Export The Current Frame from The Viewer

‌— Media Viewer Option menu: Contains the following commands:‌

— Live Media Preview: Enabled by default, makes it possible for thumbnails that you’re skimming in the Media Pool to show the skimmed frame in the Viewer. When skimming with Live Media Preview enabled, the playhead that appears in the thumbnail is locked to the playhead displayed in the Viewer’s jog bar.

— Show All Video Frames: When available processing power is insufficient to play the clip or clips at the position of the playhead due to the grade, transforms, or effects that are applied at that moment in the Timeline, you have the ability to choose exactly how performance in DaVinci Resolve degrades. When off, DaVinci Resolve prioritizes audio playback at the expense of dropping video frames when processing power is tight, resulting in a more conventional playback experience. When on, audio quality is compromised while every frame of video plays in slower-than-real time to maintain playback.

— Show Timecode Toolbar: The Timecode Toolbar shows the In / Out point timecodes, as well as the total duration set.

— Show Zoomed Audio Waveform: When enabled, shows an audio waveform overlay at the bottom of the Source Viewer with a zoomed in section of the audio surrounding the current position of the playhead.

— Show Full Clip Audio Waveform: When enabled, shows an audio waveform overlay at the bottom of the Source Viewer that displays the audio over the entire duration of the clip.

— Previous Clip: Goes to the previous clip in the Media Pool.

— Next Clip: Goes to the next clip in the Media Pool.

— Clear Recently Viewed Clips: Clears the memory of the recent clips in the Source Viewer.

— Show Marker Overlays: Enabled by default, markers that intercept the playhead when playback is paused appear superimposed in the Viewer.

— Markers submenu: When one or more markers are applied to the clip in the Source Viewer, they appear in this list in chronological order, listed by Name and Note. Choosing a marker from this menu jumps the playhead to that marker in the Source Viewer.

You can also put the Viewer into Cinema Viewer mode by choosing Workspace > Viewer Mode > Cinema Viewer (Command-F), so that it fills the entire screen. This command toggles Cinema Viewer mode on and off.

Export The Current Frame from The Viewer

You can now export a still frame from the Viewer in the Media, Cut, and Edit pages.

To Export a Still Frame from the Viewer:

1 Use the Viewer’s playback controls to navigate to the frame you want to export.