IPhoto calls it "key photo", equivalent in iMovie?

Hello!
I'm wasting a lot of time searching for the right keyword for what I'm trying to do, ack! Please help!
My video starts with the orange linen background and then the titles swoop in.
When I export the video the image I see in Finder is this blank background.
In iPhoto, you can skim pictures the square for each event and pick a "key photo" to represent the event. I thought there was a similar feature in iMovie.
I want to skim to the frame I want to show when the file is selected in Finder, (and also the static frame that shows in a web site or YT until user clicks the Play icon) tell iMovie to make that the representative frame, and be done with it.
I have searched and searched for various keywords in help, online, and Apple support with no luck.
What is this feature called and how to make it happen? Anyone?
Thanks!
dave

Hello heinz58,
You may need to rebuild your iPhoto Library (by holding CMD + Option while opening iPhoto) to clear up potential inconsistencies in your library's database.
iPhoto 6 and later: Rebuilding the iPhoto library
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2638
Cheers,
Allen

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