Pinnacle Studio 11 Ultimate

Pinnacle Studio 11 Ultimate

Create professional-caliber movies
Pinnacle Studio™ Ultimate helps you harness the power of the latest in technology - HD, Windows Vista, Web Publishing and more. Additional fully-integrated pro audio and video tools give you complete control over the quality and style of your video for superior results.

Your Life in Your Control

Import your videos from most video devices including DV, HDV and AVCHD camcorders, as well as digital still cameras. Pinnacle Studio Ultimate automatically detects scenes and creates clips. Choose from a wide range of keyframe-able effects and transitions, titles and more - all with real-time full-screen previews.

Your Life with Style

Show your personal flair with advanced effects such as Picture-in-Picture, Surround Sound editing and Chroma Key with the included green screen. Automatically generate a soundtrack or import your favorite music. proDAD VitaScene and StageTools MovingPicture give you precision tools to add professional-level video enhancements, while BIAS SoundSoap audio cleaning ensures your movies sound as good as they look.

Experience Your Life Like Never Before
Create professional quality 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 audio and video tools
The combination of Pinnacle Studio Plus version 11 with highly-acclaimed pro audio and video tools create the ultimate solution for video enthusiasts who want to take complete control of the quality and style of their movie creations.

New - HD capture, editing and disc burning
A complete HD workflow with HD DVD format 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). Advanced editing, effects, and integrated DVD authoring, all within an intuitive interface. Users can master more sophisticated video effects such as HD editing, custom key frames, Surround Sound editing, graphic overlays, scrolling titles, Picture-in-Picture or ChromaKey (green screen), and more.
 
The included Green Screen backdrop helps you create professional looking ChromaKey effects without the big studio.
 

Minimum System Requirements

• Windows® XP with SP2 or Windows Vista™ operating system (32 bit Windows Vista recommended)
• Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® 1.8 GHz or higher (2.4 GHz recommended)
• Intel® Pentium® HT or AMD® Athlon® 2.4 GHz or 1.6 GHz Dual core required for Windows Vista
• Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for AVCHD editing

Capture Options

• Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire® port on your PC)
• Capture from analog camcorders, 8 MM, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). Requires DirectShow® compatible graphic board or TV tuner board with analog (Composite or S-Video) inputs on your PC
• Import from AVCHD* camcorders (requires USB 2.0 on your PC and a UDF driver which comes with your camcorder)

Output Options

• Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with DV Input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port)
• Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow® compatible video device or video card with TV-output)
• Output to Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ formats*

Import Formats

• Video: AVCHD*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MOD, DivX®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles*
• Audio: WAV, MP3
• Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF

Export Formats

• Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD with optional CD burner (CD-R or CD-RW)
• HD DVD* and DVD* disc with optional DVD burner (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, dual layer)
• Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ compatible (MPEG-4) formats*
• DV, HDV, AVI, DivX, RealVideo® 8, Windows Media® 9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4* files
• Dolby® Digital 2 channel* and 5.1 channel** audio