System Specs

Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP2) Intel Core Duo 1.8 GHz, Core i3, or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or higher Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz, Intel Core i5 or i7 1.06 GHz or higher required for AVCHD* 2 GB of RAM or higher, 4 GB for Windows 64-bit DirectX 9 (or higher) graphics with Pixel Shader 3.0 support, such as: ATI X1000 series (or higher) Nvidia GeForce 6 series (or higher) Intel GMA X3000 series (or higher) 128 MB VGA VRAM; 256 MB or higher recommended, required for AVCHD* Display resolution: 1280 x 800 or higher

More info on: http://www.avid.com/US/products/Avid-Studio

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Comparison Studio 15 and Avid Studio

Windows 7 certified Archive/Restore tool

Import video/photo from file-based camcorder, digital camera, discs, phone Stop-motion capture Automatic editing (SmartMovie) Rotate videos/photos Template-based multi-track compositing (Montage) Integrated Avid Media Composer image stabilizer Export as video file, Flash, 3GP, on tape or burn DVDs with menu Extended Export: YouTube HD/AVCHD Lite/QuickTime HD Dolby Digital 5.1 Encoding/Decoding Blu-ray authoring with motion menus Motion Titler Powerful media management library for videos, photos, and audio Correct and enhance Library media Unlimited timeline tracks Class on Demand training videos Additional Content and Extras Includes Hollywood FX v.13 (value $180) Includes Premium Pack v.1 (value $50) Includes Premium Pack v.2 (value $60) Includes Creative Pack v.1 (value $80) Includes RTFX v.2 (value $100) Includes Scorefitter v.1 (value $30) Includes Scorefitter v.2 (value $30) Includes Knoll Light Factory and ToonIt plug-ins from RedGiant (value $800+)

Includes 3D Stroke, Shine, Particular, and Magic Bullet Looks plug-ins from RedGiant (value $1800+) 5' x 6' green screen sheet

Supported import formats

Hardware/Disc Formats Analog (VHS, Analog camcorder, etc.) Click here to see supported capture devices: http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=384431 Webcam DV, HDV camcorders Disc (DVD, Blu-Ray) AVCHD, Hard drive camcorders Image Files : bmp ,gif (not animated),jpeg,jpg,pcx,png,psd,tga,tif,wmf Video Files: AVI Files (.avi) MPEG-1/2 Files (.mpg, .mpeg, mod, .m1v, m2v, .mp2) MPEG-4 Files (.mp4) AVCHD/HDV/M2T Files (.m2t, .m2ts, .mts) TOD Files (.tod) WMV Files (.wmv) MOV Files (.mov) - QuickTime (.MOV) video files support with Studio 3GP Files (.3gp, .3g2, .skm) Digital Video File (.dv, .dvsd) iTunes Video File (.m4v) YUV Files (.yuv, .2vuy) ASF Files (.asf) Internal Video Files (.dif, .ts2) Matroska container files (.mkv) Other Files (.dvd) Audio Files: ac3,m4a,mp2,mp3,mpa,wav,wma

Pinnacle Studio HD

Hardware
USB based: 710-USB 510-USB 700-USB 500-USB MovieBox Deluxe DVC-90 DVC-100 DVC-101 DVC-103 DVC-107 DVC-130 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) DVC-170 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) PCI based: 700-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle Studio Deluxe 2) 500-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle AV/DV) Any 1394 cards. Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link

Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate

Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate Collection

Avid Studio

(Enhance d versions of these plug-ins)

System Specs
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 or i7 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD* (2.66 GHz 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 1 PCI slot 1 USB 2.0 port

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Comparison Studio 15HD/Ultimate/UltimateCollection

