Features:

• Take advantage of the latest HD video editing technologies, including Blu-ray and AVCHD
• Native HD, get the same pristine quality from your original source all the way to final output – without transcoding and in real-time. Combine projects that mix standard and high definition video and photos for a final result in full HD resolution
• Built-in HD Disc Burning, Natively author Blu-ray format discs with full motion menus. Or make AVCHD format discs on standard DVDs to play on Blu-ray players
• Pinnacle Montage theme based editing – designed by professional producers and artists – puts incredible creative power at your fingertips
• Hollywood style multi-layered effects, animated graphics, titles and Hi-Fi audio
• Archive your video memories, publish them on YouTube™, or enjoy them on DVDs and portable devices
• Professional software tools for titling, color correction, lighting and special effects, plus a green screen backdrop
• Green Sheet (approx. 5.95 ft x 5.58 ft) included, essential for creating high quality Chroma Key effects
• Key frame-able 2D/3D motion graphics, hundreds of effects and transitions, and preview them in full quality, even in HD
• Scorefitter® music generator, automatically generate a rich soundtrack to match the length of your movie; now with 40+ source tracks that feature more choice, higher fidelity and increased accuracy
• Import and export .mov files

Boris Graffiti – title & graphic animation:

• Easily craft sophisticated title animations including type on text, text on a path, jitter and randomization
• Create 3D text with bump maps and reflections
• Expansive Style Palette and the Boris Library Browser provide fast access to hundreds of preset effects and styles

Magic Bullet Looks – Pro film styles:

• Define the style of your video or film, regardless of on-set conditions
• Choose from more than a hundred Look presets, all neatly organized into 10 categories, to help set the mood for everything from a wedding to a film festival winner

proDAD VitaScene – lighting, glows & more:

• Sophisticated effects and transitions that contribute greatly to the style and mood of your project: light rays, color matching, artistic film styles, and more

Capture Options:

• Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire® port)
• 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-Vide) inputs
• Import from AVCHD camcorders (requires USB 2.0 and a UDF driver)

Output Options:

• Output to DV, HDV or Digital tape (requires camcorder with FireWire Input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port)
• Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow compatible videdevice or videcard with TV-output)
• Output to Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ formats

Import Formats:

• Video: AVCHD, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®, MPEG-4, 3GP(MPEG-4), WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles
• Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3
• Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF

Export Formats:

• VideCD (VCD) or S-VCD with optional CD burner (CD-R or CD-RW)
• AVCHD, Blu-ray BD, HD-DVD, DVD disc with optional disc burner (incl. 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

Minimum System Requirements:

• Windows XP SP2 (SP3), Windows Vista (SP1), Windows 7
• Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher 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 1440×1080 AVCHD editing
• Intel® Core™2 Quad 2.66 GHz or higher required for 1920×1080 AVCHD editing
• 1 GB system memory recommended
• 2 GB required for AVCHD, recommended for HD and/or Windows Vista DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended), 128 MB required for Plug-ins (for Magic Bullet Looks: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported; for VitaScene with HD: 512MB recommended)
• 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB or higher recommended)
• 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
• 3 GB of disk space
• DVD-ROM drive to install software
• Optional: CD burner for creating VideCDs or Super VideCDs (S-VCDs), DVD burner for creating DVD, HD-DVD and AVCHD discs on standard media, Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs, Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes

In the box:

• Pinnacle Studio Ultimate install CD (Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 12 Video Editing Software; Instant DVD Record; RTFX Volume 1; Sure Thing Express Labeler)
• Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Plug-in CD (Boris Graffiti; Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks; proDAD VitaScene)
• Green Screen