ScreenFlow User Guide
Recording — New Recording Dialog

New Recording Dialog

The only way to create a new document in ScreenFlow is to create a recording.

There are two ways to create a new document with a new recording:

When you select either of these options, you will be presented with the ScreenFlow recording dialog:

Record Desktop from your ...

ScreenFlow must always record from your desktop to create a new document.

If you have more than one monitor connected, ScreenFlow will allow you to choose between your monitors.

Record Video From:

Allows you to choose which camera or video capture device you are going to record from.

Please make sure your camera is plugged in and turned on in Camera Mode.

Record Audio From:

Allows you to select the input device for your microphone.

Record Computer's Audio

If this option is checked, all of the audio that is sent to your computer's speakers is also recorded by ScreenFlow.

This option requires installing a driver, which you can uninstall (or re-install) via the Preferences.

Stopping Recording

To stop the recording, use command-shift-2 (or the hot keys you've selected in Preferences).

After Recording

When you are finished making a recording, ScreenFlow will either create a new document, or add to an existing document.

Which action occurs depends on whether you had documents open when you began recording:

  • No ScreenFlow document is open

    If no ScreenFlow document is currently open, a new document is created, and your new recording is added to it.

  • Document is open

    If, when you started your recording, a document was open in ScreenFlow, then you will be asked whether to add the new recording to the currently open document, or create a new document.

    If you used the Add Additional Recording... menu item, the new recording will be added to the current document, without asking to do so.

    When a new recording is added to a document, it is added to the Document Media tab of the document properties. You can then drag and drop it to the Timeline.