Freeze frame on split event

TLF wrote on 4/12/2006, 2:34 AM
OK, this is really bugging me. Sorry if I mix terminiology is a bit mixed...

I have a video clip on the timeline and I split it in two, deleting the part to the right (the end of the clip). Now how do I free frame the end of the remaining event?

In the manual it says to remove the Loop switch and to drag the end of the clip. I do this and there is no freeze frame. What happens is that the remaining clip starts to incorporate the part that I had deleted. Sort of un-trimming, if that makes sense.

I've tried modifier keys (control, shift, alt) in various combinations, but still with no luck.

Am I right in thining that the nly way to achieve what I want is either to take a snapshot of the final frame and import it to the timeline; or to render the clip to a new track, then to apply the freeze frame?

Thank you,

Worley

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IanG wrote on 4/12/2006, 4:18 AM
>What happens is that the remaining clip starts to incorporate the part that I had deleted. Sort of un-trimming, if that makes sense.
That's what I'd expect to happen.

>Am I right in thining that the nly way to achieve what I want is either to take a snapshot of the final frame and import it to the timeline; or to render the clip to a new track, then to apply the freeze frame?
I don't think using a new track would do anything for you. You can either take a snapshot or split off the last frame and then drag it out to whatever length you want.

Ian G.
Tim L wrote on 4/12/2006, 5:34 AM
I agree with Ian. Turning off the Loop switch works only if you go to the actual, physical end of the source video file. It won't work on a trimmed event. (But it is useful to keep in mind for Text events and Credit Rolls, etc. -- any kind of generated media.)

You can locate the exact frame you want to freeze -- use ALT-LeftArrow or ALT-RightArrow to step a frame at a time, if necessary -- then use the snapshot function in the preview window. The icon that looks like a floppy disk will save a JPG or PNG file of whatever is in your preview window at the time. Make sure you set your preview quality to BEST-FULL, or set to BEST-AUTO and have the preview window stretched out to full 720x480 size, before saving the snapshot. (If you have preview set on PREVIEW quality, for example, and have a little, tiny window size, then that's what you'll get in your saved file.) Once you've saved your freeze frame, bring it into VMS and put it onto the timeline right where you want your freeze frame. Stretch it out as long as you want it.

The alternative would be to render out the "trimmed" video clip and save it as its own file -- so it DOES end where you want the freeze to occur -- then bring that into VMS and uncheck the loop option. But I don't see any real advantage to doing that.

Tim L
TLF wrote on 4/12/2006, 7:29 AM
Thank, chaps. That's what I thought. The manual isn't clear on this.

Taking a snapshot is what I'm used to doing (in Movie Edit Pro), so there's no change to my way of working there. Similarly, draging the edge of an event to trim/un-trim is what I'm used to, and I do find it very handy.

Having the ability to freeze frame by dragging at the true end of an event is also very useful.

I'm on a steep learning curve at the moment. Fortunately, I have no projects to work on at present, so I'm deliberately on the lookout for stumbling blocks before I have any pressure to get things done.

I like VMS a lot so far. I'm glad to be making the transition...

Worley