How do I save still image at DVD Studio Pro?

hello,
how do I save some still image from my track to use as background menu on DVD Studio Pro?
thx

I'm not certain a screenshot would give you as good quality as the actual export still image option. I mean, if the function is there, why not just use it? Heck you could even set up FCP to just right click something and have it open in Photoshop right from the timeline... screenshots are fine as a last resort, but using the export command would be better I'd think.
And really, on DVDS, the still images in a menu background end up as a movie too anyway eventually so why not just build your menu background in FCP, make it look all good (you can import Photoshop files into the timeline) and export it out as a movie to Compressor and then to DVDSP? That's how i do it and the menus look great.

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