Pinnacle Studio 9 AV/DV
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Capture high res video AVI files
  • Very good product
  • Pinnacle is notorious for crashing.
  • Resulting MPEGs work only with Pinnacle
  • Dishonest company
Pinnacle Studio 9 AV/DV

Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
ProductGroup: Software
Binding: CD-ROM

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Product Features:
  • Includes both Pinnacle Studio and PCI analog and digital video capture card
  • SmartMovie automated video editing and integrated Video CD and DVD creation
  • Experience a stunning array of video editing features
  • Add titles, transitions, sound effects, and background music
  • Add powerful one-touch video and audio restoration tools

ASIN: B0001AU6IK
Release Date: 2004-01-30

Product Description

Pinnacle Studio AV/DV Version 9 - No matter what kind of camcorder or video device you have, you can capture your footage to your PC with Studio AV/DV Version 9 from Pinnacle. It includes an internal PCI card which connects to your PC internally. Your video device connects to it digitally or via analog inputs. Once captured, you can edit & produce your movie masterpiece with the included Pinnacle Studio 9 video editing program (PC only)! Create DVD quality video Import MPEG-1 & MPEG-2 files Drag-and-Drop & Frame-by-Frame Editing Preview window shows edits immediately 100+ scene & Hollywood FX 3D transitions Professional titles w/ TitleDeko Image Stabilization Analog Cleaner Import background music (MP3 or Audio CD) Voiceover Narration Audio Noise Removal Stereo & Surround Panning Output to VHS, VCD, DVD & WMA 9 PC & Mac Compatible - Pentium/Athlon 800MHz or higher, 256MB of RAM, Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP (XP required for MicroMV), Mac OS 9 (iMovie)/OS X or above

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Capture high res video AVI files.......2007-09-20

Pinnacle manufactured great high end video boards for professional capture, overlay and editing... then they went after the home hobbyist. That's why their products all suggest you capture your home vhs tapes and burn them to DVD. That's when their reputation went south. The software crashed systems and was hard to set-up.

It has not improved much but some users are able to download drivers and patches to make the editing\DVD software work fine, and report no problems. If you know how to do this, this product will work for you.

You'll notice from the other reviews that half the reviewers rate it high, the other half, low. Some low ratings are from Pinnacle problems but many are because the system itself has too little RAM, too many background programs or has not been defragged.

So why my 5 star rating? I capture from both analog (RCA TV type connectors) and firewire (camcorder DV) uncompressed AVI at 720 x 480 then edit it in Premiere. It's easy to do and results are great. The capture software controls most camcorders and previews footage. You can capture a TV program and make fun of it on UTube. Capture controls are easy to use and allow tweaking of input. Just make sure you go to the Pinnacle support knowledgebase site and download any recommended drivers, etc.

5 out of 5 stars Very good product.......2007-02-11

Takes time to learn, but worth the effort. My only advise would be to always keep this software updated and to experiment with all of the many features.

2 out of 5 stars Pinnacle is notorious for crashing........2006-10-23

I've worked with various Pinnacle Studio versions since last decade, and they've all had two things in common:

1. When the program works, it's superb.

2. The other 50% of the time, it crashes frequently, and hard!

For years, Pinnacle had designed the market's top, novice-affordable video editing/authoring platforms, but for some frustrating reason, they just can't seem to keep the bugs out. This verson is no exception.

Lately, the competition in this market has mushroomed, and there are better alternatives available for the same price. At last, others have emulated the Pinnacle platform while eliminating the work/creativity-killing bugs.

My advice? Shop around. Google the competition. But save yourself the frustration and steer away from anything Pinnacle.

1 out of 5 stars Resulting MPEGs work only with Pinnacle.......2006-08-16

The capturing from VHS worked fine. Pinnacle 9 creates MPEG files from your captures. However, the DVD creation options are -horrible-. After the captures were done, I had several MPEG files that Pinnacle had created. I sold Pinnacle (and uninstalled the software), and then bought a separate DVD authoring tool with which to create DVDs from Pinnacle's MPEG files. To my horror and then I discovered that no other tool can edit the MPEGs. Windows Media Player can -play- the MPEGs, but nothing can edit them. Not Windows Movie Maker, not Adobe Premiere Elements, not Sonic MyDVD, and not Muvee. So, I had to buy Pinnacle's software all over again, just so I could convert their (secretly encoded?) MPEGs into a format that other tools could understand: WMV.

