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Anyone Used Pinnacle Studio Before?
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I'd agree with you as long as you're talking about iMovie HD 6. I cannot seem to get anything somewhat acceptable to me out of iMovie '08.
iMovie '08 is fine for a YouTube quickie. But, worthless for making a "Movie" that you plan to share on DVD (unless you don't want it polished and refined like you'd get with iMovie 6).
Now, if it the new one was called "iTube", then it would be appropriately named.
Hi,
My first posting here. I've used Pinnacle Studio from version 7 right up to the recently released version 12. The crashiness of earlier versions has largely been sorted out and I'm happy to use it for semi-professional use in the wedding video field - it's fast, responsive and highly intuitive.
Last year I finally yielded to my wife's insistence that Macs beat PCs hands down and so I purchased a 17" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro and never looked back - a stunning machine. Sacrilege I know, but I immediately downloaded Windows Vista 32 onto it so I could continue to use Pinnacle Studio. This was in addition to acquiring FCE and more recently FCP. Studio worked fine.
Then late last year my wife purchased a 24" 2.8 GHz iMac - even more stunning than my MacBook Pro. A couple of weeks ago I followed suit and went completely Mac with the acquisition of a 24" 3.06 GHz iMac.
Unfortunately while the MacBook Pro works with Pinnacle Studio, both the iMacs don't. That is to say that whilst editing works beautifully, neither machine will accept a print to tape instruction via firewire. I've checked that I have up-to-date drivers but still no joy. Incidentally, if anyone else has had this problem, or knows what the problem might be, please do tell.......
So anyway this is where I'm forced, I suppose, to get to grips with FCP and its learning curve. It's obviously a highly polished product, but for simple shoots and rough-cut editing, nothing really beats Pinnacle Studio. Just a shame it won't work on the iMac.
Jonathan
My first posting here. I've used Pinnacle Studio from version 7 right up to the recently released version 12. The crashiness of earlier versions has largely been sorted out and I'm happy to use it for semi-professional use in the wedding video field - it's fast, responsive and highly intuitive.
Last year I finally yielded to my wife's insistence that Macs beat PCs hands down and so I purchased a 17" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro and never looked back - a stunning machine. Sacrilege I know, but I immediately downloaded Windows Vista 32 onto it so I could continue to use Pinnacle Studio. This was in addition to acquiring FCE and more recently FCP. Studio worked fine.
Then late last year my wife purchased a 24" 2.8 GHz iMac - even more stunning than my MacBook Pro. A couple of weeks ago I followed suit and went completely Mac with the acquisition of a 24" 3.06 GHz iMac.
Unfortunately while the MacBook Pro works with Pinnacle Studio, both the iMacs don't. That is to say that whilst editing works beautifully, neither machine will accept a print to tape instruction via firewire. I've checked that I have up-to-date drivers but still no joy. Incidentally, if anyone else has had this problem, or knows what the problem might be, please do tell.......
So anyway this is where I'm forced, I suppose, to get to grips with FCP and its learning curve. It's obviously a highly polished product, but for simple shoots and rough-cut editing, nothing really beats Pinnacle Studio. Just a shame it won't work on the iMac.
Jonathan
Jonathan I agree. I've used Pinnacle and iMovie and LOVE Pinnacle a lot more. I'm done with iMovie and also FCE for now and know that I want to move back to Pinnacle. Did you user boot camp or parallels to enable Pinnacle on the macbook? I was also trying to decide on a Windows platform, previously used Windows XP with Pinnacle but I see you used Vista 32?
(others please note, this isn't a flame war against the apple products, I am a MAC guy for everything except home video editing. I use Macs in my pro audio studio all the time and swear by them for everything else).
(others please note, this isn't a flame war against the apple products, I am a MAC guy for everything except home video editing. I use Macs in my pro audio studio all the time and swear by them for everything else).
Many Times
I use Studio 14, but I also teach in a Mac environment. Studio 14 can be wonderful or a nightmare depending upon your hardware. I had an ASUS motherboard an Studio crashed often and would not allow me to burn DVD's from the program, only create disk images.
