IMovieHD6 ..iPhoto won't accept StillFrame

Question

It seems every corner in HD6 has a new problem....I create a still frame from a movie video & cannot put it in iPhoto, iPhoto says it can't import the photo because it is the wrong format. With Panther 10.3.9 iMovie 4 I never had this problem. Am I alone in this or is this just the way it is in leopard & iMovie HD6. Shouldn't the iLife components be compatible?
If anyone can shed some light on this I would appreciate it very much
Warren

Answer 1

You're welcome.
I can only guess at the reason for the "Still Frame" option. A still frame is a .dv file, intended for use internally within the iMovie project, and not for transport to iPhoto or other applications that don't recognize the .dv format. It can be created quickly without going through the save process. You can't add the Ken Burns effect to it, or zoom it, like a regular photo. The "Save Frame" option lets you save as a JPEG or PICT file that can be worked on as a regular photo and transported to other applications. Offhand, I think that "Save Frame" is the only option you would need. But perhaps others on this forum might come up with other uses for the Still Frame option that would differentiate it from Save Frame.