The only part of this product that is solid is the capturing video.

1 out of 5 stars Dishonest company.......2006-03-23

Do not buy anything from Pinnacle. Their software deceptively leads you to believe that you need to purchase further programs to burn DVDs. I did so and got incorrect activation codes twice before requesting a refund which they have refused to give even though the product does not work and meets their advertised return policy. I have filed a formal complaint with the Federal Trade Commission for deceptive trade policies and knowingly offering defective products.
Pinnacle Systems Studio DV
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Comment on Fat 32 file system
  • Good for Making Quality Home movies
  • By far the easiest-to-use package out there
  • Works like a charm with sony minidv trv27
  • Get a Mac Instead
Pinnacle Systems Studio DV

Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • Adds 3 ultra-fast FireWire/1394 ports to your PC
  • Automatically captures camcorder footage, detecting individual scenes
  • Easy cut-and-paste and drag-and-drop editing to place scenes in any order
  • Instant-playback window to try out scenes before final editing
  • 200 title styles, looks, and other effects

ASIN: B00001OPIZ

Product Description

With Studio DV adapter you can transfer digital video directly from your camcorder to your PC hard drive. And the Studio software is so easy to learn, you'll be able to create a professional-style movie from your DV or Digital8 camcorder tapes faster than ever before. Studio DV installs with true plug-and-play ease and upgrades your computer with three high-speed FireWire/1394 ports. (These ports provide easy plug-and-play connectivity and increased throughput for your camcorder and any FireWire/1394 compatible peripherals!)Studio DV captures your video, automatically detecting scene changes to place them in the Video Album. Drag and drop the scenes you want to keep onto the Storyboard. Add titles to your video. Create a movie masterpiece complete with voice-over narration, custom soundtracks, transitions between scenes and more. And with the Studio software, you'll never have to wait for a preview to render - you can see your changes in real-time - anytime. Then when you're ready to share your final production with the world, Studio DV produces videotapes or digital movies for email or the Internet. Studio DV uses Intelligent Rendering to use only the footage that you need to make your final movie, saving you time and disk space. Studio DV is truly the ultimate solution for anyone who wants to create entertaining movies from their DV or Digital8 camcorder video!

Amazon.com Product Description

Pinnacle Systems' Studio DV allows you to produce movies from your DV or Digital8 videotapes by transferring them onto your PC. With easy plug-and-play installation, Studio DV captures an entire DV tape in only 150 MB of disk space. You can arrange your scenes in any order with drag-and-drop efficiency and choose from over 300 professional-style titles and hundreds of scene transitions for a polished look. Pinnacle Systems' Studio DV also enables you to compose custom soundtracks and voice-over narration in sync with the action. After you are done editing your video, Studio DV helps you prepare your masterpieces for sharing on the Web or using e-mail.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Comment on Fat 32 file system.......2005-12-17

One of your reviewers mentioned about the limitation of Windows 98 not allowing more than 17m55sec of video to be recorded at one time but that now with XP its ok. I think I would like to add that in my experence the problem really is that Windows 98 runs with Fat 32 file system and has the limit of capturing only 17m55sec of video whereas NTFS file system which was used on Windows ME and later doesnt have the same limitation problem. I recently purchased an Immoega? 250gig drive with a USB connection and this had been formatted with Fat32 so all I needed to do was bring up Disk manager in the Control Panel and convert it to NTFS and I was away with it capturing to it's max.
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4 out of 5 stars Good for Making Quality Home movies.......2003-05-09

I Purchased this mainly to make home movies and cut a CD. The software that comes with this is very good. Compared to any movie making software this helps to make movie using time line, story board. The good piece was editing. The Editing of movie by dividing it into multiple pieces was good. the software also come with a provision to make the movie in VCD, SVCD and DVD formats. I recommend this for naive users like me to make quality movies/

5 out of 5 stars By far the easiest-to-use package out there.......2003-01-10

This is by far the easiest-to-use, most intuitive, best bang-for-the-buck video editing package out there.

