Making a still clip from a movie

I have done this before.....but now I cannot figure out how to do it.
I want to make a still image from a movie clip. Now I know edit>create still frame. Tha creats the still frame as a still frame in quick time, and it cannot be opened as a regular picture. I have done it before (so it opens as a regular picture that you can crop and edit and print.........what am I forgetting??
THANKS
iMovie HD version 5.0.2

Just as an alternative to Catspaw's correct advice. There's also a free app you can download from Version Tracker called 'Capture Me'. It will take a screen capture jpg image of the frame you want to save. Even if you don't use it for your iMovie project it's a cool little app that has many uses.

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