Pinnacle Studio Ultimate - ( v. 14 ) - complete package

Special bonus offer
Includes Creative Pack vol. 2 — a $79.99 value
Features 8 DVD menus, 10 Montage themes, and 36 new Titles to completely unleash your creativity.

Capture, edit and share your story. Empower your imagination with Pinnacle Studio Ultimate, built on the same Avid technology top Hollywood studios use to make major motion pictures. Right on your own computer, you can create top-quality movies in clear high definition video, add stunning effects, polished transitions and animation, and back it all with incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. Then, get ready to go viral when you share your masterpieces with friends, family, or the world—in widescreen format the way theyre meant to be seen. Sharing options are now as limitless as your creativity: from Blu-ray and AVCHD to YouTube, iPod, Nintendo Wii, and everything in between.

Import

• Import video and photos from video cameras, digital cameras, phones, DVDs, and more

Edit

• Edit HD video directly on your computer
• Organize your media using project bin and favorite folders
• Use Montage feature to easily create multi-track video effects—no experience required
• Over 130 pre-built Montage templates give you a head start with easy-to-use animations, transitions, and titles

Enhance

• Use the new Motion Titler to create sophisticated animated titles—just drag and drop for pro results
• Add professional effects from award-winning visual effects company Red Giant
• Add incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound to your productions
• Use stop-motion capture for amazing animations and fast-motion effects
• Fix shaky camera shots with the same technology used on major motion pictures

Share

• Easy one-click uploading to YouTube—including high-quality widescreen formats
• Share straight to Blu-ray and DVD
• Export movies to Flash, QuickTime, AVCHD, PS3, Wii, Xbox, and more
• Give your movies a finished look with Studio HD Ultimate softwares professionally designed DVD menus

Share high-definition
video to Blu-ray and more

Dolby Digital 5.1 sound

Stunning, customizable ToonIt
and Knoll Light Factory effects
from Red Giant

Harness the power of a professional editor with easy at-your fingertips execution. Tell your story with clear HD video, stunning effects, polished transitions and animation, all backed with incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and technology from Avid, the company behind the worlds most-watched movies. Pinnacle Studio Ultimate includes two professional plug-ins from 3D animation leader Red Giant— ToonIt and Knoll Light Factory. Then, get ready to go viral when you share your screen sensations with the world in widescreen format, the way theyre meant to be seen. Sharing options are now as limitless as your creativity: from Blu-ray and AVCHD to YouTube, iPod, Wii, and everything in between.

Create your best movies ever in clear HD video with stunning effects, transitions and animation, all backed with incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and technology from Avid, the company behind the worlds most-watched movies. Then, share your screen sensations on YouTube, Blu-ray, AVCHD, iPod, Wii, and everything in between.

Features (*New to Studio):

• Motion titling, plus exciting new title designs, DVD menus, effects and 130 Montage themes*
• Use stop-motion capture for amazing animations and fast-motion effects*
• Fluid image stabilization technology from Avid used in major motion pictures*
• 2 plug-ins from 3D animation leader Red Giant*: ToonIt and Knoll Light Factory (light and lens flares from master effects guru John Knoll; visual effects supervisor; Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar)
• Share straight to Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD, YouTube (with wide-screen export)*, the web, MP3 sound files and more
• Export movies for Flash, QuickTime, improved AVCHD*, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox and more

Output Options

• Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with FireWire input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port)
• Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow compatible device with video output)

Import Formats

• Video: AVCHD*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTime (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*)
• Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
• Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K

Export Formats

• AVCHD*, BD Blu-ray*, HD-DVD, DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, dual layer), S-VCD, Video CD (VCD)
• Apple iPod, Sony PSP/PS3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox compatible
  formats*
• DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*,
• WAV, MP3*, QuickTime (SD format) files
• Dolby Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel audio*
  * Requires free product activation via the Internet

Package Contents

• Pinnacle Studio Ultimate version 14 install DVD
• SureThing Express Labeler
• Red Giant plug-ins: ToonIt, Knoll Light Factory
• Pinnacle Studio user guide PDF

System Requirements

• Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP2), Windows XP (SP3)
• Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
  - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*, Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for AVCHD* 1920
• 1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
• DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended)
• 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
• 3.3 GB of disk space
• DVD-ROM drive to install software
• Accessory:
• CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S-VCDs)
• DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD* discs
• Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs*
• Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes*

Input Options

• Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire port)
• Capture from analog camcorders, 8mm, HI8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs(NTSC/PAL/SECAM). (requires Pinnacle or Dazzle video hardware)
• Import from AVCHD* and other file based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices and webcams via USB