Activations PAL/NTSC MPEG2 (incl. MPEG1 layer2 audio) DivX & MPEG4 MP3 Dolby 2 Channel Dolby 5.1 Channel AAC AMR audio (3gpp export) Capture/Import 3 GPP AVI Capture to SmartMovie DivX DVD Title Import HDV MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 Progressive scan MPEG2 WMV AVCHD/BD .tod AC3 PCTV MPEG PS: ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-S PCLE Video Transfer files QT mov (DV/MPEG4) Audio Preview on second monitor Video Overlay Track Motion Titler 2D Transitions Alpha Magic transitions Keyframe - RTFX Video Plugins HFX Basic 3D Transitions (Free) HFX Volume 1 HFX Volume 2 HFX Volume 3 3rd-Party transitions Extended templated based editing (IMG/Montage) Extended Editing Themes Montage Themes SmartMovie Styles Music Video - Dreamy Music Video - Electra Musci Video - Fast Paced Music Video - Moody Music Video - Nostalgia Music Video - Old Movie Music Video - Pop Star Nusic Video- Simple & Elegant

Music Video - Slow & Romantic Music Video - Vaudeville Music Video - Wild & Crazy Slideshow - Dreamy Slideshow - Documentary Slideshow - Elegant Slideshow - Montage Slideshow - Nostalgia Slideshow - Presentation Slideshow - Swing RTFX Video Plug-ins 2D Editor Auto Color Correction Black and White Blur Chroma Keyer Color Correction Color Map DreamGlow Earthquake Emboss HFX Filter Invert Lens Flare Lighting Luma Key Magnify Motion Blur Noise Reduction Old Film Pan and Zoom Picture-in-picture Posterize RGB Color Balance RTFX Volume 1 RTFX Volume 2 (via separate content volume or download only) Sepia Soften Speed Stabilize Stained Glass Water Drop Water Wave White Balance 2D Editor Advanced Rotate De-Interlace Titles Rolls and Crawls Standard titles Studio Title Pack V1 Motion titles Premium titles Audio Audio scrubbing Audio Video Overlay Track

5.1 Discreet in Preview Split A/V edits (track locking) Stereo Pan Surround Pan Audio Plug-ins Basic Sound FX (free) ChannelTool Chorus deEsser Equalizer Grungelizer Leveler Noise Reduction Premium Pack Volume 1 Premium Pack Volume 2 Reverb Scorefitter ScoreFitter Songs Speed Stereo Echo Stereo Spread Output Make HD Make MPEG1 Make MPEG2 Make MPEG 4 Make DivX 5 Make 3 GPP Dolby Digital Audio 2 Ch Dolby Digital Audio 5 Ch Make Windows Media (WMV) Web Publisher (YouTube, Yahoo) Paid web hosting (VitalStream) Make MP3 Make WAV/MPA Make Flash FLV QT mov (SD res) Make iPod, PSP, Real Disc Authoring Create VCD Create SVCD Create DVD Supports Dual Layer DVD DVD Authoring Features Standard DVD Menus Premium Pack Volume 1 Premium Pack Volume 2 HD DVD Authoring (only std DVD) Blu-Ray Disc Authoring (BD-MV) AVCHD Authoring Ultimate Plugins Red Giant: Knoll Light Factory Red Giant: ToonIt Red Giant: Magic Bullet - Looks Red Giant: Trapcode 3D Stroke Red Giant: Trapcode Particular

Red Giant: Shine

Supported import formats

Video:
AVI File - (.avi) MPEG Files - MPEG-1, MPEG-2 SD & HD, and MPEG-4 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mod, .mp2, .mp4, .m2ts, .mts, .m1v, m2v. mpv) WMV Files - (.wmv) DIVX - (.avi) MOD (JVC Everio cameras) - (.mod) 3GPP Files - (.3gp) TOD Files - (*.tod) MKV Files - (*.mkv) AVCHD - (.m2t, .m2ts, .mts) - Requires Ultimate or Ultimate Collection MOV files: http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=224089 Note: Studio does not support DVR-MS Files. Audio: wav,mp3,MPA,M4A,WMA,AC3 Graphic: dtl,bmp,gif,jpg,jpeg,pcx,psd,png,tga,tif,wmf Note: Studio does not work with animated .GIF files.

