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Whistle Stopper - Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12
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List Price: $209.24
Our Price: $118.88
Your Save: $ 90.36 ( 43% )
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Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
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Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: Pinnacle Systems
EAN: 0613570223245
Feature: Take control of your videos with professional strength editing tools
Format: DVD-ROM
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Pinnacle Systems
Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
Model: 82101006061
Platform: No Operating System
Publisher: Pinnacle Systems
Studio: Pinnacle Systems
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Take control of your videos with professional strength editing tools
Capture, edit and burn: The complete native HD solution
Define the style of your video or film, regardless of on-set conditions, with powerful imaging tools
Share and archive your creations on DVD, YouTube, and more
Includes: Boris Graffiti, Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks, proDAD VitaScene
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Need to edit?
Comment: I first got a Pinnacle product four years ago, Studio 8. It worked great, did what I needed it to do, and that was that. But it was designed for XP, and when I got a new computer that ran Vista, it wouldn't work. I tried Corel Videostudio 11 Plus, and while it promised the world, I had great difficulty getting it to do even simple things. Then I remembered Pinnacle, which is made by AVID. For those in the business, AVID is the standard editing system for films and television, and I've spent many a day supervising shows inside professional editing rooms. So I got Studio 12 Plus. Right away I got to work, and it was great. Then I was given the opportunity to try Studio 12 Ultimate, and it's even better. All 3 Studio programs (Basic, Plus and Ultimate) provide easy to learn time-line editing, but Plus and Ultimate add more bells and whistles, primarily, titles and effects. Of course, if you are just stringing together your home movies or making a slide show, you might not need all the extras. But if you need to add professional looking titles and professional effects to your presentations -- which I do -- then you will be really happy. I was already a happy user of Studio 12 Plus, now I am an ecstatic user of Studio 12 Ultimate. It requires a light bit of patience to understand all of its functions and capabilities, but trust me, it is worth it. I give it 5 stars.
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Summary: Excellent value for the money
Comment: About fifty years ago I dreamed of becoming a film maker. Things weren't like they are today with hundreds of universities and thousands of elementary and high schools offering courses in film and video. Opportunities fell into three major areas: TV commericals, feature films and non-commercial films for training, teaching, fundraising and the like. The latter was the easiest to get into.
The basic tool was the Arriflex 16mm camera. Very expensive, so you rented one. And the lights. And the Movieola for editing. Production for even simple films was an involved process. And everything was expensive.
Today, of course, a high quality video camera costs a couple of thousand dollars, but cameras perfectly aqdequate for most purposes are only a few hundred. The biggest revolution, in my opinion, has been in editing. Way back when (it is truly painful to so old, you mean almost 50 years ago), even the simplest dissolve from one shot to another had to be done in the lab - the very expensive lab.
Now you plunk down about a hundred follars or so and you get a video editing package like Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12. Pinnacle Systems, by the way, is owned by Avid Technology, the granddaddy of digital video editing.
Ultimate is a very nice package for the beginning through mid-amateur videomaker. It is limited to two video tracks which simply aren't enough for truly serious production work, but more than adequate for many, if not close to most, ordinary purposes.
The package is rich with features. It will handle most widely used video formats, with the glaring exception of Quicktime. It handles Blu-Ray and AVCHD. The program has a plethora of tools: color correction, video and sound effects, a rather cool background music generator called Scorefitter, a kind of gimmicky Montage" themes tool which can be thought of as sort of pre-packaged look for your video, Chromakey, titling software, DVD menu creation and a whole bunch more. Frankly if you want a detailed description of everything included with this package, a visit to the Pinnacle website would be well considered.
There is a lot of substance to this package, much of it supplied by well known third-party programs like boris Graffiti (titling), Magic Bullet Looks Studio, proDAD VitaSAcene, (the last two are video effects, programs)and SmartSound music and sound effects. Don't get too excited, though: most of these packages are more like samplers. Still there's enough there to satisfy a lot of needs.
One irritating feature of Ultimate is that Pinnacle wants to sell you things: training videos, more special effects packages - and the third-party suppliers want to sell you things as well. The frightening thing is that after you've used Ultimate for a while, you may want to buy them!
Output to DVD, video files of various formats and the now ubiquitous YouTube is simple and dependable.
Ultimate is a fairly easy program to use with a relatively clean interface which is guided by a drag-and-drop philosophy. Still, reading the manual is highly recommended if you want to get the most from Studio Ultimate.
All in all, this is an excellent package for the beginner use up to the point where they might be considered a moderately advanced amateur. It certainly is not competition for Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro, but most people don't need anywhere near that kind of power. It is, in my opinion, more straightforward and easier to use than Adobe Premiere Elements.
