Pinnacle miroINSTANT Video miroINSTANT video is the breakthrough technology that keeps Pinnacle non linear editing systems above the competition. INSTANT video breaks through the 2GB file limitation, saves huge amounts of disk space and speeds up the rendering process dramatically.

miroINSTANT Video is a Pinnacle Systems timeline playback module for Adobe Premiere that greatly enhances the production process by reducing rendering time and disk space usage. However, to truly understand the benefits of miroINSTANT Video, it is important to first understand how the rendering process works without it.

Make Movie - Surrender to render!

1. There is a 2GByte .avi file size limit in Windows. Since Make Movie saves each project as one large .avi file, this would mean that the entire project could only be 2Gbyte in size. With a compression ratio of 2.5:1(optimal), this limit would be reached in about 6 minutes!
2. Make Movie rendering re-creates the .avi files that are already taking up precious storage space, thus wasting up to 50% of your hard disk space.
3. Finally, if changes are ever made to the "rendered" .avi file, even very minor ones, the entire project must be re-saved and re-rendered – taking as much time and disk space as the first time.

1. Beyond the 2GB Barrier - With independent rendering of each piece of the project, as long as each element in your project (items A, B, C, & D in the figure below) is not larger than 2GByte, Instant Video can assemble a movie of almost any length. *
2. Storage Space Times Two - Once a project element is rendered once, it will never be rendered again unless a change is applied directly to it. This includes .avi files you captured onto your hard drive. Since they are not saved twice, like they are with Make Movie, you are essentially freeing up 50% of your hard disk space.
3. Stay Interactive and Creative –miroINSTANT Video will only render the new or changed elements you add to your project - such as transitions and titles. If you change an effect at the end of a one-hour project, only that effect will be re-rendered. You can view your change in just seconds instead of hours. Even items that have to be rendered are finished up to 40% faster with Pinnacle Systems special hardware acceleration.

* Adobe Premiere 4.2 is limited to a 1 hour project. Adobe Premiere 5.0 can create a 3 hour project

The Following Award Winning Pinnacle Products ship with miroINSTANT Video: