From your camcorder to your PC
The first part of creating great movies on your PC is capturing your footage, and Pinnacle Studio version 8 with the MovieBox USB makes that easier than ever! Simply hook up your video
device (camcorder, VCR, etc) to Pinnacle MovieBox USB and let the Smart Capture feature do the work. Thumbnails are created for each recorded scene – you just have to drag and drop them right onto the edit timeline to begin your work.
Smart Start, Smart Stop
- Pinnacle Studio
version 8 saves time and effort by instantly detecting where each scene starts and stops.
More Video, More Fun
- Pinnacle MovieBox USB automatically compresses
your video in DVD quality (MPEG2 format) which saves tremendous space on your hard disk, with no compromise in the quality.
From imagination to production
Pinnacle Studio version 8 and the Studio MovieBox USB delivers everything you need to turn your raw footage into
fantastic feature films. 3D scene transitions, titles, background music, video effects
are just a few of the amazing ways that you can bring your home movies to life.
More Power, More Creativity - Pinnacle Studio version 8 provides amazing video
effects such as Slow and Fast Motion, Color Correction, Emboss and Posterize allow you
to add a professional touch to your productions.
No Music? No Problem!
- Only Pinnacle Studio
version 8 includes SmartSound, a background music generator that instantly creates a soundtrack perfectly matched to the movie.
Pinnacle Studio version 8 also includes a professional sound effects library and audio editing tools
to make sure your movie sounds as good as it looks.
From Your PC to Your TV and beyond
Once you have completed your masterpiece, you can directly record it back out to VHS, DV or
analog camcorder tapes via your Pinnacle Studio MovieBox USB, burn it to CDs* or DVDs* that play on your set top DVD player, play it back
on your PC or on your TV, email it to family or friends, or post it on the web.
More Intelligence, More Efficiency - Pinnacle Studio version 8 builds the CD and DVD
creations right into the timeline, so you can design your menus while you're editing your movie.
More Effects, More Impact - Only Pinnacle Studio
version 8 lets you add moving videos and animations to menus backgrounds and buttons for incredible professional results.
More Menus, More Possibilities - Pinnacle Studio
version 8 allows you to add menus within menus for incredible interactive CDs and DVDs - just like Hollywood movies!
Copy Analog Video Tapes to your PC
With Pinnacle Studio 8 and the MovieBox USB you can copy the content of any videotape (Hi8, VHS, SVHS, DV, etc) onto your PC. With one click, your complete tape-or just your favorite scenes-is directly copied in a DVD quality
format.
During the capture process, MovieBox USB automatically compresses your video, which saves tremendous space on your hard disk without compromising quality.
If you have several PCs at home, MovieBox USB can be easily moved from PC to PC, including laptops or desktop PCs.
Archive on any format - VHS, CD or DVD Once your home movie has been edited with Pinnacle Studio 8, you have multiple choices for storing and archiving your movies:
Copy them back to your camcorder tapes or onto VHS tapes that you can send to your
relatives
Burn them on CDs that you can watch on most recent DVD
players**.
Or with a DVD burner, Studio 8 lets you also burn movies on professional quality DVDs.
Pinnacle Studio MovieBox USB & USB
2.0 CardBus PC Card Technical Specifications
MovieBox USB Inputs:
Composite Video input (RCA connector)
S-Video input (mini-DIN connector)
Stereo Audio input (2 x RCA connector)
USB 2.0 or USB 1.1
MovieBox USB Outputs:
Composite Video output (RCA connector)
S-Video output (mini-DIN connector)
Stereo Audio output (2 x RCA connector)
MovieBox USB Video Capture Formats:
MPEG2 720x480, 480x480 30fps NTSC
MPEG2 Data rate 1-12Mbit/s
MPEG1 352 x
240 30fps NTSC
MPEG1 Data rate 1.15 -3Mbit/s
MovieBox USB Audio Capture Format:
MPEG Layer 2 audio
USB 2.0 CardBus PC Card:
Provides the fastest speeds for your USB peripherals
All-in-one CardBus PC card connects both USB 1.1 & 2.0 devices
Two auto speed selecting Type A
USB ports supporting all USB speeds
EHCI-based 480 Mbits/sec USB 2.0 high-speed
compliant
OHCI-based 12 Mbits/sec USB 1.1 compliant
Plug and Play
The Pinnacle Studio MovieBox USB & USB 2.0 CardBus PC
Card Includes
MovieBox USB external capture/MPEG compression device
Full version of Pinnacle Studio 8 with Smart Capture & Integrated DVD Authoring
Hollywood FX transitions
TitleDeko for titling
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable (cable also compatible with USB
1.1 ports)
Power Cord
Power supply: 110V 60HZ 3.3V/1.5A
Studio Software 8.0 manual
MovieBox USB hardware manual
USB 2.0 CardBus PC card with 2 USB connectors
Pinnacle Studio
MovieBox USB & USB 2.0 CardBus PC Card System Requirements
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon, 500MHZ
128 MB RAM
Available CardBus PC slot
Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP
DirectX 8 or higher compatible sound card
DirectX 8 or higher graphic card
Mouse
CD-ROM drive
300 MB of disk space to install software
45 MB of disk space for every minute of video captured
Recommended System for Pinnacle Studio MovieBox USB &
USB 2.0 CardBus PC Card
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.0 GHz
256 MB RAM
Available CardBus PC slot
Windows XP
DirectX 8 or higher compatible sound card
ATI Radeon 9700 or NVIDIA GeForce3 or higher with at least 32 MB RAM
Mouse
CD or DVD burner
300 MB of disk space to install software
45 MB of disk space for every minute of video captured
*CD or DVD burner required
**Check if your Home DVD player can read VCDs & SVCDs
formats
