Friday, March 9, 2012

Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate v15 (PC)

Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate v15 (PC)

Product Details

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  • ASIN: B004NROD90
  • Release Date: 10 Mar 2011

By : Avid
Price : £49.59
Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate v15 (PC)

Product Description


Manufacturer's Description

Pinnacle Studio 15 HD Ultimate Created by Avid, the world leader in professional audio and video creation technology, Pinnacle Studio™ HD Ultimate v.15 makes it easy to edit like a pro with intuitive new features, ultra-fast performance, and a massive content collection. Quickly import videos and photos from a wide range of devices—then edit scenes and create professional-looking HD movies with over 2000 included effects, titles, transitions, and other content. You can use the Motion Titler to create sophisticated animated titles, and add stunning Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Then export complete projects to today’s most popular formats—or burn them to Blu-ray or DVD—and share them with the world. The unique new Archive/Restore tool conveniently preserves your work.


New in Pinnacle Studio 15 HD Archive/Restore Tool
  • The new Archive/Restore tool lets you store all project data to an external hardware drive or other backup media. This makes it easy to transfer your projects to a different computer—or restore your data if your system ever fails.

  • Enhanced Performance
  • Studio v.15 makes it easier to work with all your favorite formats than ever before. You’ll enjoy fast performance with the popular AVCHD format (found in most camcorders and digital still cameras), H.264-based formats, and more.



  • Import
  • Import video and photos from video cameras, digital cameras, phones, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and more



  • Edit
  • Edit HD video on your computer—with ultra-fast performance when using AVCHD and H.264-based formats
  • SmartMovie automatically edits your videos to fit the music and creates photo slideshows
  • Montage feature makes it easy to create picture-in-picture animations—no experience required
  • The included Montage templates give you a head start with easy-to-use, multi-layer animations, transitions, and titles
  • Automatically back up your work with the new Archive/Restore tool



  • Enhance
  • Use the Motion Titler to create sophisticated animated titles— just drag and drop
  • 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
  • Use the included DVD menus for a professional look



  • Share
  • Easy one-click uploading to YouTube—including high-quality widescreen and HD formats
  • Share straight to Blu-Ray and DVD
  • Export your movies to DVD, Flash, DivX Plus HD, QuickTime®, QuickTime HD, AVCHD, AVCHD Lite, PS3, Wii, Xbox®, and more



  • Red Giant Effects
  • Knoll Light Factory: Light and lens flares from master effects guru John Knoll (visual effects supervisor; Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar)
  • ToonIt: Turn video into animation Hollywood FX Volumes 1–3
  • Over 1000 additional unique, professional-level transitions and effects with themes including: Waves, Sports, Space, Sci-Fi, Holiday, Weddings, Comics and Cartoons, Pirates, Secret Agents, Tropical Vacation,
  • Historical Architecture, and many more. Also includes HFX Editor for creating custom effects. Pinnacle Premium Pack Vol. 2
  • 54 DVD menu templates, 81 titles, and 79 sound effects with themes including: Baby, Kids, Winter, Travel, and more.



  • Technical Specification
  • Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows XP (SP3)
  • Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
  • Intel Core Quad 2.66 GHz, Intel Core i5 or i7 1.06 GHz or higher required for AVCHD
  • 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
  • 3.8 GB of disk space
  • DVD-ROM drive to install software



  • Package Contents
  • Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate version 15 install DVD
  • Surething Express Labeler
  • Red Giant Plug-ins: ToonIt, Knoll Light Factory
  • Premium Pack Vol. 2
  • Hollywood FX Vols. 1-3
  • User Guide (PDF)
  • Quickstart Guide
  • Installation Guide
  • Archive Restore Guide

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    Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate v15 (PC)

     

    Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate v15 (PC)

    Customer Reviews


    I have used SONY Vegas, ADOBE Premier Elements and Pinnacle as form version 8 onwards and found version 15 to be the best of the lot. Admittedly, it does not have as many features as the others but I would think it has enough for the majority of family video makers to produce a presentable video that will become an interesting and almost professional looking video presentation.
    One of the problems with all of the programs I have used in the past is program hang up and while this program is no exception, it does not hang up anywhere near frequently as the others did and is relatively stable. At the times it does hang-up, it has self-recovered to the point of the last edit and I managed to continue working with it until completion. Just try and not to enter too many commands while the program is processing the last set of instructions!
    Another worthwhile feature I really do like is the program can be worked in a way that those of us who used to work with editing film can understand. Take razor blade, make your splice then cement together and all of this does not involve manoeuvring between menus and, as is the case of Vegas, into yet another program (SONY Architect).
    Overall, if you do have a good spec PC, do not wish to be over enthusiastic with optical tricks/gimickery and need a relatively stable program and with not much training in navigation through menu bars, etc, I suggest that, based on my experience hitherto, you should give PINNACLE version 15 a try.
    Please note that all of my commnets are given in the relative sense.
    Good luck!

    I recently purchased a new digital HD camcorder to record the family. I tried various video software packages but Pinnacle was head and shoulders above the rest. It was good to be able to test drive it for a month before committing. I have an iPAD which is great for showing videos to family and friends. Microsoft Movie Maker wouldn't let me anywhere near! Pinnacle seems to support all the formats. However I did find that my 3 year old computer was struggling a little. So, I first had to upgrade it with more disk (I put on a 1Tb disk which is great to store video and pictures). I then upgraded RAM from 2Gb to 6Gb. Because I was using Windows 7 32 bit it could only address 3Gb so then I upgraded to 64 bit (fortunately my computer was 64 bit compatible). Fired up with enthusiasm I also replaced the graphics card. This took some research but thanks to the web I tracked down a 1Gb graphics card that would fit my computer (or so I thought!). The problem with cards is the power supply required and the physical space required. It fits but only after some bending and pushing! In truth I haven't yet seen any great increase in throughput resulting from the graphics card. I think the key feature was the memory. The next step is to learn how to use Pinnacle. It is a sophisticated piece of software. Fortunately they have an on-line video training guide which I find very useful. Perhaps I am getting close to actually editing my holiday video and showing it off on my iPAD! It would be nice to have a "quick video wizard" to quickly arrange a short Movie. So, it will all work but it takes an investment in time as well as money.

     

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