Product Description

The newest edition of Pinnacle's best-selling video editing software, Pinnacle Studio¿ Version 11, combines automated and powerful editing with ease-of use. This full-featured, Windows Vista¿ ¿compatible application lets video enthusiasts archive their vi

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2798 in Software
• Brand: Pinnacle Systems
• Model: 82101005651
• Released on: 2007-05-10
• Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows XP
• Format: CD-ROM
• Dimensions: 3.00" h x 7.90" w x 9.50" l, 2.35 pounds

Features

• Achieve sophisticated effects and transitions featuring light rays, color matching, artistic film looks and much more
• Add drama and documentary-style motion to high resolution stills with StageTools MovingPicture precision pans and zooms
• Create multi-layer effects like Picture-in-Picture, Chroma Key or A/B editing with two video tracks
• Automatically create background music to fit the length of your movie
• Select from hundreds of real-time, key-frame-able 2D and 3D effects and transitions to give your movie polish and style

Amazon.com
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate lets you take control of your video quality and style. This Windows Vista--compatible full-featured application helps video enthusiasts harness the power of HD DVD AVCHD, Hi-Fi audio, and automatic Web publishing without compromising ease of use. Pinnacle Studio Ultimate includes BIAS SoundSoap, ProDAD VitaScene, StageTool MovingPicture, and a green screen backdrop.

The BIAS SoundSoap Pinnacle Edition audio noise cleaning tools, plus complete Dolby Digital 5.1 audio encoding

proDAD VitaScene provides the tools to add the kind of professional effects such as rays, blurs and more that really give your movies flair.

StageTools MovingPicture lets you use the same tool the professionals use to create precision pans and zooms.

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--From Capture to 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.

New--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 advanced 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.

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

Customer Reviews

BEWARE before uploading your videos
I have been a studio user since version 9. I have upgraded each time and have continually been searching for one of the programs that will convert my video for use with Flash. Magix I tried (see my review there). When Studio 11 touted it would convert to Flash, I was happy. I promptly ordered.
Initially, I could not even make a video. It would lock up on the rendering process. They recently released an upgrade (if you purchase, ensure you download all the upgrades before trying to use) which finally allowed me to complete a video.
When I went to save my movie as a Flash file, I found, once again, that you have to upload it to a website. Pinnacle offers such a site "free of charge." However, READ THE FINE PRINT before you join.
If you upload videos to their website you are granting them free, unrestricted use of your video without compensation to you. If you don't mind that they may use a family reunion video in something they do, etc, then knock yourself out. However, by law anyone who creates something owns it. If I shoot a video of my pets and then edit it with titles, etc, it is my intellectual property. Nobody is allowed to take my work and claim it as their own or use it for their purposes without my permission. To get that permission, you may need to pay a fee. Pinnacle is offering you a place to post your videos online as compensation I guess. If you sign up for an account, you are granting them use of your property and work with no further contact from you. You don't even get to state if you accept the manner in which they intend to use it.
I opted to decline that even though I am still searching for a way to convert to flash files. Guess I will have to learn how to use flash.
As far as other aspects of editing, it works fantastically. Unfortunately, if you are upgrading from Studio 10 and earlier and have purchased SmartSounds tracks, they won't work in Studio 11. You will lose access to all of those audio enhancements with the upgrade. This was not mentioned in the upgrading either. They do mention an audio track component but DO NOT state that SmartSound no longer is usable.
The three star rating would be higher except they don't state up front that the only way to convert to Flash is by uploading to a website and don't say that SmartSound is no longer used and not compatible. I have purchased over 20 discs from SmartSound and now they are useless and ended up being a waste of money with the upgrade. Scorefitter is the new audio track software integrated with Studio and the selection is pathetically small with no upgrades available.
Also, if you are not familiar with Studio, bear in mind a limited menu and such are available with the program you purchase. Additional menus, etc are available for extra money and can cost several hundred dollars more the get them all if you wish for a variety.

You're on your own
I bought Pinnacle Studio 11 because I needed a way to edit video from my new AVCHD camcorder. I've used Pinncale 10 in the past, but I far prefer Adobe Premiere. (Pinnacle's support for Vista with Studio 10 consists of releasing betas every couple months which time out, requiring you to download the next beta.)
After installing Studio 11, I got error messages about the Adorage plug-in. I called Pinnacle "support" and waited on hold for 52 minutes before a barely-understandable person told me to uninstall and reinstall. I said I just wanted to disable the plugin, but they told me there was no way to do so. I pointed out that their own discussion forum had postings on how to do so -- which I found while waiting on hold -- but they didn't know how and said I might corrupt my installation. I pointed out that this would only require me to uninstall and reinstall, which was what they wanted me to do anyway.
The product works, more or less, but I'm not a fan of the interface. Premiere is much more intuitive. (No, I'm not an Adobe shill.) Also, most of the transitions have a little treasure chest icon meaning you have to pay more for them. I wish I could turn them off and just focus on what I've already paid for.
Bottom line: if you want to edit AVCHD, Pinnacle is pretty much your only option for now. But don't expect support; you won't get any.

Far better than preceding versions
I've only had Studio 11 for a few weeks, but my initial take is that it's far, far more stable than versions 9 and 10 were. I've been able to import high-definition AVCHD footage and render it to MP4 and DivX files without a crash. (I know simply failing to crash is a low standard, but the previous version crashed incessantly, especially with HDV content.) Be warned (and don't blame Pinnacle): editing AVCHD requires a very fast computer.