Pinnacle features an intuitive interface that lets you easily capture, edit and share your video with friends and family. This takes the confusion out of video editing, allowing novice users to learn the basics and achieve impressive results.
Built-In DVD Authoring
Pinnacle features a powerful DVD authoring tool that allows you to create professional DVD discs, complete with animated menus. DVD is a wonderful medium to preserve your home movies, now the means to create a DVD disc are at your fingertips. You'll even be able to instantly transfer your movie to DVD at the press of a button.
Realtime Effects with Preview
The software lets you create effects which you'll be able to preview in real-time, directly on your computer screen or on an external monitor.
Format Versatility
Pinnacle is compatible with the latest SD consumer video cameras, including DVD video cameras. You can even import video from non-encrypted DVDs to use in your projects.
Yahoo! Video Upload
The software lets you output your finished video to the Yahoo! Video Service with a single-click. This allows you to share your video with friends and family over the web with ease.
Video System
NTSC, PAL, SECAM
Video Formats
DV, Digital8 (Requires FireWire Port)
Analog Video (Requires Analog Capture Card)
* Requires free product activation via Internet.
** Requires product activation via Internet at additional cost.
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
Operating System: Windows XP SP3, Vista SP1
Memory: 1GB; 2GB required Vista
Hard Drive: 3GB
Graphics: DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics with 64MB RAM (128MB recommended); 128MB required for Vista (256MB recommended for Vista)
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 discs
Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes*
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