Mac Format - UK (2020-04)

Add callouts and graphics such as animation, touch and

gestures to illustrate your points more clearly.

92 | MACFORMAT | APRIL 2020

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creenFlow is a screen capture

and editing package that lets you

create screencasts, which have

become increasingly popular in our

always-on world. While QuickTime has

basic screen recording tools, ScreenFlow is

much more advanced with animation, titling,

graphics and ‘callout’ tools, amongst other

things, to let you create professional-looking

and sounding videos.

To its already-impressive feature set,

version 9 adds some new tools to improve

workflow. To begin with, there’s the customary

under-the-hood improvements that ensure

compatibility with the latest version of macOS,

and the graphics cards in the most recent Mac

models. Although ScreenFlow is very user-

friendly, the technology behind high-resolution

screen recording is complex, so it’s always

good to have the latest version.

The headlines

The first headline new feature is multi-screen

recording – when creating a new project you

can choose to record from more than one

screen, which is very helpful for showing

multiple apps without having to juggle

windows. Next is a new tool palette containing

hand, zoom, blade, and track select tools.

Arguably somewhat overdue, this is still a

nice addition and tools can be invoked using

simple keyboard shortcuts, which quickly

become second nature.

Proxy editing, which can be toggled in

the Preferences section, enables you to edit

high-resolution images without taxing your

Mac too much – perfect for slower systems.

When you export, the full res versions are

used so you don’t lose quality. There’s a new

clip editor that works much like Adobe

Premiere, where you can double-click on a clip

from the library and set its start and end points

before dropping it into the timeline, saving

time resizing it after you do. Finally, new click

effects with more animation options help you

more clearly illustrate your mouse movements.

Despite a couple of minor niggles – its

handling of third-party audio plugins still

leaves something to be desired – ScreenFlow

remains the best way to create and edit screen

recordings on your Mac. HOLLIN JONES

Version 9 adds

some new tools

to improve

workflow

One of the longest-

serving apps is still

among the best with

another solid update.

+++++++

Powerful but usable

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VERDICT

£129 FROM Telestream, telestream.net NEEDS macOS 10.13 or later

ScreenFlow 9

Create slick videos with this clever editing package

Image credit: Teles tream

Record your desktops or iOS

devices, and pre–edit clips

before they hit the timeline.