Pause during narration

[Electricwayland]

I want to pause a video with the image paused as I comment (narrate) on what was just said in the video.  Can it be done in Video Pad?

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

Obviously the video has to run (paused) whilst the narration is made. One way to do this is to place the cursor line at the point where you want the pause to start and then click the Snapshot button. The snapshot image will appear in the image bin. Now select the snapshot in the bin and then select the option available by the small green down arrow to "Place it on the sequence at the cursor position."

The video will now play up to the snapshot point and the snapshot (still image) will play for the default image duration set under the options tab. You can vary this duration either by dragging the image clip ends in or out or by going into storyboard mode and changing the duration shown under the image clip.

Nat

[borate]

Yes.  There are several methods...

Use STORYBOOK mode.  Place the scrubber (red line) where you want the freeze to occur and click the SPLIT button.

Under the preview window click the |> NEXT FRAME icon.  SPLIT once again.

Right-click the middle of the three clips now shown and CHANGE CLIP SPEED to zero.

Click the time readout (below the FX and speaker buttons) and set the duration of the freeze, after which the video will continue.

 

Or use Nat's method.  Place the scrubber where you want the freeze and take a snapshot..  Don't move the scrubber. The snapshot will be in the IMAGES bin.

To the right of the PLACE button, the chevron can be clicked to choose the appropriate resolution.  Then click PLACE to insert the still.  Set its duration.

[Electricwayland]

Thanks, I'll try all the suggestions to see the one that works best for me.