Issue
If you export a still image from the end of a Final Cut Pro sequence, it's possible for the result to be a blank white image, instead of the sequence's last frame.
Solution
Before you export the still, be sure that the playhead position is at the beginning of the last frame, instead of after the last frame.
In normal editing, this might be hard to see, but the following illustrations show the end of a sequence as seen at a high zoom-level in the Timeline. Note the difference in the location of the playhead in the illustrations.
The playhead in the correct position for exporting the last frame as a still image
The playhead in the wrong position for exporting the last frame as a still image
Follow these steps to reliably export the last frame as a still.
- Click in the Timeline, so that it is the active window.
- Press the End key on your keyboard, and the playhead will move to the end of the sequence. At this point, the playhead position is after the end of the last frame.
- Press the Left Arrow key on your keyboard once to move the playhead back one frame.
- Choose File > Export > Using QuickTime Conversion.
- From the Format pop-up menu, choose Still Image.
- Click Save.
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