Re: [FCP-L] exporting stills short cut?

Yeah it's a little clunky. You still have to select still image.
Hopefully the FCP gods heed our call for direct still image export.

Sent from my mobile device.

On 2009-12-07, at 11:50, Zev Robinson <zevrobinson@gmail.com> wrote:

> Motion still seems to be the easiest, especially if there's no
> shortcut
> in Color. I also was able to import as tif, which means I have the
> files
> on hand should I need to print them up, resize, or anything else.
>
> The other FCP problem is that I had to chose still image everytime
> from
> the pulldown menu as the default was quicktime movie, and FCP didn't
> keep the last settings which I also found strange. (Unless I'm missing
> something.)
>
> I'm sure that people have asked for it, I'm just wondering why it
> isn't
> a top priority, given that it's a common, basic task, and a common
> feature in other programmes.
>
> Zev Robinson
> www.artafterscience.com <http://www.artafterscience.com/>
> www.zrdesign.co.uk <http://www.zrdesign.co.uk/>
>
> Nigel Ray Williamson wrote:
> >
> >
> > I just create markers on the sequnce for the stills you want... then
> > create a keyboard shortcut for export with QuickTime conversion (I
> use
> > option-shift e). Then just command arrow up or down to navigate to
> the
> > marker points and option-shift e to export the still.
> >
> > Boom
> >
> > Sent from my mobile device.
> >
> > On 2009-12-07, at 10:12, Martin Baker <martin@digital-heaven.co.uk
> > <mailto:martin%40digital-heaven.co.uk>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > A technique featured in my book:
> > > http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/killersecrets
> > <http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/killersecrets>
> > >
> > > ================
> > > Exporting Multiple Still Images
> > >
> > > If you need to export lots of still images from various points
> in a
> > > sequence then it can get very tedious to export each one
> separately.
> > > Here's a technique that can save a lot of time.
> > >
> > > 1. Create a new bin that will contain the selected images and
> > > temporarily move the current sequence into the new bin.
> > > 2. Mark an in and out point on the desired frame.
> > > 3. Press Command-U to create a subclip of the marked frame in the
> > > sequence. A new subclip is created in the same bin as the
> sequence,
> > > which is why we temporarily moved the sequence to a new bin.
> > > 4. The subclip name is already highlighted so you can rename the
> > > sequence subclip and this will become the name of the exported
> file.
> > >
> > > Repeat the above steps for each still frame. When all the subclips
> > > have been created:
> > >
> > > 1. Move the sequence back to its original location then right-
> click
> > > the Bin and choose Batch Export from the shortcut menu.
> > > 2. In the Export Queue window, set the desired destination and
> > > choose Still Image from the Format menu.
> > > ================
> > >
> > >
> > > Martin Baker
> > > www.digital-heaven.co.uk
> > > www.twitter.com/digitalheaven
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> >
>

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