Some people will tell you that other programs have more features, more flexibility, render faster and are even more stable. These people are all CORRECT. However, that doesn't make those other packages better for the amateur. They should tell you that 100% of the features needed for the typical video project ARE included in Pinnacle Studio. They should tell you that Pinnacle Studio is so easy to use that you don't even need a manual, while those other programs have such archaic commands and buried menus they'll take months to figure out. They should tell you that professional video editors who have the more expensive programs often use Pinnacle Studio for all of their basic editing and then switch to the expensive ones only to do complicated special effects and rendering. Why? Because Pinnacle Studio is that much easier to use.

So why do some other packages cost hundreds more? Because they allow you to create your own complicated layered video and audio effects, edit on multiple monitors, and render finished video effects in real time, which can be 10 times faster than Studio. If you are a professional who always has 5 projects going and edits video all day every day, those things are worth the extra price.

A couple of notes:

The 18 minute limit that another reviewer refers to is an old WINDOWS file size limit, applicable to any video program. If you are running Windows XP, this limit no longer exists.

Finally, forget what the Apple commercials tell you. Video editing and rendering is not so simple that a kindergartner can do it. It's the most resource-intensive thing you can ask your PC to do. If you aren't comfortable enough with a PC to be able to close competing applications and monitor how much hard drive space you have available, then you should not try video editing, even with a simple program like Pinnacle Studio. If those things don't intimidate you, then take the plunge with this product. You'll have a blast.

4 out of 5 stars Works like a charm with sony minidv trv27.......2002-11-09

Had no problems installing and then editing movies with trv-27. Also burning VCDs is quick. The software they ship helps you cut a home movie real fast. I would recommed this. I gave it 4 stars since I expected the software to have some more features.

1 out of 5 stars Get a Mac Instead.......2002-09-15

Why waste your time trying to make your Windows PC do what it was never meant to do. I looked at this board and then decided to get a Mac instead. Since then, I haven't looked back. The Mac comes with the necessary consumer software to start making awesome video out of the box.

You can add sound, special effects, transitions, etc... There are even plug ins from third partys for additional effects. If you outgrow iMovie, you can always get Final Cut Pro.

Get a Mac.
Pinnacle Studio DV Version 7 (210100110)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A great companion to my new Sony TRV340 camcorder
Pinnacle Studio DV Version 7 (210100110)

Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • Bring video into your PC from your camcorder, VCR, webcam, or TV tuner and drop ease.
  • Choose your shots and tell your digital story. Add titles, narration, music, sounds, and special effects with drag
  • Share your masterpiece with friends and family on video tapes, CDs, DVDs, in presentations, e-mails and even on the Web
  • The intuitive drag and drop interface makes editing fun, familiar, and simple
  • Compatible with Windows 98 Second Edition, ME, 2000, or XP

ASIN: B000066E6X

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A great companion to my new Sony TRV340 camcorder.......2002-08-31

As a computer professional, but first time PC/digital video user, I rate this product highly for several reasons.
The over 1/2" instruction manual is well written. The short automated tutorial is very good too. The video capture card (IEEE, i-LINK, whatever you want to call it) has 1 internal and 2 external ports which is handy. The cable is actually long enough to use. It configured easily in Windows XP Home.
The software detects every thing with ease and has a cool feature when connected to my new SONY TRV340 (see my review for it) that allows control of the camera from the screen.
I have captured Digital-8 video and video converted from my VHS tapes via my SONY into the PC and easily edited the video into some very nice home movies. Some of the special effects are very slick.
I have had no problems as mentioned by others in inserting from multiple captured videos. I have made up to hour long movies so far. It has more formats to output to than you would ever need and I haven't had one single failure (capturing, editing, or writing) yet. I must say it delivers everything it promises and is suprisingly user friendly.
Studio Dv V7.0 Professionalmovie Making Software & Dv/fire
Average customer rating: Not rated
    Studio Dv V7.0 Professionalmovie Making Software & Dv/fire

    Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
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    Binding: Electronics

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    ASIN: B00006B9KZ

    Product Description

    With Studio DV you can transfer digital video directly from your camcorder to your PC hard drive. And the Studio software is so easy to learn, you'll be able to create a professional-style movie from your DV or Digital8 camcorder tapes faster than ever before. Studio DV installs with true Plug and Play ease and upgrades your computer with ports, which provide easy Plug and Play connectivity and increased throughput for your camcorder and any compatible peripherals. Studio DV captures your video, automatically detecting scene changes to place them in the Video Album. Drag and drop the scenes you want to keep onto the Storyboard. Add titles to your video. Create a movie masterpiece complete with voice-over narration, custom soundtracks, transitions between scenes and more. And with the Studio software, you'll never have to wait for a preview to render - you can see your changes in real-time - anytime. Then, when you're ready to share your final production with the world, Studio DV produces videotapes or digital movies for email or the web. Studio DV uses Intelligent Rendering to use only the footage that you need to make your final movie, saving you both time and disk space. Studio DV is truly the ultimate solution for anyone who wants to create entertaining movies from their DV or Digital8 camcorder video!
    Canada Only Studio Av/dv Deluxe with Studio Plus V9 Video Editing Sw
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      Canada Only Studio Av/dv Deluxe with Studio Plus V9 Video Editing Sw

      Manufacturer: Pinnacle
      ProductGroup: Software
      Binding: CD-ROM

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      ASIN: B000EPF6H8

      Product Description

      Pinnacle Studio AV/DV Deluxe is the top-of-class internal solution within the Studio line. The included breakout box allows easy and convenient desktop connection of almost any analogue or digital video source to your PC. Bundled with Studio Plus, the award winning video editing software, it lets you easily create spectacular movies using the powerful and creative features.Studio AV/DV Deluxe is the ultimate internal video editing solution. Capture and edit home movies on your PC using any consumer videotape format. The package includes; a professional breakout box for easily attaching analog or digital video sources, Pinnacle Studio Plus v.9 - the advanced version of Studio v.9 that offers more powerful and creative capabilities while retaining the award-winning interface and workflow - and Pinnacle Hollywood FX Plus, which provides hundreds of additional 2D and 3D transitions and video effects.
      Pinnacle Studio MovieBox DV version 9 - video input adapter - FireWire ( 210100375 )
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        Pinnacle Studio MovieBox DV version 9 - video input adapter - FireWire ( 210100375 )

        Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
        ProductGroup: Software
        Binding: CD-ROM

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        ASIN: B0002Y6CXS

        Product Description

        Make creative home movies on your PC no matter what type of camcorder you own. MovieBox DV connects to your PC's FireWire port and includes the full version of Pinnacle Studio version 9, the easiest, most powerful and creative software video editor in its class. Capture home movies to your computer, edit them, add titles, music, narration and special effects and then output your final masterpiece to videotape, DVD and the Internet.Studio MovieBox DV is an analog to digital video converter that lets you capture your movies from any consumer videotape to your PC or Mac via its FireWire port. The included Studio 9 PC software lets you edit your videos, add titles, narration, and special effects, and then output your final project to DVD, Video CD, S-VCD, the Internet, or back to your camcorder or VCR. Mac users can use MovieBox DV with iMovie or Final Cut.Studio version 9 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.
        Pinnacle Systems 210100250 *studio Moviebox Dv
        Average customer rating: 1 out of 5 stars
        • works great....sometimes....
        • capture NIGHTMARE
        • PINNACLE S MOVIEBOX DV CAPTURE ( 210100250 )
        • This product is junk.
        Pinnacle Systems 210100250 *studio Moviebox Dv

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        ASIN: B000099SXT

        Product Description

        Use your PC's FireWire capabilities to digitize analogue video sources and get the highest quality results. Analogue and digital video you capture with MovieBox DV is encoded in DV format, which guarantees the highest quality video. MovieBox DV simply connects to any FireWire / IEEE1394 port so you can capture from and output to both DV and analogue camcorders and VCRs. Analogue and digital video captured with MovieBox DV is encoded in DV format, which guarantees you professional quality for editing and playback. MovieBox DV has been designed to be both elegant and ergonomic.

