Pinnacle Studio version 9 Software

The world's top-selling software video editor just got a whole world better!

Get ready for Studio version 9, the next generation in consumer software video editors. Studio gives you every tool you need to easily capture video to your computer, edit it, add titles, music, narration and special effects and then output a finished movie back to videotape, DVD and the web.

The easiest way to capture, edit and share your home movies
Drag-and-drop your captured video footage onto the editing timeline and assemble a movie in minutes. Take your production to the next level by adding voiceover narration, professional-caliber titles, and background music. Other features include the ability to import CD, MP3 and WAV audio files into your timeline, and export still frames that can be printed out on a color printer.

Create DVDs that can play in your living room DVD player
Share your special moments with family and friends on DVD! With Studio, you can author and burn discs with your CD or DVD burner that play in most set-top DVD players. Create multiple linked menus, motion menus and motion buttons; you get all of these features and more in one exciting package.

All new features!
Studio version 9 has boatloads of exciting new features including:

New! Home Cinema support
Capture, edit and output 16 x 9 widescreen video, and create surround sound soundtracks.

New! Automated editing
Looking for a quick way to turn your recent vacation video into an enjoyable movie that you can play on your living room DVD player? Let SmartMovie edit your movie for you! With Studio's automated editor, you simply choose a video and song from your hard drive and select an editing style. With one click, Studio creates a professionally edited movie-complete with titles, transitions, and special effects-all synchronized to the beat and duration of the movie.

New! Audio and video restoration tools
Fix poorly shot footage using Studio's new cleaning and restoration tools. The software includes:

Image Stabilization--Fix those shaky handheld shots

Automatic Color Correction--Correct poorly lit shots

Analog Cleaning--Restore old videotapes

Noise Reduction--Remove annoying wind noise, hiss, and camcorder whine

New! Support for RTFx video plug-ins and VST audio plug-ins :

  • Audio Filters-Apply professional-level effects such as Reverb, Graphic EQ and normalize.
  • Image Filters-Create exciting video effects, such as Old Time Movie, Ripples, Lens Flares and more.
With all of these features and more, it's easy to see why Studio version 9 software is the best solution for all video enthusiasts who want to edit and output high-quality movies back to videotape DVD and the Internet. 

Product Highlights:

  • Image stabilization
  • Automatic color correction
  • Analog video cleaning
  • Noise reduction
  • Automated editing
  • Image filters
  • Stereo and surround sound panning
  • Audio filters
  • Capture and edit footage from your DV, Digital8 or MicroMV digital camcorder*
  • Capture and edit footage from your 8mm, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, or SVHS-C analog camcorder*
  • SmartCapture saves time and effort by instantly detecting where each scene starts and stops
  • Create Video CDs, and DVDs that can play in your living room's DVD player
  • Studio 9 saves movies as AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, RealVideo, and Windows Media Format
    * = Dependent on type of video capture hardware you're using.

Advanced Software Features:

  • Capture and edit widescreen (16:9) or standard (4:3) video
  • Capture and edit footage from your DV, Digital8 or MicroMV digital camcorder
  • Capture and edit footage from your 8mm, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, or SVHS-C analogue camcorder
  • Capture and edit DVD quality MPEG video from your DV or Digital8 camcorder
  • Import and edit MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files
  • Easy drag-and-drop editing lets you assemble your masterpiece in minutes
  • Advanced timeline features for frame-by-frame editing
  • Preview window shows your edits immediately
Transitions and Video Effects:
  • More than 100 scene transitions and Hollywood FX 3D transitions
  • Professional title effects with Pinnacle TitleDeko, including drop shadows and neon glows
  • Fast/slow motion effects
  • Special video effects and image correction
  • Video Enhancement
  • Image stabilization
  • Automatic color correction
  • Analogue cleaner
  • Plug in support
  • Effect fade in fade out

Audio Features and Effects:

  • Import background music as MP3 files or rip directly from an audio CD
  • Record your own voiceover narration
  • Create custom musical soundtracks precisely matched to the duration of your movie
  • Audio noise removal
  • Stereo panning
  • Surround Sound pan
  • Graphic EQ
  • Effect fade in fade out
Advanced Video Publishing:
  • Share your movies on videotape, DVD, Video CD, and the Internet
  • Burn a video CD or DVD that you can play on your living room DVD player
  • Output widescreen (16:9) or standard (4:3) video
  • Output Windows Media 9
Software specifications:

Input formats:

  • Capture from DV, Digital8 and MicroMV* camcorders or VCRs (requires DV / FireWire port on your PC)
  • Capture from analogue camcorders (8 Millimetre, (S-)VHS(-C), Hi8) or VCRs (PAL/SECAM). (Requires DirectShow compatible video capture device.)
  • Capture directly from DV & Digital8 camcorders to DVD quality MPEG-2*
  • 120 MB of disk space for every 20 minutes of DV video captured at preview quality (4 GB for every 20 minutes of finished movie).

Output formats:

  • Output to DV or Digital8 tape (requires Camcorder with DV Input port an a PC with a DV / FireWire port)
  • Output to analogue videotape (requires DirectShow compatible video capture device or video card with TV-output)
  • Video CD (VCD) or Super Video CD (SVCD)* with optional CD-R or CD-RW drive
  • DVD* with optional DVD-R DVD-RW or DVD+RW drive
  • MPEG-1 & MPEG-2* • AVI • RealVideo 8 • Windows Media Format, including Windows Media 9
Import:
  • Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, AVI
  • Audio: WAV, MP3
  • Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF
* Capture, Import and Export of MPEG-2 files and burning of SVCD and DVDs requires product activation via internet. Product activation is free

Pinnacle Studio version 9 Minimum System Requirements:

  • Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 800 MHz or higher (1.5 GHz or Higher recommended)
  • 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
  • Windows 98SE, "Millennium", 2000, XP (Windows XP recommended. MicroMV support requires Windows XP)
  • DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics card (ATI Radeon or Nvidia Geforce 2 or higher recommended)
  • DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
  • 500 MB of disk space to install software
  • CD-ROM drive
  • Optional
    CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs*
    - DVD burner drive for creating DVDs*
    - DVD drive is necessary if you wish to install the bonus DVD containing
      tutorial, electronic manual and bonus content (free version on CD-ROMs may
      be ordered on Pinnacle e-store - shipping cost not included)
    - ProLogic compatible audio system for preview of surround sound mixes
      (Creative Labs Audigy recommended)
    - 16:9 compatible camcorder for capture of 16:9 video