Technical Specifications
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows® XP (SP2 or higher)
- Intel® Pentium® or AMD® Athlon® 1.4 GHz or
higher (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
- 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
- DirectX® 9 or higher compatible graphics card with
64 MB (ATI® Radeon® or NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3 or
higher with 128 MB recommended)
- DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
(Creative® Audigy® or M-Audio® recommended)
- 1 GB of disk space to install software and 3+ GB to
install bonus content
- 1 USB 2.0 (Hi-speed) port
- DVD-ROM drive to install software
- Optional:
- CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super
Video CDs (S-VCDs)*
- DVD burner for creating DVDs*
- Sound card with surround sound output
required for preview of surround sound mixes**
Inputs & Outputs
- Composite video input (RCA connector) PAL,
SECAM, NTSC
- S-Video input (mini-DIN connector) PAL, SECAM,
NTSC
- Stereo audio input (2 x RCA connectors)
- IEEE 1394 In/Out connector (6-pin type)
Analogue Video Capture to Computer
- Analogue PAL & SECAM/NTSC input
- DV (IEEE 1394) camcorder capture 25 Mbit/s. Full
camera control support
- Compression: MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DV, MJPEG (Userselectable.
Available real-time capture formats
depend on CPU speed.)
Video Playback from Computer
- DV (IEEE 1394) output to camcorder 25 Mbit/s. Full
camera/device control support
Import Formats
- Video: DV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, DivX®*,
MPEG-4*, 3GP(MPEG-4*), WMV, Non-encrypted
DVD titles*
- Audio: WAV, MP3
- Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF
Export Formats
- Video CD (VCD) or S-VCD* with optional CD burner
(CD-R or CD-RW)
- DVD* with optional DVD burner (DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD+R or DVD+RW)
- DV, AVI, DivX® *, RealVideo® 8, Windows Media®
9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, MPEG-4* files
- Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ compatible
(MPEG-4*) formats
- Dolby® Digital 2 channel** & 5.1 channel** audio
Package Contents
- Pinnacle Studio Software install DVD
- Pinnacle Studio
- Pinnacle InstantDVD Recorder
- Pinnacle MediaManager
- Pinnacle Studio Bonus DVD
- Pinnacle Studio User Guide
- 510-USB External Video Capture Hardware (Highspeed
USB 2.0)
* Capture, import and export of MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX files and
DVD titles; burning S-VCD and DVDs requires free product
activation via Internet at the first use.
** The import/editing of DVD titles with Dolby Digital (AC3) audio,
files with Dolby audio output in Dolby Digital Audio format can be
activated inside Pinnacle Studio at additional cost.
Product specifications are subject to change without notice or
obligation.