Final Cut Pro HD | H•O•T Hands-On Training [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

1.

Open Chapter 10 Lesson, if it isn't open already. Double-click Seq Still frame start to load it into the Timeline.

2.

Position the playhead on the marker and choose Modify > Make Freeze Frame (which I never use) or press Shift+N (which I always use).

Final Cut creates a still frame (or freeze frame, if you prefer) at the position of the playhead and loads it into the Viewer.

3.

The still frame appears in the Viewer with a default duration of 10:00, which you can change by choosing Final Cut Pro HD> User Preferences and clicking the Editing tab.

4.

Change the duration of the still frame in the Viewer to 3:00 for this example.

5.

Without changing the position of the playhead, edit the still frame back to the Timelinepress F10, or click the red Overwrite button.

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6.

The still frame is edited back to the sequence at the position of the playhead using an Overwrite edit, so that the video flows smoothly up to the point of the freeze frame, then freezes. The middle of the Floating clip was covered (deleted) by the Overwrite edit. If there is any of the Floating clip left over at the end, delete it.

Done.

7.

If you want to export this still frame from Final Cut so you can edit it in another program, here's how to do it: Start by loading the still frame into the Viewer and make sure the Viewer is selected.

8.

Choose File > Export > QuickTime Conversion.

9.

In the Export dialog, give your still frame a file name, then change the Format pop-up to Still Image.

10.

Although PNG is a good image format, and the default, I am old-school enough to prefer TIFF images. So, click the Options button, next to the Format button, and change the format from PNG to TIFF.

11.

That's it. You can compare your still frame with mine in Seq Still frame finished. Save your work, if you feel so inclined. Quit if you want to; otherwise, there are two more techniques to go.