Combustion - hold first frame?

[timmatron]

I can't figure this out. It's so easy to hold the last frame in any footage, but so far I haven't found a good method for holding the first frame. The only way I know how is to copy the footage, and just use the first frame of the footage, and then hold just that one frame. But it is such a pain to do it that way. There's got to be an easier trick. Anybody?

[panthon]

You could use a preset in timewarp to get a freeze first frame all along the footage. Once u save the preset, u can reuse it whenever you want.
The other solution is to save an image and reimport it, slow.

[timmatron]

Yeah thats a good idea. I didn't know about saving the preset.

Thanks


As a side question - do you know if there is a hold first/last frame feature in Premiere Pro?

[studioDIM]

Under the output pane for the FOOTAGE (not the layer or composite) there's a SPEED property, normally set to 100%.
That's keyable.


Lele

[panthon]

Yeah thats a good idea. I didn't know about saving the preset.

Thanks


As a side question - do you know if there is a hold first/last frame feature in Premiere Pro?

I would say premiere, as most of video editors, has a freeze frame option. It lets u freeze the frame in which u currently are or the frame marked as IN point.

[timmatron]

Thanks, both of you!

[studioDIM]

I would say premiere, as most of video editors, has a freeze frame option. It lets u freeze the frame in which u currently are or the frame marked as IN point.

And so does combustion, which IS an editor as well.
That's what the speed property's for: set to 0% and lo! your frame is held.
Also, changing the inpoint of the clip gives you an on the fly preview of what frame you're holding.

It's just a matter of numbers, rofl!

Lele

[timmatron]

It's just a matter of numbers, rofl!

Yeah, if I was a mathematician I would be much better at this whole editing thing....or reading the manual might help too.

[panthon]

And so does combustion, which IS an editor as well.
That's what the speed property's for: set to 0% and lo! your frame is held.
Also, changing the inpoint of the clip gives you an on the fly preview of what frame you're holding.

It's just a matter of numbers, rofl!

Lele

Yes, this is a faster way to achieve a freeze frame in combustion, rather than using timewarp.

[timmatron]

Under the output pane for the FOOTAGE (not the layer or composite) there's a SPEED property, normally set to 100%.
That's keyable.


Lele

Hmmm, I'm trying that right now, and I can't seem to be able to key it. I turn the animate button on, but it doesn't seem to do anything. How do you do this?

[studioDIM]

sorry, mistyped.
I meant variable, not animatable.

The keyable one is called TimeWarp, on top of your operators list.

My bad!

Lele

[timmatron]

sorry, mistyped.
I meant variable, not animatable.

The keyable one is called TimeWarp, on top of your operators list.

My bad!

Lele

Haha, well thats good to know. Now I can stop trying to make it work.