Using ScreenFlow Menus 17 Figure 57 Figure 58 ian February 2012 Timeline just prior to a clip paste operation 21 Tim
102. re represented in pixels You can reposition the image by dragging the image on the canvas nudging the image with the arrow keys or entering a numerical value in the position fields Opacity This is the degree to which the image is translucent The greater the value the more opaque the image If the value is set to zero the image is invisible This is used with a video action to fade an image in or out It is particularly useful if you would like to periodically display your camera recording Screen Recording Properties Screen recording properties are effects specific to demonstrations using the mouse and keyboard They can only be applied to screen recording clips This tour focuses on the most common features For more details see Screen Recording Properties ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 16 Getting Started Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast Figure 8 Screen Recording Properties Blo G T Screen Recording Properties tr v Show Mouse Pointer Pointer Zoom O 100 Click Effect None Pointer Default Opacity eme gt 100 O Sound on click Volume 100 Click Sound Choose Keyboard _ Show keys pressed C Show modifier keys pressed Add Screen Recording Action Pointer Zoom Often it can be difficult to see the mouse in a screencast particularly if the video has been significantly resized Increasing the pointer zoom value makes the mouse cursor larger and easier for
103. rences are the option to deselect desktop recording and close ScreenFlow before recording ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 26 Recording Presentations Preference Options for Recording Preference Options for Recording General Several options relate to ScreenFlow recording To view and change ScreenFlow preferences select ScreenFlow gt Preferences Show ScreenFlow options in Menu Bar Check to enable the ScreenFlow Helper menu the video camera icon in the Finder menu By default this option is checked Countdown for x secs before recording Check to enable the Countdown window and set the delay 1 to 10 seconds between when you press record and when ScreenFlow begins recording This is used to prepare yourself for your demonstration By default the countdown is set to 5 seconds You can set the countdown delay for up to ten seconds Launch ScreenFlow Helper at user login Select this option to have ScreenFlow Helper available when you log on to your user account By default this option is off Recording Hotkey This is a shortcut command used for both starting and stopping your recording By default this option is set to Shift Command 2 When setting a custom hotkey it is important to choose a command which is not in use by other programs Pause Hotkey This is a shortcut command used for both pausing and resuming your recording By default this option is not set When setting a custom hotkey it is
104. rial number and allows you to manage your licenses Note This topic does not apply if you purchased ScreenFlow from the Mac App Store The App Store has its own installation and licensing procedure ScreenFlow must be licensed to fully enable the export capabilities If ScreenFlow is not licenses all exported and published files are watermarked License functions are locked and require administrator access to prevent guests from removing your license Click the lock at the bottom of the window to make changes then click the lock again when you re done Licensing ScreenFlow If ScreenFlow is not currently licensed the Licenses pane displays the buttons as depicted in the following figure aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 Preferences Licenses Telestream Web Store Only Figure 55 Preferences Licenses pane unlicensed Licenses oe se a a iS General Timeline Advanced Licenses ScreenFlow Serial Number Purchase License Enter Serial Number rial Nun al Nu w Click the lock to prevent further changes Purchase License Click to purchase a ScreenFlow license from the Telestream Web site The license is automatically installed upon completion of your purchase Enter Serial Number Click this button to enter a serial number which has already been issued This field is case sensitive All letters must be capitalized and hyph
