Technical Specifications
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows® XP (SP2 or higher)
- Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® 1.4 GHz or
higher (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended; 1 GB required
for HD)
- DirectX® 9 or higher compatible graphics card with
64 MB (ATI® Radeon® or NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3 or
higher with 128 MB recommended for SD (128 MB
required for 720p HD, 256 MB required for 1080i
HD)
- DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
(Creative® Audigy® or M-Audio® recommended)
- 1 GB of disk space to install software and 3+ GB to
install bonus content
- 1 USB 2.0 (Hi-speed) port
- DVD-ROM drive to install software
- Optional:
- CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super
Video CDs (S-VCDs)*
- DVD burner for creating DVDs*
- Sound card with surround sound output
required for preview of surround sound mixes**
Inputs & Outputs
- Composite video input/output (RCA connector)
PAL, SECAM (input only), NTSC
- S-Video input/output (mini-DIN connector) PAL,
SECAM (input only), NTSC
- Stereo audio input/output (2 x RCA connectors)
- IEEE 1394 In/Out connector (6-pin type)
Analogue Video Capture to Computer
- Analogue PAL & SECAM/NTSC input
- DV (IEEE 1394) camcorder capture 25 Mbit/s. Full
camera control support
- Compression: MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DV, MJPEG (User
selectable. Available real-time capture formats
depend on CPU speed.)
Video Playback from Computer
- Analog PAL/NTSC output
- DV (IEEE 1394) output to camcorder 25 Mbit/s. Full
camera/device control support
Import Formats
- Video: DV, HDV*, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, DivX®*,
MPEG-4*, 3GP(MPEG-4*), WMV, Non-encrypted
DVD titles*
- Audio: WAV, MP3
- Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF
Export Formats
- Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD* with optional CD burner
(CD-R or CD-RW)
- DVD* with optional DVD burner (DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD+R or DVD+RW)
- DV, HDV* AVI, DivX®*, RealVideo® 8, Windows
Media® 9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, MPEG-4* files
- Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ compatible
(MPEG-4*) formats
- Dolby® Digital 2 channel** & 5.1 channel** audio
*Capture, import and export of HDV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX files
and DVD titles; burning of S-VCD and DVDs requires free product
activation via Internet at the first use.
** The import/editing of DVD titles with Dolby Digital (AC3) audio,
files with Dolby audio and output in Dolby Digital Audio format can
be activated inside Pinnacle Studio Plus at additional cost.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice or
obligation