Your life in movies: Simplified

Easy-to-use Video Editing Software

NEW! Pinnacle Montage

Easy Moviemaking

Great Graphics
Each theme gives you access to a series of templates to give your video a fabulous “look”– over
80 templates for multi-layered effects, animated graphics and great titles.

Fantastic Results
Amaze your friends and family with professional style videos. Who ever thought that mixing your
media together – video, photos, audio – could be so simple and create such amazing home movies?

11 Themes + 81 associated templates including:
50s Modern, Album, Baby, Instant Photo, Love, Multi-layer Mix, Season, Sports, Star, Tribute &
Video Wall

Give it some style
Select from an impressive collection of titles, transitions, filters and effects.

Pinnacle Scorefitter ® music generator
Automatically generate a rich soundtrack to match the length of your movie.

Bring your still photos to life
Animate your photos with close-ups or motion pan-and-zoom features.

Keep your memories safe
Archive your video memories with Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder.

NEW! Web publishing simplified
Direct upload to video sharing sites like YouTube and Yahoo! Video.

NEW! Enjoy your movies on the go
Enjoy your movies on your Sony® PSP™, Apple® iPod®, DivX® certified players, and even 3GP
cell phones.

Specification
Minimum 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 1 GB system memory recommended
  
  
• DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended) 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB or higher recommended)
  
  
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
  
  
• 2 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* discs

• 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, 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

Your Life in Movies. Enhanced.

Powerful Video Editing Software

Your Story — Now in Dazzling HD
Pinnacle Studio Plus works natively with HDV and AVCHD footage. Native HD support means you’ll
get the same pristine quality from your original source all the way to final output – without
transcoding and in real-time. You can even combine projects that mix standard and high definition
video and photos for a final result in full HD resolution.

Built-in HD Disc Burning
Burn your Hollywood-style movies on DVD and HD DVD format discs on standard DVD media.
Natively author Blu-ray format discs with full motion menus. Or make AVCHD format discs on
standard DVDs to play on Blu-ray players.

Enjoy multi-track power without the complexity
Thanks to fantastic pre-built templates designed by professional producers and artists, Pinnacle
Montage automatically generates all the necessary titles, effects and animations.

Create multi-layer effects
Access to Picture-in-Picture, Chroma Key or A/B editing with two video tracks at the tip of your
fingers.

Mix your media together
Use all your media - photos, video, and music - to create a Hollywood-style movie.

11 themes with +80 templates including Video Wall, Album, Seasons and
more

It’s all in the Timeline.
With its sleek, scalable interface, Pinnacle Studio Plus version 12 represents a stunning leap
forward in workflow refinement and ease of use. Directly import your digital videos, photos and audio
from a wide range of devices including DV, HDV and AVCHD camcorders, and digital still cameras.
Automatic scene detection and clip creation gets your project off to a great start. You’ll be editing
your movie, fast!

Optimized for performance
Unleash the power of your computer. This means a faster, smoother experience while you work and
in your final output.

Real-time multi-track editing
Create advanced effects like Chroma Key, graphics overlay and Picture-in-Picture (PIP).

Key frame-able 2D/3D motion graphics
Pick from hundreds of effects and transitions, and preview them in full quality, even in HD. If you
ever need even more creative variety, add to your effects library with just a few simple clicks.

Scorefitter® music generator
Automatically generate a rich soundtrack to match the length of your movie; now with 40+ source
tracks that feature more choice, higher fidelity and increased accuracy.

NEW! Web publishing simplified
What fun is capturing your memories if you don't share them? In just One-Click share your movies
with the world on popular web sites like YouTube and Yahoo! Video

NEW! Refined audio editing
New digital controls and monitors to add a dimension in sound to your movie.

Clean up and rejuvenate
Improve audio tracks, clean up video, enhance color, remove noise, and fix poor lighting to restore
old, damaged footage – automatically.

NEW! Even more ways to share
Output movies to Sony® PSP™, Apple® iPod®, DivX® certified players and even 3GP mobile
phones. Export to Flash video too.

Built-in HD Disc Burning
Burn DVD, HD DVD and AVCHD format discs on standard DVD media. Natively author Blu-ray
format discs with full motion menus.

Scalable user interface
Keeps tools at your fingertips. Adjustable windows are perfect for widescreen monitors.

