When I was doing a screenshot for the shownotes I noticed there’s a keystroke to add both, which is command-option-backslash. I usually want both a starting and ending transition, so I hold down option-command and then hit comma, then period one after another. Instead, if I want a starting transition, I simply hold down command-option-comma, or for an ending tradition, I use command-option-period. I do these transitions all the time, and reaching allll the way over to the trackpad and then draaaagggging my cursor to the correct track and selecting that tiny little gear and dragging alllll the way down to the add transition selections is a huge waste of time. You can select that gear and then select Add Starting or Ending Transitions. To add a fade in (or fade out), you can select the track and a little gear will show at the beginning of the track. I like these to fade in as I describe each feature, and then fade out when that section is complete. I do an introduction to the show where I have white text that appears on a black background as I explain the tool I’m going to demonstrate. I try to avoid making a lot of video transitions, but there’s one part of my tutorials where I use them extensively. I probably use ripple delete 50-100 times in a recording so it’s well worth learning that particular keystroke. If that’s not the desired behavior, command-delete executes the ripple delete. If you simply hit the delete key after selecting, the selection will be deleted but it will leave a gap in your recording. My click and drag steps are marking what are called the in and out points.ĭon prefers to use the keyboard shortcuts I and O to mark in and out points, rather than clicking and dragging, but I find it harder to get my cursor placed exactly right that way. If I click and drag the playhead, it will play back the audio as I scrub so I can be sure to get my cursor right where I want it. I click at the start point, and hold down the shift key while moving the play head to the right until I get to where I want to end my selection. Other recording apps have this feature built in as well, but here’s how I do it in ScreenFlow. In a ripple delete, you select a region to be deleted, but then all of the video and audio tracks to the right will slide over to fill the gap you just created. ScreenFlow has a command called a ripple delete. Sadly, deleting parts of your recording will be the thing you do more than anything else in editing. I’m still working that one into muscle memory but I love it when I do remember it. ![]() ![]() If you want to split but then delete the bit after the split, simply hold down shift with T, and again it will split but the part of the clip to the right will be selected and ready to delete. When you split with T, the bit to the left of your play head will be selected so you can quickly hit the delete key to get rid of it. ![]() If no tracks are selected, the T key splits all tracks. Instead, learn that the T key splits whatever tracks are selected right at the play head. In ScreenFlow, you can use the razor blade icon in the bottom left of the screen to slice a recording, but you have to switch back to the arrow to go back to selecting. I’d like to give a few examples of just a couple I use all the time in ScreenFlow. No matter what tool you’re using, try to train your brain and fingers to use shortcuts. I put a screenshot in the shownotes of the Shortcuts Preferences for ScreenFlow in which you see a really small scrollbar to demonstrate that there are a lot of keyboard shortcuts in ScreenFlow. I know not everyone is wired for keyboard shortcuts, but if you are, it’s a great way to speed up recording and editing. If you’re going to be doing a lot of video recordings, I highly recommend memorizing as many keyboard shortcuts as you possibly can. I’ve tried to keep these tips as app-independent as possible and I’ll still strive for that, but some of what I’ll be talking about will be specific solutions available in using Screenflow on the Mac. Now we’re going to get a lot more detailed about the recording and editing process. ![]() In part two I explained some best practices that I’ve found help me create better screencasts. In part one of my screencasting tip series, I talked about how to set yourself up for a successful recording.
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