Freeze frames are great for a variety of purposes. They can help with exposition, create tension, or just give a few seconds for a title screen. Premiere Pro makes it easy to create freeze frames directly from the timeline. With just a couple of clicks, you will be on your way.
How to Create a Freeze Frame in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018
Insert Frame Hold Segment (Works best without Footage Audio)
- Create a new sequence and import your footage you want to freeze frame on to the timeline.
- Get your cursor where you want to start the freeze frame.
- Right click on the footage and go down to “Insert Frame Hold Segment”
- A new freeze frame is inserted on to the timeline.
- You can adjust the size of the freeze frame by adjusting the length of the frozen clip.
Add Frame Hold (Good for Footage with Important Audio)
- Move your cursor to where you want to hold the frame.
- Cut out a segment the length you wish to hold.
- Right click on this segment and click “Add Frame Hold”
- The segment you cut out will be frozen, with the footage playing on either side.
Frame Hold Options (Good for Customization)
- Move your cursor to where you want to hold the frame.
- Cut out a segment the length you wish to hold.
- Right click on this segment and click “Frame Hold Options”.
- This brings up the frame hold options dialog box.
- The first drop down allows you to choose where you want your frame to be held.
- Source Time-code -> Input a time relative to the source to hold
- Sequence Time-code -> Input a time relative to the sequence to hold.
- In Point -> Freeze at the beginning of the cut
- Out Point -> Freeze at the end of the cut .
- Playhead -> Freeze where the cursor was opening the dialogue.
There you have it, that’s how you freeze a frame with Premiere Pro. You have a lot of different options and amounts of control with these! Let me know if you have any questions in the comment below!
