Reasons to Upgrade to Pinnacle Studio Plus and MediaSuite version 10 
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Why Upgrade to Pinnacle Studio Plus version 10?

There are more reasons than ever to step up to Pinnacle Studio Plus version 10, the most advanced and powerful home video editing solution available today. Studio Plus has been rebuilt from the ground up with your future in mind. It combines the power of the highly esteemed professional Liquid Edition Engine with the familiar Studio three-step workflow that you know and love. Studio Plus version 10 means more power , more control , more supported formats, more connectivity to the popular consumer devices including HDV video cameras and more reliability. Read on and see for yourself why you should upgrade today!

Rebuilt From the Ground Up on the Pinnacle Liquid Edition Engine
Experience the power, quality, reliability and pinpoint control of the professionally esteemed Pinnacle Liquid Edition Engine that now drives Studio 10. The Liquid Edition Engine brings you higher quality results in considerably less time.

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Real-time Full Resolution Preview for Uninterrupted Workflow
Immediately preview all of your projects in full resolution on your primary or secondary computer monitor at anytime. The real-time preview functionality is format independent so you can sample effects, titles and more and view the results in full resolution in all supported formats including HDV. Now you can make editorial decisions in real-time while your creativity is actively percolating.

Capture, Edit and Share Natively in High Quality HD
Capture video from the latest consumer HD cameras, DVD video cameras and even cell phones . Once captured, instantly drag and drop your clips into the timeline and edit them in their native formats. Native editing means you don’t have to waste time and jeopardize quality with transcoding. With Studio Plus version 10, you can now capture, edit and share in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, DV, AVI, Windows Media, DivX*, and HD with HDV.

Mix and Match Formats in the Same Project
Not only is there greatly expanded support for more sources and fo rmats with Studio Plus version 10, now you can actually mix and match all of the supported formats with similar frame rates in one timeline. Many of the top professional editing applications do not include this feature.

More Control with Keyframing
Keyframing gives you the added control of changing the characteristics of video plug-ins at any point in time. This enables you to create and line up video effects with great accuracy to unique audio and video queues. Imagine moving your picture-in-picture across the screen to follow a moving object in the primary video track? Or, varying the degree of a blur over time in a single clip. It’s all possible in Studio Plus version 10 with a few clicks of the mouse.

More Included Video/Audio Plug-Ins and Hollywood FX Transitions
Studio Plus version 10 includes 11 new video plug-ins, three new audio plug-ins and two new Hollywood FX transition packs (32 new transitions in all).

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Maximize the Presentation of Your Digital Images with HD Pan and Zoom
Retain the highest image resolution while creating captivating high quality HD movies. Now take advantage of the inherent quality of your original digital images when animating them with close ups and Pan and Zoom in any direction with Ken Burns like effects. Zoom in on your subject’s face and retain true HD clarity. Why drop the quality of your images and lose creative options when you can edit your images in true HD? If you have digital images, you now have HD content and are ready to edit in HD with Studio Plus version 10.

Save Time and Resources with Instant Transfer Direct to DVD
For those times when you want to quickly archive or share your work without editing, you can now easily transfer your video directly to DVD with stylized menus and chapters. You no longer need to spend the extra time consuming step of copying your files on to your hard drive first. Instantly and safely archive your video tapes in full digital quality on DVD in less than half the time it takes with other solutions.

Manage All Your Digital Media with Pinnacle Media Manager
Quickly and easily find, manage and organize all of your videos, photos, audio and music files for drag and drop editing within Studio Plus version 10.

More Creative Options with Variable Speed Control
Have fun with the slow and fast motion video and audio playback special effects. Additional features include reverse video and the ability to lock the pitch of the audio when playing a clip in fast or slow motion. This lets you playback talking video at a faster or slower pace while maintaining the accustomed speech patterns.

Save Time and Resources with Intelligent Rendering
Retain the highest quality while saving time and disk space with Studio Plus version 10’s new and improved intelligent rendering. With intelligent rendering, only the portion of your project that has been altered needs to be rendered. Studio Plus’ background rendering takes full advantage of intelligent rendering. The combination of these two features will sharply reduce and in many cases even eliminate the incremental time needed to render out your final project for CD, DVD or the Web. With most competing applications, the entire project must be rendered in all situations.

Protect Your Project with InstantSave
With the unique InstantSave™ technology, every step you make is immediately and automatically protected. You can even drop back to an earlier version of your project by using the Undo function. So, if your computer gets accidentally turned off or there is a power outage, you can rest assured that your most recent work will be saved. Not only will the work be saved, you will also have access to your undo history so that you can take the project back to an earlier version.

All the benefits of the Studio Plus version 10 upgrade PLUS... a complete set of integrated, high-quality media enrichment and management tools, so you can take total control of your creative media options.

Organize, protect and share your photos with Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album 5 Standard Edition detailed photo and image enhancement
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Edit your audio files with Steinberg WaveLab Lite

Pinnacle Instant Burning Applications: Fast, easy CD and DVD burning, duplication and backup

DivX® Video			MPEG-4 Video
Dolby® Digital 5.1 Channel Audio			MP3 audio encoding and output