Johannesburg, 22 Jul 2008
Phoenix Software has today announced availability of version 12 of Pinnacle Studio, the market-leading consumer video editing software.
Pinnacle Studio version 12 builds on the features that have established the Pinnacle Studio family as number one in the consumer video editing market in the US and Europe.
The new version includes Pinnacle Montage, an innovative tool that makes high-end compositing and animation effects accessible to consumers. With more than 25 new features, version 12 adds many new capabilities requested by users, while still maintaining the ease of use that has become the hallmark of Pinnacle Studio products.
More titles, DVD menus and templates have been added as well as new professional audio and video controls and a complete HD workflow with Blu-ray authoring in certain versions of Pinnacle Studio version 12.
The Pinnacle Studio version 12 family consists of three affordably priced versions to meet the needs of consumers ranging from novices to dedicated video enthusiasts. In addition to Pinnacle Studio, the basic version, Pinnacle offers Studio Plus and Studio Ultimate with more advanced audio and video tools, including a complete HD workflow.
"The video editing market isn't just growing vertically, it's growing horizontally," said Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Research (JPR), a leading market research firm based in Tiburon, California. "New markets have emerged led by casual and younger users who simply want to quickly edit their videos and post them to the Web, women who have become the designated memory keepers in the family, and the growing number of people over 50 who are becoming video hobbyists. The people in these new markets don't want to deal with a complicated application; they just want the fun of quickly creating videos that are entertaining. Clearly, Pinnacle Systems' customer-driven approach has helped it unlock opportunities in these emerging markets."
Addressing the features most requested by customers, Pinnacle Studio version 12 now incorporates advanced capabilities for audio, with numerical audio volume, master volume controls, a timeline VU meter and peak indicators. New convenience features include the ability to reference images in the album and direct crop control to automatically remove black bars of a video or image. The new version also offers improved effects performance on lower-ends PCs, advanced 2D editing, the ability to rotate effects and new content for titles and DVD menus.
Among the first to offer native HDV and AVCHD editing software, Pinnacle Systems Studio Plus and Ultimate now includes new Blu-ray disc burning capabilities in BD-MV with motion menus. ACCHD 1920 and support for various HD camcorder types including JVC full HD, Canon Vixia, Sanyo Xacti have also been added.
Pricing and availability
Designed for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista systems, the Pinnacle Studio version 12 family includes Pinnacle Studio, as well as Pinnacle Studio Plus and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate with full HD support.
The SRPs are R899.99, R1 499.99 and R1 999.95 respectively. The Pinnacle Studio version 12 family will be available 1 August 2008 from retail stores countrywide. Upgrades from previous Pinnacle Studio versions to version 12 will also be available from the same.
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