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Product Overview: Go straight from the box to box-office quality with our top-tier release from the Pinnacle Studio™ Family, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection. The Collection includes everything you need to tell your story, including a complete set of plug-ins from 3D animation leader Red Giant and a Chroma-key green screen for advanced effects, editing and production, in addition to the feature-rich Studio Ultimate software. With a new, simpler interface, create top quality movies in HD video, include stunning effects, transitions, animation, and incredible Dolby Digital® 5.1 sound, empowered by new tools from Avid’s professional lines of film-editing products. Then, dazzle your audience when you share your sensations in widescreen format. Sharing options are as limitless as your creativity: from Blu-ray and AVCHD to YouTube, iPod, PS3, Wii, and more. Includes: • Studio Ultimate editing software • Chroma-key Green Screen* • Full step-by-step printed instruction manual Also includes valuable suite of Red Giant effects—used in movies and TV productions: • 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 • Trapcode Shine—Light ray effects • Particular—3D smoke, explosion, rain effects • Magic Bullet Looks—Change look and mood of your movie, from arctic tundra to desert sunrise • Trapcode 3D Stroke—Animations like glowing lines, swirling shapes, and 3D camera effects *Green screen not included on upgrade skus v e r s i o n 1 4 System Requirements Package Contents • Windows® 7, Windows Vista® (SP2), Windows XP (SP3) • Pinnacle Studio™ Ultimate Collection version 14 install DVD • Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended) - SureThing Express Labeler - Intel Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*, - Red Giant plug-ins: ToonIt, Knoll Light Factory, Magic Bullet Looks, Intel Core™ 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for AVCHD* 1920 Trapcode Shine, 3D Stroke, Particular • 1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD* • Pinnacle Studio quick start guide • DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB • Pinnacle Studio user guide PDF and printed manual (128 MB or higher recommended) • Green screen backdrop (not included on upgrade skus) - 128 MB required for Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Plug-in: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD* • DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card • 3.6 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 and AVCHD* discs - Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs* - Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes* Input Options • Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire port) • Capture from analog camcorders, 8mm, HI8, 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) Import Formats • Video: AVCHD*, 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® (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*) • Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA • Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K Export Formats • AVCHD*, 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* • DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3*, QuickTime® (SD format) files • Dolby® Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel audio* *Requires free product activation via the Internet Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. © 2010 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features, specifications, system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice. Avid, the Avid logo, Pinnacle, Pinnacle Studio, and Dazzle are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license from Apple Inc. Apple, iPod, iPhone, FireWire and the QuickTime logo are trademarks of Apple Inc. Windows, the Windows logo, Windows Vista, XBOX, and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. DivX and the associated DivX logos are registered trademarks of DivX, Inc. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. © 1993-2005 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. Dolby and the double-D symbol are registered trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Made in United States. Respect Copyright. This product is intended for use with content that you own, license or obtain from the public domain. You are not licensed to use this product to violate any law, including copyright laws. Please respect the rights of copyright owners when using this product. *Source: The NPD Group/Retail Tracking/Consumer Video Editing (July 2008 through June 2009)—US.
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