Saving Freeze Frame Images

Hello,
When I make a freeze frame from my timeline in FCE 4, how do I save it in the browser/browsers?
Is there a way to save as a new file within the project?
Thanks!
Susan

And if you want to use the freeze frame in other apps, like Photoshop, place the Timeline playhead on the frame you want, then go to File->Export->Using QuickTime Conversion. In the export window, use the drop-down FORMAT menu near the bottom left of the window and choose Still Image. In the Options drop-drown menu, choose the still image file type you want (JPG, PNG, TIF, etc).
-DH

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This is a feature that Adobe has intentionally left undone in Premiere Elements, and it's why I include a solution in my books.
http://Muvipix.com/pe9.php
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I'm new to FCE. Actually, I'm new to video.
I've created a movie using quite a few "freeze frames". I've converted the finished FCE movie to a self-contained QuickTime movie. I used that file to create a dvd using iDVD.
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All my video is from old 8mm film that was professionally converted to digital format.
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Can anyone tell me why the frames flicker and how can I fix it?
Stills from interlaced video require de-interlacing with the De-Interlace filter.
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Video is interlaced, consisting of two fields that make up one frame. When you view a freeze frame on a progressive scan monitor, like your computer monitor, you'll only see one field. But if you view on an external, interlaced TV monitor, you'd see the problem right away ... which is but one of the reasons why it is strongly recommended that you always have an external monitor connected to view your work WHILE editing in FCP.
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Ach... I found a solution thanks to previous posts which came to light after I'd posted what was obviously a question that had been asked before.

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I've always been able to Save as Disc Image in order to make multiple copies. Now, it runs fine all the way until it gets to "Burn - Current Operation: Writing" where it freezes indefinitely. The beachball turns so I eventually have to force-quit.
I have tried going to the .plist file as suggested in this forum, restarting my computer, but it doesn't work. The film is 25 minutes long, so I've also tried both Best Quality and Best Performance, with encoding checked and without encoding checked.
I have also completely re-created the project from scratch after removing the .plist file, but it still hangs each time after "Processing Movies" is finished and right when "Burn" begins.
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Saving a freeze frame so I can retrieve it in Finder

How do I save a freeze frame from Final Cut Pro 7 so I can retrieve it in Finder?

Either load the clip you want to get the freeze frame from in the viewer, or if the freeze frame will come from a sequence, load the sequence in the canvas.
Scrub to the frame you wish to freeze, and park the scrubber there.
Mark an in-point and an out-point on that frame (type the "I" key and the "O"key).
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How do I export a freeze frame in CS4?

There's no longer an "Export/Frame" menu option in CS4 (as there was in CS3).
How can I export a simple freeze frame from Premiere into another editing program, such as Photoshop?
Thanks.

I've torn out half my hair trying to answer the same question. I think I have an answer and it had nothing to do with the many hours I've spent in Adobe's help and Forum to get an answer. I had to figure it out myself.
Here it is: Because CS4 handles HD video, they don't export straight to JPEG. They export to TIFF which is higher resolution than JPEG. That's my guess, anyway. To export a frame grab, go to FILE>EXPORT>MEDIA. On the top right side of the window in the Format box, click the down arrow to open the list and select TIFF. Click Okay.
Another box will open up. This is the Adobe Media Encoder window. Yeah it's new to me too.
The file you are trying to export should show up in the box with all it's wonderful detail including where you want it to go. If you want to change the name of the exported frame, click on the 'Output File' portion of the detail and a 'Save As' window will pop up and you can rename the file. Otherwise, CS4 will give it a generic name for you and you'll have to go find it.
When you get done click 'Okay' and it takes you back to the Media Encoder window. From there click on 'Start Que' and the file gets saved. Click on the upper right X and the Media Encoder window closes. There is no 'Done' or 'Close' button that I can find.
Somehow I got my file to save as a JPEG the first time but I'm unable to duplicate my steps now, so just know that it can be done and be willing to experiment a little from here. If you click on Add, it offers the JPEG format but it's trying to OPEN a file instead of SAVE. I'll have to keep working on that part.
I hope this helps. These turkeys at Adobe should hire me as a troubleshooter and manual writer - I spend a lot of time trying to figure out things they don't document in the manual or help files. As for the Forum - they can stuff that, it's useless. This should be an exquisitely simple task - we all do frame grabs. But they've made it into a monstrous chore.

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I want to make freeze frame on video but the problem is sign language signing make blur motion. I need to get sharp clear make freeze frame. Is there a way that can make sharp to make it freeze frame.
video clip is 1920 x 1080, 30 fps
Make freeze frame is for book so need to make motion clear? How?

Then there's not much you can do now. It would have helped a little if you'd have used a high shutter speed on the video camera, but that's water under the bridge.
The only thing I can think of off the top of my head would be to find another frame where the hand wasn't moving then export both frames as s till image. Open both in Photoshop and make a selection of the hand then copy that to the first still.
-DH

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Hi CoDEFRo,
I apologize, I'm a bit unclear on the exact nature of the issue you are describing. I'm not sure if these will answer your direct question, but if you are talking about the overlap when working with the transition, you may find the following articles helpful:
iMovie '11: Add transitions between video clips
iMovie (2013): Add transitions to your movie
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16:9 Freeze frame

how to 16:9 Freeze Frame?
It have 16:9 DV and resulting image as a PSD with QT Export is 4:3
sure I can cmd-T > transform it in photoshop in a 16:9 template but isnt there a more elegant way.

The simplest method to make a freeze frame from the Timeline (or from another video source in the Viewer) is to choose the frame and chose the menu item "Modify > Make Freeze Frame" (shortcut "Shift N") which will load the current fame into the Viewer as a freeze frame the duration of which is set in "User Preferences" and at the aspect ratio of the source. In Final Cut Pro it will be displayed at the correct aspect ratio so no need to convert.
If you are talking about exporting a freeze frame out of Final Cut Pro as a still then it is a different thing.
The PAL frame is 720 pixels x 576 pixels and this is the same for both 4x3 and 16x9. But the 16x9 image has an anamorphic horizontal squeeze on in it. To see it un-squeezed on a still image simply change the horizontal size from 720 to 1024 pixels in Photoshop and Bob's your uncle.
Not 100% sure for NTSC but I think it is 720 pixels expanded to 853 pixels? No doubt someone can correct me here if this is wrong.

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