105. rmation Assistance 1 ScreenFlow FAQs Forums amp Upgrades 1 Company and Product Information 1 Mail 1 International Telestream Distributors 1 We d Like to Hear From You 1 About ScreenFlow 17 Record Edit Share 17 Using ScreenFlow in Trial Mode 17 What s New in ScreenFlow 18 Unlocking ScreenFlow Telestream Web Store Only 20 Purchasing ScreenFlow Directly inthe Application 20 Activating YourLicense 21 Getting Started 17 Tour 1 Recording With ScreenFlow 18 Configuring Your Recording 18 Beginning Your Recording 18 Tour 2 Editing Your Screencast 20 The Editing Window 20 Cropping 21 Canvas Cropping 22 Image Cropping 22 Actions 22 Video Properties 22 Screen Recording Properties 23 Callout Properties 24 Media Library 25 Tour 3 Exporting Your Screencast 26 Publish to YouTube Vimeo Flash 27 vi Contents Recording Presentations 17 Configuring ScreenFlow Helper Recording Options 17 Using the Configure Recording Window 17 Using the Countdown Window 18 Using ScreenFlow Helper 19 ScreenFlow Helper Menu 19 Adding ARecording 21 Add Additional Recording Shift Command R 21 Preference Options for Recording 22 General 22 Advanced 22 Recording Tips 23 Set Your Display Resolution 23 Using Text 23 Considerations for Narrative Demonstrations 23 Record Everything atOnce 24 First Record Your Monitor Then Add Narration Editing ScreenCasts 17 Editing Window Overview 18 Canvas Panel 18 Timeline Panel 19 Propert
106. rt format ideal for additional editing This for mat has the highest quality image but also the largest file size When exported at 100 the image quality is identical to the original recording iPad iPhone Apple TV iPod These export options are formatted based on the recommended video specifications for these devices They cannot be altered i February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Getting Started 19 Tour 3 Exporting Your Screencast Windows Media This option exports a video in the WMV format This is a popular format for Windows users This option uses a QuickTime plugin called Flip4Mac which must be licensed separately Dimensions These options are used to set the dimensions of your video export You should not set a size larger that your canvas size This does not improve image quality Scale by Use this option to scale your project by a percentage value This is an easy way to shrink your screencast while maintaining the aspect ratio Scale to custom size Use this option to set the exact width and height of your exported video Click the Letterbox Content box to add letterboxing to your export Publish to YouTube Vimeo Flash In addition to encoding a video file ScreenFlow can also publish screencasts directly to YouTube Vimeo and Flash These options are accessible from the File menu For more information see Publishing to YouTube Publishing to Vimeo and Publishing to Flash ScreenFlow User s
107. s Audio Properties Scale Scale is used to change the size of a video or image This is useful for highlighting a particular portion of the screen or with a video action to create a zoom effect Use the slider or enter a percentage value to change the scale of your image Position Position represents the location of your video or image on the canvas The location is based on the position of the center of your image Values in the position field are represented in pixels You can reposition the image by dragging the image on the canvas nudging the image with the arrow keys or entering a numerical value in the position fields X Y Z Rotation Use the rotation options to rotate a two dimensional image in a virtual three dimensional space Values in the rotation field represent degrees X Rotation rotates the image along a fixed horizontal axis Y Rotation rotates the image along a fixed vertical axis Z Rotation spins the image along a fixed depth axis Use the thumb wheels to rotate the image in real time or manually enter the values 0 to 360 degrees in the text fields i February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 43 Video Properties Opacity Opacity is the degree of image translucency The greater the value the more opaque the image If the value is set to zero the image is invisible This may be used with a video action to fade an image in or out It is particularly useful if you would like to p
108. s a circular space around the mouse cursor Foreground Window highlights any window which is currently active Freehand allows you to draw the area you want to highlight Opacity The opacity slider controls the opacity of the space outside the callout A low value makes the surrounding area opaque while a high value makes the surrounding area invisible Zoom Up This option magnifies the area inside the callout to make it more prominent Border This option increases the range of the callout area to draw attention to a larger space This feature is not available with freehand callouts Media Library The media library stores all recorded and imported media in an unaltered state This material may be dragged to your timeline or canvas for editing You may drag this content into your project multiple times to copy the same material For more information see Media Library ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 18 Getting Started Tour 3 Exporting Your Screencast Tour 3 Exporting Your Screencast The purpose of this tour is to familiarize you with exporting your screencast Screencast projects are not video files they are saved as Screenflow documents with a screenflow extension which can only be opened and used by ScreenFlow There are two ways to publish your screencasts by exporting them to a standard video file format QuickTime or Windows Media or publishing them directly to an Internet video ser
