Screenflick 3.1June 7, 2022 - Build 301000
New:
- Record from your iPhone's camera when using Screenflick Camera for higher-quality camera recording.
- Only record, or exclude, windows from certain applications. (Requires macOS 12.3 or later)
- Export multiple instances of a recording at a time. Exports are shown in a new "Exports" window which will open automatically if there is more than one export for a particular recording.
- New key press visualizer that looks like keyboard keys, with customizable style in Preferences.
- Use new Square or Circle crop options for the Camera, and (on macOS Monterey or later) darken the background behind the person.
- Choose to crop the screen recording to following the mouse cursor, after the recording has been made.
- Shortcuts support on macOS Monterey and later, for start/stop/export of recordings.
- New ProRes HQ, ProRes LT, and ProRes Proxy export codec options.
- New Advanced option for turning on/off optimizing the file for network use.
- The recording bounds can now be shown on screen during recording when a mouse-cursor-following mode is used. (Requires macOS 12.3 or later)
- Capture up to 120 fps on Macs and displays with ProMotion.
- Choose any custom solid color to hide the desktop with, not just an image or one of the standard colors.
- Set a negative delay for audio tracks to advance them.
- Optimizations for recording on Apple Silicon.
Fixes:
- Fixes an issue where Audio Only export could fail with a "-16356" error.
- Fixes an issue when recording camera video from Reincubate Camo.
- Web & Devices exporter correctly updates the error message when a 5K video is being exported and the current encoder is H264 (error), and is then switched to HEVC (no error).
- Fixes the movie preview's playhead scrubber view having incorrect sizing when the window is resized.
- Fixes some behaviors with window ordering and visibility when not shown in the Dock, and when viewing a recording in full screen.
- Stability fixes for rare crashes.
Screenflick 3.0.9January 19, 2022 - Build 300072
Changes:
- Holding Shift while dragging the trimming boundaries of a recording will move 10x more slowly for added precision.
- Fixes an infrequent memory issue when exporting which would cause exporting to fail.
- Fixes a rare issue where sometimes ProRes exports wouldn't use the correct ProRes variant.
- Automating the export of a particular recording (using Automator) immediately after Screenflick has launched works.
Screenflick 3.0.8December 15, 2021 - Build 300065
Changes:
- Fixes an infrequent issue in exported recordings where the video track would sometimes appear to rapidly speed up.
- Fixes a rare issue on some hardware where exported recordings might appear to "flicker".
- Addresses a change in recent versions of macOS which could cause a crash in some setups with connected external displays.
- When using a scheduled recording start, the indicator window now has the correct message displayed.
- Improved the error message displayed if the recording fails because the screen is turned off and Screenflick cannot turn it on.
- Camera Only exports now correctly apply the recording's trimming to the exported file.
- Fixes a bug when selecting a single channel from a stereo audio source; It was previously not outputting that audio to both output stereo channels.
- Avoids a problem where macOS would sometimes not delete the temporary file next to the exported recording.
- The Camera preview's close button is always properly shown, and the window is always properly sized. Also addresses missing preview image in certain circumstances.
Screenflick 3.0.7November 8, 2021 - Build 300054
Changes:
- ProRes movies can be exported with LPCM audio.
- Works around a problem in macOS which would cause recording to end prematurely due to a "file size limit" when recording from a camera.
Screenflick 3.0.6October 27, 2021 - Build 300049
Changes:
- Fixes an issue on Apple Silicon Macs when selecting to record at a low frame rate.
- Fixes a rare crash related to microphone recording.
Screenflick 3.0.5October 25, 2021 - Build 300047
Changes:
- Fixes an issue when changing the audio channels to record microphone audio from.
- If Screenflick is set to not be shown in the Dock or the menu bar, the main window toolbar shows a button to get back to changing preferences.
Screenflick 3.0.4October 2, 2021 - Build 300041
Changes:
- Fix for macOS Monterey preventing HEVC export because it sometimes was incorrectly trying to use constant quality mode which HEVC does not support.
- Fixes for multiple rare issues and crashes.
Screenflick 3.0.3October 1, 2021 - Build 300040
Changes:
- The recording preview timecode now shows current time and duration. When dragging the playhead, a more precise time is shown.
- Fixed an issue with the Vimeo exporter audio configuration.
- Fixes audio synchronization in the preview playback inaccuracies in some cases.
- Fixes an issue with preview playback where changing the audio delays or volumes could prevent hearing the audio until restarted.
- Exported recordings apply the audio delay correctly in all circumstances.
- Other fixes for rare issues.
Screenflick 3.0.2September 16, 2021 - Build 300033
Changes:
- Fixes a couple issues with pausing a recording.
- Fixes an issue where changing the keyboard or mouse visualization preferences wasn't reflected in the preview.
- After changing keyboard or camera options in the Export view, those changes are now used for the next recorded movie, as expected just like the mouse options.
- Deleting the frame rate value when exporting doesn't crash.
- Other minor changes.
Screenflick 3.0.1September 1, 2021 - Build 300031
Changes:
- Addresses an infrequent crash during the recording countdown.
Screenflick 3.0August 31, 2021 - Build 300030
Major Highlights:
- Export to WebM with VP8/VP9 and Vorbis audio.
- Export with the new HEVC high efficiency video codec.
- Produce smaller exports with Constant Quality on macOS Monterey.
- Up to 30% faster exporting on some recordings.
- Export only the audio from a recording.
- Export only the video camera from a recording.
- Improved and simpler interface for export options.
- Crop your videos!
- Live preview of timelapse speed-up/slow-down.
- Significantly improved preview playback performance, including full screen preview.
- Automate Screenflick recordings with Automator actions.
- Place Screenflick in "dark mode" even when macOS is in "light mode."
- Fresh interface improvements.
- Display on-screen controls for stop/pause/resume and audio level monitoring.
- Display an on-screen preview of the video camera being recorded.
- Change the system volume without affecting the recorded audio.
Additional Improvements:
- Added an export option to prioritize speed when using HEVC on Apple Silicon. Up to 30% faster exporting, even faster than H.264.
- Added the ability to remove the background behind you from the camera recording. This works best on a relatively solid-colored background, and requires macOS Monterey or later.
- Added the ability to set the start time of a recording. The recording "schedule" (start and stop) is now an option available in the new pulldown menu attached to the Record button when selecting the area of the screen to record.
- The "Quality" slider when using H.264 and HEVC exports uses more appropriate bit rates.
- Audio recording resiliancy in cases of a power failure, system crash, etc.
- Added a new preference for automatically naming recordings with the date and time.
- Added a new preference to choose whether to show the exported movie file in Finder or not.
- The movies list can now be sorted by name. (Right-click in the list to see the option.)
- The movies list can now use a more compact layout. (Right-click in the list to see the option.)
- Multiple recordings can be deleted at the same time using multiple selection.
- You can now drag and drop an "sfmovie" recording package from Finder into the movies list if you're restoring it from somewhere else on the file system.
- Major interface changes to the Export view and how options work. All options (mouse, keyboard, camera, emblem, etc) are set per-recording, instead of being a confusing mix of shared and not. Settings can be copied from one recording to another by right-clicking on the recordings in the sidebar. Mouse and keyboard style options have been moved into Preferences.