Includes:

• Studio Ultimate editing software
• Chroma-key Green Screen (Green screen not included on upgrade)
• Full step-by-step printed instruction manual

Go straight from the box to box-office quality with our top-tier release from the Pinnacle Studio Family, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection. The Collection includes everything you need to tell your story, including a complete set of plug-ins from 3D animation leader Red Giant and a Chroma-key green screen for advanced effects, editing and production, in addition to the feature-rich Studio Ultimate software. With a new, simpler interface, create top quality movies in HD video, include stunning effects, transitions, animation, and incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, empowered by new tools from Avids professional lines of film-editing products. Then, dazzle your audience when you share your sensations in widescreen format. Sharing options are as limitless as your creativity: from Blu-ray and AVCHD to YouTube, iPod, PS3, Wii, and more.

Also includes valuable suite of Red Giant effects—used in movies and TV productions:

• Knoll Light Factory—Light and lens flares from master effects guru
  John Knoll (visual effects supervisor; Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar)
• ToonIt—Turn video into animation
• Trapcode Shine—Light ray effects
• Particular—3D smoke, explosion, rain effects
• Magic Bullet Looks—Change look and mood of your movie, from arctic tundra to desert sunrise
• Trapcode 3D Stroke—Animations like glowing lines, swirling shapes, and 3D camera effects

Boost your story with our top-tier release from the Pinnacle Studio Family, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection. The collection includes a complete set of plug-ins from 3D animation leader Red Giant, and a Chroma-key green screen for advanced effects, editing and production. With a new, simpler interface, create top-quality movies in HD video, include stunning effects, transitions, animation, and incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 sound, empowered by new tools from Avids professional lines of filmediting products. Then, dazzle your audience when you share your sensations in widescreen format. Sharing options are as limitless as your creativity: from Blu-ray and AVCHD to YouTube, iPod, PS3, Wii, and more.

Features (*New to Studio):

• Motion titling, plus exciting new title designs, DVD menus, effects and over 130 Montage templates*
• Stop-motion capture for amazing animations and fast-motion effects*
• Fluid image stabilization technology from Avid used in major motion pictures*
• Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
• Share straight to Blu-ray, HD DVD, DVD, YouTube (with wide-screen export)*, the web, MP3 sound files and more
• Export movies for Flash, QuickTime, improved AVCHD*, PS3, Wii, Xbox and more
• Add Hollywood-style animations, transitions and effects with Pinnacle Studio Ultimate and a complete set of 6 Red Giant plug-ins*

System Requirements

• Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP2), Windows XP (SP3)
• Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
• Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD, Intel Core 2 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)
• 128 MB required for Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Plug-in: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported
• 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
• 3.6 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 and AVCHD discs
  - Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs
  - Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes

Input Options

• Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire port)
• Capture from analog camcorders, 8mm, HI8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). (requires Pinnacle or Dazzle video hardware)
• 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 and a PC with a DV/FireWire 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*, BD Blu-ray*, HD-DVD, 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

*Requires free product activation via the Internet

Package Contents

• Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection version 14 install DVD
  - SureThing Express Labeler
  - Red Giant plug-ins: ToonIt, Knoll Light Factory, Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode Shine, 3D Stroke, Particular
• Pinnacle Studio quick start guide
• Pinnacle Studio user guide PDF and printed manual
• Green screen backdrop (not included on upgrade)