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection (15) PAL & NTSC YES Free Activation Free YES Free Activation Free Activation Free Activation YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES Audio YES YES YES 74 112 YES 80 NO NO NO NO YES 17 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 26 24 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 27 21 32 NO YES YES

YES YES YES YES 165 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES 45 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Advanced 53 NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES

Hardware
USB based: 710-USB 510-USB 700-USB 500-USB MovieBox Deluxe DVC-90 DVC-100 DVC-101 DVC-103 DVC-107 DVC-130 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) DVC-170 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) PCI based: 700-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle Studio Deluxe 2) 500-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle AV/DV) Any 1394 cards. Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate (15) PAL & NTSC YES Free Activation Free Activation YES Free Activation Free Activation Free Activation YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES Audio YES YES YES

Pinnacle Studio HD (15) PAL & NTSC YES Free Activation Free Activation YES Purchase Required Free Activation Free Activation YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES Audio YES YES NO 74 74 112 112 NO 80 80 NO NO NO NO YES 17 17 NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES

YES NO NO NO NO YES

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 26 24 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES YES NO NO 26 24 NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO 27 21 32 NO NO YES YES

27 21

NO YES YES

YES YES YES YES 165 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES 45 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Advanced 53 NO NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO

NO YES YES NO 165 NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES 45 YES NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Standard 53 NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO

NO

NO

System Specs
* 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 or i7 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD* (2.66 GHz for AVCHD* 1920) Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for 1440x1080 resolution AVCHD editing. Intel Core2 Quad 2.66 GHz Quad Core for 1920x1080 resolution AVCHD editing. * 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

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Comparison Studio14HD/Ultimate/UltimateCollection
Activations PAL/NTSC MPEG2 (incl. MPEG1 layer2 audio) DivX & MPEG4 MP3 Dolby 2 Channel Dolby 5.1 Channel AAC AMR audio (3gpp export) Capture/Import

3 GPP AVI Capture to SmartMovie DivX DVD Title Import HDV MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 Progressive scan MPEG2

WMV

AVCHD/BD .tod AC3 PCTV MPEG PS: ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-S PCLE Video Transfer files QT mov (DV/MPEG4) Editing Preview on second monitor Video Overlay Track Motion Titler 2D Transitions Alpha Magic transitions Keyframe - RTFX Video Plugins HFX Basic 3D Transitions (Free) HFX Volume 1 HFX Volume 2

HFX Volume 3 3rd-Party transitions Extended templated based editing (IMG/Montage) Extended Editing Themes Montage Themes SmartMovie Styles Music Video - Dreamy Music Video - Electra Musci Video - Fast Paced Music Video - Moody Music Video - Nostalgia Music Video - Old Movie Music Video - Pop Star Nusic Video- Simple & Elegant Music Video - Slow & Romantic Music Video - Vaudeville Music Video - Wild & Crazy Slideshow - Dreamy Slideshow - Documentary Slideshow - Elegant Slideshow - Montage Slideshow - Nostalgia Slideshow - Presentation Slideshow - Swing RTFX Video Plug-ins 2D Editor Auto Color Correction Black and White Blur Chroma Keyer Color Correction Color Map DreamGlow Earthquake Emboss HFX Filter Invert Lens Flare Lighting Luma Key Magnify Motion Blur Noise Reduction Old Film Pan and Zoom Picture-in-picture Posterize RGB Color Balance RTFX Volume 1 RTFX Volume 2 (via separate content volume or download only) Sepia Soften Speed Stabilize Stained Glass Water Drop

Water Wave White Balance 2D Editor Advanced Rotate De-Interlace Titles Rolls and Crawls Standard titles Studio Title Pack V1 Motion titles Premium titles Audio Audio scrubbing Audio Video Overlay Track 5.1 Discreet in Preview Split A/V edits (track locking) Stereo Pan Surround Pan Audio Plug-ins Basic Sound FX (free) ChannelTool Chorus deEsser Equalizer Grungelizer Leveler Noise Reduction Premium Pack Volume 1 Premium Pack Volume 2 Reverb Scorefitter ScoreFitter Songs Speed Stereo Echo Stereo Spread Output Make HD Make MPEG1 Make MPEG2 Make MPEG 4 Make DivX 5 Make 3 GPP Dolby Digital Audio 2 Ch Dolby Digital Audio 5 Ch Make Windows Media (WMV) Web Publisher (YouTube, Yahoo) Paid web hosting (VitalStream) Make MP3 Make WAV/MPA Make Flash FLV QT mov (SD res) Make iPod, PSP, Real Disc Authoring Create VCD Create SVCD Create DVD

