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Video to Stop Motion – Create Freeze Frame Quickly (Similar to Make Freeze Frame in FCP)
I’ve worked a fair amount with Final Cut in the past but this project needs to be done in Premiere. I have a video that I am trying to turn into a stop motion clip. On a windows machine.
When doing this in FCP, you can click Modify>Make Freeze Frame or even better, Shift+N to make an image. The image then pops up in a new window which can be dragged into the browser or timeline.
Now that I am in Premiere, I cant find an efficient way to do it. The only way I read as to how to create still images from video clips are to “Hold the Frame” or to Export as a still image. Neither of these methods will work for me because I need to create 150+ images and both require to many keystrokes (thus taking an extremely long time).
What is the best method to turn a video into stop motion? Is there any way to quickly and easily make still images like there is in FCP with Shift+N? Is there an easier way in After Effects (I’ve never really used it before)?
Thanks.
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What about posterize time effect.
Jon Barrie
aJBprods
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Thanks for the fast response.
Unfortunately, the frames I want to use for my stop motion are not evenly spaced out. We knew we were doing stop motion so we let the camera run, adjusted the scene then stepped out, left the camera running and repeated. So there are some segments where the crew is in the shot.
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Go along and cut the clip only where you wantto jeep that frame. So you have lots of little clips where the in point is the frame u want to keep. Do this all the way along.
Select all and hit ctl(cmd)+r for speed duration. Uncheck the link and set length to 1 frame. Check the ripple option and press ok.
Kablam! Try to do this on fcp. It can’t.
If u need the frames to hold longer than 1 frame in length select all and set the length with the lock checked to your desired length. Make sure ripple I checked. Hit ok.
Kablam!
– Jon Barrie
Jon Barrie
aJBprods
http://www.jonbarrie.net
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Thanks! We’re getting closer but thats still not exactly what I need.
I need each still to last 15 frames. With this method, I was able to get them down to the right length at the right spot but during the 15 frames, there is movement. How can I make it so that it is just a still image during those 15 frames?
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I just tested the “theory” out and found a set of single frames with the lock set to the speed and duration with a duration set to 15 made the speed 6.6% (PAL 25fps video file) with the Ripple Edit ticked made all my single frames sit for 15 frames no movement to the next frame. At 6.6% there is still room to move for longer frame length with just the single frame.
Let me know 🙂
– Jon Barrie
Jon Barrie
aJBprods
http://www.jonbarrie.net
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Hi there, I would love to know how you did. can you see that of adobe’s add “save 20% when you upgrade…”
that is exacly what I am trying to acheive.it stops only for a few secs and then goes all the way to the end of the still image how could I do this? i have to “pause” for at least 10 times over same image and have no idea how. I already fixed motion so the image is moving but how to just pause simply.
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The solution of Barrie works if you make all clips have a duration of one frame – no motion possible – and afterwards nest this sequence in a new sequence where you adjust the clip’s duration which exist only off single frames. Stills stand as long as you want, no motion.
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This partially worked for me. I nested the first sequence into another sequence. Most of the frames work exactly as I want, no movement, but randomly some frames have movement. Very frustrating. Is there a specific way to nest the sequence that I am doing incorrectly? I have no idea what is going on here.
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This is about a year late… but I just ran into the same question, AND found a great solution for future people that have the same question.
I am using CS6:
You can import the video clip into Photoshop (frames as layers)and even tell it to import every “x” amount of frames. Then, either export layers as files OR use the animation timeline to export the new rendered video clip.Hope this helps someone in the future!
Cheers!
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