diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/README.md b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/README.md
index 6143ed3f..fbde196a 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/README.md
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 fun main() = application {
     program {
         extend(ScreenRecorder()) {
-            profile = GIFProfile()
+            gif()
         }
         extend {
             drawer.clear(ColorRGBa.GREEN)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ This profile requires specifying a file name: `outputFile = "frame-%05d.png"`,
 where `%05d` means "zero-padded five-digit frame number".
 The frame number format is not optional.
 
-```
+```kotlin
 import org.openrndr.application
 import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
 import org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles.*
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 fun main() = application {
     program {
         extend(ScreenRecorder()) {
-            profile = PNGProfile()
+            pngSequence()
             outputFile = "frame-%05d.png"
         }
         extend {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fun main() = application {
 
 ### Animated Webp
 
-```
+```kotlin
 import org.openrndr.application
 import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
 import org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles.*
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 fun main() = application {
     program {
         extend(ScreenRecorder()) {
-            profile = WebpProfile()
+            webp()
         }
         extend {
             drawer.clear(ColorRGBa.GREEN)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fun main() = application {
 
 ### Prores (large file, high quality video)
 
-```
+```kotlin
 import org.openrndr.application
 import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
 import org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles.*
@@ -89,10 +89,8 @@ import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 fun main() = application {
     program {
         extend(ScreenRecorder()) {
-            // .apply is optional, for further configuration
-            profile = ProresProfile().apply {
+            prores {
                 profile = ProresProfile.Profile.HQ4444
-                codec = "prores_ks"
             }
         }
         extend {
@@ -102,9 +100,9 @@ fun main() = application {
 }
 ```
 
-### X265
+### H265
 
-```
+```kotlin
 import org.openrndr.application
 import org.openrndr.color.ColorRGBa
 import org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles.*
@@ -113,11 +111,8 @@ import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 fun main() = application {
     program {
         extend(ScreenRecorder()) {
-            // .apply is optional, for further configuration
-            profile = X265Profile().apply {
-                mode(X265Profile.WriterMode.Lossless)
+            h265 {
                 constantRateFactor(23)
-                hlg = true
             }
         }
         extend {
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/GIFProfile.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/GIFProfile.kt
index 8414a7ea..2e8816c8 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/GIFProfile.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/GIFProfile.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles
+import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.VideoWriterProfile
 
 class GIFProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
@@ -8,3 +9,10 @@ class GIFProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
         return arrayOf("-vf", "split[s0][s1];[s0]palettegen[p];[s1][p]paletteuse=dither=none:diff_mode=rectangle,vflip")
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Configure an animated GIF video profile
+ */
+fun ScreenRecorder.gif(configure : GIFProfile.() -> Unit = {}) {
+    profile = GIFProfile().apply(configure)
+}
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diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/X265Profile.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/H265Profile.kt
similarity index 84%
rename from orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/X265Profile.kt
rename to orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/H265Profile.kt
index 3ac9e2b2..52039803 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/X265Profile.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/H265Profile.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 package org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles
+import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.VideoWriterProfile
 
-class X265Profile : VideoWriterProfile() {
+@Deprecated("use h265 profile", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("H265Profile"))
+typealias X265Profile = H265Profile
+
+class H265Profile : VideoWriterProfile() {
     internal var mode = WriterMode.Normal
     internal var constantRateFactor = 28
     var hlg = false
@@ -57,4 +61,11 @@ class X265Profile : VideoWriterProfile() {
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configure a h265 video profile
+ */
+fun ScreenRecorder.h265(configure : H265Profile.() -> Unit = {}) {
+    profile = H265Profile().apply(configure)
+}
diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/PNGProfile.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/PNGProfile.kt
index 0654cdc4..b44e7bd8 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/PNGProfile.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/PNGProfile.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles
+import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.VideoWriterProfile
 
 /**
@@ -13,4 +14,11 @@ class PNGProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
     override fun arguments(): Array<String> {
         return arrayOf("-vf", "vflip")
     }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configure a png sequence profile
+ */
+fun ScreenRecorder.pngSequence(configure : PNGProfile.() -> Unit = {}) {
+    profile = PNGProfile().apply(configure)
 }
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diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/ProresProfile.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/ProresProfile.kt
index 5bce24b4..c232093e 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/ProresProfile.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/ProresProfile.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles
 
+import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.VideoWriterProfile
 
 class ProresProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
@@ -22,4 +23,11 @@ class ProresProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
         val audio = arrayOf("-an")
         return vcodec + profile + filters + audio
     }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configure a Prores video profile
+ */
+fun ScreenRecorder.prores(configure : ProresProfile.() -> Unit = {}) {
+    profile = ProresProfile().apply(configure)
 }
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diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/TIFFProfile.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/TIFFProfile.kt
index 50cb377e..60a604b9 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/TIFFProfile.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/TIFFProfile.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles
+import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.VideoWriterProfile
 
 /**
@@ -14,3 +15,10 @@ class TIFFProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
         return arrayOf("-vf", "vflip")
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Configure a tiff sequence profile
+ */
+fun ScreenRecorder.tiffSequence(configure : TIFFProfile.() -> Unit = {}) {
+    profile = TIFFProfile().apply(configure)
+}
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diff --git a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/WebpProfile.kt b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/WebpProfile.kt
index d3d941c2..6b25d8a5 100644
--- a/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/WebpProfile.kt
+++ b/orx-jvm/orx-video-profiles/src/main/kotlin/WebpProfile.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 package org.openrndr.extra.videoprofiles
+import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.ScreenRecorder
 import org.openrndr.ffmpeg.VideoWriterProfile
 
 class WebpProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
@@ -8,3 +9,11 @@ class WebpProfile : VideoWriterProfile() {
         return arrayOf("-vf", "vflip")
     }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Configure a webp video profile
+ */
+fun ScreenRecorder.webp(configure : WebpProfile.() -> Unit) {
+    profile = WebpProfile().apply(configure)
+}
+