Supports Dual Layer DVD DVD Authoring Features Standard DVD Menus Premium Pack Volume 1 Premium Pack Volume 2 HD DVD Authoring (only std DVD) Blu-Ray Disc Authoring (BD-MV) AVCHD Authoring Ultimate Plugins Red Giant: Knoll Light Factory Red Giant: ToonIt Red Giant: Magic Bullet - Looks Red Giant: Trapcode 3D Stroke Red Giant: Trapcode Particular Red Giant: Shine

Supported import formats

Video: AVI File - (.avi)
MPEG Files - MPEG-1, MPEG-2 SD & HD, and MPEG-4 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mod, .mp2, .mp4, .m2ts, .mts, .m1v, m2v. mpv) WMV Files - (.wmv) DIVX - (.avi) MOD (JVC Everio cameras) - (.mod) 3GPP Files - (.3gp) TOD Files - (*.tod) AVCHD - (.m2ts, .mts) - Requires Ultimate or Ultimate Collection MOV files: http://avid.custkb.com/avid/app/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=224089 Note: Studio does not support DVR-MS Files.

Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection (14)

PAL & NTSC YES Free Activation Free YES Free Activation Free Activation Free Activation

YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES (file import only, no capture)

YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 74 112 YES 80 NO NO

NO NO YES 17 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 26 24 YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES YES YES YES YES YES 27 21 32 NO YES YES YES YES YES YES 165 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES 45 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES Advanced 53 NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

Hardware
USB based: 710-USB 510-USB 700-USB 500-USB MovieBox Deluxe DVC-90 DVC-100 DVC-101 DVC-103 DVC-107 DVC-130 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) DVC-170 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) PCI based: 700-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle Studio Deluxe 2) 500-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle AV/DV) Any 1394 cards. Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate (14)

Pinnacle Studio HD (14) PAL & NTSC YES Free Activation Free Activation YES Purchase Required Free Activation Free Activation YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO 74 112 74 112 NO 80 80 NO NO

PAL & NTSC YES Free Activation Free Activation YES Free Activation Free Activation Free Activation

YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES (file import only, no capture)

YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES NO NO

NO NO YES 17 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 26 24 YES YES YES YES YES YES

NO NO YES 17 NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES YES NO NO 26 24 NO NO YES YES NO NO

YES YES YES YES YES YES

NO NO NO YES NO NO 27 21 32 NO NO YES YES NO YES YES NO 165 165 NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES 45 45 YES NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

27 21

NO YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES Advanced NO NO YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO

YES Standard 53 53 NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO

System Specs
Windows XP SP2 (SP3), Windows Vista (SP1)
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended) Intel Pentium HT or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or 1.6 GHz Dual core required for Windows Vista Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for 1440x1080 AVCHD editing Intel Core2 Quad 2.66 GHz or higher required for 1920x1080 AVCHD editing 1 GB system memory recommended 2 GB required for AVCHD*, recommended for HD and/or Windows Vista DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended), 128 MB required for Plug-ins (for Magic Bullet Looks: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported; for VitaScene with HD: 512MB recommended) 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB or higher recommended)

256 MB required for HD and AVCHD* DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card

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Comparison Studio 12/Plus/Ultimate

There is no separate column for Studio 12 Ultimate. It has the same feature list as Studio Plus 12 with the following additions:

1. The additional content of Magic Bullet - Looks, ProDAD-VitasScene and BorisFX-Graffiti 5.2 are added with the Studio Ultimate 2. Studio Ultimate 12 comes with a green screen.(Note: Green screen does not come with Ultimate in all regions) 3. Dolby 5.1 Encoding can be activated for free in Studio Ultimate 12.