109. scaling to preserve the aspect ratio Cropping a Clip To crop a clip press and hold the Control key and drag any resize handle inward Hold the Shift key while scaling to preserve the aspect ratio Rotating a Clip Click and drag the center handle of the clip and rotate it Using the Timeline Panel The timeline is a visual representation of the total length of time in your ScreenFlow project The timeline displays all clips media and actions in your timeline and represents the start and end time for these clips The timeline also provides a scrubber so you can view any portion of your screencast by dragging the scrubber to the point you want to view February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenCasts 35 Using the Timeline Panel Figure 19 Timeline Displays Project Length and all Media Clips Scale At the top of the timeline is the scale The scale is a precise measure of the total length of time in the project and you can determine the start and stop time of each clip in the project by moving the scrubber to the start or stop of the clip When you begin your project the scale automatically adapts to the length of your first recorded media To change the scale magnification use the slider in the lower left corner of the window At maximum magnification each line on the scale represents a single frame of video Figure 20 Timeline Magnification Slider Se Move to any point in the timeline or pa
110. screencast in Windows Media format ScreenFlow uses Flip4Mac WMV Components for QuickTime Flip4Mac WMV must be installed and licensed separately for full functionality If Flip4Mac is not licensed it functions in demo mode to provide a sample of its capabilities To export a full length Windows Media file Flip4Mac requires a Flip4Mac WMV Studio license Customization beyond the preset profiles requires a Flip4Mac WMV Studio Pro license For more information and to download the installer go to the Telestream Flip4Mac Web page Topics m System Requirements m Installing ScreenFlow m Upgrading ScreenFlow m Installing Telestream Audio Removing ScreenFlow from Your Computer Note Be sure to review your platform requirements before installing ScreenFlow System Requirements m Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10 6 7 or later m Intel based CPU required Core 2 Duo recommended m A supported programmable GPU required for certain effects amp functionality Note Cameras using an HDV codec are not supported 100 Installing ScreenFlow Installing ScreenFlow Installing ScreenFlow Note This installation process does not apply to users who purchased from the Mac App Store The App Store has its own installation and licensing procedure ScreenFlow is available from www telestream net as a disk image file dmg When you download or open the dmg file in Safari Mac OS X automatically mounts the disk image and runs the
111. sent because the associated feature was not used aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 A actions 28 curve type 29 Actions menu 28 activating your serial number 20 activation 20 changing license 22 deactivation 22 add chapter track from markers 20 adding a recording 21 annotations properties 38 color 38 39 41 endpoints 39 outline 38 shadow 38 shapes 38 thickness 38 arrows 38 audio detach from video 23 ducking 33 effects 33 enable disable waveform 31 audio driver 19 uninstalling 19 audio interface 18 audio properties 32 ducking 33 effect 33 mix input to mono 33 mute audio 33 smooth volume levels 33 volume 33 103 Index auto update 18 automated voice 26 axis rotation 30 B background color 21 background noise 33 blur 37 brightness 31 C callout properties 36 blur 37 blur background 37 border 37 build 37 feather 37 highlight 36 opacity 37 outline 37 round 37 shadow 37 zoom up 37 callouts 36 canvas 19 color 21 crop 21 snap to front window 21 zoom 30 censor 37 change license 22 changing speed 26 chapters 20 104 Index clip contact menu 33 clip inspector 33 closed captioning 18 compressing video 20 configure recording 17 contrast 31 copy 21 copyright notice i countdown 18 create empty document 18 create or close gap 24 create or close timeline gap 25 cropping canvas 21 image 22 curve type 29 cut 20 D deactivating license 22 delete media 42 detach audio
