Pinnacle Studio Premium Pack

Introducing Pinnacle Studio Plus v.10, the most advanced and powerful home video editing solution available today. Get Studio’s easy, intuitive process, plus added power and control to unleash your creativity. Quickly and reliably capture and edit your media from popular consumer electronic devices, including the newest HDV camcorders. Pinnacle offers three versions of Studio, with the Basic version ($69.99 direct) lacking the overlay track necessary for picture-in-picture and chroma-key effects, speed adjustments, and the ability to create DVDs with more than one menu. Most of our comments refer to the Plus version ($99.99), though a MediaSuite edition ($129.99) adds image- and audio-editing tools not discussed here.

From its inception, Studio was designed to be an easy-to-use consumer editor, with features customized for consumer video projects. Studio's clutter-free, three-window interface is very intuitive and remains largely unchanged in the new version. Studio's efficient workflow is also unchanged. We especially like the ability to split and annotate clips in the Album, which helps isolate clips to include in the project. And we also like the storyboard and timeline setups for sequencing content.

Transitions include an extensive range of standards like dissolves and wipes, with optional theme packs for weddings, sporting events and the like—a key feature Premiere Elements can't match. In terms of special effects, Studio's automatic color correction is best in breed, as is its image stabilization feature, which Premiere Elements doesn't offer. Studio Plus includes additional corrective filters (like RGB color balance), with fun artistic effects like old film, earthquake, lens flare and lightning that provide great accents for home movies. You can also purchase extra packs of effects for even more editing creativity.

Premium Pack Volume 1 & 2 Overview

Add high style to your video productions with the Premium Pack collection of professionally designed Video Titles, DVD Menus and Sound Effects. Each Premium Pack Volume includes more than 25 sets of content - each including an intro DVD menu and scene menu, multiple video titles and a group of special sound effects, all designed to work together to bring your video production one integrated look and feel, just like the pros.