Pinnacle Studio is your total video-editing solution providing all the tools you’ll need. Simply capture your video footage and then use the professional editing features like scene transitions, title effects, and fast/slow motion to create compelling movies. After you’ve edited your video, you can also burn your movies to CD or DVD to watch on your set top DVD player.

Introducing Pinnacle Studio version 8: the total video-editing solution for your desktop or laptop PC. Simply capture your video footage and then use the professional editing features like scene transitions, title effects, and fast/slow motion to create compelling movies. After youve edited your video, you can output to tape or burn your movies to a CD or DVD that will play on most living room DVD players.

Award-Winning Pinnacle Studio Software
Capture, edit, and burn your video masterpieces with Pinnacle Studio software. With prestigious awards from magazines such as PC Magazine, Videomaker, and CNET, Pinnacle Studio has received high marks from industry experts and consumers alike.

Creating Professional Movies Has Never Been Easier
Studio version 8 makes editing movies on your PC or laptop easier than ever. Pinnacle Studio software allows you to drag-and-drop your captured video footage onto the editing timeline and assemble a movie in mere minutes. Then add professional 3D scene transitions, some background music, a couple of title effects, and get ready to show the world your finished masterpiece.

Author a Professional DVD/CD with Your DVD or CD Burner
Share your special moments with family and friends on DVD! With Studio version 8, you can burn a disc with your CD or DVD burner that will play in most set-top DVD players. Plus, there are advanced authoring features that allow you to create multiple linked menus, motion menus, and motion buttons. Now you can turn hours of home video into Hollywood-style movies on CD/DVD that no one will want to miss.

Advanced Video Editing

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*
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
Preview window shows your edits immediately

Transitions and 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

Audio

Import background music as MP3 files or rip directly from an audio CD
Record your own voice-over narration
Create custom musical soundtracks precisely matched to the duration of your movie

Advanced Video Publishing

Share your movies on video tape, DVD, CD, and the Internet
Burn a disc that you can play on your living room DVD player***
Hollywood-style DVDs, Video CDs, and S-Video CDs with:*** Videos and photo slideshows
Motion menu backgrounds and buttons
Automatic scene index menus
Menu background music
Linked/nested menus


Intelligent Rendering feature renders only the effect, saving you time and disk space
Stream your video in RealVideo8 or Windows Streaming Media formats
Publish for PC playback or email in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, or AVI format.