Save Current Frame exporting blank files

Hello!

I am currently trying to "save current frame" to get a picture from my footage. I am selecting a frame, sharing it with "save current frame", and on EVERY setting and format (jpeg, png, etc) the program will quickly create a "successful" share. However when I go to the file, they are all blank. I have tried everything I can think of, but no luck. All blank.

I am working with RED footage in proxy mode. Thinking this was the problem, I switched everything to "optimized/original". Still all exported frames are blank files.

Any thoughts on what I am missing? Thank you so much!

Hi Curly,

Exporting a still from Red footage should work like it does with any other format. Working in Proxy mode shouldn't make any difference either.

Just make sure that the frame you are trying to export is active when you export it. If the frame is taken from a clip in the Browser the Browser window must be active when you push the Share button, if the image is taken from the Timeline the Timeline window must be active.

This is a still taken from a raw 5K R3D clip in the Timeline:





If this does not work for you, you can try deleting your FCP X preferences to see if this solves the issue.

If you need this still urgently you can set your FCP X Viewer to any size you wish and use the OS screenshot function (SHIFT+CMD+4) to quickly create a still from the Viewer.

- Ronny