Drag that box to whatever new frame you want to hold. This displays a small box around the frame that is frozen. In a very slick new feature, you can change the frame that freezes by clicking the small, down-pointing arrow next to the Normal (100%) text in the preceding green bar and selecting Change End Source Frame. Also, there is not an easy way to monitor the duration of the freeze frame you are creating.) (You can only change the duration of a freeze frame by dragging. You can adjust the duration of the hold frame by grabbing the “thumb” at the right edge of the red bar and dragging left or right. I have an entire chapter on changing clip speed as part of my FCP X Effects video training.)īy default, a Hold frame lasts for 2 seconds.
(This article only looks at freeze frames. The portion of the clip running faster than 100% speed. The portion of the clip running slower than 100% speed The portion of the clip that runs at 100% speed The Retiming editor appears over the top of a clip. Using either the Retime menu in the Toolbar, or Modify > Retime, select Hold or type Shift+H. When creating hold frames, I use the playhead, as I find it easier to work with than the skimmer. In the Timeline, put your playhead on the frame you want to hold and select the clip. Whether you freeze them or hold them, what we want are images that keep still. When I started in this business, we called them “freeze frames.” In FCP 7, Apple called them “still frames.” In FCP X, they are now called “hold frames.” Hold frames can only be created in the Timeline.
FREEZE FRAME FCPX SHORTCUT HOW TO
To learn how to create Freeze frames, read this article.Īpple changed the way we create still frames in Final Cut Pro X - and they also changed the name.
NOTE: This article discusses how to create Hold frames, which is a variation on a still frame. I’ll write more on this specific feature in a future article. Put the playhead on the shot you want to freeze and type Option+F. UPDATE: With the 10.0.6 update, Apple also gave us a keyboard shortcut to create real, honest-to-goodness freeze frames. 2, 2014: I’ve updated this article for the 10.1 release of Final Cut Pro X.
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