Making a outline around a person in a clip

I am trying to make a perfect outline around a persons body in a clip and to make a freeze frame of just the person . I know this would be really easy in photo shop. Can anyone help me do this in Fcp or After Effects?
Stephen....

You mean something like this, right?
http://homepage.mac.com/captmench/ZacharyComp264.mov
Yes, you can do it in AE too... just use your mask pen tool and draw it around the person you want to freeze. There are ways then to freeze frame the image... etc.
But I did the above in 2 minutes using FCP and Photoshop... you not got?
CaptM

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