Freeze frame in Premier6 - please help

[Alf Fulford]

Freeze Frame in MSPro 6.0 no problem - just choose whether 'freeze before' or 'freeze after' a certain point, push a button and it was done.

Since changing over to Matrox RT2500 I find it not so easy in Adobe Premiere 6.01. 'Frame Hold' as it is named, is more complex and I cannot for the life of me see how to make it work properly.

It would seem that you have to 'Freeze' the whole clip, then place a small 'Frozen' chunk over the original clip in order to get it to work at all. Could anybody please tell me how to accomplish this. The instructions in the Premiere HELP or MANUAL are near useless IMHO!

Has anyone any suggestions on how to do it ? Very grateful for any answers that are forthcoming.

Thanks

[Dr Mordrid]

To freeze a video frame in Premiere 6:

1. If you want to freeze a frame other than the Mark In/Out point select the clip, move the Monitor windows slider to the frame you want, and choose Clip/Set Clip Marker/0.

2. Choose Clip/Video Options/Frame Hold.

3. Check the Hold On box and in its menu select Marker 0 (Poster Frame)

4. If you want to hold the video filters or delace select the options in dialog. 'tis best to at least select delace with interlaced video.

Dr. Mordrid

[Alf Fulford]

Many thanks for your reply I shall try that out later.

MSPro 6 may look dated when compared to Premier but is just as powerful and a darned sight easier to work with however Matrox RT2500 insists I use Premier 6, so be it!!

Regards - Alf

[Dr Mordrid]

I disagree that MSPro is the one that looks dated. If anything an easier to use interface is more advanced from the user standpoint.

As for use with the RT's, P6 is a pain that only the RT's feature make it worth enduring.

Dr. Mordrid