The Pinnacle Studio Movie Box HD efficiently captures and edits home videos. Hollywood style animations, transitions and effects can be added to the videos; they can be directly copied to a DVD or shared on YouTube or the web. The Studio HD software's smart DVD menu gives movies a professional look. Over 130 templates offer the advantage of working with user-friendly animations, transitions, and titles. The stop-motion capture feature is used for animation or fast motion effects.
| Hardware Specification |
Inputs & Outputs Composite video input (RCA connector) PAL, SECAM, NTSC S-Video input (mini-DIN connector) PAL, SECAM, NTSC Stereo audio input (2 x RCA connectors) IEEE 1394 In/Out connector (6-pin type) Analog Video Capture to Computer Analog PAL & SECAM/NTSC input HDV/DV (IEEE 1394) camcorder capture. Full camera control support Compression: MPEG-2, DV, MJPEG (User selectable. Available real- time capture formats depend on CPU speed.) Video Playback from Computer HDV/DV (IEEE 1394) output to camcorder. Full camera/device control support |
| Input Options |
Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs Capture from analog camcorders, 8mm, HI8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS- C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM) 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) 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, 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 |
| System Requirements |
• Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP2),Windows XP (SP3) , recommended) • Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD, Intel Core2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for AVCHD 1920 • 1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD • DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended) • 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD • DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card • 3.2 GB of disk space • DVD-ROM drive to install software • 1 USB 2.0 port Optional • CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S- VCDs) • DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD discs • Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes |
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[...] Movie Studio worked as advertised
Comments about Pinnacle Studio Movie Box HD:
At first it worked great. Until I figured out my system requirements were to low.
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Comments about Pinnacle Studio Movie Box HD:
I bought this product on the 7th of Nov. [...]But the product is hard to use it freezes video.I will never recommend this product for anybody and i will return it for my money.
Comments about Pinnacle Studio Movie Box HD:
I'm sure this product works fine for Pre-Recorder Video Capture (never used it for such though), I was under the impression that it would capture "Live" Video Streaming to the computer (it doesn't). This is why I'm only giving it 3 Stars. [...]
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