- Applying a Speed Change
- Editing with Fit to Fill
- Creating and Changing Speed Segments
- Using the Speed Tool
- Applying a Freeze Frame Effect
- Exploring the Motion Effects Tab
- Zooming the Image View
- Sizing and Positioning an Image
- Rotating an Image
- Cropping and Distorting an Image
- Creating and Nesting Comps
- Copying and Pasting Motion Attributes
- Creating a Motion Path
- Modifying a Motion Path
- Creating Favorite Motion Effects
- What Youve Learned
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Applying a Freeze Frame Effect
Creating a freeze frame in the Timeline is as easy as creating speed segments. To create a freeze frame, you change a speed segment to 0%. You can also create a freeze frame in FCP in almost the same way as in Avid. However, rather than choosing a freeze length from a list of durations, FCP freeze amounts follow the Still/Freeze Frame default duration in the User Preferences window (Option-Q).
To create a freeze frame using speed segments:
- In the Timeline, click the Clip Keyframes control to display the track speed ticks.
- Park the playhead on the frame you want to freeze. Snap the pointer to the playhead and click in the speed tick area to create a speed keyframe at that location.
- Control-click the segment to the right of the playhead, and from the shortcut menu, choose Change Speed Segment.
- In the Rate field, enter 0, and click OK.
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In the speed tick area beneath the clip, the speed segment displays no speed ticks because there is no clip motion past the freeze frame keyframe location.
To create a freeze frame using menu options and keyboard shortcuts:
You can also use menu options and keyboard shortcuts to create a freeze frame. One menu option, Make Freeze Frame, can be used in the Timeline or the Viewer.
- To target the frame you want to freeze, do one of the following:
- Do one of the following:
In the Timeline, position the playhead on the desired frame.
Double-click a clip in the Timeline or the Browser to open it in the Viewer, and then position the playhead on the desired frame.
Choose Modify > Make Freeze Frame.
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A new freeze frame clip appears in the Viewer, with a marked default duration. If you want to edit a value other than the default duration, re-mark the clip and edit it into the Timeline. If you desire a different default duration for all subsequent freezes, set it in the User Preferences Editing tab’s Still/Freeze Durations field.