        Customer Reviews:

        1 out of 5 stars works great....sometimes...........2003-08-27

        Initially I believed this worked reasonably well. That is if you put up with the capture freezing periodically. However, after owning it for two months (and therefore stuck with it), I find that it will capture off my DVD player perfectly, but it will not capture at all from my VCR. There simply is no video in the preview box and it does not capture. Pinnacle's "support" is poor. Forget speaking to a person. I am currently waiting to hear a response from email, however I suspect that it won't be helpful. If it was not for the expense I would simply throw it away. It is beginning to take up so much time. All for wanting to transfer tapes to DVD. I did end up buying a Panasonic DVD recorder with a hard drive for that purpose. It works well, the only draw back being the inability to edit beyond creating scences.( which is great to edit out commercials)

        1 out of 5 stars capture NIGHTMARE.......2003-07-26

        Everytime my source video has a scene change the capture hardware hangs, producing a stuttering image of the last frame sucessfully captured. The MovieBox manual says that during video "dropouts" the MovieBox "will wait for an interference free signal" and that this "can take a few momements" to acquire the new signal. It suggests that the unit be reset or power cycled if it does not properly reacquire the signal after it has stabilized. Since this issue occurs at every scene change you will need to babysit your capture so you can reset your hardware and restart the capture each time you turned off your camcorder during the original recording. The included software is good, but the hardware is fatally flawed - and the manufacturer is trying to sell it anyhow!

        1 out of 5 stars PINNACLE S MOVIEBOX DV CAPTURE ( 210100250 ).......2003-06-29

        I bought this product to copy old vhs movies and copy my analog camcorder hi 8mm tapes to mpe(dvd) format. Like the other review says, the hardware is a piece of junk and in my opinion should have never been allowed to be sold to the public. It still amazes me how companies get away with this and still stay in business. The software seem ok Pinnacle Studio 8. I have a Dell 8300 running xp pro with sp1 installed, 512 memmory and 200mb harddisk, ati 9800 video card, siig 1394 firewire card. I have a high end sony hi 8mm camcorder. The bottom line is that when you capture video and you have a scene transitions(ex. tape a scene of my kids one day and then next day I tape a nother scene - normal use), it HANGS up(the video goes crazy and it starts making all these popping sounds). My first scene was 5 minutes and then it hung up. I could never get it to capture more than 5 minutes. I tried for hours to make it work and I have 20 years experience as a computer developer. I then started researching this product and found no good reviews, they were all terrible. The moviebox usb is going to have the same problem because of the mpeg encoder chipset in the box, it just does not work. If you want a great production, then the anwser is the Canopus ADVC100(approx $250.00 street price). I bought it the other day and have burned 4 hours of old vhs and hi 8mm movies to the .avi format. You can buy other Canopus products that do mpeg hardware encoding with variable bitrate, but they are in the $500 range. If you want to edit movies, you should be capturing the video to .avi(need a lot of disk space), editing it, and then converting it to mpeg-2(dvd) fromat. Editing in MGEP format does not work well. The Canopus worked flawlessly with hunderds of scene transitions. I could not find one bad review on the Canopus product. It is plug and play. I have used Microsoft Movie Maker 2 and Pinnacle Studio 8 to capture the video. Hope this review was helpful.

        1 out of 5 stars This product is junk........2003-06-11

        This product is junk and so is the bundled software! I purchased the Moviebox in order to convert old VHS, VHS-C and Video8 to DV. When I hooked it up to my Computer (Windows XP) I couldn't capture more than 5 minutes (max.) of footage before something went awry (video would hang on a single corrupted frame, audio would cut in and out and or reverberate very annoyingly). Pinnacle tech support gave a whole list of things to try which didn't help.

