To its already impressive feature set Studio 14 has added a number of exciting new enhancements including motion titling, a myriad of new templates and designs, a complete set of Red Giant plug-ins (3D Stroke, Knoll Light Factory, Particular Studio, Shine Studio, ToonIt Studio and Magic Bullet Looks – an $1800 value), image stabilization and Stop Motion.

You have a number of export options including AVI, Flash, QuickTime, MPEG-2 (DVD) and various portable media player formats. When you’re satisfied that your video is ready for distribution, click tab number three: Make Movie. You can even create template-based or custom menus. Placing the playhead in the desired location allows you to use the razor tool to cut the clip as desired. Unwanted clips may simply be selected and deleted. Selected clips may be grabbed at either side for lengthening or shortening. Once there, double-clicking opens up additional editing options. Any of these elements can be dragged into the timeline for editing. In addition to video clips, a pictorial menu to the left of the album area allows for the display of transitions, montage themes, titles, photos and frame grabs, menus, sound effects and music. Using scene detection, the various scenes within your footage are displayed in the album area. Video is imported from any number of sources including DV, HDV and AVCHD camcorders, as well as digital still cameras. Pinnacle Studio uses a three-step process via three tabs across the top of the work area: (1) Import, (2) Edit and (3) Make Movie. For additional training, a number of video tutorials are available at.

Also available is a sample project that allows the user to see the layout of the timeline and how the various elements fit together. Within minutes of completing the tour, most users will be able to begin importing and adding video to the timeline along with music, titles and effects.

Studio 14 introduces a simplified interface paired with an effective guided tour that is available through the Help menu.

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