112. sh your video Publish to Vimeo Displays the Publishing to Vimeo dialog so you can log in to your Vimeo account encode your screencast and publish your video Publish to Flash Displays the Publishing to Flash dialog which you use to encode your screencast in Flash F4V format and save the file Export Command E Displays the Export dialog see Exporting Your Video which you use to select your encoding options encode your screencast and save the file When you have in and out points set on your timeline this menu item displays as Export Selected Range Edit Menu This topic describes each item in the Edit menu Undo Command Z Reverts your last change ScreenFlow offers an unlimited number of undo redo actions limited only by memory constraints However undo information is stored on a per window basis If you close a window and then reopen it your undo information for that window is lost Redo Shift Command Z Reverts your last Undo action Cut Command X Select Cut to remove these selected clips e Removes selected text in a text box and places it on the clipboard e Removes the selected clips from the project and places them on the clipboard February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Using ScreenFlow Menus 81 Edit Menu Copy Command C Select Copy to duplicate these selected clips e Duplicates selected clips in the timeline and places a copy onto the clipboard e Duplicates selected
113. specific to OS X Lion Save a Version Command S Saves the document with recent changes If the document has never been previously saved ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog so you can name the document then save the document in the desired folder Duplicate Saves a new version of the document without overwriting the previous version This allows you to save the project with a new name and or location Revert to Saved Restores the document to the state it was in when last saved This will undo any action taken since the last save OS X Snow Leopard Save Commands Mac OS X 10 6 Snow Leopard does not have the same save functionality as OS X 10 7 Lion The following save commands are specific to OS X Snow Leopard Save Command S Saves the document with recent changes If the document has never been previously saved ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog so you can name the document then save the document in the desired folder ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 80 Using ScreenFlow Menus Edit Menu Save As Shift Command S ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog so that you can rename the document with a new name then save the document in the desired folder If you have previously saved your document this duplicates the document and does not alter the original Publish to YouTube Displays the Publishing to YouTube dialog so you can log in to your YouTube account encode your screencast and publi
114. termines the number of frames in your video per second The North American NTSC standard is 29 97 often rounded up to 30 while the European PAL standard is 25 The range for this field is 1 100 Data Rate Data rate sets the amount of information required to process the video per second Setting a low data rate is ideal for streaming with slow internet connections but a low data rate may impair image quality An acceptable data rate depends on the content of the video and user preference The range for this field is 10 to 10 000 Contents of Flash folder This feature produces a Flash folder consisting of e index html an HTML page containing a player showing movie f4v You may edit this file to suit your design requirements or use it as a template for incorporating the video in a different Web page e movie f4v the screencast published in Flash e player swf the player itself February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Publishing Your Screencast 69 Publishing to Flash e a com directory containing the skin for the player e README txt How to Publish Your video to a Local Web Server If you have a Web server on the same computer as ScreenFlow you can place the output directory in a subdirectory of Library WebServer Documents and have your video immediately accessible to the world Example If you have placed your output in Library WebServer Documents prettyvideo on webserver comp com opening http webserver c
115. text in a text box and places the text onto the clipboard for past ing later Note Clips in the media library cannot be copied but can be imported into the timeline multiple times Paste Command V Select Paste to add clips and text from the clipboard to your document e Pastes copied text into the text box at the cursor position When you paste text it retains its formatting see Paste and Match Style Alt Shift Command V e Pastes the copied clip onto the timeline starting from the scrubber in the same track as the original clip as shown below Figure 57 Timeline just prior to a clip paste operation Select Paste to add the clip on the clipboard to the timeline Figure 58 Timeline after pasting a clip from the clipboard If the clip is pasted again a new track is created for each new copy Paste Properties Select Paste Properties to update the properties of the selected clip in the timeline with the properties of the current clip on the clipboard Paste Properties has the following sub menu items Video Alt Command l Pastes video properties into a video clip Audio Alt Command A Pastes audio properties into an audio clip Screen Recording Alt Command S Pastes screen recording properties into a screen recording clip Callout Alt Command C Pastes callout properties into a callout action ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 cA 82 Using ScreenFlow Menus Edit Menu Note
