Pinnacle Systems Announces New Creative Add-on Packs For Pinnacle Studio 11

November 29, 2007 – Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc., announced the immediate availability of three new add-on packs for its award-winning Pinnacle Studio™ 11 video editing software. Available in time for holiday gift-giving, the new add-on packs include Pinnacle Scorefitter™ Volumes 1 and 2 with themed collections of original, royalty-free songs and Pinnacle Title Extreme™, for adding broadcast-quality titles and text effects to videos.

Scorefitter Vol. 1 and 2 are for use with Pinnacle Studio 11’s Scorefitter music engine, a tool that automatically generates a soundtrack to match the length and mood of the movie being created. The background tracks are full-length songs with 48 kHz CD-quality sound. To add these music tracks to a movie, users simply place the song on the audio timeline. Scorefitter does the rest.

Scorefitter Volume 1 introduces a new category of soundtracks. This new type is called a “Stinger” (which is very short: 3-8 seconds). Stingers are sounds or audio effects used to accompany short video sequences such as transitions, video effects or animated graphics. Scorefitter Volume 1 includes 4 stinger categories and 10 music source tracks. Scorefitter Volume 2 includes 15 music tracks. Both versions offer up to 12 variations (tempo, mood) per track, depending on the length to be generated.

Inspired by pop culture designs, Pinnacle Title Extreme provides Pinnacle Studio 11 users with two comprehensive title solutions that will make their videos look like they were created by a professional. In addition to 30 new title templates with new fonts and new textures, the package includes the proDAD Heroglyph 2.5 title plug-in which enables users to create their own broadcast-quality titles and text effects. Fully compatible with SD and HD video projects, Heroglyph supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios as well as full-screen and lower-third formats.

About Pinnacle Studio Software version 11
To meet the video authoring and budget needs of consumers, ranging from beginners to experienced users, the award-winning Pinnacle Studio version 11 family of products includes Pinnacle Studio, Pinnacle Studio Plus and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate. Equipped with powerful personal video creation and sharing capabilities, Pinnacle Studio can be used to create Hollywood-style DVDs that can be played on any set-top DVD player or PC. Movies can even be enjoyed on a Sony® PSP™, Apple® iPod® and other portable devices. The Pinnacle Studio version 11 family of products is available now through e-tail and retail stores.

Pricing, Availability
Pinnacle Scorefitter Volumes 1/2 and Pinnacle Title Extreme are available only from Pinnacle’s eStore with MSRPs of US$29.99 and US$99.99 respectively. For more information, visit www.pinnaclesys.com.

SOURCE Pinnacle Systems, Inc.