Testimonials:

Real User Paul Lemmens

In 1987, just a few short months before his three-week honeymoon to Ontario, Canada, groom Paul Lemmens bought a camcorder. Not just to record happy memories for the future, but in a way, to move on with his life

Leon Vlems, Portrait of a Pinnacle Studio Software Addict

From the outside looking in, 42-year-old Leon Vlems’ life appears, well, normal. Living in Cuijk, Holland, south of Nijmegen with his wife, three daughters and his dog, Diesel, Leon earns his living as a lighting designer, working with several well-known Italian light designers and creating beautiful custom lighting plans for his residential clients. Most would never suspect this hard working, family man’s secret. He’s an addict. A Pinnacle video editing addict, that is.

Pinnacle Real User: David Henry

Ask David Henry what he does for a living and he'll proudly reply that he is a PE Specialist at Sunrise Elementary School in the Kent School District of Kent Washington where he teaches 576 Kindergarten through 6th graders. Then he'll go on to tell you that he is also the school's official photographer; that he's been known to teach a few digital video classes both at school and for the district; that in his "spare" time on the weekends, he's the media coordinator at his church; and, he has a small wedding photography/video business on the side.

Pinnacle Real User: Benoit Boudreau

Studying Mechanical Engineering and preparing to graduate in April from the Université de Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada, you wouldn't think college student Benoit Boudreau would have time for anything other than studying, and the rare evening out with friends. But Ben (aka: "TJazZ") is a gamer with a passion for not only improving his best score, but for helping others improve theirs as well through how-to videos he produces himself and posts to the internet.

Pinnacle Documentary Creator, Dall Wilson

New York City-based documentary producer, Dall Wilson, has had his hands on a video camera since he was a child, helping his father create veterinary training films. Years later, developing into an accomplished writer and talented photographer, Dall was able to incorporate all that experience into making a name for himself through his own style of video as he began creating a series of videos promoting Broadway musicals and documentaries featuring local artists.

Pinnacle Real User: Frank Hooper

Frank Hooper's video editing experience came reluctantly; initiated more from necessity than a true desire to make movies. But when a business partnership to create "walk-through" videos of brokered yachts with a former national broadcast television cameraman failed, Frank soon found himself with thousands of dollars in video equipment, a list of impatient clients and no filming or editing experience.

The Story of Gerrit Janssen, Pinnacle User

It was the early 90s and Gerrit Janssen, of Veldhoven, Netherlands was about 33 years "young" by his account when he went on an organized hiking holiday to Cornwall, England. Armed with a fairly new still camera (film-based), the ten-day hike would take him through some rough, but beautiful country.