Product: Pinnacle Studio Plus 10 Price: $950 Pros: Easy to learn and use, with professional-quality features Cons: Sometimes unstable
Beyond the cool technology and new gadgets, more consumers are embracing video and digital photography because capturing treasured moments and sharing their stories has become an important part of their lives.
Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of professional digital editing and audio systems supplier Avid Technology, has released its eponymous Studio Plus 10 software for advanced video enthusiasts who require additional power, control and quality to create more professional results.
With a robust set of new features for creating sophisticated effects and transitions, Pinnacle Studio Plus 10 exposes hobbyists and enthusiasts to the same kind of tools professionals use to create blockbuster films in Hollywood - where Avid products are the preferred choice.
Pinnacle is well known for providing a complete set of home video editing tools including PCTV, Dazzle, ShowCenter and its flagship Studio line. With Studio Plus 10, the company has maintained the intuitive and friendly interface users are familiar with and added a wider range of formats such as High-Definition Video (HDV).
The new version of Studio Plus incorporates all of the features of the traditional Studio line and adds powerful new components, including picture in picture, Chroma Key effects (also known as green screen) and full HDV editing capability.
The software can also create high-definition slide shows from digital photos. Users can take advantage of keyframeable, real-time effects by choosing from hundreds of standard and bonus effects and transitions.
