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Pinnacle Studio Plus Version 11, the newest edition of the best-selling editing software, is all about innovation. It provides users with a complete set of both automated and advanced video editing tools in an easy-to-use interface. This full-featured, accessible tool helps video fans tap into the latest technologies -- without compromising ease of use. The scalable user interface is perfect for working on today's wide screen monitors. Pinnacle Studio Plus includes the latest technology such as a complete HD workflow, with native HDV and AVCHD editing, and HD DVD format disc burning. Improved performance and speed, a sleek new user interface, Hi-Fi audio music generation and automatic Web publishing also come together in Studio Plus Version 11, for a video editing experience like never before. Advanced editing, effects, and integrated DVD authoring, all within an intuitive interface Master sophisticated video effects like HD editing, custom key frames, Surround Sound editing,graphic overlays, scrolling titles, Picture-in-Picture or ChromaKey Windows Vista compatible

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The newest edition of the best-selling Pinnacle Studio video editing software, Pinnacle Studio Plus Version 11, is all about innovation. This full-featured, Windows Vista–compatible application lets true video enthusiasts harness the power of the latest technologies and formats, including HD DVD, AVCHD, HI-FI audio and Web sharing, without compromising ease of use.



Create Impressive Home Movies
Pinnacle Studio Plus version 11 helps you harness the power of the latest technologies--HD, Windows Vista, Web Publishing and more--without compromising ease of use. Enjoy a full range of automated and advanced features to meet all your video editing needs.

Your Life in the Timeline
Directly import your digital videos, photos and audio into Pinnacle Studio Plus from a wide range of devices including DV, HDV and AVCHD camcorders, and digital still cameras. The software automatically detects scenes and creates clips to get started.

Your Life. Enhanced.
Choose from a wide range of keyframe-able effects and transitions, titles, and more, all with real-time full-screen previews. Or try advanced effects such as Picture-in-Picture, Surround Sound editing, and ChromaKey green screen. Automatically generate a soundtrack or import your favorite music. Pinnacle Studio Plus uses background rendering while you create for faster results.

Your Life in Movies. Enjoyed Your Way.
Create Hollywood-style DVDs or HD DVD format discs with multiple menus and animated backgrounds on standard DVD media. Enjoy your movies on your Sony PSP, Apple iPod, DivX certified players, and more. Use the Web upload feature to automatically share your creations publicly or privately with family and friends.

New--From Capture to Editing and Disc Burning A complete HD workflow with HD DVD authoring on standard DVD media--Pinnacle Studio Plus edits native HDV or AVCHD footage and then authors HD DVD format discs that will play on the latest HD players. You can even combine projects that mix SDV, HDV and photos that are then 'up-sampled' to HD resolution.

New--Now With Cutting-Edge AVCHD Capabilities Pinnacle Studio Plus users can now import and edit the latest HD format, projected to become the primary HDV format for Camcorder leaders like Panasonic and Sony, allowing for more HDV content in half the space.

Windows Vista Compatibility The perfect companion to the new Windows Vista operating system, Pinnacle Studio version 11 provides full compatibility and a sleek look while it offers complete video editing tools to do more with home video content.

New--Scorefitter Music Generator Automatically generate soundtracks, now with 40 source tracks, which include greater variation and 48k audio samples for higher fidelity and increased accuracy than previous solutions.

New User Interface Pinnacle Studio's interface is scalable, making it perfect for working on widescreen monitors or adjusting the windows to get close to the task at hand while keeping all the tools at your fingertips.

New--Simplified Web Publishing Anticipating people's desire to share their video creations on the Web, Pinnacle Studio makes Web publishing automatic. Users can now post their movies publicly on Yahoo! Videos (more to come) or privately with just a few simple clicks.

New--Improved Speed and Performance Pinnacle Studio Plus now installs faster and exports files of any type at speeds double* those previously possible. (* an average; results may vary)

Studio Version 11 Product Comparison Chart
Orange Text Indicates New Features		Studio	Studio Plus	Studio Ultimate
Features
Capture from analog and digital sources
Assisted movie creation with SmartMovie
Video and audio restoration tools
Pan & Zoom for animation of still pictures
Real-Time effects with preview
Works with Windows Vista
Convenient scaling User Interface
HiFi Music Generation
Instant transfer from tape to DVD with Instant DVD Recorder
Built-in DVD Authoring and Burning
One-click Web Upload to Yahoo Video
Private Web Sharing with StudioOnLine.com
Export videos to iPod, Sony PSP or DivX
HDV & AVCHD native editing
HD DVD from standard discs
PIP and Chromakey effects
Keyframeable effects
Dolby 5.1 Encoding
Powerful Film looks and FXs
Advanced Sound Cleaning
Precision Pan & Zoom (Ken Burns)
Green screen

