Pinnacle Studio 21.5

There are many video editing programs. For example, Movie Maker comes with Windows, but if you want to be even a little creative, you quickly hit a wall—and the more advanced editors usually cost a fortune.

Pinnacle Studio includes virtually everything you need for video editing and lets you create highly professional productions. Despite its many features and advanced options, the software is surprisingly easy to use. Whether you’re working on professional HD productions or cutting together a vacation video, you’ll find plenty of tools that make your work easier, and everything is laid out logically and intuitively. If you’re looking for video editing software, Pinnacle Studio will most likely be the only program you need. It would be impossible to cover every feature here.

Read more on the manufacturer's website. If you need a powerful yet very easy-to-use video editor, do yourself a favor and try Pinnacle Studio.

At the same time, the program offers a large collection of effects created by professional producers, ready to drop onto your footage. Supports Full HD. Burn to all media, including Blu-ray. Optimized to take full advantage of your PC’s power. The Scorefitter® music generator automatically adds music to your videos—11 themes with over 80 templates. And much, much more.

Capture options: Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8, or VCRs (requires a FireWire® port). Capture from analog camcorders, 8 mm, Hi8, VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, S-VHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). Requires a DirectShow®-compatible graphics card or TV tuner with analog input (Composite or S-Video). Import from AVCHD* camcorders (requires USB 2.0 and a UDF driver). Output options: Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape (requires a camera with a FireWire input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port). Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow-compatible video devices or a video card with TV-out). Output to Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™. Import formats: Video: AVCHD*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, unencrypted DVD titles. Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3. Graphics: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF. Export formats: Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD with a CD burner (CD-R or CD-RW). AVCHD*, Blu-ray BD*, HD-DVD*, DVD* disc with burner (including dual layer). Apple iPod and Sony PSP compatible (MPEG-4) formats. DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3* files. Dolby® Digital 2-channel* and 5.1-channel** audio.

Pinnacle Studio is an excellent video editing program for putting your videos together.

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