> I've found the workflow with ScreenFlow to be pretty good myself.
> I suggest the following:
> - If you can, size your browser window to your desired output. For
> example, if your target output is 1280x720 (your traditional 16:9 aspect
> ratio) I would use a tool like the FireFox WebDeveloper plugin to resize my
> browser to 1280x720 BEFORE I begin recording. This way, I know exactly what
> is visible to my audience.
> - After you finish recording, immediately crop the canvas in ScreenFlow
> to match your browser window. Again, this is going to be 1280x720 (or
> whatever size you desire). I make sure to frame the size to the window and
> when I crop it, all I see is the browser window.
> - Now that my attention is focused on my browser window. I haven't made
> any cuts yet though. This is important because it makes the default size to
> be the full window. You mentioned all the cuts you make and how everything
> gets out of sync. Setting the size and canvas up front really helps. Also,
> don't extract your audio to a separate track. This keeps the video and audio
> as 1 single track and makes working with it easier too.
> - I now add my pans and zooms as I scrub my file. Of course I make
> mistakes and when I find them, I cut them out during this process. I usually
> just use the split video command (Shift-Cmd-T) to cut it at the beginning
> and end. I now have 3 separate tracks. I select the middle track where the
> mistake is and delete it. I then drag the remaining track over the existing
> track a little for a gentle cross-fade effect. So yes, I do end up with
> several snippets of video all strung together but I still find it easy to
> work with.
> - Because I'm adding pans & zooms as I cut my mistakes out, I find the
> last zoom command holds between the split clips. In other words, I zoom, cut
> a section out, and the remaining sections are zoomed the same. The second
> piece doesn't reset to full screen. However, I like lots of zooms so it's
> clear to read but it's important to provide a global view again. Click the
> reset button in the Video Properties pane to quickly zoom back out and see
> the full 1280x720 browser window again.
> So in summary, the key is to add zooming BEFORE you make all your cuts.
> I understand this workflow may not work for everyone. I find the ScreenFlow
> zooming feature preferable over some other implementations. I like using my
> scroll wheel to quickly zoom in and the reset button to quickly zoom out. It
> gives me greater control verses other tools that try to automate it. To me,
> those are never quite right and require too much tweaking.
> Hope some of this helps.
> Scott Skibell
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> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:15 AM, francetales <okpe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have made a screencast with ScreenFlow about Facebook Privacy
> > Settings. I look forward to your criticism. I have made over 500
> > screencasts now but mostly in a production environment so the next
> > ones I make I want to spend more time on each one, use effects, and
> > improve the audio.
> >http://owenpeery.com/mainsite/2010/05/18/screencast-facebook-privacy-...
> > While I like Screenflow, I am having some problems with zooming and
> > editing overall. I wonder what your workflow is for working with
> > Screenflow. My big problem is that once I record the screencast, I
> > immediately edit out the errors and extraneous info. The problem this
> > causes is that the audio and video tracks then get split up into 20-30
> > different tracks. Zoom in on one and when it transitions to the next
> > morsel, it goes back out to the default settings, and takes forever to
> > line up, multiply that by 30 and it takes longer than it should. There
> > must be a work around.
> > How about cropping the screen at the beginning, is there a way to
> > choose the right size so later when you export you get a standard
> > size, without stretching or distortion?
> > Anyway, look forward to your comments.
