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I've just bought a new 16" MacBook Pro and I've transferred all my data, but now ScreenFlow won't record the screen anymore.
It must be a permission problem, so I've opened System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Screen Recording but I can't add ScreenFlow:
Can someone help me to add ScreenFlow again to the authorized list?
I downloaded a trial version of ScreenFlow, and it looks like there are a few ways to improve the video quality.
If you're using the YouTube publishing option, be sure to check the Publish in 720p/1080p option:
If you don't have that selected, the video will be downscaled by YouTube to 360p. You may also want to check the Letterbox option to maintain the aspect ratio on YouTube.
You can gain more control over the export options by using the Export option, in the File menu (or ⌘E). There are various presets, I would suggest trying the Web - High option first, and see if that's to your taste. You'll also want to be sure to change the Dimensions settings, which by default are set to scale to 50%.
If you're wanting to put stuff on YouTube, I suggest exporting at your default resolution (i.e. 100% scaling) — YouTube will re-encode it anyway, but uploading the best source material is the best way to maintain quality. If you find the quality of the Web - High isn't sufficient, you can click the Customize… button, and increase the Datarate setting.
Finally, if you're still not satisfied, you could ScreenFlow's lossless recording, and use an external tool to compress it. To enable lossless recording, open Preferences, click Advanced and change the Screen Recording Compression from Adaptive to Lossless. Then when you export, use the Lossless preset (or Lossless - ProRes, although this format is not supported by as many tools). Then use another tool, such as Handbrake to tweak the settings as you desire.
Hopefully you can find something amongst these options that will get you the output you desire.
It took me a while to narrow down the file that contains the list of apps shown in that system pref pane, but I finally found. The list of apps is stored in /var/db/locationd/clients.plist. Once I found that juicy bit of info a quick Google search revealed this related posting on superuser.com: Remove Applications from Location Services in Security & Privacy on Mac OS X 10.8. That post is more of an answer than a question. It contains detailed step-by-step instructions on how to remove the no longer installed app from the list.
Best Answer
I fixed the problem by using the following command in Terminal:
Then restarted the Mac.