We think making awesome movies should be simple, fun, and lightning fast. That's why we've made Pinnacle Studio faster than ever. Import clips and polish them right inside the built-in media organizer. Storyboard first drafts and even create movies automatically—or refine edits with frame accuracy on a 6-track timeline and spice things up with over 1500 2D/3D effects. Built-in media cloud access from Box¹ makes your files available anywhere, anytime—including projects you start on Pinnacle Studio for iPad. One click shares your HD videos on Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo.

• See results sooner with up to 10x faster video rendering²
• Access video and photos from HD camcorders and digital devices
• Import clips and movie projects from Pinnacle Studio for iPad³
• Organize and polish your favorite clips and music with the built-in media library
• Storyboard quick first drafts—even create movies automatically
• Edit with frame accuracy on a 6-track timeline in HD
• Add excitement with over 1500 2D/3D effects—even green-screen superimposition
• Layer animations and titles easily with included Montage templates
• Use the trim editor to set source clip in/out points, then send to the timeline to include in your project
• Create custom-fit soundtracks with Scorefitter
• Share HD videos on Facebook, YouTube, and Vimeo with a few clicks Create DVDs and export to your favorite digital devices and formats
• Store projects and clips in the cloud to access anywhere, anytime—includes 50 GB1 of cloud access free from Box
• Easily archive and restore your work with Project Packages
• Zip through projects via 64-bit, NVIDIA™ CUDA™, and Intel™ Quick Sync Video optimization

¹25 GB included, additional 25 GB with product registration
²When editing AVC (H.264) video format and producing video in the same format.
³Pinnacle Studio for iPad app not included

Import Your Digital Media

Import your videos and photos manually or automatically from virtually any device—camcorders, digital cameras, webcams, tablets, mobile phones, handheld audio recorders, and more. Pinnacle Studio also supports tape-based1 and analog devices1, and even imports audio files in 5.1 surround format.

Edit Anywhere, Anytime With iPad and the Cloud

Pinnacle Studio features integrated cloud access so that your media files and projects are always handy, no matter where you are or what you're doing. Project Packages lets you bundle together all of the media files related to a given movie, taking the work out of organizing and assuring that you always have all the files you need. You can even start editing projects on the go with Pinnacle Studio for iPad², then transfer them to Pinnacle Studio for polishing. We've thrown in 50GB³ of free cloud access from Box to get you started.

Organize and Polish Your Media

With the built-in media library, it's simple to organize and rate your favorite video clips, photos, music, and other creative elements so you can easily find and reuse them in various projects. You can even correct and enhance your source media right inside Pinnacle Studio's media library without the need for additional apps. Crop, pan-and zoom, and eliminate red eye from photos. Equalize and clean up noisy audio. Color-correct video and stabilize shaky footage. The changes and effects you add to your files in the media library apply whenever you use them in a project or export them for other uses—saving time and streamlining your movie making.

Edit Your Movies—Fast

Pinnacle Studio gives you the flexibility to make movies the way that best suits you or the needs of a given project. For instant results, drag-and-drop your desired media elements from the library into SmartMovie to automatically produce great videos—complete with music. You can also use Storyboard mode to easily create first drafts and visualize how your story will unfold.

At any point, you can switch to the timeline for more traditional editing. Pinnacle Studio lets you set source clip trim in/out points, then send trimmed clips right to the timeline to include in your project. Six tracks give you the ability to create sophisticated picture-in-picture and multi-layer effects in HD with frame accuracy—just like a Hollywood pro. It all happens at state-of-the-art lightning speeds thanks to up to 10x faster rendering4 and optimization for the latest acceleration technologies like 64-bit operation, NVIDIA® CUDA™, and Intel® Quick Sync Video.

Enhance And Energize With Over 1500 Effects

Add excitement and polish to your movies with over 1500 2D/3D effects, animated titles and transitions. The included Montage templates provide preset themes—weddings, sports, holidays, sci-fi, comics and more—for fast pro-level results with just a few clicks. You can customize Montage templates for exactly the look you're after. Use stop-motion capture to create amazing animations and fast-motion effects like you see on the big screen. Pinnacle Studio even lets you superimpose people you've shot in front of a green screen over different backgrounds.

Music To Your Ears

No movie is complete without a soundtrack. Pinnacle Studio lets you add music with the included Scorefitter library of royalty-free sounds and songs—and they even automatically adjust to fit the length of your movies. Of course, you can also import tracks from other sound libraries or add your own original compositions.

Share Your Masterpieces

When you're ready to share your videos with family and friends, Pinnacle Studio makes it easy to post your HD videos on Facebook®, YouTube®, and Vimeo®. You can also easily create DVDs and export to popular formats like Adobe® Flash® FLV, MPEG-4, and DivX®, as well as popular devices like Microsoft® Xbox®, Sony® PlayStation, Nintendo™ Wii™, Apple® TV and Apple® iPad®.