Capture/Import 3 GPP AVI Capture to SmartMovie DivX DVD Title Import HDV MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 Progressive scan MPEG2 WMV AVCHD/BD .tod AC3 PCTV MPEG PS: ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-S PCLE Video Transfer files Editing Preview on second monitor Video Overlay Track 2D Transitions Alpha Magic transitions Keyframe - RTFX Video Plugins HFX Basic 3D Transitions (Free) HFX Volume 1 HFX Volume 2 HFX Volume 3 3rd-Party transitions (Via seperate content volume or download only) Extended templated based editing (IMG/Montage) Extended Editing Themes IMG/Montage Themes SmartMovie Styles Music Video - Dreamy Music Video - Electra Musci V\ideo - Fast Paced Music Video - Moody Music Video - Nostalgia Music Video - Old Movie Music Video - Pop Star Nusic Video- Simple & Elegant Music Video - Slow & Romantic Music Video - Vaudeville Music Video - Wild & Crazy Slideshow - Dreamy Slideshow - Documentary Slideshow - Elegant Slideshow - Montage Slideshow - Nostalgia Slideshow - Presentation

Slideshow - Swing RTFX Video Plug ins 2D Editor Auto Color Correction Black and White Blur Chroma Keyer Color Correction Color Map DreamGlow Earthquake Emboss HFX Filter Invert Lens Flare Lighting Luma Key Magnify Motion Blur Noise Reduction Old Film Pan and Zoom Picture-in-picture Posterize RGB Color Balance RTFX Volume 1 RTFX Volume 2 Sepia Soften Speed Stabilize Stained Glass Water Drop Water Wave White Balance Titles Rolls and Crawls Standard titles Premium titles Audio Audio scrubbing Audio Video Overlay Track 5.1 Discreet in Preview Split A/V edits (track locking) Stereo Pan Surround Pan Audio Plug ins Basic Sound FX (free) ChannelTool Chorus deEsser Equalizer Grungelizer Leveler Noise Reduction Premium Pack Volume 1 (Sound FX)

Premium Pack Volume 2 (Sound FX) Reverb Scorefitter ScoreFitter Songs Speed Stereo Echo Stereo Spread Third Party Audio Plug Ins Output Make HD Make MPEG1 Make MPEG2 Make MPEG 4 Make DivX 5 Make 3 GPP Dolby Digital Audio 2 Ch Dolby Digital Audio 5 Ch Make Windows Media (WMV) Web Publisher (YouTube, Yahoo) Paid web hosting (VitalStream) Make MP3 Make WAV Make Flash FLV Disc Authoring Create VCD Create SVCD Create DVD Supports Dual Layer DVD DVD Authoring Features Standard DVD Menus Premium Pack Volume 1 (DVD Menus) Premium Pack Volume 2 (DVD Menus) HD DVD Authoring (only std DVD) Blu-Ray Disc Authoring (BD-MV) AVCHD Authoring

Supported import formats

Video:
AVI File - (.avi) MPEG Files - MPEG-1, MPEG-2 SD & HD, and MPEG-4 (.mpg, .mpeg, .mod, .mp2, .mp4, .m2ts, .mts, .m1v, .m2v. mpv, .tod) HD file import requires Studio Plus or Ultimate Version 11 WMV Files - (.wmv) DIVX - (.avi) MOD (JVC Everio cameras) - (.mod) TOD (JVC Everio cameras) - (.tod) 3GPP Files - (.3gp) AVCHD - (.m2ts, .mts) - Requires Studio Plus or Ultimate Version 11. MOV (Quicktime) - (.mov)* Audio: Wave,MP3,MPA,M4A,WMA,AVI Graphic: bmp,gif,jpg,jpeg,pcx,psd,png,tga,tif,wmf

Hardware
Hardware DV Camcorder - OHCI 1394 500 USB 510 USB 700 USB 710 USB Moviebox Deluxe Moviebox DV Moviebox USB AV/DV AV/DV Deluxe 1* Studio 11 ONLY AV/DV Deluxe 2* 500 PCI 700 PCI DVC 80 DVC 85 DVC 90 DVC 100 DVC 120 DVC 130 DVC 150 DVC 150B DVC 170 DC10

Note: The AV/DV Deluxe 1 hardware is not supported in St * AV/DV Deluxe 1 & 2: If the connector closest to the side with

** 64 bit drivers for these devices will be available via a PCLEU

Note 1: Pinnacle capture hardware has not been tested extensi

Note 2: The PCTV hardware family has not been tested in Stud Note 3: The AV/DV deluxe 1 has not been tested on Studio 11 Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link

feature list as Studio Plus 12 with the following additions:

ne and BorisFX-Graffiti 5.2 are added with the Studio Ultimate 12. n does not come with Ultimate in all regions)

