Freeze Frame Freeze

[Videomanic]

With each new edition of VideoStudio, I have been hoping for the ability to be able to have moving action end in a freeze frame. In fact, I would like to be able to slow mo into a freeze and return to normal action. This effect has long been a staple of video and film, and yet it is not easily acheived with VideoStudio's software. The best you can do is convert the frame to a still image and than drag the resulting still into the timeline. If you're editing in 16:9 the sides will shrink in when you cut to the still.

Given the overwhelming effects that are possible using VideoStudio, it is confounding that a simple freeze frame is not among them.

[Clevo]

at the point you want to freeze the frame click "save as still image" also click the scissor icon to make a cut at the exact same point.

Add a colour at the point of the cut (eg black) and drag the handles for the duration you wish to "freeze". You should now have three sections to the video. The video, colour then video again

In the overlay track, add the still you created and move it to the begining of the colour space. If you set up your default "Insert still/colour clip" under File/preferences/Edit (mine is set up for 4 seconds) everything should fit neatly. Right click the still image in the preview pane abd select "original size". this will expand the still to match the video size and you 'll have no shrinking.

[Videomanic]

Clevo, your suggestion seems to me to be quite convoluted. I would hope that it could be achieved as easily as performing a slo mo by adjusting the "speed attributes" to zero.

[Clevo]

Depends if you want a slowdown to stop...or a sudden stop with a camera click sound effect and the action to continue right afterwards without disturbing any natural sound.

The above instructions take less then one minute to perform (after trying it the first time)

Sometimes editing can be a convoluted process