Pinnacle Studio 15 HD Ultimate

Make Movies Like a Pro—with Technology Trusted by Hollywood
Brought to you by Avid®, the world leader in professional audio and video creation technology, Pinnacle Studio™ HD Ultimate v.15 makes it easy to edit like a pro with intuitive new features, ultra-fast performance, and a massive content collection. Quickly import videos and photos—then edit scenes and make HD movies with over 2,000 effects and other content. Add interest with sophisticated animated titles, and produce your soundtrack with immersive Dolby Digital 5.1 surround. Then export your projects to popular formats—or burn to DVD or Blu-ray—and share them with the world. The unique new Archive and Restore tool conveniently preserves your work.

• Quickly import photos and video
• Easily drag and drop videos, photos, titles, effects, and music
• Automatically create music to fit the length of your movie
• Choose from over 2,000 2D/3D effects, transitions and other content—including professional Red Giant plug-ins
• Preview in real time using the player window or full-screen mode
• Create an immersive experience with Dolby Digital® 5.1 sound
• Export to popular formats or burn to DVD or Blu-ray discs

Included Content Collection:

• Professional Red Giant Plug-ins:

With the included Red Giant plug-ins, you can enhance your productions with the same visual effects used in blockbuster Hollywood movies:

• Knoll Light Factory: Light and lens flares from master effects guru John Knoll (visual effects supervisor; Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar)
• ToonIt: Turn video into animation
• Over 1,000 additional unique, professional-level transitions and effects with themes including Waves, Sports, Space, Sci-Fi, Holiday, Weddings, Comics and Cartoons, Pirates, Secret Agents, Tropical Vacation, Historical Architecture, and many more. Also includes HFX Editor for creating custom effects.

Pinnacle Premium Pack Vol. 2
54 DVD menu templates, 81 titles, and 79 sound effects with themes including Baby, Kids, Winter, Travel, and more.

Import:
Import video and photos from video cameras, digital cameras, phones, DVDs, and more.

Edit:
Edit HD video on your computer-with ultra-fast performance when using AVCHD and H.264-based format. Organize your media using the project bin and favourite folders. Included Montage templates give you a head start with easy-to-use, multi-layer animations, transitions, and titles. Back up your work with the new Archive/Resto­re tool*

Enhance:
Use the Motion Titler to create sophisticated animated titles-just drag and drop. Add professional effects from award-winning visual effects company Red Giant. Add incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound to your productions. Use stop-motion capture for amazing animations and fast-motion effects. Fix shaky camera shots with the same Avid technology used on major motion pictures. Use the included DVD menus for a professional look.

Share:
Easy one-click uploading to YouTube-including high-quality widescreen and HD* formats. Share straight to Blu-ray and DVD. Export movies to Flash, DivX Plus MKV*, QuickTime® HD*, AVCHD, AVCHD Lite*, PS3, Wii, Xbox®, and more.

*New in version 15.

Minimum System Requirements:

• Windows® 7, Windows Vista® (SP2), or Windows XP (SP3)
• Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended); Intel Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*; Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for AVCHD* 1920
• 1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
• DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended); 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
• DirectX 9 (or higher) compatible sound card
• 3.8 GB of disk space
• DVD-ROM drive to install software

Import Formats:

• Video: AVCHD*, AVCHD Lite*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4), WMV, non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTime® MOV (DV, MPEG-4, H.264*), DivX Plus® MKV*
• Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
• Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K

Export Formats:

• AVCHD*, AVCHD Lite*, BD Blu-ray*, HD-DVD, DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW, dual layer), S-VCD, Video CD (VCD)
• Apple® iPod®, Sony® PSP/PS3, Nintendo® Wii, Microsoft® Xbox compatible formats*
• YouTube HD
• DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3*, QuickTime® MOV, DivX Plus MKV*
• Dolby® Digital 2-channel and 5.1-channel audio*

Input Options:

• Capture from DV, HDV, and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs-requires a FireWire® port)
• Capture from analog camcorders, 8 mm, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)-requires Pinnacle or Dazzle video hardware)
• Import from AVCHD* and other file-based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices, and webcams via USB

Output Options:

• Output to DV, HDV, or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with FireWire input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port)
• Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow-compatible device with video output)

Optional Accessories:

• CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S-VCDs)
• DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD* discs
• Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs*
• Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes*

*Requires free product activation via the Internet.