116. tion Starting and ending audio transitions fade in fade out overlapping transitions fade from one clip to the other simultaneously Actions Actions are property changes used to transition the media from one state to another You can use video audio screen recording and callout actions Adding an Action To add an action select the clip display the property that you want to modify then click the Add Action button at the bottom of the property panel The action is placed in relation to the position of the scrubber but can be moved to any location on the clip The duration of the action is changed by dragging the edge of the action to lengthen or shorten it ae February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Editing ScreenC asts 41 Video Properties Figure 27 Video Properties Action y oss tE ap tS Zs 25e Place the scrubber before or after the action to make changes to the property relative to the action If the scrubber is placed before the action this sets the properties of the clip before the action If the scrubber is placed after the action this sets the properties of the clip after the action Video Properties Video properties can be used to make visual changes to any screen recording camera based video other imported video clips and text image clips ina screencast You can also apply video properties to video actions you ve added to a clip When applying properties to an action only value based properties
117. tions and start recording media 22 Recording Presentations Configuring ScreenFlow Helper Recording Options Figure 11 Configure Recording Window ScreenFlow Record Desktop from your Color LCD C Record Video from V Record Audio from Built in Microphone V Record Computer Audio Record Desktop from Check this option to record your computer monitor This source records by default and cannot be deselected If you have multiple displays connected you can choose between them ScreenFlow cannot record multiple monitors simultaneously Desktop video and audio is combined into a single clip and added to your project as a ScreenFlow file Record Video from Check this option to record video from any camera connected to your computer Use the dropdown menu to choose from multiple cameras Upon selecting a source a preview image is displayed below Record Audio from Check this option to record audio from any microphone connected to your computer Use the dropdown menu to choose from multiple microphones Upon selecting the source the volume level is displayed below Desktop video and audio is combined into a single clip and added to your project as a QuickTime movie file Record Computer Audio Choose this option to record all sounds played through your computer The ScreenFlow audio driver must be installed to use this setting If the driver is not installed you are prompted to install it see Installing Telestream Audio
118. track The default duration of a transition is one second You can expand or contract the duration by moving the thin line on the inside portion of the transition Adding Transitions Select a clip and select Edit gt Add Starting Transition to add a transition to the front of the clip or Edit gt Add Ending Transition to add a transition to the end of the clip Create transitions between two clips by dragging one clip over an adjacent clip The section where the two clips overlap is the transition Transitions Inspector Double click the Transition Icon to Display the Transitions Inspector Transition icon between clips ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 cA Editing ScreenC asts Using the Timeline Panel Choose from sixteen different transition types and set the transition duration value in seconds Figure 26 Transitions Inspector Window Transitions Inspector _ bray Properties RIBLA Ae Copy Machine Cross Diss coach Dip to Black Dip to White Inner Cube Melt Mod Page Curl a aper Plane Ripple Spin Duration 1s You can also select a transition effect and click the Properties button to alter properties width height color angle opacity etc specific to the selected transition effect as appropriate Audio Transitions Transitions are applied to audio clips in the same manner as images However since there is no visual content in an audio clip the transition is a volume transi
