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Pinnacle Studio version 9
The world's top-selling software video editor just got a whole world better!
Get ready for Studio version 9, the next generation in consumer software video
editors. Studio gives you every tool you need to easily capture video to your
computer, edit it, add titles, music, narration and special effects and then
output a finished movie back to videotape, DVD and the web.
The easiest way to capture, edit and share your home movies
Drag-and-drop your captured video footage onto the editing timeline and assemble
a movie in minutes. Take your production to the next level by adding voiceover
narration, professional-caliber titles, and background music. Other features
include the ability to import CD, MP3 and WAV audio files into your timeline,
and export still frames that can be printed out on a color printer.
Create DVDs that can play in your living room DVD player
Share your special moments with family and friends on DVD! With Studio, you can
author and burn discs with your CD or DVD burner that play in most set-top DVD
players. Create multiple linked menus, motion menus and motion buttons; you get
all of these features and more in one exciting package.
All new features!
Studio version 9 has boatloads of exciting new features including:
New! Home Cinema support
Capture, edit and output 16 x 9 widescreen video, and create surround sound
soundtracks.
New! Automated editing
Looking for a quick way to turn your recent vacation video into an enjoyable
movie that you can play on your living room DVD player? Let SmartMovie edit your
movie for you! With Studio's automated editor, you simply choose a video and
song from your hard drive and select an editing style. With one click, Studio
creates a professionally edited movie-complete with titles, transitions, and
special effects-all synchronized to the beat and duration of the movie.
New! Audio and video restoration tools
Fix poorly shot footage using Studio's new cleaning and restoration tools. The
software includes:
- Image Stabilization--Fix those shaky handheld shots
- Automatic Color Correction--Correct poorly lit shots
- Analog Cleaning--Restore old videotapes
- Noise Reduction--Remove annoying wind noise, hiss, and camcorder whine
New! Support for RTFx video plug-ins and VST audio plug-ins :
- Audio Filters-Apply professional-level effects such as Reverb, Graphic EQ
and normalize.
- Image Filters-Create exciting video effects, such as Old Time Movie,
Ripples, Lens Flares and more.
With all of these features and more, it's easy to see why Studio version 9
software is the best solution for all video enthusiasts who want to edit and
output high-quality movies back to videotape DVD and the Internet.
Product Highlights:
- Image stabilization
- Automatic color correction
- Analog video cleaning
- Noise reduction
- Automated editing
- Image filters
- Stereo and surround sound panning
- Audio filters
- Capture and edit footage from your DV, Digital8 or MicroMV digital
camcorder*
- Capture and edit footage from your 8mm, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, or SVHS-C analog
camcorder*
- SmartCapture saves time and effort by instantly detecting where each scene
starts and stops
- Create Video CDs, and DVDs that can play in your living room's DVD player
- Studio 9 saves movies as AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, RealVideo, and Windows Media
Format
* = Dependent on type of video capture hardware you're using.
Advanced Software Features:
- Capture and edit widescreen (16:9) or standard (4:3) video
- Capture and edit footage from your DV, Digital8 or MicroMV digital camcorder
- Capture and edit footage from your 8mm, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, or SVHS-C analogue
camcorder
- Capture and edit DVD quality MPEG video from your DV or Digital8 camcorder
- Import and edit MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files
- Easy drag-and-drop editing lets you assemble your masterpiece in minutes
- Advanced timeline features for frame-by-frame editing
- Preview window shows your edits immediately
Transitions and Video Effects:
- More than 100 scene transitions and Hollywood FX 3D transitions
- Professional title effects with Pinnacle TitleDeko, including drop shadows
and neon glows
- Fast/slow motion effects
- Special video effects and image correction
- Video Enhancement
- Image stabilization
- Automatic colour correction
- Analogue cleaner
- Plug in support
- Effect fade in fade out
Audio Features and Effects:
- Import background music as MP3 files or rip directly from an audio CD
- Record your own voiceover narration
- Create custom musical soundtracks precisely matched to the duration of your
movie
- Audio noise removal
- Stereo panning
- Surround Sound pan
- Graphic EQ
- Effect fade in fade out
Advanced Video Publishing:
- Share your movies on videotape, DVD, Video CD, and the Internet
- Burn a video CD or DVD that you can play on your living room DVD player
- Output widescreen (16:9) or standard (4:3) video
- Output Windows Media 9
Software specifications:
Input formats:
- Capture from DV, Digital8 and MicroMV* camcorders or VCRs (requires DV /
FireWire port on your PC)
- Capture from analogue camcorders (8 Millimetre, (S-)VHS(-C), Hi8) or VCRs
(PAL/SECAM). (Requires DirectShow compatible video capture device.)
- Capture directly from DV & Digital8 camcorders to DVD quality MPEG-2*
- 120 MB of disk space for every 20 minutes of DV video captured at preview
quality (4 GB for every 20 minutes of finished movie).
Output formats:
- Output to DV or Digital8 tape (requires Camcorder with DV Input port an a PC
with a DV / FireWire port)
- Output to analogue videotape (requires DirectShow compatible video capture
device or video card with TV-output)
- Video CD (VCD) or Super Video CD (SVCD)* with optional CD-R or CD-RW drive
- DVD* with optional DVD-R DVD-RW or DVD+RW drive
- MPEG-1 & MPEG-2* • AVI • RealVideo 8 • Windows Media Format,
including Windows Media 9
Import:
- Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, AVI
- Audio: WAV, MP3
- Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF
* Capture, Import and Export of MPEG-2 files and burning of SVCD and DVDs
requires product activation via internet. Product activation is free
Pinnacle Studio version 9 Minimum System Requirements:
- Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 800 MHz or higher (1.5 GHz or Higher
recommended)
- 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
- Windows 98SE, "Millennium", 2000, XP (Windows XP recommended.
MicroMV support requires Windows XP))
- DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics card (ATI Radeon or Nvidia Geforce 2
or higher recommended)
- DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
- 500 MB of disk space to install software
- CD-ROM drive
- Optional
CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs*
- DVD burner drive for creating DVDs*
- DVD drive is necessary if you wish to install the bonus DVD containing
tutorial, electronic manual and bonus content (free version on
CD-ROMs may
be ordered on Pinnacle e-store - shipping cost not included)
- ProLogic compatible audio system for preview of surround sound mixes
(Creative Labs Audigy recommended)
- 16:9 compatible camcorder for capture of 16:9 video
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