According to Wikipedia, High-definition (HD) is a digital broadcasting system with a significantly higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL). HD is usually broadcast digitally, because digital television (DTV) broadcasting requires much less bandwidth if it uses enough video compression.

With Pinnacle Studio, you can acquire, edit and export HD content! Markk655, fan of HD / AVCHD format will give you some explanations regarding High Definition and Pinnacle Studio. This is the beginning of a serie of FAQ concerning HD.

Pinnacle Studio FAQ - High Definition

New HFX effects are online. Le Papy gives you all the best of his own collection. These effects are just amazing ! You can also customize them to your own use (name of the town, text appearing, ...)

I take this opportunity to inform you that the effect published last week (#183) have been removed after 2 days. A problem was affecting the correct visualisation/use of it (the effect was working only with background rendering on). It has been replaced two days ago with a working version. All people who downloaded the transition last week must overwrite it with the current one.

Do not forget our Halloween transitions: 124-halloween-forest as well as 086-halloween

HAPPY HALLOWEEN TO ALL OF YOU...
(with delay - problem in sending the newsletter)

The Hollywood FX tutorials serie is growing (thanks to Markk655 who done a big work, translating this tutorial from french to english)...

When working with a default Hollywood FX special effect, you will need to save it before modifying for your own personal video use. This tutorial will explain you how to do this.

Tuto-3 Prepare the saving of HFX effects

For french users, the MagazineVideo.com forum has been modified, to integrate latest technologies (IPB). New skin, but also new functionnalities. You will find there, as usual, a Pinnacle Studio sub-forum but also many articles regarding video, camcorder, glossary, which camcorder to choose, ...

To solve authorisation problems with SoundSoap

Some users of previous versions of SoundSoap PE have experienced authorization issues with Pinnacle Studio (delivered with Studio ULTIMATE). SoundSoap PE 2.1.1 resolves these issues, however, when installed as an update to an existing installation, SoundSoap PE must be reauthorized. Reauthorization requires re-entry of your original SoundSoap PE serial number (*) and Internet access.

(*) located on the installer CD sleeve of your Pinnacle Studio Ultimate product- If you do not know your serial number, you may recover it through with link

IMPORTANT:

• If you currently have SoundSoap PE installed and are not experiencing problems, it is NOT necessary to install SoundSoap PE 2.1.1
• To be used with Studio ULTIMATE only
• Please install the Studio Ultimate CD prior installing SoundSoap PE 2.1.1
• If you do not have an internet connection on the computer you are running Pinnacle Studio and BIAS Sound Soap, check this FAQ for alternate authorisation.

The SoundSoap patch/update is available on this website, download area / Studio Patch

Thanks to "Le Papy" & "Loosecannon", updates to the LINKS page is continuing, new links are being uploaded each week. All software, news, tips, ... presented is absolutely FREE, unless specified (in bold and black color). If you find a dead link, be so kind as to inform us. If you have problems in visiting links on this webpage, please read the tips.

To make better use of this website, I plan to show you a few tips in the next few weeks. Today, let's start with the LINKS page ... [Read More]

No, we did not forget you... Quiet period, but now we are back with a new collection.
For HFX tutorials, they should arrive in a few days (I am currently seeking someone who can help me in translating english/french... If you are interested ???)

Check out the new HFX effects, by Kiwi and Le Papy:
» Free HFX effects «

Studio 11.1.1.5224h Release Update for Studio version 11.0 & 11.1 users

The Studio 11.1.1.5224h update contains many enhancements to improve editing performance with AVCHD material as well as offering NEW support for AVCHD Disc output. An AVCHD Disc is the AVCHD video format burned on standard DVD media which can be played in Blu-ray disc players.

Several other improvements and fixes are included (click on the title for additionnal informations).

I suggest upgrading only if you are concerned by the improvements and fixes included in the new version. Otherwise, if everything is working as expected, do not make any modification.

[Read additionnal information]

This week, you will learn how to use a frame around your video, to enhance it or to hide some unaesthetic portion of your video.

Pinnacle Studio / Tip and Trick by wimnatuur: Using frame around your video

Please take note that a service pack has been released (06 Oct. 2007). It concerns:

• Border blurring improved
• Stabilization quality improved with zoomed results
• Avid Liquid 7.x: Shut Down issue sloved

The Pinnacle Studio plugin is not yet available. For those who have never seen Mercalli in action, check out the nice preview that was done by Kiwi. Mercalli user guide is available in the download section of this website. Please note that you can try the demo version Mercalli: Download Section - proDAD products

Please note that you can purchase the product with a 25% discount:

• Mercalli -25%

Sanyo launched a new website (in french), similar to DailyMotion and YouTube. Except that you can win a gift every two weeks by participating in the contest ! How ? Just by uploading your video... Consult the tips, links and tools to enhance your movie and win a prize.
Link: "Fais toi ton film"

Rugby is on the stage! Our website is following the trend.....

A new VitaScene Patch 1.0.33 is available.

Mercalli user guide is available in the download section of this website. A demo version can also be downloaded here.

Please take note that a service pack has been released (28 Sept. 2007). It concerns:

• Avid Liquid 7.x: Workarounds for NTSC, RTFx-Interface bug and minor improvements
• Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0: Workarounds
• Adobe Premiere Pro 3.0: Setup installs into Common-Folder
• Canopus Edius 4.x: Better Quality for progressive Video
• Avid Liquid 7.x: Workaround for a RTFx-Interface bug in 'bottom field first' projects.

The Pinnacle Studio plugin is not yet available. For those who have never seen Mercalli in action, check out the nice preview that was done by Kiwi.

Please note that you can purchase the product with a 25% discount:

• Mercalli -25%

A new 3D video movie... Always airplanes topic !

• Preview of the video
• Download of the video

Five new Hollywood FX to enhance your transition collection, thanks to Gerrit Janssen (adapted by LooseCannon for S9 users).

SGastineau offers on his website a preview of digital video effects concerning the non linear video editing software Pinnacle Studio; you will find lists and image examples of some video plugins available within Studio. You will find, amongst others :

• "Plugins list / video effects for Studio"
• and my preferred one : "Examples of video effects in Studio"

This week, our Pinnacle Studio tip & trick concerns the exportation and creation of menus in DVD. You will learn how to chain menus together, and gave various menus pointing to each other.

Check out - Pinnacle Studio tip & trick : From one menu to another menu in a video film

If you can not apply the instructions given in the Hollywood FX tutorials on this website, or if your Easy FXeditor is different than the screen capture shown in the tutorials ("Host"), it may be because...............