119. transitions inspector 27 in February 2012 transparency 31 trim 24 end 24 front 24 troubleshooting audio interface 18 closed captioning 18 export video quality 17 graphics card 18 importing files 17 iPad 19 iPhone 19 iPod 19 out of sync 19 Parallels 18 recording area 18 VMWare 18 U undo 20 uninstalling ScreenFlow 20 unlocking ScreenFlow 20 update 17 automatic 18 upgrade license 19 V version number finding 17 video properties 29 brightness 31 contrast 31 opacity 31 position 30 reflection 31 saturation 31 scale 30 setting smoothness 19 shadow 31 x rotation 30 y rotation 30 z rotation 30 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 View menu 30 enter full screen 30 enter preview 30 scrub live audio 31 show audio waveform 31 show thumbnail icon 31 snapping 31 zoom 30 Vimeo 25 setting up your account 26 settings 29 verify account 28 volume 33 WwW warranty iii Warranty and Disclaimers iii website 1 33 Window menu 31 markers 31 X x rotation 30 Y y rotation 30 YouTube 24 logging in 24 settings 25 Z z rotation 30 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 Index 109 110 Index aa February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020
120. u have already purchased a license through the Telestream Web Store Telestream sent you an email receipt containing your license key Note If your Macintosh is not connected to the Internet follow the instructions in the Manual Activation Guide www telestream net pdfs user guides Manual_Activation_Guide pdf to activate your license and unlock ScreenFlow The easiest way to register and activate ScreenFlow is to click on the link provided in your email receipt If this link doesn t work register ScreenFlow as follows Step 1 Launch ScreenFlow Step 2 Select Purchase gt Unlock ScreenFlow to display the License pane Note If ScreenFlow doesn t display a Purchase menu then you have already registered and unlocked ScreenFlow Step 3 Click the Lock icon at the bottom of the panel and enter your password to allow ScreenFlow to make changes to your license Note Your user must be an administrator If your username is not an administrative account you ll need to create one in order to continue Step 4 Click Enter Serial Number and enter the license key into the license key field Figure 2 Enter Your Serial Number To Unlock Screenflow If you have already purchased this product enter the serial number from your receipt in the field below Cancel Activate Step 5 Click Activate to activate your serial number and unlock ScreenFlow Note If the Activate button is dimmed it means that the license is
121. vice like YouTube Determining the correct export settings for your screencast depends on the complexity of your screencast and the intended use of the video after it has been produced This tour explores the basics of ScreenFlow s export options For a comprehensive description see Publishing Your Screencast Select File gt Export or press Command E to export your presentation Figure 10 Export Settings Window Save As FlipFactory_NAB_ScreenFlow_V01 mov Where Desktop _ 3 Preset Web High B H 264 video encoding at High Quality AAC stereo audio at 96 kbits sec Customize Manage Dimensions Scale by 50 to 640 x 360 O Scale to custom size Options __ Use Motion Blur Add Chapter Track from Markers C Cancel Export Save As Choose a name for your exported video default ScreenF low mov Where Choose a location to export your video Preset ScreenFlow has several export presets for your convenience This tour focuses on the most commonly used presets For more information see Preset e Web High This is the default export option which encodes using the H 264 codec It was chosen as the default codec based on both image quality and file size e Web Low This is an export option similar to Web High but formatted for a low bandwidth It plays more smoothly on slow internet connections but the image quality is not as good as Web High e Lossless This isan uncompressed expo
122. w image displays below Record Audio from This option records from any microphone connected to your computer Use the dropdown menu to choose from multiple microphones Upon selecting the source the volume level is displayed below Record Computer Audio Choose this option to record all sounds played through your computer The ScreenFlow audio driver must be installed to use this setting If the driver is not installed you are prompted to install it Beginning Your Recording When you are ready click the Record button ScreenFlow enters a countdown mode before recording You can change the length of this countdown see Using the Countdown Window February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 Getting Started 11 Tour 1 Recording With ScreenFlow Create a short presentation then stop your recording press Shift Command 2 or select Stop Record from the ScreenFlow Helper menu in the upper right corner of your monitor For more details see Using ScreenFlow Helper When you stop recording ScreenFlow opens your recording in the ScreenFlow editing window with all of your recorded sources placed in the timeline Monitor video and computer audio are combined into one clip camera video and microphone audio are combined in another clip to maintain video audio sync Video and audio can be separated by selecting the clip and choosing Edit gt Detach Audio ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 12 Getting Started