Pinnacle Studio Plus 12 Capture/Import YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES Standard DVD only YES YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES YES Editing YES YES 74 112 YES 80 NO NO NO NO YES Extended Editing Themes 11 SmartMovie Styles YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO

Pinnacle Studio 12 standard

YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES Standard DVD only NO YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) NO NO YES YES YES YES NO 74 112 80 NO NO NO NO YES 11 NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO

YES RTFX Video Plug ins YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES (free with registration) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 26 NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Titles YES 30 NO Audio YES YES YES YES YES YES Audio Plug ins 165 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO

NO NO YES NO NO NO NO NO YES (free with registration) NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO 26 NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO 30 NO YES NO NO YES YES NO 165 NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO

NO YES YES 45 YES YES YES Output YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES Disc Authoring YES YES YES YES Advanced 42 NO NO YES YES YES

NO NO YES 45 YES NO NO

NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES Standard 42 NO NO NO NO NO

XP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Vista 32 bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No

Vista 64 bit Yes Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No

Yes Yes

DV Deluxe 1 hardware is not supported in Studio 12.

1 & 2: If the connector closest to the side with the retaining screw on the Studio Deluxe bracket connects to the blue box (bottom connector is the 1394 po

or these devices will be available via a PCLEUSB2 updater download as well as through Windows Update.

capture hardware has not been tested extensively under Windows XP 64 bit. We cannot guarantee compatibility or support the hardware in that environm

TV hardware family has not been tested in Studio 11or 12 and therefore is not supported. We recommend capturing video in the application that came with

DV deluxe 1 has not been tested on Studio 11 or 12 and therefore is not supported. Drivers for supported capture hardware can be found here:

ects to the blue box (bottom connector is the 1394 port), then you have the AV/DV Deluxe 2. If you see you have a reversed bracket layout, in which the si

ompatibility or support the hardware in that environment.

end capturing video in the application that came with the PCTV hardware then importing the captured files into Studio 11.

rted capture hardware can be found here:

you have a reversed bracket layout, in which the side closest to the retaining screw is a 1394 connector (bottom connector is the blue box connector), then

(bottom connector is the blue box connector), then you have the older AV/DV Deluxe 1.

System Specs
Windows XP with SP2 or Windows Vista operating system (32 bit Windows Vista recommended)
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz or higher (2.4 GHz recommended) Intel Pentium HT or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or 1.6 GHz Dual core required for Windows Vista Intel Core2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for 1440x1080 AVCHD editing Intel Core2 Quad 2.66 GHz or higher required for 1920x1080 AVCHD editing 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) - 1 GB required for HD and/or Windows Vista (2 GB recommended) 1.5 GB required for AVCHD (2 GB required on Windows Vista) DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB recommended) 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB ATI Radeon9600+ or NVIDIA GeForce 6 or higher recommended) 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD editing

(ATI Radeon9600+ or NVIDIA GeForce 6 or higher recommended) DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card

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Comparison Studio 11/Plus/Ultimate

There is no separate column for Studio 11 Ultimate. It has the same feature list as Studio Plus 11 with the following additions:

Addition #1: The additional content of BIAS SoundSoap, proDAD Vitascene, and Stagetools Moving Picture is added with the Stud Addition #2: Studio Ultimate 11 comes with a green screen. Addition #3: Dolby 5.1 Encoding can be activated for free in Studio Ultimate 11.

Capture/Import 3 GPP AVI Capture to SmartMovie DivX DVD Title Import HDV MPEG1 MPEG2 MPEG4 Progressive scan MPEG2 WMV AVCHD Editing Preview on second monitor Video Overlay Track 2D Transitions Alpha Magic transitions Keyframe - RTFX Video Plugins HFX Basic 3D Transitions (Free) HFX Volume 1 HFX Volume 2 HFX Volume 3 3rd Party HFX SmartMovie Styles Music Video - Dreamy Music Video - Electra Music Video - Fast Paced Music Video - Moody Music Video - Nostalgia Music Video - Old Movie Music Video - Pop Star Music Video- Simple & Elegant Music Video - Slow & Romantic Music Video - Vaudeville Music Video - Wild & Crazy Slideshow - Dreamy Slideshow - Documentary Slideshow - Elegant Slideshow - Montage Slideshow - Nostalgia Slideshow - Presentation Slideshow - Swing RTFX Video Plug ins 2D Editor Auto Color Correction Black and White Blur Chroma Keyer

