Posts Tagged ‘screencasts’

ScreenGenius How to: Create MP3 files with ScreenFlow

One of the many uses of ScreenFlow is as a recording device for live web events for playback later. The other day, there was a webinar I wanted to listen to, but I knew I would be in a meeting during the scheduled webinar time. So I thought: “I can use ScreenFlow to record the [...]


Where to find background music for your screencasts

When you want to use music in your screencasts, unless you create it yourself or get explicit rights from a composer, you will generally need to obtain a license to use that music.
You might think that music you downloaded on iTunes for your iPod would work perfectly… but think again! When you buy a CD, [...]


ScreenGenius How To: Create scrolling text in 3 easy steps

Have you ever wanted to show a credit reel at the end of a screencast? It’s not hard to do. Check out our brief video on how to create scrolling text in 3 easy steps.

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Sizing images for a better ‘Flow

Since we’re on the subject of using images in ScreenFlow (see yesterday’s post “Using still images in your ScreenFlow movie“) our resident ScreenFlow support guru, Willow,  has written a follow up on sizing images for the best results.
By Willow Wray
Adding images to a ScreenFlow document is easy. However, you can sometimes end up with [...]


Using still images in your ScreenFlow movies

Logos, thought bubbles, arrows, rectangles… there is going to come a time when you will want to add an image or icon to your screencast.  How can you do that and what are the best formats to use?
How to add images
In ScreenFlow 2, it’s easy to add image files to your documents. Simply drag your [...]


ScreenGenius Tips: Hide Your Desktop

I’m the first to admit it: My computer desktop is messier than my teenage daughter’s room. Of course, I know exactly where everything is when I need to find it, but when recording a screencast, I generally have to make sure I have windows, strategically placed, to hide the clutter.
So no one was happier to [...]


Show Off!

Are you proud of the ScreenFlows you’ve created?
Then please share them here by adding your link in a comment. Please include:

a title,  and
a brief description of why you think it’s cool

To embed a YouTube video in your comment, copy your YouTube URL into your post normally and add the letter ‘v’ after “http”; do not [...]