¹Video capture hardware required
²Pinnacle Studio for iPad app not included
³25 GB included, additional 25 GB with product registration

• Windows® 8, Windows® 7, Windows® Vista® (SP2) (64-bit OS recommended)
• Intel® Core™ Duo 1.8 GHz, Core™ i3 or AMD® Athlon™ 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or higher; Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.66 GHz, Intel® Core™ i5 or i7 1.06 GHz or higher required for AVCHD™ & Intel® Quick Sync Video support
• 2 GB of RAM or higher, min. 4 GB for Windows® 64-bit
• DirectX® 9 (or higher) graphics device with Pixel Shader 3.0 support such as:
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® 6 series or higher (CUDA™ enabled required for CUDA support)
  • ATI™ X1000 series or higher
  • Intel® GMA X3000 series or higher
  • 128 MB VGA VRAM; 256 MB or higher recommended, required for AVCHD™ & CUDA™
• Display resolution: 1024 x 600 or higher
• Windows®-compatible sound card (multi-channel output required for surround preview)
• 5.8 GB HDD space for installation
• DVD-ROM for installation (box version only)
• Internet connection required for online activation and cloud or online services

Accessories

• DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD™ discs

 

Input Options

• Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires FireWire® port)
• Capture from analog camcorders, 8 mm, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM) (requires Pinnacle or Dazzle® video hardware—sold separately)
• Import from AVCHD™ and other file-based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices and webcams

Import Formats

• Video: MVC, AVCHD™, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1/-2/-4, DivX®, Flash, 3GP (MPEG-4, H.263), WMV, non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTime® (DV, MJPEG, MPEG-4, H.264), DivX Plus® MKV
• Audio: MP3, MPA, M4A, WAV, AMR, AC3, AAC, Vorbis, WMA
• Graphic: JPS, BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K

Export Formats

• AVCHD™, DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, dual layer)
• Apple® iPod®/iPhone®/iPad®/TV, Sony® PSP®/PS3/PS4, Nintendo® Wii™, Microsoft® Xbox® compatible formats
• DV, HDV, AVI, DivX, WMV, MPEG-1/-2/-4, Flash, 3GP, WAV, MP2, MP3, MP4, QuickTime®, H.264, DivX Plus MKV, JPEG, TIF, TGA, BMP; 3D: MVC, AVCHD™, MPEG-4, DivX Plus, MJPEG
• Dolby® Digital 2-channel

 

Supported Languages

Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.

Live Screen Capture is available in English only.

 

Compare Pinnacle Studio 17 Family
	Studio 17	Plus	Ultimate
iZotope Music & Speech Cleaner
Red Giant Filmmaker's Toolkit and Motion Graphics Toolkit
4K Ultra HD video support (Coming Dec. 2013*)
Blu-ray™ authoring
Live Screen Capture
3D MVC file format import
Simultaneous source and master windows with drag-and-drop
Keyframe-based effects
Dolby 5.1 native support (import/export)
Customizable keyboard shortcuts
Stereoscopic 3D import, editing and export
Stereoscopic 3D depth control
Advanced NVIDIA 3D Vision support
Dual-monitor 3D support, "side by side" export
Up to 10x faster video rendering1
Included 2D/3D effects, transitions, titles and templates	1500+	1800+	2000+
Video/audio tracks for multilayer editing	6 (3/3)	24 (12/12)	unlimited
Media asset rating, advanced tagging and collections		advanced	advanced
Import and polish projects from Pinnacle Studio for iPad2
Cloud-based media and project access/transfer from Box (50GB included3)
Easy sharing to Facebook®, YouTube® and Vimeo®
Export to Apple® iPad, Apple® TV, Microsoft® Xbox®, and more
Export popular files: Flash®, DivX®, AVCHD™ 2.0 and MPEG-4
Storyboard and timeline editing
SmartMovie drag-and-drop automatic moviemaking
Project Packages for easy archive/restore
64-bit optimized
NVIDIA CUDA hardware acceleration
Intel® Quick Sync Video hardware acceleration
Scorefitter music library for custom-fit soundtracks
Integrated media asset library
Video/photo/music correction and enhancement in media library
Frame-accurate timeline editing
Trim editor for source clip in/out-points
Color bars and tone generation
Transition editor
Editable themed Montage effects/transitions templates
3D auto-color adjustment for both eyes
DVD authoring

*4K Ultra HD support will be available as a free in-app update by Dec. 2013.

¹ When editing AVC (H.264) video format and producing video in the same format

² Pinnacle Studio for iPad app not included

³ 25 GB included, additional 25 GB with product registration