Freezing and holding frames, Export a video frame – Adobe Premiere Elements 8 User Manual
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Editing clips
Last updated 8/12/2010
Freezing and holding frames
Export a video frame
You can grab a single frame from a video clip to use as a still image in your current movie or to save as a still on your
hard drive for use elsewhere. For example, you can use a still in your movie to show a character start an action, but
then stop mid-action, frozen on the screen.
1 Select a clip in the Sceneline or Timeline.
2 Do one of the following:
•
In the Sceneline, drag the current-time indicator
in the mini-timeline of the Monitor panel to the frame you want
to grab.
•
In the Timeline, drag the current-time indicator
to the frame you want to grab.
The Monitor panel shows the frame at the location of the current-time indicator.
3 In the Monitor panel, click the Freeze Frame button
.
The frame appears in the Freeze Frame window.
Freeze Frame window showing a frame of video ready for use as a still image
Note: If you have Adobe Photoshop Elements installed, and want to edit the still image in Photoshop Elements, choose
Edit In Photoshop Elements After Inserting.
4 Do one of the following:
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To export the frame as a still image file, click Export. In the Export Frame dialog box, give the image file a name
and location, and click Save.
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To insert the frame as a still image directly into the movie at the current-time indicator, click Insert In Movie.
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