Archive for January, 2010

ScreenGenius Tip: Make your video files smaller

I need more SPACE! I know I’m not the only one who has said that – though, admittedly, maybe not everyone is referring to storage space for their video files. Video files, as I’m sure you know, can be HUGE. Although virtually all video is compressed in some way or another there’s continual effort to [...]


Tips for using ScreenFlow to record a webinar

Webinars have become popular marketing vehicles for helping build brands and bring in leads. To get added value from your time and resources, record the webinars you’re hosting and use them on your website as a promotion or lead generation tool. With ScreenFlow, it’s easy. Here are a few tips for using ScreenFlow to record [...]


Meet the ScreenFlow-er: Scott Elias from Loveland High School

Interview with Loveland High School’s Scott Elias Last week, I interviewed Joshua Rosenbaum from MailChimp about his ScreenFlowing experiences. My next subject is Scott Elias, Assistant Principal at Loveland High School in Colorado. Scott uses a much simpler set up than Josh had, and his “studio” easily sits entirely on his desk. But Scott manages [...]


ScreenGenius Tip: Using Markers in ScreenFlow

If you’ve ever created a long screencast, you’ll immediately understand the benefits of using Markers. But even if your longest screencasts are less than a few minutes, you too can experience the joy of Markers also – don’t fret! Markers are essentially “bookmarks” that allow you to define a point in your timeline, and can [...]


Working with layers in the timeline

If you’ve spent any time using ScreenFlow, you’ll be somewhat familiar with the timeline, which appears across the bottom of your ScreenFlow window. The timeline in ScreenFlow is where you place all your media clips  (video, audio and still images) to control when they start and stop, or appear in your presentation. Adding clips to [...]


Meet the ScreenFlow-er: The man behind MailChimp screencasts

Interview with MailChimp’s Joshua Rosenbaum I recently connected with Joshua Rosenbaum, the resident ScreenFlow guru at MailChimp, providers of email marketing software and services. Joshua has created some really professional, not to mention, fun and unique screencasts for MailChimp. In this interview Joshua gives us some great insight into his screencasting process, as well as [...]


Sharing knowledge

I thought I’d dedicate today’s post to sharing a few of the very nice ScreenFlow tips and tutorials that we’ve seen lately from some of our fabulous users. These are in no particular order, and if I’ve missed any recent ones, please let me know in the comments below. Thank you to all of you [...]