"But if some high-tech companies like Microsoft get their way, your picture could freeze and become unwatchable," the ad warned viewers.

The picture on the monitor froze, and the man's reptilian cowboy boots became enlarged.

Her tone soon changes: "But if some high-tech companies like Microsoft get their way, your picture could freeze and become unwatchable," she warns.

The picture froze and we zoomed in closer, to see the object in his hand.

He half smiled and the picture froze.

I had left the theatre momentarily; the picture on the screen had frozen.

The picture on the Tapestry froze, becoming mere colored thread.

The final picture froze and time ceased for him.

The picture on the Tapestry froze, becoming mere col- ored thread.

The picture froze, lingered for a few seconds, and then static filled the screen as the local station signed off.