File Menu

This topic describes each item in the File menu.

New Recording (Command-N)

Displays the Configure Recording window (see Using the Configure Recording Window), which allows you to select recording options and record a new clip. When complete, the clip is added to a new, untitled document if no document is open, or if one or more documents are open, you can choose to create a new document or add it to an open document.

New Empty Document (Shift-Command-N)

Displays a new, untitled ScreenFlow document.

Open (Command-O)

Displays the Open dialog, so you can navigate and open a ScreenFlow document that was saved earlier.

Open Recent

Click to select from up to 15 recently accessed documents.

Every time you open or save a document, it is entered into the Open Recent list. You can select “Clear Menu” from the “Open Recent” menu to reset the list.

Add Additional Recording (Shift-Command-R)

Configures a new recording to be added to a currently open document. (See Adding A Recording.)

Close (Command-W)

Closes the active ScreenFlow document. If the document has never been previously saved, ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog, so you can name the document, then save the document in the desired folder before closing it.

OS X Lion Save Commands

Due to the introduction of new file save features in OS X 10.7 Lion, ScreenFlow save features are different depending on which operating system is used. The following save options are specific to OS X Lion.

Save a Version (Command-S)

Saves the document with recent changes. If the document has never been previously saved, ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog, so you can name the document, then save the document in the desired folder.

Duplicate

Saves a new version of the document without overwriting the previous version. This allows you to save the project with a new name and/or location.

Revert to Saved

Restores the document to the state it was in when last saved. This will undo any action taken since the last save.

OS X Snow Leopard Save Commands

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard does not have the same save functionality as OS X 10.7 Lion. The following save commands are specific to OS X Snow Leopard.

Save (Command-S)

Saves the document with recent changes. If the document has never been previously saved, ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog, so you can name the document, then save the document in the desired folder.

Save As (Shift-Command-S)

ScreenFlow displays a Save As dialog, so that you can rename the document with a new name, then save the document in the desired folder. If you have previously saved your document, this duplicates the document and does not alter the original.

Publish to YouTube

Displays the Publishing to YouTube dialog, so you can log in to your YouTube account, encode your screencast and publish your video.

Publish to Vimeo

Displays the Publishing to Vimeo dialog, so you can log in to your Vimeo account, encode your screencast and publish your video.

Publish to Flash

Displays the Publishing to Flash dialog, which you use to encode your screencast in Flash (F4V) format and save the file.

Export (Command-E)

Displays the Export dialog (see Exporting Your Video), which you use to select your encoding options, encode your screencast and save the file.

When you have in and out points set on your timeline, this menu item displays as Export Selected Range.