Color Correction Color Map Dream Glow Emboss HFX Filter Invert Lens Flare Lighting Luma Key Magnify Motion Blur Noise Reduction Old Film Pan and Zoom Picture-in-picture Posterize RGB Color Balance RTFX Volume 1 RTFX Volume 2 Sepia Soften Speed Stabilize Stained Glass Third Party Video Plug Ins Water Drop Water Wave White Balance Titles Rolls and Crawls Standard titles Premium titles Audio Audio scrubbing Audio Video Overlay Track 5.1 Discreet in Preview Split A/V edits (track locking) Stereo Pan Surround Pan Audio Plug ins Basic Sound FX (free) ChannelTool Chorus deEsser Equalizer Grungelizer Leveler Noise Reduction Premium Pack Volume 1 (Sound FX) Premium Pack Volume 2 (Sound FX) Reverb Scorefitter ScoreFitter Songs Speed Stereo Echo Stereo Spread

Third Party Audio Plug Ins Output Make HD Make MPEG1 Make MPEG2 Make MPEG 4 Make DivX 5 Make 3 GPP Dolby Digital Audio 2 Ch Dolby Digital Audio 5 Ch Make Windows Media Web Publisher Disc Authoring Create VCD Create SVCD Create DVD Create DivX Media Discs Supports Dual Layer DVD DVD Authoring Features Standard DVD Menus Premium DVD Menus HD DVD Authoring Blu-Ray Disc Authoring AVCHD Authoring

Supported import formats

AVI Files - (.avi)

Hardware
Hardware

DV Camcorder - OHCI 1394 MPEG Files - MPEG-1, MPEG-2 SD & HD, and MPEG-4 500 USB (.mpg, .mpeg, .mod, .mp2, .mp4, .m2ts, .mts, .m1v, m2v. mpv) 510 USB HD file import requires Studio Plus or Ultimate Version 11 700 USB WMV Files - (.wmv) 710 USB DIVX - (.avi) Moviebox Deluxe MOD (JVC Everio cameras) - (.mod) Moviebox DV 3GPP Files - (.3gp) Moviebox USB AVCHD - (.m2ts, .mts) - Requires Studio Plus or Ultimate Version 11. AV/DV AV/DV Deluxe 1* Studio 11 ONLY AV/DV Deluxe 2* 500 PCI 700 PCI DVC 80 DVC 85 DVC 90 DVC 100 DVC 120 DVC 130 DVC 150 DVC 150B DVC 170 DC10

Note: The AV/DV Deluxe 1 hardware is not supported in Studio 12

* AV/DV Deluxe 1 & 2: If the connector closest to the side with the reta

** 64 bit drivers for these devices will be available via a PCLEUSB2 up

Note 1: Pinnacle capture hardware has not been tested extensively un

Note 2: The PCTV hardware family has not been tested in Studio 11or

Note 3: The AV/DV deluxe 1 has not been tested on Studio 11 or 12 an Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link

the same feature list as Studio Plus 11 with the following additions:

oDAD Vitascene, and Stagetools Moving Picture is added with the Studio Ultimate 11.

Pinnacle Studio Plus 11

Pinnacle Studio 11 Standard YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES Standard DVD only NO YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) NO YES NO 74 112 NO 80 NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO

YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES YES Standard DVD only YES YES YES YES YES YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES YES 74 112 YES 80 NO NO NO NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

YES YES Yes (Free with registration) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES 26 NO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES 26 NO YES YES YES YES YES YES 165 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO YES YES 45 YES YES YES

NO NO Yes (Free with registration) NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO YES NO NO NO 26 NO NO NO YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO 26 NO YES NO NO YES YES NO 165 NO NO NO NO NO NO YES NO NO NO YES 45 YES NO NO

NO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES - If activated YES YES YES YES YES NO YES Advanced 45 NO YES NO NO

NO NO YES YES YES YES NO YES NO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES Standard 45 NO NO NO NO

XP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Vista 32 bit Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No

Vista 64 bit Yes Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No

eluxe 1 hardware is not supported in Studio 12.

