Converting a freeze frame

how do i convert a freeze frame to *bitmap, tiff, or jpeg* file in FC5, to use in illustrator or photoshop?

You don't even have to start with a freeze frame, just park the playhead on the frame you want. Then go to File->Export->Using QuickTime Conversion. Choose "Still Image" from the Format menu and the file type from the Options menu.
-DH

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How do I convert a freeze frame clip in iMovie to a jpeg file for sharing as a still photo?

command-shift-3 will create a .png file on your desktop of your screen. You can also do command-shift 4 and crop the image.

Converting freeze frame to jpeg

Needing to convert a frezze frame image to a jpeg....
How do I get it out of FCP and into Phootshop?

I hope you're not assuming you have to make a freeze frame first, and then make a still-- it's not necessary.
Park the playhead on the frame you want to export, then File>export>quicktime conversion>still image>pick your flavor. I like Tiffs or psd's for photoshop.
Select those frames carefully-- try to have as little motion as possible in the frame so you don't have to de-interlace in photoshop. you lose half the vertical resolution when you do that.

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how to 16:9 Freeze Frame?
It have 16:9 DV and resulting image as a PSD with QT Export is 4:3
sure I can cmd-T > transform it in photoshop in a 16:9 template but isnt there a more elegant way.

The simplest method to make a freeze frame from the Timeline (or from another video source in the Viewer) is to choose the frame and chose the menu item "Modify > Make Freeze Frame" (shortcut "Shift N") which will load the current fame into the Viewer as a freeze frame the duration of which is set in "User Preferences" and at the aspect ratio of the source. In Final Cut Pro it will be displayed at the correct aspect ratio so no need to convert.
If you are talking about exporting a freeze frame out of Final Cut Pro as a still then it is a different thing.
The PAL frame is 720 pixels x 576 pixels and this is the same for both 4x3 and 16x9. But the 16x9 image has an anamorphic horizontal squeeze on in it. To see it un-squeezed on a still image simply change the horizontal size from 720 to 1024 pixels in Photoshop and Bob's your uncle.
Not 100% sure for NTSC but I think it is 720 pixels expanded to 853 pixels? No doubt someone can correct me here if this is wrong.

Excel to PDF conversion fails to preserve freeze-frame heading functionality

Using Excel ver 13.3.4 on MAC OS 10.6.8 and Acrobat Pro 10.1.3.
I want to convert a 2-page Excel spreadsheet to a PDF.
The spreadsheet has a repeating header row, which has "Freeze-Frame" applied so that you can see the header when you scroll to the next screenload. But when I open the PDF, the Freeze-Frame doesn't work. I can't find any posts about this problem. Can anyone help me out?

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Chroma Keyer and overlaying an object in FCE on a freeze frame.

I seem to have lost my notes in a recent move, need help. I shoot sports footage and I am using FCE. I have a series of 2 second freeze frames that I nedd to overlay a green arrow (pdf imported from Pages.) What are the steps using chroma keyer to 1. get rid of all the matter other then the green arrow (with the dropper) 2. anchor the arrow over a point and 3. rotate arrow to point at subject. I vaguely remember it being fairly straight forward but I am missing something.
Is there a way to get the pdf or jpg arrow removed from it background before importing into FCE......so I can just import the arrow shape and not the page?
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The easiest way to do this is to convert the graphic (the arrow) to one with a transparent background, then you won't have to do any keying at all.
Open you PDF file in Preview.app.
Save the file as a .png file.
Now you should have the arrow as a .png file loaded in Preview.
In the toolbar, click on the triangle nest to the Select button, and choose "Instant Alpha"
Click down and drag you mouse a slight bit on the background you wish to remove, and release the mouse button.
The background should now be selected.
Press the Delete key.
The background should now disappear, leaving just the arrow.
Now save your document again.
If you now import your .png version of the arrow into FC, you can just place it above the video you want it to appear on and it will automatically be keyed correctly.
MtD

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When making a freeze frame, the file that FCE creates is videofile AVI or MOV, the same as the source clip is. If I would like to edit the image in photoshop, it should be converted to still image?
Is there any way to do that in FCE?

OK. Thanks!
Eventhough I use Quick Time almost daily to export and compress movies, I´ve never before noticed that pop up menu.
I´ve been only wondering where all those formats disappeared from the main dialog box where all the other setting are done.
So I got two answers at the same time.

Freeze Frames in HDV to SD

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Thanks John. That's an interesting post, but I'm already processing in Compressor for scaling and letterbox from the original HDV material with great results. What I really want to do is be able to output directly from the SD timeline with HDV clips scaled and letterboxed, avoiding the trip to Compressor. I think it's an issue with scaling in FCP that is not up to par with Compressor. It seems to me that Apple's claims about mixing resolutions may be a bit over stated at this time. At that is the result I'm getting.

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Solved by changing the frame rate of the footage (image sequence) into any other frame rate, then change back to desired frame rate. In my case, after load the image sequence >check inspector of footage >change current frame rate (from 24fps to other fps) >change back frame rate to 24fps. Same bug in version 3.5.2. Hope it helps.

