Pinnacle Edition 5 Specifications

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"Pinnacle Edition version 5 is the most powerful and feature rich PC based video editing and DVD authoring solution available. Pinnacle Edition version 5 is also the first professional non-linear video editing application to utilize both the CPU and GPU to provide more than 1000 real-time 2D/3D effects, advanced color correction, chroma/luma key and more.

PINNACLE EDITION GIVES YOU MORE

• Multiple, real time FX for faster and more creative workflow including
  real time 2D/3D, advanced color correction and chroma/luma key effects
• Integrated timeline-based DVD authoring for faster DVD creation
• Background processing - generating your final DV content while you work
• A sub-pixel processing engine that delivers the highest video quality
• InstantSave technology to ensure you never lose your work
• A customizable user interface for ultimate control
• Advanced scene detection for more efficient capture and media logging
• Full-screen DV resolution preview to accurately check your work
• Desktop storyboarding and timeline editing means Pinnacle Edition works the way you work
• Unlimited video, audio and image tracks for the ultimate in creativity

UNRIVALLED REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE

• 3 or more DV streams of effects, PLUS graphic overlays (5+streams of DV with recommended system requirements)
• Graceful degradation – whatever FX cannot be shown in real-time will be displayed at a reduced frame rate, instead of a black screen
• Seamlessly mix CPU and GPU effects on the timeline.
• CPU-based transitions include: 2D/3D; cross-dissolve; cross-dissolve to black; gradient wipe; gradient wipe with border
• CPU-based filters include: 2D/3D DVE (move, scale, rotate, borders, soft shadows, crop); blur (independent horizontal/vertical); Chromakey (YUV blue/green screen processing); Lumakey, Color Correction (YUV); Invert; Posterize; Roll/Crawl
• GPU-based transitions include: 2D/3D; dissolve; waterdrop/wave; explosion; page peel/curl; wipe (band, clock, gradient, radial, wedge, push, slide, barn doors, inset); iris (cross, diamond, round, square)
• GPU-based filters include: bevel; crystal; reflection; page peel/curl; lens flare; magnify; 2D/3D DVE; multi-shape crop/PiP/spotlight; replicate; waterdrop/wave; colour adjust; crop
• All Pinnacle Hollywood FX performed in real-time (except multi-window)
• All above FX previewed in real-time on computer monitor

INTEGRATED DVD AUTHORING

• DVD wizard assistance for easy menu creation
• High-quality DVD templates included
• Menu Editor with drag-and-drop linkage to timeline
• Dedicated DVD menu track
• DVD preview functionality from DV sources
• Full-screen menu editor for changing, fonts, styles, backgrounds, buttons.
• In-context text entry for button labels
• Automatic chapter generation from edit points
• Markers across multiple tracks
• Menu import from Photoshop layered files (PSD format);
  support for alpha masks
• Screenshot feature to apply FX to DVD menus
• MPEG-2 export from the timeline with Burn-to-DVD based on Pinnacle Technology with both CBR and VBR support

PACKAGE CONTENTS :

• Pinnacle Edition version 5 Install CD
• Pinnacle Discovering Edition CD
• Pinnacle Edition version 5 Quick Reference Card
• Alpha Magic Quick Reference Card
• Pinnacle Edition version 5 User’s Guide
• Pinnacle Edition version 5 Reference Manual
• IEEE 1394 PCI card
• IEEE 1394 DV Cable 6 pin to 4 pin

Technical Specifications:

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS :

• Single 1 GHz Intel processor or AMD equivalent
• 256 Mb RAM
• Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP Operating System
• 64MB graphics card
• Hard drive (AV-rated, minimum data transfer rate 10MB/s)
• Monitor capable of 1024 x 768 @ 32-bit resolution
• OHCI-compatible 1394 card (included)
• Sound card

RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS :

• Dual Intel Xeon processor or AMD equivalent
• 512Mb RAM
• Microsoft Windows XP Home or Professional Operating System
• AGP graphics card (64Mb required for RT FX with GPU) and SVGA monitor capable of 1600 x 1200 @ 32-bit resolution
• Separate hard drive for AV content
• Sound card
• One free PCI slot (for IEEE 1394 card supplied)
• One free AGP 2x or faster graphics slot for graphics card (NOT supplied)

Input formats :

• Capture from IEEE 1394 DV camcorders and VCRs
• Audio format: 16bit PCM stereo, 32, 44 or 48KHz
• 32kHz audio: capture either channel A or B (but not both simultaneously)
• Import .AVI, QuickTime, .WAV
• Import all standard image formats: TIF, TGA, BMP etc

Output Formats :

• Record to IEEE 1394 DV camcorders and VCRs
• Export to DVD (MPEG-2 MP@ML, video elementary stream with WAV or MPEG-1 layer 2 audio file)
• Export to SVCD (MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 VCD program stream with MPEG-1 layer 2 audio file)
• Export to Windows Media, QuickTime, .AVI"