Screenflow Superstar - 9 Ways To Build A Business With Video

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Your first encounter with ScreenFlow need not be overwhelming. It is really a very easy program to use.

A quick access icon that you will use often.

A walkthrough of how to configure your recording and the options you have at your fingertips.

Sometimes you may not want to record something and just use ScreenFlows excellent editing capabilities. Here's how to open a blank canvas to begin your masterpiece.

ScreenFlow will autosave as you go along, but always a good idea to manually save every so often too. You can also duplicate a project to use again and again if you want to.

There are only really a few items that you actually NEED to get started with ScreenFlow - A Mac computer and a copy of the software. As you take things to the next level though, you may want to grab a good mic, and a few other items for your growing opportunities.

There are lots of different ways to add media to your ScreenFlow project library.

Bringing video media into your ScreenFlow project library.

Brining audio media into your ScreenFlow project library.

Bringing still image media into your ScreenFlow project library.

Bringing screen capture video media into your ScreenFlow project library.

An overview of the essential elements of the ScreenFlow dashboard.

Working with your ScreenFlow canvas size, colour and dimensions.

The all important timeline, where you will craft your video masterpiece.

The ScreenFlow media options panel.

There are all sorts of things you can do with your video media once it is inside your ScreenFlow project. The Video Options panel is where the magic will happen.

As with any other video you can do a lot with your Screen Recordings, and a whole lot more besides.

Changing the size of any element on the canvas is very easy in ScreenFlow. Here are a few ways to do this.

At times you may want to actually crop a video's dimensions, this is very easy too.

Transitions are a great and easy to use feature in ScreenFlow. Do be careful not to over do it though as it can look unprofessional. Carefully used they are a wonderful way to seamlessly move from one clip to the next.

At times you will want to split one or more clips on the timeline. Here's how.

Video actions give you a lot of control over what is happening on your timeline at any time. move items, change their size, and a whole lot more, all in real time, and without any big technical headaches.

Annotations are a really useful tool to add elements to videos to highlight or help people grasp what you are teaching or showing.

Add text to your videos and change it to suit your style.

Need to highlight something in your video? Here's how to do it.

Sometimes you make mistakes right? Not to worry, a simple undo is just a click away.

A video with soundtrack is great, but what if you need to edit the video and audio separately? ScreenFlow makes it easy to split them into individual tracks, one for video, another for audio, and then work on each individually.

When capturing your desktop you can determine how many frames per second to capture. Automatic is usually fine at 30fps, but if you need to change it you can.

Slooooowwww down or speed up a clip.

Ripple delete can be a real timesaver once you get the hang of it.

Invoke a video action, and automatically return to your original state.

It is very useful to grab a freeze frame at time to extend a video or other use. Here's how to do it.

Another ninja feature is rolling edits. Very helpful and very easy.

Lots of tracks and clips on the timeline can become very confusing and hard to work with. Thankfully ScreenFlow allows you to group tracks together and work with them as one clip.

Nesting clips pulls several clip s together into one. Similar to grouping, but even more powerful.

Got that section down to perfection? Make sure nothing nasty happens by accident and lock them in place.

Colour your clips for easy reference.

Markers are useful for several things. Here's how to add and edit them on your timeline.

You can even add markers on the fly. Click as you record and its done.

Do you have a Video Action that you use again and again? Create a template and add it with one click any time you want.

ScreenFlow will happily chew up and spit out any unused media so you can keep your projects lean and mean.

Recording yourself talking to camera? Here's a few tips to help you along.

ScreenFlow has some basic chroma keys capabilities that can be easily applied to achieve some super results.

Working with audio in your project is easy too. Audio Options is where you add effects, mute, change volume and more.

Just want the audio from a video clip - here's how to detach it so you can work with it alone.

Like video, you can add a few dynamic actions to audio too.

Automatically dull background tracks so your narration stays crisp and clear.

Getting everything in to ScreenFlow and editing is one thing, but how do you then get your finsihed project out in a form that you and others can use?

You have lots of preset options that will cover most of your bases when exporting.

Planning on delivering your video content online? This preset is a winner!

You can also apply custom export settings if you have specific needs.

Just want to export a section of your video? Here's how...

Exporting video can take a lot of time, particularly if you they are long and complex. The batch export feature will allow you to set things up to export several videos one after another while you enjoy a walk in the park or a well earned sleep.

Apple Keynote is a great partner to ScreenFlow. Here are a few tips how to export your slides to use in ScreenFlow.

Microsoft Powerpoint is a great partner to ScreenFlow. Here are a few tips how to export your slides to use in ScreenFlow.

There are specific requirements to record and iOS device. This short video walks you through them.

Recording an iOS screen is easy with ScreenFlow. Here are the basics to get you started,

You can add swipes, taps and more as callouts on your iOS screen captures.

ScreenFlow has a preset to output specifically for iOS videos should you need to.

Need to watermark your video with your logo? Here's one way to achieve that directly in Screen flow.

Choose any frame in your timeline and export as an image.

Talking clip voiceovers direct from text.

Sometimes you may want to enrol the help of other software to create footage you can then pull into ScreenFlow. Here are a few good and economic options.

CrazyTalk by RealIllusion Inc. is a fabulous and fun addition to your video creation library.