Creating a still to be edited in photoshop or used as a clean plate

Question

Hello All,
Is there a quicker and simpler way to create a still image at the current or specific time in the Compostion Window
I want to create a single frame targa or tiff that I can open and edit in photoshop.  The way I'm doing this was (on the Mac) is:
1. press Command M while parked on the frame so that I can reference the time indicator position.
2.  in the render que  "Render Settings", choose TIME SPAN:custom  and sent both start and end points to the same number, this would cause a duration of a 1 frame still picture.
3 In the Output Module Setting choose ElectricImage IMAGE or targa or tiff sequence and hit render.
Its not a long process once you get the hang of it but I was wondering was there another or better way.

Answer 1

The render is such is resolution indpendent. The only caveat is that the default render quality for Save Frame as... is Current Settings. I therefore recommend to adjust the presets under Edit --> Templates --> Render Settings to always default to Best Quality. You may also wish to take this one step further and create a custom preset to avoid surprises if you e.g. have soloed layers to speed up working in the comp. You can override those switches, so all layers get rendered for final output. The same of course applies to the output modules. I for instancxe often only need JPEGs for client reviews, so I've made a template for this my default.
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