have last frame last for couple of frames...

kermit2004

Hi, another question: is it possible to have the last frame of a video last as a stand still for a couple of frames or even seconds? How would this be done?

Also one more regarding frames: i can only edit/cut the video in the timeline in seconds, is there a setting that I can do editing by frame?

Thanks

borate

kermit2004 wrote:

Is it possible to have the last frame of a video last as a stand still for a couple of frames or even seconds? How would this be done?

Take a snapshot of the desired frame, then add it back into the timeline.

kermit2004 wrote:

Also one more regarding frames: I can only edit/cut the video in the timeline in seconds, is there a setting that I can do editing by frame?

Click on the "current" time, under the preview window. A box will appear where you can change the scrubber position frame-by-frame.

kermit2004

borate wrote:

Take a snapshot of the desired frame, then add it back into the timeline.

You mean like a screenshot? That's kind of a ridiculous solution (but I guess it'll work.. ;-) )

Or is snapshot somehow integrated in videopad?

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"You mean like a screenshot?"

You don't create a screenshot.......

"Or is snapshot somehow integrated in videopad?"

It is.......Under the right hand preview pane (version 3.12) there is a "camera" button. Clicking this creates a still image of the frame where the red cursor line is.

To get your still frame, step along the sequence by dragging the cursor until you have the last frame showing in the preview pane. (You can use the buttons mentioned below to pick out the last frame.) Nowt click the camera button. The snapshot will appear in your media list "image" file and, according to your default settings also on the desktop. Leave the cursor where it is and add the snapshot from your media list to the cursor position. Your sequence should now play and stop with the required still. The duration of any still image can either be set as a default value under the "Options" tab or you can drag out the ends of the still image directly on the sequence line to make it play longer, or you can switch into storyboard mode and alter the duration value that appears under the thumbnail frame .

As well as Borate's suggestion for setting a cursor position you can also step backwards and forwards a frame at a time by using the top set of < and > buttons either side of the "Play" button under the right hand preview pane. When doing this it is useful to zoom in a bit

Nat

borate

Nationalsolo wrote:

You can also step backwards and forwards a frame at a time by using the top set of < and > buttons either side of the "Play" button under the right hand preview pane. When doing this it is useful to zoom in a bit

Or use ctrl+[ and ctrl-] to go to previous and next frame, respectively.

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"Or use ctrl+[ and ctrl-] to go to previous and next frame, respectively."

This seems only to step the cursor along frame by frame in the clip preview pane on the left, and produces the same effect as using the upper < and > tabs in the same pane. It doesn't move the main sequence cursor line or affect the right hand pane.

As the Snapshot button copies the frame at the main sequence cursor line position it won't help one isolate a particular frame for copying as Kermit wants.

I suppose it's meant to to be used when you need to precisely set the IN/OUT markers when a clip is trimmed. Useful to know though

Nat