The Studio Ultimate v12 Video Editing Software for Windows from Pinnacle allows you to edit video and output it to DVD, tape or to a video file that can be optimized for the Internet, iPod or PSP. The program supports both analog and digital video capture, native HDV support, pan and zoom effects for Ken Burns-style digital picture animation and realtime film-look effects. It also supports Dolby Digital 5.1 encoding for audio and advanced sound cleaning. It is fully compatible with Windows Vista. These features and more make this an excellent solution for adding video editing capability to your computer.
| Video System | NTSC, PAL, SECAM |
| Video Formats |
AVCHD (requires USB 2.0 and camcorder UDF driver) HDV, DV, Digital8 (Requires FireWire Port) Analog Video (Requires Analog Capture Card) |
| Audio Formats | Stereo, 5.1 Dolby Digital |
| Supported Codecs | DV, HDV, AVCHD |
| Supported File Types |
Import 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* Images: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF Export 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 (including dual layer) iPod and 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* 1 Please Note:* Requires free product activation via Internet at first use close |
| Number of Video Tracks | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Number of Audio Tracks | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
| Deck Control | via FireWire |
| DVD Authoring | Yes |
| System Requirements |
Computer: Pentium or Athlon 1.8GHz (2.4GHz recommended); Pentium HT or Athlon 2.4GHz or Dual-Core 1.6GHz for Vista; Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz required for 1440 x 1080 AVCHD; Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz required for 1920 x 1080 AVCHD Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1 Memory: 1GB; 2GB required for HD and/or Vista Hard Drive: 3GB Graphics: DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics with 64MB RAM (128MB recommended); 128MB required for plug-ins (for Magic Bullet Looks: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported; for VitaScene with HD: 512MB recommended); 128MB required for Vista (256MB recommended for Vista); 256MB require for HD and AVCHD editing Sound: DirectX 9 compatible sound card Hardware: DVD-ROM drive for installation CD burner for creating VideoCDs or Super VideoCDs (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* 2 Please Note:* Requires free product activation via Internet at first use close |
| Qualified Hardware |
FireWire-400 port for HDV, DV, Digital8 video capture USB 2.0 port and UDF driver for AVCHD camcorder required for AVCHD editing DirectShow compatible capture card for analog video capture |