123. window with player controls superimposed at the base of the window Add to Timeline at Playhead Select to add your media to the timeline beginning at the current scrubber position Delete Media Select to remove the media from your project If the media has been placed on the timeline it is removed following a confirmation prompt Media files are not deleted from the file system Media Controls Zoom Use the slider to change the display size of the media thumbnail Add Media Click to browse local drives or network servers for media to import into your ScreenFlow project This may include video files audio files and still images Add Recording Click to create a new recording For details see Adding A Recording mae February 2012 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 55 Publishing Your Screencast When you are done editing your screencast the final task is to convert it to a standard video format for publication and distribution or use in other video programs If you intend to use your screencast in another application check the application documents to see which formats it supports ScreenFlow has two primary means of converting projects to video You can use the Export options to create standard video files or use the Publish options for publishing your videos directly to an online video service such as YouTube Topics m Exporting Your Video m Customizing Codec Settings m Publishing to YouTube m Publishing to Vimeo m Publ
124. ws Media video compression via Flip4Mac Manage Click to manage your available export presets Figure 39 Manage Presets Window Show Preset Y System Presets Web High Copy v Web High Multi pass Copy v Web Low Copy v Web Low Multi pass Copy vV PAL DV Copy M NTSC DV Copy V Lossless Copy v iPad Copy M iPhone v Apple TV v iPod v Windows Media Copy F Custom Presets i Copy of Web High Edit v Copy of Lossless Edit Cancel OK Click the check box to the left of the preset to hide it Click the Copy button to the right of the preset to generate a custom preset copy Custom presets are displayed below To change the custom preset name double click the name field Click the Edit button to customize your preset Dimensions These options are used to set the dimensions of your video export You should not set a size larger that your canvas size This does not improve image quality Figure 40 Dimensions Scale to Custom Size Settings Dimensions Scale by to 720 x 450 C Scale to custom size Width 1440 Height 900 _ Letterbox Content ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA 58 Publishing Your Screencast Exporting Your Video Exported Scale by Select to scale your project by a percentage value This is an easy way to shrink your screencast while maintaining the aspect ratio Scale to custom size Select to set the exact width and height of your exported v
125. y 20 Licensing ScreenFlow 20 Changing and Deactivating a Serial Number 21 Using ScreenFlow Menus 17 ScreenFlow Menu 17 About ScreenFlow 17 Check For Updates 17 Preferences Command 18 Services 18 Hide ScreenFlow Command H 18 ScreenFlow User s Guide 81020 February 2012 EA viii Contents Hide others AlttCommand H 18 Show All 18 Quit ScreenFlow Command Q 18 FileMenu 18 New Recording Command N 18 New Empty Document Shift Command N 18 Open Command O 18 Open Recent 19 Add Additional Recording Shift Command R 19 Close Command W 19 OS X Lion Save Commands 19 Save a Version Command S 19 Duplicate 19 Revert to Saved 19 OS X Snow Leopard Save Commands 19 Save Command S 19 Save As Shift Command S 20 Publish to YouTube 20 Publish to Vimeo 20 Publish to Flash 20 Export Command E 20 Edit Menu 20 Undo Command Z 20 Redo Shift Command Z 20 Cut Command X 20 Copy Command C 21 Paste Command V 21 Paste Properties 21 Paste and Match Style Alt Shift Command V 22 Select All Command A 22 Deselect All Shift Command A 22 Split Clip T 23 Detach Audio 23 Add Freeze Frame Shift Command F 24 Trim Front to Scrubber W 24 Trim End to Scrubber E 24 Lock Clip Unlock Clip Alt Command L 25 Add Starting Transition Remove Starting Transition 25 Add Ending Transition Remove Ending Transition 25 Ripple Delete Command Backspace 25 Mark In Point I 25 Mark Out Point O 25 Clear In amp Out

ScreenFlow User Guide

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents