Make Movies Like a Pro—with Technology Trusted by Hollywood
Includes green screen, complete effects suite, Dolby 5.1, and Blu-ray authoring

Created by Avid®, the world leader in professional audio and video creation technology, Pinnacle Studio™ HD Ultimate Collection v.15 makes it easy to edit like a pro with intuitive new features, ultra-fast performance, and a massive content collection. Quickly import videos and photos from a wide range of devices—then edit scenes and create professional-looking HD movies with over 2200 effects, titles, transitions, and other content. The included green screen even makes it possible to create exciting chroma-key effects. You can use the Motion Titler to create sophisticated animated titles, and add stunning Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound. Then export complete projects to today’s most popular formats—or burn them to Blu-ray or DVD—and share them with the world. The unique new Archive/Restore tool conveniently preserves your work.
 
1. Quickly import photos and video
2. Easily drag and drop videos, photos, titles, effects, and music
3. Automatically create music to fit the length of your movie
4. Choose from over 2200 2D/3D effects, transitions, and other content
5. Preview in real time using the player window or full-screen mode
6. Use the included green screen sheet to create chroma-key effects

Professional Red Giant Plug-in Package
With the Red Giant plug-in package, you can enhance your productions with the same visual effects used in blockbuster Hollywood movies. Amaze your audience with light and lens flares, turn video into animation, apply 3D light-ray, smoke, explosion, and rain effects—and much more.

• Knoll Light Factory: Light and lens flares from master effects guru John Knoll (visual effects supervisor; Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean, Avatar)
• ToonIt: Turn video into animation
• Trapcode Shine: Light ray effects
• Particular: 3D smoke, explosion, and rain effects
• Magic Bullet Looks: Change the look and mood of your movie
• Trapcode 3D Stroke: Animation and 3D effects

Hollywood FX Volumes 1–3
Over 1000 unique, professional-level transitions and effects with themes including: Waves, Sports, Space, Sci-Fi, Holiday, Weddings, Comics and Cartoons, Pirates, Secret Agents, Tropical Vacation, Historical Architecture, and many more. Also includes HFX Editor for creating custom effects.

Creative Pack Vol. 1
32 DVD menus, 91 montage templates, and 28 titles, including: Cool Trees and Leafy Greens, Floral and Botanical, Hawaii, '50s Modern, Islands, Red Retro, and many more.

Pinnacle Premium Pack Vol. 2
54 DVD menu templates, 81 titles, and 79 sound effects with themes including Baby, Kids, Winter, Travel, and more.

New in Pinnacle Studio v.15

Archive/Restore Tool
The new Archive/Restore tool lets you store all project data to an external hardware drive or other backup media. This makes it easy to transfer your projects to a different computer—or restore your data if your system ever fails.

Enhanced Performance
Studio v.15 makes it easier to work with all your favorite formats than ever before. You’ll enjoy fast performance with the popular AVCHD format (found in most camcorders and digital still cameras), H.264-based formats, and more.

Import
• Import video and photos from video cameras, digital cameras, phones, DVDs, and more

Edit
• Edit HD video on your computer—with ultra-fast performance when using AVCHD and H.264-based formats*
• Organize your media using the project bin and favorite folders
• Use the Montage feature to easily create professional-looking multi-track video effects
• Included Montage templates give you a head start with easy-to-use, multi-layer animations, transitions, and titles
• Back up your work with the new Archive/Restore tool*

Enhance
• Use the Motion Titler to create sophisticated animated titles—just drag and drop
• Add professional effects from award-winning visual effects company Red Giant
• Add incredible Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound to your productions
• Use stop-motion capture for amazing animations and fast-motion effects
• Fix shaky camera shots with the same technology used on major motion pictures
• Use the included DVD menus for a professional look
• Included 5’ x 6’ chroma-key green screen sheet lets you change backgrounds and locations for your subjects

Share
• Easy one-click uploading to YouTube—including high-quality widescreen and HD* formats
• Share straight to Blu-ray and DVD
• Export movies to Flash, DivX Plus MKV*, QuickTime® HD*, AVCHD, AVCHD Lite*, PS3, Wii, Xbox®, and more
* New in version 15.

Input 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 Pinnacle or Dazzle video hardware
• Import from AVCHD* and other file-based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices, and webcams via USB

Output Options
• Output to DV, HDV, or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with FireWire input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port)
• Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow-compatible device with video output)
Import Formats
• Video: AVCHD*, AVCHD Lite*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP (MPEG-4)*, WMV, non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTime® MOV (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*), DivX Plus™ MKV*
• Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
• Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K

Export Formats
• AVCHD*, AVCHD Lite*, BD Blu-ray*, HD-DVD, DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW, dual layer), S-VCD, Video CD (VCD)
• Apple® iPod®, Sony® PSP/PS3, Nintendo® Wii, Microsoft® Xbox compatible formats*
• YouTube HD
• DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3*, QuickTime® MOV, DivX Plus MKV*
• Dolby® Digital 2-channel and 5.1-channel audio*
* Requires free product activation via the Internet.

System Requirements

• Windows® 7, Windows Vista® (SP2), Windows XP (SP3)
• Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
  • Intel Core™2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*, Intel Core™2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for AVCHD* 1920
• 1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
• DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended)
  • 128 MB required for Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Plug-in: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported.
  • 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
• DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
• 3.6 GB of disk space
• DVD-ROM drive to install software
• Accessory:
  • CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S-VCDs)
  • DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD* discs
  • Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs*
  • Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes*

Package Contents
• Pinnacle Studio™ HD Ultimate Collection version 15 install DVD
- SureThing Express Labeler
- Red Giant plug-ins: ToonIt, Knoll Light Factory, Magic Bullet Looks, Trapcode Shine, 3D Stroke, Particular
- Hollywood FX Vols. 1–3
- Creative Pack Vol. 1
- Premium Pack Vol. 2
- User guide (PDF)
• Quick Start guide
• Installation guide
• Archive/Restore guide
• Chroma-key green screen sheet