freezeframe

GreenHorn wrote on 9/8/2006, 3:33 AM
how do i freeze frame with movie studio??
this effect is important in capturing a thought or emotion during a presentation. i can capture a frame copy and paste several times to achive a freeze but when i group it of course will not create it as one long frame i can then pan/crop with in the frame.is there an easier way?the pdf manual does not seem to be helping or im not looking in the right place. thanx for your help.

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Tim L wrote on 9/8/2006, 4:37 AM
Your method is correct for Vegas Movie Studio --

1. Split the event right where you want the freeze frame

2. Save a copy of the frame by setting the preview window to "best full", then clicking the floppy disk icon, and saving as a .PNG file (lossless format, though .JPG would probably work ok as well).

3. Bring the picture back in right at the split. (First, drag the 2nd half of the split event out to make room)

However, you should not have to paste the still frame back in multiple times:

4. Grab the right edge of the still frame (photo) and drag it out as long as you need it.

Tim L
GreenHorn wrote on 9/8/2006, 6:15 AM
thank you for your time sir . i couldnt figure out or didnt know i could snapshot a frame.now i can pan as i like with one file on the timeline.again,thank you.
dibbkd wrote on 9/8/2006, 7:05 PM
Per a tip from jrazz:

"You can also right click on the event and choose properties and then uncheck loop to just drag out the last frame of the footage."

This is a lot easier than saving the PNG or JPG file.

Tim L wrote on 9/8/2006, 7:58 PM
"You can also right click on the event and choose properties and then uncheck loop to just drag out the last frame of the footage."

This only works to freeze at the very last frame of a captured clip. If you split a clip, then stretch out the end, it simply adds back in the video past the point where it was split. It does this whether or not the Loop switch is unchecked.

You can split the clip, then render it to a new track (so it DOES become its own little file). Then select the clip, right click, select Switches, then make sure the Loop setting is unchecked. In this case, if you then stretch the event out longer, it will give you a freeze frame of the last frame. (If the Loop attribute is checked, then stretching the event out circles back around and begins to repeat the beginning of the clip again.)

Tim L
skinned_knee wrote on 9/13/2006, 9:35 PM
OK - neither of these options really worked well for me.

Capturing the still (even after setting the preview to best-full) produced an image that looked like it was missing every other line, or like you were looking through very thin venitian blinds.

How do you render to another track? I rendered the section to a new DV-AVI, then brought it back in - stretched it out, and it looked the same way (the best I could tell) - at least it was no where near as clean looking as the original video.

Is there a way to capture a still from the video, other than the first method I attemped here? (not necessarily for a freeze frame, but possibly to use as a menu background, etc)
Terry Esslinger wrote on 9/13/2006, 9:50 PM
The best way is still to use the capture still from the preview window. Might want to make sure that Quantize to frame is activated to be sure you are not catching inbetween frames.
Tim L wrote on 9/14/2006, 4:38 AM
Make sure your quality setting in the preview window is set to Best Full. (ie full size image, best quality settings).

Perhaps your preview window was set for Draft or Preview quality when you saved the snapshot? I think the "Draft" and maybe "Preview" settings render only the odd or even lines in the preview window (which makes these low quality modes run much faster for playback).

Give it another try.

Tim L