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Hi,
I'm new to FCE. Actually, I'm new to video.
I've created a movie using quite a few "freeze frames". I've converted the finished FCE movie to a self-contained QuickTime movie. I used that file to create a dvd using iDVD.
My movie is perfect and the quality is very good. My problem is that 2 of my freeze frames flicker when I watch the dvd (they each appear for about 5 seconds). When I watch the QuickTime movie those two frames don't flicker but have what appears to be "interlace" horizontal lines.
When I selected my freeze frame images from the video I tried to pick the cleanest frames. They look fine in FCE.
All my video is from old 8mm film that was professionally converted to digital format.
Can anyone tell me why the frames flicker and how can I fix it?
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Can anyone tell me why the frames flicker and how can I fix it?
Stills from interlaced video require de-interlacing with the De-Interlace filter.
FCE has a De-Interlace filter.
A frame of interlaced video consists of two fields that are not exactly the same. The flicker seen is the difference in *time and space* between the two fields.
Al

Freeze frame flicker

hi all
just made a music video, in this video i have used a freeze frame. when the freeze frame is played back in fcp it looks ok. However when i converted it to dvd as a mv2 file using compressor the freeze frame flicker throughout the frame. need help as i need to finnish to show the band.
Message was edited by: dillboy

Is it a freeze frame from your footage? You'll need to put a deinterlace filter on it I should think.

Need to convert all text frames to intinal caps.

Hi All,
I need to convert all text frames in the eps files the text should be first letter to be caps.
EXAMPLE:
" The Example Text In The Discussion" to be " The example text in the discussion "
I am manually converting around 350 Eps files daily,
Any help!!!
regards,
Vinoth

Hi Larry,
Thanks for the reply.
Yes, excatly we do manually by Type>Change Case>Sentence Case
But i need this to be done in scripting. My Knowledge in scripting is not good.
Could you please help me regarding this issue.
regards,
Vinoth

Unable to change Still/Freeze Frame Duration in User Pref Edit tab

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Need to change to 10 minutes. Typed in the field 00:10:00:00. When I hit ok, I get a beep and it defaults back to what was in there, 01:00:00:00. So tried a larger number 02:00:00:00. Same result. A beep.
So went ahead with project and opened a sequence and tried to change it from the viewer. Same issue.
Trashed prefs and started from scratch. Same issue.
Ideas?

Trashed prefs rebooted originally.
Process as follows for trashing prefs. First time through I had opened a project. This time did not.
Open Home Folder
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Delete Final Cut Pro 5.0 Prefs
Delete Final Cut Obj Cache
Delete Final Cut Prof Cache
Run disk utility to repair permissions.
Reboot.
Did not open a project this time.
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I wish to export several still images from iMovie as JPEG or TIFF. Is it possible to do this using iMovie, if so how? Any advice is greatly appreciated. I've already managed to add a freeze frame to extract the desired frame but I can't export it. Thanks.

I wish to export several frames from iMovie as if they were images (like JPEGs or TIFFs). Is it possible to do this using iMovie, if so how? Any advice is greatly appreciated. I've already managed to 'add a freeze frame' to isolate the desired frames but I can't export it. Thanks.

Ach... I found a solution thanks to previous posts which came to light after I'd posted what was obviously a question that had been asked before.

How do I export a freeze frame in CS4?

There's no longer an "Export/Frame" menu option in CS4 (as there was in CS3).
How can I export a simple freeze frame from Premiere into another editing program, such as Photoshop?
Thanks.

I've torn out half my hair trying to answer the same question. I think I have an answer and it had nothing to do with the many hours I've spent in Adobe's help and Forum to get an answer. I had to figure it out myself.
Here it is: Because CS4 handles HD video, they don't export straight to JPEG. They export to TIFF which is higher resolution than JPEG. That's my guess, anyway. To export a frame grab, go to FILE>EXPORT>MEDIA. On the top right side of the window in the Format box, click the down arrow to open the list and select TIFF. Click Okay.
Another box will open up. This is the Adobe Media Encoder window. Yeah it's new to me too.
The file you are trying to export should show up in the box with all it's wonderful detail including where you want it to go. If you want to change the name of the exported frame, click on the 'Output File' portion of the detail and a 'Save As' window will pop up and you can rename the file. Otherwise, CS4 will give it a generic name for you and you'll have to go find it.
When you get done click 'Okay' and it takes you back to the Media Encoder window. From there click on 'Start Que' and the file gets saved. Click on the upper right X and the Media Encoder window closes. There is no 'Done' or 'Close' button that I can find.
Somehow I got my file to save as a JPEG the first time but I'm unable to duplicate my steps now, so just know that it can be done and be willing to experiment a little from here. If you click on Add, it offers the JPEG format but it's trying to OPEN a file instead of SAVE. I'll have to keep working on that part.
I hope this helps. These turkeys at Adobe should hire me as a troubleshooter and manual writer - I spend a lot of time trying to figure out things they don't document in the manual or help files. As for the Forum - they can stuff that, it's useless. This should be an exquisitely simple task - we all do frame grabs. But they've made it into a monstrous chore.

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