The AutoCast workflow from record to shipped video
A bird's-eye map of how a video moves through AutoCast — Record, Direct, Edit, Dub, Review, and Export — with links to the deep-dive article for each stage.
Updated 2026-07-23 · AutoCast v3.0 · macOS 14+
Who this is for
Anyone who wants to understand the full shape of the AutoCast workflow before diving into any one stage — useful if you’ve done the 5-minute quickstart and now want to know what each step is actually doing, or where to go deeper.
The six stages
Every AutoCast project moves through the same six stages, in order. You can always go back a stage — nothing here is one-way until you export.
Record. Capture your screen, a window, or a specific app, plus optional camera and mic. AutoCast watches every click while you record, which is what powers the next stage. See How to record your screen, camera, and mic.
Direct (auto-zoom). As soon as you stop recording, AutoCast turns your click history into cinematic zooms and pans automatically — no keyframing required. Choose a style — Punchy, Standard, or Cinematic — depending on how energetic you want the pacing to feel. See Auto-zoom styles.
Edit. In the Final Cut-style timeline, tighten the recording: cut dead air with the blade tool, trim clip edges, delete mistakes, or drag-select a range to cut both ends at once. See Cutting, deleting, and rearranging clips.
Dub. Pick a target language and AutoCast clones your voice from your own microphone recording, then generates a dub timed to match your clicks and zooms — not just dropped in sequentially. See Creating and using your voice.
Review. Dubbing Review shows every line, original above and translated below, so you can fix any line that reads wrong. Lines flagged “Too long” get a one-click AI Shorten that only regenerates that line. See Reviewing and editing translations.
Export. Ship an MP4 with matching SRT subtitles per language. Free plan exports are capped at 1080p and three exports total; Pro unlocks 4K/5K, unlimited exports, and no watermark. See Exporting MP4 and SRT.
What you should see
A single project moving left to right through these six stages inside one AutoCast window — you never need to leave the app or hand off files between tools.