I have it running on an Intel Core 2 based machine with With Windows XP Pro SP2 and only 2 GB of RAM. So far it hasn't crashed once and responsiveness has been more than adequate.
Overall, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 12 is a very nice package and packs a lot of power for the price. Fairly easy to use and stable. It is certainly not competition for top-tier video editing programa, but for most people who just want to make their home videos look better or learn production techniques, it will do very nicely.
Jerry
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Summary: All-around prosumer/consumer video package
Comment: First, like several other reviews I am a prosumer photographer but I only dabble with video. I've been recording HD video with my Canon TX1 for close to a year now and thought Pinnacle Studio Ultimate would be a good compliment for me.
Installation was a snap with several customization options. It was the typical install without much fuss. I have used the software on both my Windows Vista machine and a Windows XP virtual machine. After a good bit of use, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate v12 has performed well on both setups.
I have been impressed by the number of templates and themes that are available in the software for menus, text, graphics, etc. Several of the features and plug-ins (such as Magic Bullet and Graffiti) are very neat but seem to be limited in overall capabilities. Coming from an amateur video guy that may not mean much, but I felt limited in some of the options. It was either take the default or deal with it. I say that with caution, as I also felt that the software package allowed me to create very nice videos with just a few clicks. Perfect for the consumer or amateur, but likely limiting for the professional.
The software ran well on my machine (but I do have a PC stocked with plenty of hard drive space, RAM, and CPU power). The export options were varied with everything to web publishing to mobile devices. Luckily I do not have any experience with Pinnacle's customer service as it appears that many customers have had complaints.
At the end of the day I consider this to be a good purchase. Are there better packages out there? Absolutely. However, for a consumer that dabbles in video I find this to be an excellent choice for the price. I may not be able to create superior videos, but Pinnacle Studio Ultimate does offer me the ability to kick things up a notch.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great program for consumers--not for pros!
Comment: Let's put our expectations in check. This is not a professional video editing program. Pinnacle Studio 12 is an amazingly easy to master, simple to use program aimed for consumer video editors. As I noted in my USA TODAY video review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYZYjRLpvk&feature=user) it's a program to learn with; eventually you will want to step up to a more advanced program like Sony Vegas or Final Cut. Thanks to a cool new feature, called "Montage," you can create a "video wall," of multiple images--a great way to open your show. I demonstrate on the USA TODAY Talking Tech web video show.
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Summary: Ridiculously good value
Comment: I'm not sure what some of the previous reviewers are talking about - my experience has been nothing short of terrific. I'm also a pro photographer and semi-pro videographer, and typically use Vegas Pro and Premiere. But I was having a hard time with my AVCHD files so I decided to try this. Honestly, I'm blown away. It handles my AVCHD files with no problems (I'm on a 2.4ghz Q6600, 8gb ram, Vista x64 machine).
The fact that Magic Bullet Looks is included is insane - that program costs $400 on it's own.
I've only been at it for a few hours, but if you have an AVCHD camcorder take the other reviews with a grain of salt and try it for yourself.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Make your home movies look great without having to learn a difficult editing program. Pinnacle Studio Ultimate version 12 lets you take advantage of the latest HD video technologies, including Blu-ray and AVCHD. Its Montage theme based editing, designed by professional producers and artists, puts incredible creative power at your fingertips. Simply drag and drop your video and stills to preview your show - and watch your content come alive complete with Hollywood style multi-layered effects, animated graphics, titles and Hi-Fi audio. Edit and polish to your heart's content with the sleek interface. When you are finished, archive your video memories, publish them on YouTube or enjoy on DVDs and portable devices. Includes professional tools for titling, color correction, lighting and special effects, plus a green screen backdrop.
Windows XP with SP2 / Vista (32 bit Vista recommended) Intel Pentium / AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz or higher (2.4 GHz recommended) Intel Pentium HT / AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or 1.6 GHz Dual core required for Vista Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher needed for AVCHD editing 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) 1 GB needed for HD and/or Vista (2 GB recommended) 1.5 GB needed for AVCHD (2 GB required on Vista) DirectX 9 or higher graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB recommended) 128 MB needed on Vista (256 MB ATI Radeon9600+ or NVIDIA GeForce 6 or higher recommended) 256 MB needed for HD & AVCHD editing (ATI Radeon 9600+ or NVIDIA GeForce 6 or higher recommended) DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card 1 GB of disk space to install & 3+ GB for bonus content DVD-ROM drive to install
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