Pinnacle Systems

All of us have seen it with the oldest generation – technology has progressed, but their technological prowess has not, leaving them behind on things the youngest among us consider necessities. Of course, technology will keep progressing, and, barring tragedy, the young will themselves be the old one day. These two facts entail that keeping up with technology must be a priority for everyone, lest they be left behind.

With the widespread availability of broadband internet, video technology now holds a more prominent position in current internet and media projects. Unfortunately, few people are able to efficiently and effectively use this technology, as becoming proficient in video editing is difficult and time-consuming.

Enter Pinnacle Studio 12. This award-winning software makes the incredible quite achievable, and opens the doors of video editing to a much larger segment of the population. Able to import digital media (videos, photos, and audio) from a wide variety of sources, including DV, HDV and AVCHD camcorders, and digital still cameras, Pinnacle 12 is highly likely to be compatible with your preferred source of media. After you get your media uploaded, you can take advantage of Pinnacle's 18 video tracks and 80 preloaded templates to create your video. After you're finished, you'll be amazed at how any time-crunched novice video maker will be able to masquerade easily as a pro. Read more

Family memory keepers have increasingly done away with the digital shoebox and are sharing photos, videos and digital photo albums on home TVs and across the Internet. Memory keepers are usually married females who enjoy taking photos and videos (especially when children are involved) and are very comfortable in working with editing and sharing solutions such as Pinnacle Studio 12.

The needs of the camera/camcorder/content production user are no longer being met with a single solution. For example, Pinnacle’s research shows there were measurable differences among the age groups as well as male/female, married/single and the number of children in the households.

The company found that the female of the household is not only taking over the management of capturing family moments and memories, but also wanted to do more with them than simply leaving the images on memory cards or storing them on the family’s computer hard drive. Read more

If you’re like us you’ve got a long holiday gift list and a short budget. Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales were fantastic but buying a consumer electronics product to give this year just didn’t seem right. We wanted to give something people would really like, really cherish. Money was important but it was really more about showing people we really cared.

Our son actually came up with the idea because he had begun the monumental task of saving all of the still analog photos and videos we’d taken over the past five – 10 years and was digitizing them to put on the family's Verbatim 1TB home server. It was great…huge capacity and supported all of the leading interfaces. Scanning all of the photos is time consuming but is necessary if you want to bring them into the 21st century. Converting VHS tapes to digital is a snap.

Our closet held stacks of tapes – birthdays, family outings, events with our folks, grandparents and the kids. We’ve known for a long time that there’s nothing permanent about tape and if we didn’t get the content digitized the moments, memories could simply…disappear! The special moments, the memories are suddenly…simply memories. Read more

October 30, 2008 — Pinnacle Systems, Inc. announced today the 12.1 release update and new Pinnacle Theme Winter Pack content for its market-leading Pinnacle Studio consumer video editing software. The 12.1 update expands the format support for the Pinnacle Studio version 12 family of products. The new Pinnacle Theme Winter Pack offers more than 80 additional winter-themed titles, DVD menus, and Pinnacle Montage templates. A U.S. $79.99 value, the Theme Winter Pack is included in special Pinnacle Studio Plus and Ultimate Winter Pack Editions at selected etailers and retailers until December 31, 2008. Existing Pinnacle Studio version 12 users can purchase the Winter Pack for a special upgrade price of U.S. $39.99 from October 30, 2008 to November 6, 2008, directly from the Pinnacle Systems estore.

The 12.1 update is available as a free download from the Pinnacle Systems website for Pinnacle Studio version 12 users. With the Pinnacle Studio 12.1 release, users will have the easiest way to get their video and photos into Studio – regardless of their camera’s format. In addition to supporting hard drives, solid state drives, DVD, HD and tape videos and photos, the 12.1 update offers: Read more

September 30, 2008 — Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a part of Avid Technology, Inc., announced today a new online video editing contest, “Montage Your Way to Las Vegas.” Pinnacle Montage, which is included in all three versions of Pinnacle Studio version 12, is an innovative, theme-based feature that makes editing movies with up to 181 video tracks amazingly easy. The contest begins on October 1, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. PST, when the www.pinnaclesys.com/share website goes live; and ends on November 30, 2008 at 11:59:59 p.m. PST, when video submissions and voting will no longer be accepted.

