Freeze

Press Freeze in the timeline toolbar, or F, to hold the frame at the playhead. The freeze lands as a band on the Video row, and the footage pauses on that frame for as long as the band runs.

• For is how long the frame holds, 0.25 to 30 s, with presets at 0.5, 1, 2, 3 and 5.

Drag the band to move the moment it freezes; drag its right edge to change the seconds. The panel prints the frame's time in source time, the seconds of the recording itself.

A still is taken where the last freeze begins. That frame becomes the take's cover, the picture it shows on your shelf, and the Cover mark on the ruler moves to it. Drag the mark to choose a different cover; the freeze stays where it is. The stills export reads the same cover, see Stills.

Press Delete freeze in the panel or ⌫ to remove it. A freeze is its own thing, not a speed change; the speed bands ride beside it, see Speed.