I updated to an faster A-Bit motherboard with a bit more RAM. Suddenly everything worked and crashes stopped.
It's much better than I-Movie. I've used earlier versions of Final Cut Pro. I liked FCP a lot, but the price is way outside our budget. I need to edit multiple streams at times and use an Adobe product for those projects.
Pinnacle Studio 14 is incredible for the money. I heard rumors that there was a Mac version coming, but couldn't find anything about it on Pinnacle's web site. If there was a Mac Version I'd wait until it was out for a while, and if the reviews were good I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
I use Studio 14, but I also teach in a Mac environment. Studio 14 can be wonderful or a nightmare depending upon your hardware. I had an ASUS motherboard an Studio crashed often and would not allow me to burn DVD's from the program, only create disk images.
I updated to an faster A-Bit motherboard with a bit more RAM. Suddenly everything worked and crashes stopped.
It's much better than I-Movie. I've used earlier versions of Final Cut Pro. I liked FCP a lot, but the price is way outside our budget. I need to edit multiple streams at times and use an Adobe product for those projects.
Pinnacle Studio 14 is incredible for the money. I heard rumors that there was a Mac version coming, but couldn't find anything about it on Pinnacle's web site. If there was a Mac Version I'd wait until it was out for a while, and if the reviews were good I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
This thread is over 2 years old...
However, it still seems to have relevance today as the landscape of video editing on the Mac doesn't appear to have changed too much, particularly with regards to AVCHD which is becoming more and more popular today. For 10 years (gosh, has it been that long!?) I have editing DV using everything from Pinnacle Studio and Ulead Media Studio Pro on the PC to iMovie and Final Cut Express on the Mac.
Just yesterday I purchased a Canon HF100 which records onto SD cards in AVCHD format, and I am having a devil of a time trying to figure out the best workflow for simple editing and archiving on my Mac. There isn't an easy workflow like there was for DV. From what I am seeing, it appears that Windows has a (temporary?) advantage when it comes to available software to process, playback, edit AVCHD video without needing to do intermediate conversions. I hope that this is something Apple can soon fix with updated software.
I was hoping to use the AVCHD camera for an environment where kids are doing the filming and editing (currently on an older eMac). I think we'll continue using the DV route for now, while I play with AVCHD on my own until the process matures a bit.
However, it still seems to have relevance today as the landscape of video editing on the Mac doesn't appear to have changed too much, particularly with regards to AVCHD which is becoming more and more popular today. For 10 years (gosh, has it been that long!?) I have editing DV using everything from Pinnacle Studio and Ulead Media Studio Pro on the PC to iMovie and Final Cut Express on the Mac.
Just yesterday I purchased a Canon HF100 which records onto SD cards in AVCHD format, and I am having a devil of a time trying to figure out the best workflow for simple editing and archiving on my Mac. There isn't an easy workflow like there was for DV. From what I am seeing, it appears that Windows has a (temporary?) advantage when it comes to available software to process, playback, edit AVCHD video without needing to do intermediate conversions. I hope that this is something Apple can soon fix with updated software.
I was hoping to use the AVCHD camera for an environment where kids are doing the filming and editing (currently on an older eMac). I think we'll continue using the DV route for now, while I play with AVCHD on my own until the process matures a bit.
Same question about Pinnacle as posed in this thread
I'm a pc user considering my first mac and I'm trying to find out if Pinnacle Ultimate Studio can be used on that platform? I'd really like to hear what the experience of the original poster was since I'm facing a similar dilema as a long time Pinnacle user with great results looking for a simple video editing and mastering alternative if I make the switch to a mac.
I'm a pc user considering my first mac and I'm trying to find out if Pinnacle Ultimate Studio can be used on that platform? I'd really like to hear what the experience of the original poster was since I'm facing a similar dilema as a long time Pinnacle user with great results looking for a simple video editing and mastering alternative if I make the switch to a mac.