|
| ![Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Version 11 [OLD VERSION]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51lS188AAVL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | From: Pinnacle Systems
Category: Software
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $89.88
You Save: $40.11 (31%)
New (7) Used (3) from $89.88
Avg. Customer Rating:  103 reviews
Sales Rank: 1039
Format: Cd
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.9 x 3
MPN: 8210-10056-51
Model: 82101005651
UPC: 613570221296
EAN: 0613570221296
ASIN: B000PS6QY6
Release Date: May 10, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Package damaged by browsing store customers. Examined package for content. Selling at lowest new price because opened. Ships same day in most cases.
|
| Customer Reviews:
 DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!! March 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If I was able, I would give this worthless program negative stars. Go ahead and buy it if you desire a program that:
crashes at random intervals
replaces the videos that you placed in your creation with ones that IT choses.
changes the timing of slides and transitions on whim....after you have set them.
did I mention crashes?
if you like restarting your computer mutliple times while trying to create presentation.
spending at least four times as much time as needed creating a simple program due to crashes restarts.
hangs up while playing it's own files!!!!!
This program is terrible. It was apparently written by crack smoking monkeys who were hung over and in need of a fix.
DO NOT BUY IT !!!!
 Easy to Use, but exceptionally buggy March 17, 2008
If you are an amateur videographer and are looking for software that is simple and easy to edit movies and add simple effects with, then Pinnacle Studio 11 is fine. However, if you plan on rendering a movie over 5 minutes, then its not. I have used many low-end video editing software titles, but I have never had rendering problems like this. A few minutes into the Render it just hangs. I have applied multiple patches, but have not been successful in this endeavor yet. I was introduced to Pinnacle by a co-worker who uses Avid, the professional version of the software and it worked really well. However, this is really garbage. I have also used Sony Vegas Studio Platinum, Roxio (this was the first tool I ever used, but it is painfully slow and clunky), and I have dabbled in Adobe. After using all of these different titles, I would recommend them over Pinnacle Studio 11 Ultimate at this point until the day comes when Pinnacle releases a patch that can actually allow you to fully render a long movie. After being miserable with this product for a few months now, I have given up and been using Vegas Platnum. My experience is so positive with it, that I just upgraded to the professional edition. Each editing software has some advantages and disadvantages over others, and you will often be in situations where you can justify using two editors for one project, but I can say that it will be a long time before I ever include Pinnacle in one of my projects again. After this review, you may wonder why I gave Pinnacle 2 stars vs 1 star. The reason is that the overall software has the potential to be good, the user interface is fine, its pretty easy to use and learn. If the rendering problem is fixed, I would give it 3 stars.
it crashes March 11, 2008
Nice features, and, indeed, it is more stable than the previous releases. But is not accettably stable yet.
The overall behaviour is giving the impression that the application is fatiguing through the various tasks. However, what I find really problematic are the several crashes that, despite the improved stability, still occur. Be ready to accept to invest time in recovering the works after the various crashes rather than focusing in the actual creative process. For those who, like me, don't have the luxury of doing this as a full time job, every minute counts, and it is easy to have unproductive sessions for quite a few times.
 Most bang for the buck! March 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have used several movie making programs - this one's the best. I have had it crash a few times, so I make sure the work I do is backed up frequently. But, it is a simple matter to restart the program and continue from where you left off.
Many excellent features!
Don't buy until patch comes out. March 7, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Neither myself or my computer are slouches. I built my first computer in 1967 with real hand built and/or gates. I build a power computer every 2 years or so just to keep current. (I was a field engineer for over 30 years with a large company that pioneered the computer industry). So, I know hardware and software better than most people.
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate was purchased to simply turn my taped video into DVD format. I had the impression this was the greatest thing since Alaric sacked Rome. It isn't.
This is, hands down, the buggiest software I ever bought.
The sad thing is you can make a really wonderful, feature rich movie that lives up to it's makers ballyhooing, but you just can't make a DVD without loosing the audio most of the time. This software crashes, chews at the hard drive for hours, and even did something to my computer that causes the processors to run at 50% usage when it should be idle. In other words, I have lost half of my computer power to this sorry bag of bugs.
Read the forums on Pinnacle about the agony of audio dropping. Then google "CPU runs at 50% in idle". You will then learn the Zen of "Process Explorer".
Don't buy this product until there is a major patch to fix this Bugzilla you're thinking of buying.
What to recommend? I don't know.
I bought ULead 11 and found it's ... well.... overpriced for what it does, which isn't much. I haven't used the trial version of Adobe Elements because their trial download for their product seems to have been pulled. The highlighted link is there but it has no target file attached.
I refuse to spend a grand just to get reliable software that accepts my downloaded tapes and turns them into DVD. So, I'll have wait for the patch, too.
I'm not going to be holding my breath waiting, just my wallet.
|
|
|
Disclaimer: This is an Amazon storefront - the products referenced on this site are manufactured and sold by other parties and sold through Amazon.com We make no representations regarding either the products or any information vendors offer about their products. Any questions, complaints, or claims regarding the products must be directed to the appropriate manufacturer or vendor, or to Amazon.com. |
| |