The contest is open to all legal residents of the U.S. and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are age 18 and over as of the contest entry date. To enter the contest, participants click on the contest website, submit a 100-word description of their positive experience with the Pinnacle Montage feature and a sample video that is no more than 2 minutes in length and 10MB in size. Submissions will be posted as they are received, in accordance with contest rules. Visitors to the contest website can read about Pinnacle Montage users’ experiences, view the submitted videos and vote for their favorites. Read more

September 8, 2008 — Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology Inc., today announced its new Pinnacle PCTV HD mini Stick and Pinnacle TV for Mac HD mini Stick – just in time for the U.S. Fall TV season. The new ultra-compact HDTV tuners are build on the features and ease of use that have established Pinnacle Systems as number one in the consumer PC-TV viewing market in the U.S. What makes these USB-powered tuners unique is that they are the smallest TV sticks on the market that offer high reception sensitivity. The affordably priced miniature tuners have been integrated with powerful new signal booster technology that enables them to pick up digital TV even if the signal is weak.

With a Pinnacle HD mini Stick, PC and Mac users have a complete solution for viewing and recording crisp, clear live television on their computers at home or when traveling. By including the latest Personal Video Recorder (PVR) software as well as a mini remote control, a high-gain telescopic TV antenna and a travel bag; the sleek, ultra-small tuners are ready to use right out of the box. Both devices support digital over-the-air TV (ATSC) and unencrypted digital cable TV (ClearQAM) for SDTV and HDTV with resolutions of up to 1080i. Read more

August 1, 2008 – Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc., announced yesterday two easy solutions that will enable consumers to enjoy watching the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games anytime, anywhere—in spite of the global time differences. With Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick and Pinnacle Video Transfer, they won’t miss events like the opening ceremony, which begins in Beijing at 8:00 P.M. on Friday, August 8 when it is Friday, August 8 at 5:00 A.M in San Francisco.

Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick is a USB TV tuner that enables Olympics fans to use their PCs to watch live, high-quality TV broadcasts of the games, turn their desktop PCs into personal video recorders (PVRs), and enjoy the games whenever they want. With Pinnacle Video Transfer, they can record their favorite events from their TV directly to an Apple iPod Video, iPod nano (3rd generation), iPod classic, Sony PSP, Sony PSP slim, flash drive or hard drive—without using a PC.

Featuring sleek, ultra-mobile designs, the affordably priced Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick and Pinnacle Video Transfer eliminate the need to choose between sleeping and missing the Olympic events. The Pinnacle products let consumers do both. Read more

February 28, 2008 – Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology Inc., announced today the complete redesign of its US website, www.pinnaclesys.com, with a new layout, easy navigation and an exciting new section: Pinnacle Life. Pinnacle Life is a rich source of information for users who wish to take full advantage of the “digital life” without getting lost in technical jargon and complexity. With easy to use features such as a glossary, reviews, tutorials, testimonials, videos and demos produced by Pinnacle product experts and captured from real-life testimonials, Pinnacle Life can be an immediate help to both new and experienced users, and the tutorial content will continue to grow over time. Pinnacle Life will also become a key destination where customers can share their own experiences and participate in online contests.

To make it even easier for users to find information, navigation is based on visitor profiles, offering specific pathways for consumers whether they are interested in video editing, TV viewing or just want to learn more about digital media. Simplified navigation tools quickly bring visitors to the information they’ve been looking for, and intelligent integration provides instant access to all services – from specific product information to tutorials, testimonials, customer service or the eStore. In addition to fully leveraging the capabilities of modern browsers, Pinnacle Systems’ newly redesigned website also provides a rich and entertaining experience with more video, animation, product overviews and “how-to’s.” Read more