2: If the connector closest to the side with the retaining screw on the Studio Deluxe bracket connects to the blue box (bottom connector is the 1394 port), t

ese devices will be available via a PCLEUSB2 updater download as well as through Windows Update.

ure hardware has not been tested extensively under Windows XP 64 bit. We cannot guarantee compatibility or support the hardware in that environment.

rdware family has not been tested in Studio 11or 12 and therefore is not supported. We recommend capturing video in the application that came with the

eluxe 1 has not been tested on Studio 11 or 12 and therefore is not supported. Drivers for supported capture hardware can be found here:

he blue box (bottom connector is the 1394 port), then you have the AV/DV Deluxe 2. If you see you have a reversed bracket layout, in which the side clos

bility or support the hardware in that environment.

pturing video in the application that came with the PCTV hardware then importing the captured files into Studio 11.

pture hardware can be found here:

e a reversed bracket layout, in which the side closest to the retaining screw is a 1394 connector (bottom connector is the blue box connector), then you ha

m connector is the blue box connector), then you have the older AV/DV Deluxe 1.

System Specs
Windows XP / Vista (version 10.8)
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz or higher (2.4 GHz or higher recommended) 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics card with 32 MB (ATI Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce 3 or higher with 128 MB recommended for SD. 128 MB required for 720p HD. 256 MB required for 1080i HD) DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card (Creative Audigy or M-Audio recommended) 1 GB of disk space to install software + 3 GB to install bonus content

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EOL Avid - Upgrade and Support options for older versions of Studio (version 9, 10, 11 and 12)

Supported import formats

Video
DV, HDV*, AVI MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, DivX**, MPEG-4 (AVI)**, Windows Media Format, Non-encrypted DVD Titles** Audio: WAV, MP3 Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF

Hardware
Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link

System Specs
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 800 MHz or higher
(1.5 GHz or higher recommended) 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended) Windows 98SE, "Millennium", 2000, XP (Windows XP recommended. MicroMV support and dual layer DVD burning require Windows XP) DirectX 9 or higher compatible graphics card (ATI Radeon or NVIDIA GeForce 2 or higher recommended) DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card 500 MB of disk space to install software

Popular FAQs
EOL Avid - Upgrade and Support options for older versions of Studio (version 9, 10, 11 and 12)

Supported import formats

Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI Audio: WAV, MP3 Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF

Hardware
Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link

HARDWARE LIST with pictures

USB 710-USB (Analog IN/OUT: Composite,S-Video, RCA Audio; Digital I/O: DV Firewire) 510-USB (Analog IN: Composite, SVideo, RCA Audio; Digital I/O: Firewire) 700-USB (Analog IN/OUT: Composite,S-Video, RCA Audio; Digital I/O: DV Firewire)
500-USB MovieBox Deluxe DVC-90 DVC-100 DVC-101 DVC-103 DVC-107 DVC-130 (There are no 64-bit drivers for this product.) DVC-170 (There are no 64-bit drivers for this product.)

PCI
700-PCI (Pinnacle Studio Deluxe 2) BIG BEN 1.0 500-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle AV/DV) BENDINO 1.0

Old Hardware (unsupported with Avid Studio, Studio 14, Studio 15)
DC10 DC10 Plus MovieBox DV Dazzle DVC 80, 85 Linx, Linx USB Plus MP 10 S400 Dazzle DVC-150 MovieBox USB MP 20

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udio 14, Studio 15)

System Specs

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Comparison Studio 15 and Avid Studio

Supported import formats

Hardware
USB based: 710-USB 510-USB 700-USB 500-USB MovieBox Deluxe DVC-90 DVC-100 DVC-101 DVC-103 DVC-107 DVC-130 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) DVC-170 (no 64-bit drivers for this product.) PCI based: 700-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle Studio Deluxe 2) 500-PCI (a.k.a. Pinnacle AV/DV) Any 1394 cards. Pinnacle / Dazzle* drivers link