How do I freeze frame.

jducasse wrote on 9/25/2003, 12:14 PM

Hi I am trying to create freeze a shot for 2 seconds the let go. i.e. while man waves good by, picture freezes for 1 sec, then unfreezes to continue.
Thanks

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Tampa wrote on 9/25/2003, 12:16 PM

Can you say Velocity Envelopes? Try it, you'll love them! They'll do exactly what you're asking.

josaver wrote on 9/25/2003, 12:16 PM

Use velociy envelope.

Josaver.

JohnnyRoy wrote on 9/25/2003, 4:14 PM

It is important to note that if you are using the audio track from the video, it will be out of sync after the freeze if you use a velocity envelope on the video because while the video freezes the audio keeps going. An alternate solution is to split the clip where you want to freeze frame and take a snapshot of that frame as a JPG or PNG and then add it back to the timeline for the duration of the freeze. This will keep your audio in sync. You will have to figure out what to do for audio during the freeze so it isn’t just silence but if you have a music track this will already be taken care of.

~jr

johnmeyer wrote on 9/25/2003, 4:58 PM

Good point about the audio. You can still use the velocity envelope, however.

Try this. Cut the event (audio and video) at the exact point where you put the first point on your velocity envelope. Then, before you do anything else, make a second cut (both audio and video) at a point in time slightly after the point where you are going to resume full speed. Make your velocity envelop edits, moving the right-most event to the right, if necessary, to make room for the additional time taken up by your freeze frame. When you are finished, take the right-most event and butt it up against the velocity envelope event and then trim the edge so that it starts at exactly the next frame after your freeze frame. Since the audio and video of this event are still tied together, you'll still have perfect sync.

Of course, you'll still have to figure out what audio to play during your freeze frame.