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johnmeyer wrote on 5/30/2005, 1:10 PM
At least two ways:

1. Capture the frame using the capture icon above the preview window (make sure to set the preview quality to best first). Save that still and then import it to the timeline. You'll have to set the aspect ratio back to DV aspect ratio.

2. Use the velocity envelope and set the velocity to zero. To do this, make a copy of your event, and copy that event to the end of your project. Find the frame you want to freeze on, insert a velocity envelope, add a point at exactly the point where your desired frame starts, and then set the velocity of that point to zero. Go to the end of the event and set the velocity to zero there as well.

A benefit of this second approach is that you can change the velocity prior to the feeze frame, and have the motion gradually slow down, and then stop.
rmack350 wrote on 5/30/2005, 1:11 PM
Yep.

On he preview window there are two buttons on the right side of that window's button bar. One takes a snapshot of the overlay frame buffer and saves it to a file. The other puts the frame buffer onto the clipboard.

These behave differently in that the clipboard will hold a 720x480 uncorrected image while the file capture tool will save a 655x480 pixel aspect corrected image. The file capture tool will put the image into the media pool after you save it so it's a quick way to get the still into your project. You can then drop it at the point wehere you capture it and make a freeze frame.

I use the term "overlay frame buffer" here to drive home a point. The capture tool captures what's displayed in the preview window. If you have it scaled down to a smaller size and set to draft then that's what you're going to capture.

Rob Mack
Bertie28 wrote on 5/30/2005, 2:09 PM
Thanks guys, :-)
Your replies were a BIG help to me :-)

Thanks again,

Bertie,