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"Pinnacle Studio 8"
Pinnacle Studio 8

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Studio 8 gives users more movie-making power and it’s as easy as 1-2-3. Superb features usually available only to professional editors can now be used to create CDs and DVDs for users to watch on TV. And this new software is packed with even more stunning effects and transitions.

Timeline Interface Capture Interface Menu Interface Disc Creation Interface
The award-winning Studio software is included with the family of Pinnacle Studio products.

It's the easiest, most enjoyable way to capture, edit and share your home movies. It combines a simple, drag and drop interface with professional features like fast/slow motion, custom audio, over 100 transitions including Hollywood FX 3D effects, advanced colour correction, contrast and brightness control.

If you already have a way to transfer your video onto your PC, all you need is Studio 8 software. It works with your existing Firewire port, webcam or capture card to import your movies to edit and add special effects.

New Features!

Video editing

  • Capture and edit DVD Quality MPEG video from your DV, MicroMV or Digital8 camcorder
  • Import and Edit MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files
  • Intelligent Rendering renders only the effects, saving you time and space


  • Advanced Publishing Features
  • Videos and photo slide shows
  • Motion menu backgrounds and buttons
  • Automatic scene index menus
  • Menu background music
  • Linked/nested menus


  • Key Features

    Advanced Software Features
    Video Editing

  • 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
  • Advanced timeline features for frame-by-frame editing
  • Advanced preview window shows your edits immediately
  • Transitions and Effects

  • More than 100 scene transitions and Hollywood FX 3D transitions
  • Pinnacle TitleDeko for Professional title effects including drop shadows and neon glows
  • Intelligent Rendering renders only the effects, saving you time and space!
  • Special video effects and image correction
  • Audio

  • Custom audio features let you sync sound effects perfectly to your project
  • Import mp3 files or rip directly from CD for background music
  • Record your own voice-over narration in sync with the action
  • Advanced Publishing Features
    • Share your movies on video tape, DVD, CD and the internet
    • Create Hollywood style DVDs, Video CDs and S Video CDs with :
      - Videos and photo slide shows
    - Motion menu backgrounds and buttons
    - Automatic scene index menus
    - Menu back ground music
    - Linked/nested menus
    • Publish for PC playback or email in MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or AVI format
    • Stream your video in RealVideo8 or Windows Streaming Media

    MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:

  • Intel Pentium® or AMD Athlon® 500 MHz or higher
  • 128 MB RAM
  • Windows® 98SE, Millennium, 2000, XP
  • DirectDraw compatible sound and graphics cards
  • Mouse
  • CD-ROM drive
  • One free PCI slot
  • 300 MB of disk space to install software
  • 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). Hard disk must be capable of sustained throughput of at least 4 MB/sec. All SCSI and most UDMA drives are fast enough (dedicated hard drive recommended).
  • Optional : CD-R or CDRW drive for creating Video CDs or SuperVideo CDs
  • Optional : DVD-R DVD-RW or DVD+RW drive for creating DVDs
  • Recommended System Requirements:

  • Intel Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® XP processor 1.5 Ghz or faster
  • 256 MB system RAM
  • Direct 8.0 (or higher) compatible graphic card with 32MB or more of RAM
  • Windows® XP or 2000
  • 20GB or more of hard disk space recommended for large projects
  • UDMA 100 (or higher) or Ultra-SCSI (or higher) internal hard drive or USB 2.0 or Firewire external hard drive
  • DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW writer
  • CD-R or CDRW drive for creating Video CDs or SuperVideo CDs
  • SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS :
    Input formats :

  • Capture from DV Digital8 or MicroMV camcorders or VCRs with DV port (requires OHCI Compliant 1394 port)
  • Captures 1 hour of DV video in only 400 MB of disk space at preview quality using SmartCapture™. (requires OHCI Compliant 1394 port and DV or Digital8 Camcorder with DV Input port)
  • Capture from DirectShow compatible capture devices including TV tuners, USB capture devices and USB video cameras/Webcams
  • Capture from OHCI Compliant 1394 port
  • Output formats :

  • Output to DV or Digital8 tape (requires DV or Digital8 Camcorder with DV Input port)
  • Video CD (VCD) or Super Video CD (SVCD) with optional CD-R or CDRW drive
  • DVD with optional DVD-R DVD-RW or DVD+RW drive
  • MPEG-1 & MPEG-2
  • AVI
  • RealVideo
  • Windows® Media Format
  • Import :

  • Video : MPEG, AVI
  • Audio : WAV, MP3
  • Graphic : BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF

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