Creating Still Images in iMovie 08

Hello
I work with with two G5's and a numerous MacBooks, the problem arose when I was delivering iMovie 08 training. Ctrl - Click - Add still frame to project worked on capturing a still on the G5 and MacBook but did not work on a top of the end MacBook Pro. The option just wasnt there when i ctrl - clicked? any ideas??? All MacBooks and MacBookPro's were operating iMovie 08.
Regards
Glen.

Other than that any other ideas? Try installing 10.5? Its just really strange when my g5 and macbooks work fine and these two brand new macbook pros dont!
Not really. Of course I am assuming there are on hardware changes that would preclude accessing context menu or screen capture access which have been part of the OS for some time now. I have mixed emotions regarding Leopard. On the one hand it added several new features. (E.g., like being able to use Front Row now if i want to do so.) On the other hand, I am disappointed that my MPEG-2 encoder is no longer functional, Compressor no longer works (switched to bitVice), and I have to boot up in Tiger to get DVD Studio Pro to work. (I.e., I stopped updating FCP after v4.5/never switched to Studio.) So there are some things lost in updating. Just can't see why a MacBook Pro should be affected.
Anyway thanks for your help and if you can think of anything else please let me know.
Will do. And, if you will, let us know if you find out anything definite in case other users come up with similar problems.

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