Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - Manual (Page 1174)

You can also apply traditional camera stand (or motion camera) moves to a still image
(as is often done in documentaries) by setting motion effect keyframes.
You can add still images to your sequence during any phase of post-production.
Creating Freeze Frames from a Video Clip
Final Cut Pro makes it easy to create a freeze frame from a video clip. No additional media
is created on your hard disk; freeze frames are simply clips that refer to a single frame of
a media file.
Creating a Freeze Frame
You can create a freeze frame whenever you need to, whether you are viewing a clip in
the Viewer or working on a sequence in the Timeline.
To create a freeze frame from a video clip
1 Make sure the frame you want for a freeze frame is displayed in the Viewer or the Canvas.
2 Choose Modify > Make Freeze Frame (or press Shift-N).
A freeze frame clip appears in the Viewer. This clip is automatically named after the
sequence or clip that it came from, plus the timecode value from which the frame
originated.
Note: If you open another clip in the Viewer, the freeze frame clip that was previously in
the Viewer is gone.
3 To add the freeze frame to your sequence, do one of the following:
• Drag the freeze frame from the Viewer to the Canvas or the Timeline.
• Drag the frame to the Browser to create a master clip for use throughout the course
of your project.
Setting the Duration of a Freeze Frame
As with imported stills, the duration of the freeze frame image is determined by the
Still/Freeze Duration preference setting. If you want to change this duration, see
“Changing
the Duration of Still Images.”
Creating Freeze Frames of Embedded Motion Projects
When you create a freeze frame of an embedded Motion project, the freeze frame clip
refers to the Motion project on disk. If you alter the source project, the freeze frame’s
image will look different.
Reconnecting Freeze Frame Clips
Freeze frame clips refer to media files the same way other clips do. If the media file is
modified, moved, or deleted, the still-image clip becomes offline, and you need to
reconnect it. For more information, see
“Reconnecting Clips and Offline Media.”
1174 Chapter 70 Working with Freeze Frames and Still Images