Create stills from video in iMovie 11?

It seems that the ability to create stills has been removed from iMovie 11. What gives? Why would this useful feature be removed? And, is it possible to revert back to iMovie 09?

See my post here.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3231

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    See my post here.
    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3231
    We are all just users here. Nobody knows why Apple includes features or not.

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    Fair enough, Barbara.  Thanks!
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    Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:08:37 -0700
    From: [email protected]
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: How do I capture good stills from video on Photoshop Elements 8?
        Re: How do I capture good stills from video on Photoshop Elements 8?
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