User Guide

Chapter 6: Still Images 95
Reduce Flicker: If the source video of the frame grab
contains a large amount of motion, the grabbed frame
may show flickering, which can be reduced or
eliminated by checking the Reduce Flicker checkbox.
Because Reduce Flicker also reduces resolution
somewhat, you should turn off the option if the result is
undesirable for a particular image.
Grab: Click the Grab button when you have located
the frame you want to grab in the Player and set the
Reduce Flicker option. The grabbed frame is displayed
in the Frame Grabber’s preview area, and the two
output buttons (Add to Movie and Save to Disk) are
enabled.
Add to Movie: This button inserts the grabbed frame
into the Movie Window Video track ahead of the
currently-selected clip.
Save to Disk: This button opens a Save As dialog so
that you can select a folder, file name and image format
for the file in which the grabbed frame will be stored.
The dialog also provides controls that let you set the
resolution of the saved image to any of several standard
sizes, to the original size of the grabbed frame, or to a
custom size that you enter.
If the “aspect ratio” (the ratio of the width to the height)
of the size you choose is different from that of the
grabbed frame, the image is stretched as necessary.
This can introduce visible distortion of shapes; for
instance, people may appear either unnaturally thin or
unnaturally squat.