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The Ultimate in Video Editing From Pinnacle Studio Version 12

By Gretchen Siegchrist, About.com

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 Overview:
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 provides a wide variety of features to put a kick into your videos. The video editing software supports Hd editing, as well as standard definition. With a Blu-ray burner, you can use Pinnacle Ultimate to edit and author true HD movies. Boris Graffiti, included in Pinnacle Studio Ultimate, lets you create professional titles and animations.

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Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 Software Includes:
  • HD and SD format video editing and DVD burning software
  • Pro video tools for complete control of your productions
  • Boris Graffiti titling and animation tool
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 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 Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for 1440x1080 AVCHD editing
  • Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or higher required for 1920x1080 AVCHD editing
  • 1 GB system memory recommended
  • 2 GB required for AVCHD , recommended for HD and/or Windows Vista
  • DVD-ROM drive to install software
  • 3 GB of disk space
  • DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 System Requirements, Continued:
  • DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended), 128 MB required for Plug-ins (for Magic Bullet Looks: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported; for VitaScene with HD: 512MB recommended)

    - 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB or higher recommended)

    - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD

  • 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

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 Supported Input Formats:
  • Video: DV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX , MPEG-4, 3GP(MPEG-4), WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles
  • Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3
  • Image: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 Supported Output Formats:
  • Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD with optional CD burner (CD-R or CD-RW)
  • 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, 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
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