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Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11

Exclusive pro audio & video tools
Total HD workflow including AVCHD
Simplified web publishing
Improved speed and performance

Studio Ultimate 11 is no longer available.
Find the current Studio version 12 here.

Your Life in Movies. Mastered.

Pinnacle Studio™ Ultimate lets you take complete control of your video quality and style by pairing the Pinnacle Studio™ Plus video editing software with popular audio and video tools.

This full-featured application lets true video enthusiasts harness the power of the latest technologies without compromising ease of use.

The extensive range of capabilities includes compatibility with the Windows Vista™ operating system, HD DVD and AVCHD format editing and disc authoring, hi-fi audio music generation, and automatic Web publishing. In addition to the software’s improved performance and speed, and a sleek new user interface.

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate includes BIAS Inc's SoundSoap™ audio cleaning tools, professional level special effects from ProDAD© VitaScene, precision Panning and Zooming with StageTool™ MovingPicture, and a Chroma Key green screen backdrop for easy-to-achieve professional results.
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Pinnacle Studio™ Ultimate combines HD video editing with professional audio and video tools for outstanding results.

Pro tools

BIAS SoundSoap™ Pinnacle Edition audio noise cleaning tools, plus complete Dolby® Digital 5.1 audio mixing ensure your movie creations will sound as good as they look.

proDAD© VitaScene provides the tools to add the kind of professional effects such as rays, blurs and more that really give your movies flair and a sense of style.

StageTools™ MovingPicture lets you use the same tool the professionals use to create precision pans and zooms, all in high resolution, while maintaining simplicity for stunning results.

End-to-end HD

A complete HD workflow with HD DVD authoring on standard DVD media - Pinnacle Studio Plus edits native HDV or AVCHD footage and then authors HD DVD format discs that will play on the latest HD players. You can even combine projects that mix SDV, HDV and photos that are then “up-sampled” to HD resolution.

Cutting-edge AVCHD capabilities

You now import and edit the latest HD format, projected to become the primary HDV format for Camcorder leaders like Panasonic and Sony, allowing for more HDV content in half the space.

Windows Vista™ compatibility

The perfect companion to the new Windows Vista operating system, Pinnacle Studio version 11 provides full compatibility and a sleek look while it offers complete video editing tools to do more with home video content.

Scorefitter™ music generator

Automatically generate soundtracks, now with 40 source tracks which include greater variation and 48k audio samples for higher fidelity and increased accuracy than previous solutions.

New User Interface

Pinnacle Studio's interface is scalable, making it perfect for working on widescreen monitors or adjusting the windows to get close to the task at hand while keeping all the tools at your fingertips.

Simplified Web publishing

Pinnacle Studio makes Web publishing automatic. You can now post your movies on Yahoo! Videos with just a few clicks.

Improved speed and performance

Pinnacle Studio Plus now installs faster and exports files at double* the speed previously possible. (*an average; results may vary)
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Minimum System Requirements

Windows® XP with SP2 or Windows Vista™ operating system (32 bit Windows Vista recommended)

Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® 1.8 GHz or higher (2.4 GHz recommended) - Intel® Pentium® HT or AMD® Athlon® 2.4 GHz or 1.6 GHz Dual core required for Windows Vista
Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for 1440x1080 AVCHD editing; Intel® Core™2 Quad 2.66 GHz or higher required for 1920x1080 AVCHD editing

512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) - 1 GB required for HD and/or Windows Vista (2 GB recommended)
1.5 GB required for AVCHD (2 GB required on Windows Vista)

DirectX® 9 or higher compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB recommended) - 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB ATI® Radeon®9600+ or NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6 or higher recommended)
256 MB required for HD and AVCHD editing (ATI® Radeon®9600+ or NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6 or higher recommended)

DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card

1 GB of disk space to install software and 3+ GB to install bonus content

DVD-ROM drive to install software

Optional:

CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S-VCDs)

DVD burner for creating DVDs and HD DVD discs*

Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes**

Capture Options

Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire® port on your PC)

Capture from analog camcorders, 8 MM, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). Requires DirectShow® compatible graphic board or TV tuner board with analog (Composite or S-Video) inputs on your PC

Import from AVCHD* camcorders (requires USB 2.0 on your PC and a UDF driver which comes with your camcorder)

Output Options

Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with DV Input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port)

Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow® compatible video device or video card with TV-output)

