Step 3: Create the Matte

In this step we will export the frozen image into Photoshop and create a matte.

• In the Premiere timeline, place the current-time indicator at the start of the Freeze clip.
• From the File menu select File > Export > Frame.
• Save the file as a bitmap.

Now switch to Adobe Photoshop and open the bitmap.

• Using the lasso tool, carefully select the outline of the subject.
• From the File menu select Select > Inverse .

• Hit Delete to clear everything except the subject
• From the File menu select Select > Inverse.
• Fill the selection with black.

Save the file as a PSD file, then close Photoshop and head back to Premiere.

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