Automation with Automator

Starting, stopping and exporting recordings from an Automator workflow.

Screenflick supports automating the recording and exporting processes with Automator.

To find Screenflick's actions

  1. Open Automator
  2. Search for "Screenflick" in the Library
Screenflick's actions in Automator
Screenflick's actions in Automator

Automator Actions #

Start Screenflick Recording #

Starts a recording in Screenflick with the specified settings.

Input None
Result None

Stop Screenflick Recording #

Stops the current recording in Screenflick if there is one.

Input None
Result The name of the recording

Export Screenflick Recording #

Exports a specified recording in Screenflick using an export Preset in the export panel.

Input Optional: the name of the recording. (This input can flow directly from the Stop Screenflick Recording action.)
Result The file path of the exported movie file.