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Rating:  - Many dropped frames
I feel I was ripped off and violated by buying this junk software.Even with the help of tech support we could not capture video without dropping frames.I purchased Videowave 5 and am now capturing without dropping frames.
Rating: - BEWARE - Cannot make or burn DVD
When making or burning a DVD, Pinnacle first renders the video (one hour of video takes about five hours) - second compiles the video and - third (if you want a DVD) burns the video. Here is the problem -- after rendering for five hours -- you get an fatal error message a few seconds after compiling begins. Attempting to compile again requires - first - another five hours of rendering.
I tried to make a 2 minute DVD. Still had an error message during compiling.
HERE IS THE MAIN PROBLEM -- Go to Pinnacle's support web site. Support had not provided me any response in over two weeks. Next go to Pinncacle's discussion site. The compiling problem is extremly common, and still Pinnacle has no solutions.
I downloaded the latest (beta) version of Pinnacle 8, and that did not help.
It is one thing for a new product to have bugs. But it something else when the problem is very common and Pinnacle cannot or will not provide any solutions.
MY ADVICE -- DO NOT PURCHASE!
Rating:  - The perfect dvd authoring software for high-end systems!
I upgraded this software to 8.03.18 before working with it. Mpeg import and video capture work great, little or no frames dropped. Timeline creation is a snap, trimming video is virtual, your actual raw video is undisturbed. Menu creation not too diffucult. Documentation is lacking where linking menus is concerned, but user forums provide detailed instructions. Importing stills, secondary audio (including MP3) were no trouble.Burning a dvd requires patience with this software, granted. But the results are nothing less than spectacular. After spending just eight hours creating a project (mostly spent on menu creation), I left Studio 8 to re-render my video overnight. I would say it took 5-8 minutes to re-render each minute. But in the end I burned a full 2.25 hour disc with main menu, 3 sub-menus with 5 chapters each, mp3 background music for each menu. Everything was accessible when using my home player, video quality was superb, audio sync was never an issue. I know there seem to be some compatability issues on some systems, but if you think your computer can do it, this IS the one to buy! Previously I was using MovieFactory. Studio 8 is fifty times better, no joke. Hardware Specs: ABit KX7V333, Athlon 2000XP, ATI AiW 7500 Radeon, Catalyst 2.3 drivers, 40 Gb Capture drive, 100 Gb editing (7200 rpm each), 512 PC2700, XP Pro full version w/ SP1, Sony DRU-120A dvd burner.
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