Pinnacle Studio Plus 12 Fact Sheet

Your life in movies:
Enhanced
Scorefitter® music generator
Automatically generate a rich soundtrack to match the length
of your movie; now with 40+ source tracks that feature more
choice, higher fidelity and increased accuracy.
Clean up and rejuvenate
Improve audio tracks, clean up video, enhance color, remove
noise, and fix poor lighting to restore old, damaged footage –
automatically.
Built-in HD Disc Burning
Burn DVD, HD DVD and AVCHD format discs on standard DVD
media. Natively author Blu-ray format discs with full motion
menus.
Windows Vista Certified
Fine-tuned for smooth integration with Windows Vista.
Pinnacle Studio Plus version 12 is a stunning leap forward in
workflow refinement and ease of use. Directly import your
digital videos, photos and audio from a wide range of devices
including DV, HDV and AVCHD camcorders, and digital still
cameras. Automatic scene detection and clip creation gets
your project off to a fast start!
Key Features
It’s all in the Timeline.
With its sleek, scalable interface, Pinnacle Studio Plus version
12 represents a stunning leap forward in workflow refinement
and ease of use. Directly import your digital videos, photos
and audio from a wide range of devices including DV, HDV
and AVCHD camcorders, and digital still cameras. Automatic
scene detection and clip creation gets your project off to a
great start. You’ll be editing your movie, fast!
Optimized for performance Unleash the power of your
computer. This means a faster, smoother experience while you
work and in your final output.
Real-time multi-track editing
Create advanced effects like Chroma Key, graphics overlay and
Picture-in-Picture (PIP).
Key frame-able 2D/3D motion graphics
Pick from hundreds of effects and transitions, and preview
them in full quality, even in HD. If you ever need even more
creative variety, add to your effects library with just a few
simple clicks.
NEW! Web publishing simplified
What fun is capturing your memories if you don't share them?
In just One-Click share your movies with the world on popular
web sites like YouTube and Yahoo! Video
NEW! Refined audio editing
New digital controls and monitors to add a dimension in sound
to your movie.
NEW! Even more ways to share
Output movies to Sony® PSP, Apple®iPod®, DivX®
certified players and even 3GP mobile phones. Export to Flash
video too.
Scalable user interface
Keeps tools at your fingertips. Adjustable windows are perfect
for widescreen monitors.
Technical Specifications
System Requirements
• Windows® XP SP2 (SP3), Windows Vista (SP1)
• Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or
higher recommended)
• Intel Pentium HT or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or 1.6 GHz Dual
core required for Windows Vista
• Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD* (2.66 GHz
for AVCHD* 1920)
• 1 GB system memory recommended
• 2 GB required for AVCHD*, recommended for HD and/or
Windows Vista
• DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128
MB or higher recommended)
• 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB or higher
recommended)

• 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
• 2 GB of disk space
• DVD-ROM drive to install software
• Optional:
- CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S-
VCDs)
- DVD burner for creating DVD, HD-DVD and AVCHD discs on
standard media*
- Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs*
- Sound card with surround sound output required for preview
of surround sound mixes**
Capture 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
DirectShow® compatible graphic board or TV tuner board with
analog (Composite or S-Video) inputs
• Import from AVCHD* camcorders (requires USB 2.0 and a
UDF driver)
Import Formats
• Video: AVCHD*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®*,
MPEG-4*, 3GP(MPEG-4)*, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles*
• Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*
• Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF
Export Formats
• Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD with optional CD burner (CD-R or
CD-RW)
• AVCHD*, Blu-ray BD*, HD-DVD*, DVD* disc with optional
disc burner (incl. dual layer)
• Apple iPod and Sony PSP compatible (MPEG-4) formats*
• DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-
2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3* files
• Dolby® Digital 2 channel* and 5.1 channel** audio
* Requires free product activation via the Internet
** Requires product activation via Internet at additional cost.
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
video device or video card with TV-output)
• Output to Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP formats*
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