Output to Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ formats*

Import Formats

Video: AVCHD*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MOD, 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)

HD DVD* and DVD* disc with optional DVD burner (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, dual layer)

Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ compatible (MPEG-4) formats*

DV, HDV, AVI, DivX, RealVideo® 8, Windows Media® 9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4* files

Dolby® Digital 2 channel* and 5.1 channel** audio

* Requires free product activation via Internet at the first use.
** Requires product activation via Internet at additional cost.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.
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Awards
PC World Belgium (Belgium),1-12-2007, Studio 11 Ultimate, EDITOR’S CHOICE
Date :01/12/2007
Presented By :PC World
CD Austria (Austria), 7/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Note: Very Good, Recommended by Editor
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :CD-Austria
Compatibles PC Magazine (France), 06/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Labo PC Mag
Date :01/06/2007
Presented By :PC Magazine
PC Achat (France), N° 131, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11.1, Recommended Performance
Date :01/08/2007
Presented By :PC ACHAT
PC Guia (Portugal), 06/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Silver Award UK
Date :01/06/2007
Presented By :PC Guia
Freenet (Germany), 05/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Test result: Good
Date :01/05/2007
Presented By :Freenet.de
Computer Bild (Germany), Nr. 11/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Test Result: Good
Date :01/06/2007
Presented By :Computer Bild
PC go! (Germany), 08/2007, Pinnacle Studio 11 Ultimate, Very Good Award
Date :01/08/2007
Presented By :PC go
PC Today (Spain), 06/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Recommended Product
Date :01/06/2007
Presented By :PC Today
Videoaktiv Digital (Germany), N° 5/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Test result: Good
Date :01/08/2007
Presented By :video aktiv digital - Ausgabe 2/2002
Digital Movie (Netherlands), 11/07, Pinnacle Studio 11 Ultimate, Best video-editing software of the year 2007/2008
Date :01/11/2007
Presented By :Digital Movie
PhotoVideoi (Singapore), 08/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, 5 Stars
Date :01/08/2007
Presented By :PhotoVideoi (Singapore)
Computer Bild (Italia ), 31 ottobre 2007 n. 70, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Test-Winner
Date :01/10/2007
Presented By :Computer Bild
Personal Computer World (UK), 06/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Recommended Product Award
Date :01/06/2007
Presented By :Personal Computer World
PCtipp (Germany), 12/07, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Testurteil: Gut
Date :01/12/2007
Presented By :PCTipp
Exame Informática (Portugal), 07/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11 – Recommended Product (5 stars)
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :Exame Informática
Personal Computer (Spain), 07/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Quality Award
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :Personal Computer Magazine (PCM)
PC Welt (Germany), 07/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Test result: Good
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :PC WELT (Deutschland)
TCN (Spain), 07/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Recommended Product
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :TCN
e-media (Germany), 11/07, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Quality Award
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :eMedia Magazine
Computer Bild (Germany), Nr. 17/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11.1, Test-Winner
Date :01/08/2007
Presented By :Computer Bild
PC Actual (Spain), 07/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Recommended product
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :PC Actual
Smart Computing (USA), 10/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Smart Choice Award
Date :01/10/2007
Presented By :Smart Computing
PC Info (Germany), 7/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11, Note: Very Good, Recommended by Editor
Date :01/07/2007
Presented By :PC Info
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Reviews
PC Advisor, 08/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11
“Offers a good bundle of features and extras for the price.”
01/08/2007,
Computeractive, 07/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11
“One of the easiest video applications to use, the new HD format puts it ahead of the competition.”
01/07/2007,
Personal Computer World, 09/2007, Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11
"Pinnacle Studio remains one of the easiest video applications to use and the addition of AVCHD support puts it ahead of the competition"
01/09/2007,

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 11

Your Life in Movies. Mastered.

See What you Can Do

Resources

Pro tools

End-to-end HD

Cutting-edge AVCHD capabilities

Windows Vista™ compatibility

Scorefitter™ music generator

New User Interface

Simplified Web publishing

Improved speed and performance

Resources

Minimum System Requirements

Capture Options

Output Options

Import Formats

Export Formats

Resources

Awards

Resources

Reviews

“Offers a good bundle of features and extras for the price.”

“One of the easiest video applications to use, the new HD format puts it ahead of the competition.”

"Pinnacle Studio remains one of the easiest video applications to use and the addition of AVCHD support puts it ahead of the competition"