Apple Final Cut Pro 5 - Manual (Page 1123)

336 Part II Project Interchange
Creating Freeze Frame Stills From a Video Clip
Final Cut Pro makes it easy to grab a freeze frame whenever you need to, whether you
are viewing a clip in the Viewer or working on a sequence in the Timeline. No
additional media is created on your hard disk; freeze frames are simply clips that
reference a single frame of a media file.
To create a freeze frame from a video clip:
1 Make sure the frame you want for a freeze frame is displayed in the Viewer or the
Canvas.
2 Do one of the following:
 Choose Modify > Make Freeze Frame.
 Press Shift-N.
A freeze frame clip appears in the Viewer. This clip is automatically named after the
sequence or clip that it came from, plus the timecode from which the frame originated.
Note: If you open another clip in the Viewer, the freeze frame clip that was previously
in the Viewer is gone.
3 To add the freeze frame to your sequence, do one of the following:
 Drag the freeze frame from the Viewer to the Canvas or the Timeline.
 Drag the frame to the Browser to create a master clip for use throughout the course
of your project.
As with imported stills, the duration of the freeze frame image is determined by the
Still/Freeze Duration preference. If you‘d like to change this duration, see “
Changing the
Duration of Still Images ” on page 347.
Note: Freeze frame clips refer to media files the same way other clips do. If the media
file is modified, moved, or deleted, the still image clip becomes offline, and you need to
reconnect it.
If you want to export a frame as a still image:
1 Position the playhead on the frame you want to export, then choose File > Export >
Using QuickTime Conversion.
2 In the Save dialog that appears, enter a name and choose a location for the image.
3 Choose Still Image from the Format pop-up menu, then click Save.
For more details, see Volume IV, Chapter 20, “Exporting Still Images and Image Sequences.”