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Though capturing still images is available in the Capture step (see page 27), you might want to
do it in the Storyboard step. This is because you can, in the Storyboard step, move to a specific
frame precisely. It also avoids possible undesired vibrating effects as the video keeps running
when still images are captured in the Capture step.
Capturing still images:
1 Select a clip in your project.
2 Drag the Preview bar to a single frame
you want to capture.
3 Switch to an image folder in the Library.
The folder can be the default Image
folder, or the one created by yourself.
4 Click the Save current frame as a new
image file button on the Options panel.
The new image file is saved in the hard
disk and is represented as a thumbnail
under the image folder you assigned.
Color clips are simply solid colored backgrounds that are useful for titles and transitions. For
example, black clips can be used for an effective fade to black transition. They are added to a
project by selecting the Color Library, inserting a specific color clip into the Library and
dragging and dropping the clip into your project. The duration of a color clip can be controlled
just like an image clip.
Inserting a color clip:
1 Switch to the Color Library by clicking
the list and selecting Color.
2 Click a color in the folder, or the Load
color button to choose another one.
3 Set a Duration and click OK.
STORYBOARD
Note: The still image format can be BMP or
JPEG, and the size is the same as its source
video clip. To choose a file format to save,
press the F6 key and go to the Capture tab in
the Preferences dialog box.
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