Selecting the Video Editing Solution that suits you.
Many people are not surprisingly confused by the sheer number of Editing solutions available plus the vast array of connection configurations and features offered. Fortunately, advances in computing power now means that Pinnacle (now part of Avid Technology) can met almost everyones requirements with just two Product Ranges :- Pinnacle Studio and Avid Liquid..
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Pinnacle Studio 10 and Studio Plus 10
For those who want to simply edit Home Movies and create professional looking tapes or DVD's, Pinnacle's Studio 10 software is amazingly powerful and offers unrivalled value-for-money. Studio 10 software is available in 2 versions - Studio 10 for those who only need all the basic features - and Studio Plus 10 for those who are looking for advanced features. Each version is also available with a variety of additional hardware to suit your specific requirements, such as the ability to import video from and record to analogue formats (such as VHS).
The following Features Table should help you decide which Studio product meets your needs - Our pesonal recommendation is the Studio Plus 10 software or the Studio Plus 700 USB
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Studio v10 and Studio Plus v10 Video Editing Software
- No additional Hardware supplied -
Studio v10
Studio Plus v10
Capture many popular formats using your cumputer's
existing Import/Export facility (e.g. Firewire Port).
YES
YES
Capture HD format using your computer's existing
Import/Export facility (i.e. Firewire Port).
YES
Editing Features:- Smart Movie, Smart Sound,
Pan & Zoom, Video & Audio Restoration,
Real-Time Effects with Preview, Background Saving,
YES
YES
Editing Features:- Keyframeable Real-Time Effects with Preview, Prefessional TV-style Effects, HD Pan & Zoom,
YES
Export/Share Features:- Export to DV using your computer's existing Import/Export facility (i.e. Firewire Port). Built-in DVD Authoring and Burning. Burn to CD. Instant Transfer from Tape to DVD.
Avid Liquid 7 supports Avid Open Timeline that allows you to edit DV, MPEG I-frame, MPEG IBP, uncompressed, Windows Media, DIVX and MPEG-4 in SD as well as HDV, with thousands of real-time video effects.
And, once you've edited your video footage, created titles and effects you can save your Programme to Video Tape or move straight into Liquid's DVD authoring toolset where you can define the interactivity, create menus, add a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix and then burn a finished DVD. Yes, DVD Authoring is right there in Liquid's Editing Timeline - no neeed to spend more money on another piece of software.
Designed to run umder Windows XP, Avid Liquid is available in two options - Avid Liquid 7 (basically the software only) and Avid Liquid Pro which includes a USB 2.0 linked Break-Out Box offering Firewire, S-Video, Conmposite Video, Analogue Audio Input and Output connection.
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Avid Liquid 7
Avid Liquid Pro 7
Video Editing with native support for just about any SD and HD format (DV, MPEG-2 IBP, MPEG-2 I-Frame, DivX, Windows Media, MPEG-4, HDV and even uncompressed) in the same timeline , Audio Editing, DVD Authoring.
1,000's of Real-Time, Keyframable 2-D and
3-D Video Effects. Liquid CX Colour Correction. Dynamic Slow-Motion. Multicam Editing (up to 16 Cameras). Background Processing. Background Saving.
YES
YES
Native Transfer of SD and HD formats via Computer's Firewire Port
YES
YES
BreakOut Box (USB-2 connection) offering Input and Otput of Video via Firewire, Composite, S-video and Component video. For audio I/O, choose from stereo or S/PDIF as well as 6-channel surround sound monitoring.
YES
Create wizard-based DVD/VCD/SVCD's with motion menus, motion buttons and automatic
links. 40 Menu Templates. Burn direct to PC's DVD Burner.
