Sony MVS-8000X System User Manual page 308

Notes
When the system is powered off, any freeze images written to temporary
memory are lost.
Freezing an image and writing it to memory
To freeze the signal selected as input material, and write it to memory, use the
following procedure.
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Still Image Operations
In the Frame Memory menu, select VF1 'Still' and HF2 'Freeze/Store.'
The Freeze/Store menu appears.
Select the target frame memory.
For the procedure, see "Selecting outputs (FM) and target frame
memory" (page 306).
To enable V/K mode, press [V/K Mode] turning it on.
Press a button in the frame memory folder selection area, to select the
folder to hold the freeze image.
For details of the selection method, see page 307.
Notes
The folder selected here is the destination folder for writing the freeze
image.
It is not possible to change the selection of this folder after the following
step 5.
An orange bar appears on the selection button for the destination folder.
Press [Freeze Enable], turning it on.
The signals of frame memory source buses 1 and 2 are assigned to the pair
of FMs selected in step 2, a freeze is now possible.
If necessary, make the video process settings (see page 310) or mask
settings (see page 311) for application to the selected signal.
In the state in which you want to freeze, press one of the following in the
<Freeze> group, to write the freeze image to temporary memory.
Frame: Freeze one frame.
Field: Freeze one field.
Off: Release the freeze, and delete the recorded freeze image.