        Next I attempted to use the box in standalone mode (not using a computer at all) going from a Canon Video8 camcorder through the Moviebox and out to a Sony VX1000 DV camcorder. I am able to capture but it requires constant (and I mean constant) "baby sitting" because it hiccups on average about every 10 minutes. There is no way to just set it up and leave it run while you go about other business.

        Bottom line is don't waste your time or money on this product! I'm returning mine right away.
        Pinnacle Systems 210100186 Studio DV version 8 Canada only
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          Pinnacle Systems 210100186 Studio DV version 8 Canada only

          Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
          ProductGroup: CE
          Binding: Electronics

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          ASIN: B000086F30

          Product Description

          Introducing Pinnacle Studio version 8: the total video-editing solution for your desktop or laptop PC. Simply capture your video footage and then use the professional editing features like scene transitions, title effects, and fast/slow motion to create compelling movies. After you've edited your video, you can output to tape or burn your movies to a CD or DVD that will play on most living room DVD players.Studio version 8 makes editing movies on your PC or laptop easier than ever. Pinnacle Studio software allows you to drag-and-drop your captured video footage onto the editing timeline and assemble a movie in mere minutes. Then add professional 3D scene transitions, some background music, a couple of title effects, and get ready to show the world your finished masterpiece. Share your special moments with family and friends on DVD! With Studio version 8, you can burn a disc with your CD or DVD burner that will play in most set-top DVD players. Plus, there are advanced authoring features that allow you to create multiple linked menus, motion menus, and motion buttons. Now you can turn hours of home video into Hollywood-style movies on CD/DVD that no one will want to miss. Pinnacle Studio DV version 8 includes Studio version 8 software and a 1394/FireWire capture card for owners of digital video camcorders.
          PINNACLE S EDU - STUDIO AV/DV /HW/ ( 210100372 )
          Average customer rating: Not rated
            PINNACLE S EDU - STUDIO AV/DV /HW/ ( 210100372 )

            Manufacturer: Pinnacle Systems
            ProductGroup: Software
            Binding: CD-ROM

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            ASIN: B0002Y6D2I

            Product Description

            Pinnacle Studio AV/DV comes with an internal PCI board that allows you to transfer videos from any camcorder into your PC in order to create spectacular movies, using powerful and creative functionalities such as image stabilization, automated editing, automatic color correction, noise removal and surround sound, while maintaining total ease of use from start to finish. The integrated CD/DVD authoring program provides customizable menus, navigation and one touch burning functionality making disk creation easier than ever. Pinnacle Studio version 9 allows editors to effortlessly produce Hollywood quality movies from start to finish.
            Pinnacle Systems 210100201 Studio Version 8 PC Card
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              Pinnacle Systems 210100201 Studio Version 8 PC Card

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              Introducing Pinnacle Studio version 8: the total video-editing solution for your desktop or laptop PC. Simply capture your video footage and then use the professional editing features like scene transitions, title effects, and fast/slow motion to create compelling movies. After you've edited your video, you can output to tape or burn your movies to a CD or DVD that will play on most living room DVD players.Studio version 8 makes editing movies on your PC or laptop easier than ever. Pinnacle Studio software allows you to drag-and-drop your captured video footage onto the editing timeline and assemble a movie in mere minutes. Then add professional 3D scene transitions, some background music, a couple of title effects, and get ready to show the world your finished masterpiece. Share your special moments with family and friends on DVD! With Studio version 8, you can burn a disc with your CD or DVD burner that will play in most set-top DVD players. Plus, there are advanced authoring features that allow you to create multiple linked menus, motion menus, and motion buttons. Now you can turn hours of home video into Hollywood-style movies on CD/DVD that no one will want to miss.Pinnacle Studio DV Mobile 8 includes Studio version 8 software and a PCMCIA 1394/FireWire video capture card for digital video camcorder owners who want to edit video on their laptop.

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