A new vitascene service pack is available. Fixes two bug for studio:

1. The Preview for a transition shows video A/B in correct order now
2. Problem with Progressive Video fixed

Download it on proDAD website.

Studio 11.1 Release Update for Studio version 11.0 users

The Studio 11.1 update contains many enhancements for the edit 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 as listed below:

General

• Improved capture from Sony HC1 camcorders on Vista
• Translation fixes added
• Crashes after Studio has been closed are addressed
• Improved stability when switching between File and Scene views in the Album
• Standard titles are restored to the selection list in the Titles Album
• Studio Ultimate: Dolby Digital 5.1 channel export set to free product activation

Edit

• AVCHD memory usage better optimized when editing
• Improve audio/video sync with AVCHD files
• Improved memory performance when using Titler with AVCHD material
• Improved  background render performance with AVCHD
• Scorefitter performance improved
• M4A audio files now listed in audio Album

Output

• NEW - Output AVCHD files to standard DVD discs to play on Blu-ray players.
• Improved export of large MPEG-2 projects to VideoTS folders
• Improved reliability of menu rendering with mixed projects of both AVCHD and HDV material
• AVCHD files exported to other formats now maintain correct aspect ratio
• HDV projects can now be output to AVCHD disc
• HD DVD output from AVCHD video no longer shows interlaced menu thumbnails
• Improved HD DVD output reliability on Vista OS (including Vista 64bit)
• HD DVD export to an ISO file now improved
• Audio output improved from partially background-rendered projects
• Improved recognition of DVD burners.
  • Note: Further open issues with recognition of burners or the burning process remain under investigation for a later fix
• AVCHD export to a file path containing non-Latin characters is fixed

Thanks to Gege92 and Jacobyp for their contribution to the install process for Adobe Premiere and HFX:
Hollywood FX Pro 5.1 can be installed either as a plug-in in Premiere Pro or in stand-alone mode. In the stand-alone mode, a file HfxEdt5.vfx is located in a folder called Host Plugs in Edition:
C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Hollywood FX 5\Host Plugins\Edition\HfxEdt5.vfx
Copy this file HfxEdt5.vfx, rename it to HfxEdt5.prm and move it to :
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0\Plug-ins\fr_FR\ HfxEdt5.prm
Once this is done, HFX is fully functional in Adobe Premiere Pro V1.x, V2.x, V3.x
This process is described in the FAQ.

Thanks to Gege92 and Jacobyp, a tutorial is available to fully use HFX with Adobe Premiere: check the FAQ: Adobe Premiere and HFX.

Thanks to F.Treguer and Kiwi (I would like to emphasis how their great help is appreciated), description of each HFX have been updated. Now, you have a clear indication [HFX Basic/Plus/Pro/Mega] for each effect, which tells you which pack is needed for the HFX to run without watermark.