Editing with Screenflow
Why use ScreenFlow
Overview of ScreenFlow
Recording in ScreenFlow
Workflow process
Shortcuts
Speedrun
Ripple delete
Freeze frame
Video properties
Presets
Screen properties
Correcting color
Improving audio
Video actions
Outro
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Editing with Screenflow
Overview of ScreenFlow

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Summary

ScreenFlow's user-friendly interface makes video editing simple and efficient. With a clear layout featuring the preview window, timeline, and properties tab, you can easily organize and edit clips using non-destructive tools. This introduction provides a solid foundation for exploring ScreenFlow’s more advanced features.

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Introduction to ScreenFlow

Welcome to this guide to ScreenFlow. This lesson provides a 30,000 foot view of the application, perfect for those who have never used it before. If you're new here, you'll soon discover that ScreenFlow is user-friendly and incredibly effective.

The ScreenFlow layout

Preview window

At the top of the ScreenFlow interface, you'll find the preview window. This is where you can view what your video will look like at a particular point when it's exported.

Timeline

Below the preview window is the timeline. This is where all your clips, whether they are video, camera, microphone, or screen recordings, are organized. You'll be able to see the changes in the preview as you move the playhead across the timeline.

Timecode and navigation

To the right of the timeline, you'll find the timecode and navigation tools that allow you to fast forward and skip around the timeline. Below these is a set of zooming shortcuts, although these aren't frequently used.

Interacting with clips

Selecting and editing clips

Clicking on a clip will highlight it in yellow, indicating that it's selected and ready for editing. A drawer on the right-hand side hosts various tabs; the first one displays all your raw recordings.

Non-destructive editing

ScreenFlow supports non-destructive editing. For example, deleting a clip isn't permanent because you can always re-import it from the drawer.

Tabs and tools

Properties tab

The properties tab contains multiple features for editing clips, such as scaling and modifying opacity. It's frequently used for tasks like creating insets in the top right corner of the frame.

Additional editing features

ScreenFlow offers audio, motion, and screen recording options. It also provides callouts, annotations, drawings, text, and titles to enrich your content. While callouts can be viewed as tacky, they can be executed tastefully.

Unveiling the essentials

That’s a brief tour of the ScreenFlow interface. Your main work area will be the preview window, timeline, and properties tabs. Now let's move on to delve deeper into the exciting features that ScreenFlow offers.