Specification
Minimum 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


• DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended)
  - 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB or higher recommended)
  - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
  
  
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
  
  
• 2 GB of disk space
  
• DVD-ROM drive to install software
  


• Optional:
  
- 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**

• 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 (incl. dual layer)


• Apple iPod and Sony 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

Your Life in Movies. Mastered.

Advanced Video Editing Software

NEW! Pro video tools

Pinnacle Studio™ Ultimate Version 12 includes professional caliber tools for complete control of
your productions.

Boris Graffiti - title & graphic animation

The most innovative titling tools in the industry are now at your fingertips. Easily craft sophisticated
title animations including type on text, text on a path, jitter and randomization. Create 3D text with
bump maps and reflections. An expansive Style Palette and the Boris Library Browser provide
fast access to hundreds of preset effects and styles.

proDAD VitaScene – lighting, glows & more
Now you can achieve sophisticated effects and transitions that contribute greatly to the style and
mood of your project: light rays, color matching, artistic film styles, and much more. Now it’s easy
to add those subtle details that give you professional looking results.

BONUS:
Green Sheet (approx. 5.95 ft x 5.58 ft) included in retail box version of Studio Ultimate version 12.
Essential for creating high quality Chroma Key effects.

Your Story — Now in Dazzling HD
Pinnacle Studio Plus works natively with HDV and AVCHD footage. Native HD support means you’ll
get the same pristine quality from your original source all the way to final output – without
transcoding and in real-time. You can even combine projects that mix standard and high definition
video and photos for a final result in full HD resolution

Built-in HD Disc Burning
Burn your Hollywood-style movies on DVD and HD DVD format discs on standard DVD media.
Natively author Blu-ray format discs with full motion menus. Or make AVCHD format discs on
standard DVDs to play on Blu-ray players.

Enjoy multi-track power without the complexity
Thanks to fantastic pre-built templates designed by professional producers and artists, Pinnacle
Montage automatically generates all the necessary titles, effects and animations.

Create multi-layer effects
Access to Picture-in-Picture, Chroma Key or A/B editing with two video tracks at the tip of your
fingers.

Mix your media together
Use all your media - photos, video, and music - to create a Hollywood-style movie.

11 themes with +80 templates including Video Wall, Album, Seasons and more

It’s all in the Timeline.
With its sleek, scalable interface, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 represents a stunning leap
forward in workflow refinement and ease of use. Directly import your digital videos, photos and
audio from a wide range of devices including DV, HDV and AVCHD camcorders, and digital still
cameras. Automatic scene detection and clip creation gets your project off to a great start. You’ll be
editing your movie, fast!

Optimized for performance
Unleash the power of your computer. This means a faster, smoother experience while you work and
in your final output.

Real-time multi-track editing
Create advanced effects like Chroma Key, graphics overlay and Picture-in-Picture (PIP).

Key frame-able 2D/3D motion graphics
Pick from hundreds of effects and transitions, and preview them in full quality, even in HD. If you
ever need even more creative variety, add to your effects library with just a few simple clicks.

Scorefitter® music generator
Automatically generate a rich soundtrack to match the length of your movie; now with 40+ source
tracks that feature more choice, higher fidelity and increased accuracy.

NEW! Web publishing simplified
What fun is capturing your memories if you don't share them? In just One-Click share your movies
with the world on popular web sites like YouTube and Yahoo! Video

NEW! Refined audio editing
New digital controls and monitors to add a dimension in sound to your movie.

Clean up and rejuvenate
Improve audio tracks, clean up video, enhance color, remove noise, and fix poor lighting to restore
old, damaged footage – automatically.

NEW! Even more ways to share
Output movies to Sony® PSP™, Apple® iPod®, DivX® certified players and even 3GP mobile
phones. Export to Flash video too.

Built-in HD Disc Burning

Burn DVD, HD DVD and AVCHD format discs on standard DVD media. Natively author Blu-ray
formatdiscs with full motion menus.

Scalable user interface
Keeps tools at your fingertips. Adjustable windows are perfect for widescreen monitors.

Specification
Minimum 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


• 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*
  
  
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
  
  
• 3 GB of disk space
  
  
• DVD-ROM drive to install software
  


• Optional:
  - CD burner for creating VideCDs or Super VideCDs (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*

• 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 (incl. dual layer)


• Apple iPod and Sony 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