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Rating: - * Drivers Programmed to Stop Functioning After Two Years ... Pinnacle's Serial Numbers and Activation Keys expire after two years. This applies to all Pinnacle software, not just software downloaded online. Activation Keys bought online AND Serial Numbers for software bought in retail stores only work for two years. It's in the fine print - which you can't even see until you rip open the box (thereby forfeiting your right to a refund) and click the "Yes, I Agree" button during installation. If you have to reinstall the program (or any part of it) two years and a day after buying it, you will have to completely repurchase the software. What's especially fishy about Pinnacle is how it will suddenly start crashing at 2 years after initial installation. My video drivers stopped working at a point, I'd later realize, coincident with the 2 year anniversary of my having installed the Pinnacle software. In trying to fix the suspiciously-timed program crash I was mystified to learn that a number clearly printed on a CD sleeve was suddenly "Not a Valid Serial Number." The Activation Keys I'd bought online, and had on file, were suddenly incorrect. I contacted Pinnacle, who informed me of the two year statement in the agreement. Here is an excerpt from their email: "The reason you are not able to obtain a redownload of your purchase is that the Extended Download Service was not purchased with your download and the time to purchase this service has expired. Unfortunately, this means that in order to obtain the product, you will need to repurchase it." Keep in mind - I was asking Pinnacle for no software. All I needed was a Serial Number and Activation Keys, because the Serial Number printed on the CD sleeve itself, and the Activation Keys I'd received two years earlier no longer worked. Just something you might want to keep in mind before buying Pinnacle software. Rating: - * Good editor, bad file conversion ... This program has a good editor for HD video. However, the file managment of this software going cfrom the camera to the computer, and file conversion from DVI to Window Media Player video is terrible. A ten minute video may take 30 minutes to upload. A file conversion from DVI to Window Media Player video can take hours. Very difficlt to be prodcutive with this software with HD video. Rating: - * This product came a long way ... I've had several versions of this program and I'll tell you, having computer technical skills is a plus. However this version seems to be a lot more stable than the previous ones, the program is easy to learn but there is one problem I am currently working with, if I burn directly to a DVD, the finished product has no sound. I want to attempt a reinstall but I'm afraid to. My work around is to burn first to a video folder, then I use ImgBurn (a shareware) to burn the DVD, but other than that it's fast and easy. My system: Asus Cosshair, AMD 64X2 Dual 6000, 4G ram I'm not sure about jumping to version 12 I'm thinking more adobe if a reinstall doesn't work whenever I get around to it. . . nuf said. Review update 8 Aug 2008 I brought the LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blue - Blu-ray Disc Burner / HD DVD-ROM Drive w/ Lightscribe and it came with a blue ray/HD testing software for your computer to see if it's up to standard to play blue ray and according to the test, remarkably blue playing does require quite a bit of computing power including good processer, memory, graphic card and monitor. The graphic output along with the computer monitor also should have the new HDMI interface and for commercial movies should also support HDCP (High bandwidth Digital Content Protection) as some movies may not be viewable without it. But the good news is I have burnt a few single and double layer disks onto the new BD for testing purposes and they burnt with sound without reinstalling Pinnacle 11. Pinnacle I found is also keeping up with the changes including vista and BD support (ver. 12). My future budget planes are now leaning more toward Pinnacle ver. 12 as I slowly migrate toward HD burning. Rating: - * Beware ... Beware! Beware! Beware! Beware! Beware! Beware! Beware! Beware! Beware! I can't say it enough. This is the first review I have ever posted, because I need to warn everyone not to buy this. Only buy this product if you want crashes, frustration, to reinstall your entire system, poor customer support, and to waste a lot of time, lose a lot of work. I have spent over a week of work time trying to get this to work, as a solo business owner this has cost me a lot, in both time and money, trying to produce a DVD for students. Pinnacle should not be allowed to sell this product, and they should be embarressed to do so. It won't even uninstall properly, after running all the uninstall programs, (inculding one you have to download) it leaves 43.5MB of files and data on your pc. Hah! try and delete those if you can! Rating: - * Unable to run application even though meets requirements ... I cannot recommend this product to anyone who has Windows XP. My system meets all requirements specified. For the past 4 weeks I have been trying to get Pinnacle Support to help me just to get this application to run. I get the message that my display adapter cannot be used for 3D display and when I press ok on this message, I get an Application Error window. When I press ok, the application itself disappears. I checked for the latest Graphics Display driver and I have the latest and I have installed the latest patch by Pinnacle with no positive results. I have even disabled the Virus and Security Software and that has not helped. I basically have wasted the $80.00 that I paid for this application.