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| ![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: $54.00
You Save: $75.99 (58%)
New (9) Used (3) from $54.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  105 reviews
Sales Rank: 2609
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Vista, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Windows Vista
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
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| Customer Reviews:
 Good Product April 14, 2008
Havent totally got into this software completely, however I would HIGHLY recommend the tutorial CD you can buy for this....For newbies, its not totally user friendly, however after purchasing the "how to" cd, it definitely helps on how to utilize this product...
 Its hard for me to say but Windows Movie Maker is infinitely better April 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've used Windows Movie Maker which is allright, I wanted to get something better to edit some movies which WMM could not open. I got the Ultimate version thinking it would be semi-professional at least. Turns out, this software is for beginners, if you want to make a movie that has balloons popping out in a 1996 graphics kinda way this is for you. All the transitions, graphics are cheesy and lame.
Another thing you'll find common(read some of the other reviews) is that its buggy, tends to crash and the buttons are very uninformative. The 'Transitions' button has a flash symbol and right below it is a button with a big 'T' which stands for all the balloon popping, Its a Birthday kinda graphics.
Ok, heres my biggest gripe. I got the $120 Ultimate and all it has is: the $80 studio, one cd with a noise canceling software(which is OK) and another cd with "lots of special effects, graphics and music". Turns out that all the extra special effects and graphics are locked and you have to pay $10 extra to unlock individual effects. Imagine paying 10bux to unlock a graphic that has "Its a girl" in bright green, hell I can make one better in MSPaint or something.
I'd say don't buy it this software is almost like getting robbed. Hey wait....I got robbed
Waste of money March 23, 2008
I have never been a fan of Pinnacle Systems but I saw this version that had some included special effects programs that I thought were worth the price. I soon discovered that it was the same old Pinnacle story. They make their editing programs overly complicated and full of glitches.
As always, Pinnacle put emphasis on transisions instead of solid editing and it shows. I unistalled the program, put the disk away and chalked up the cost as a waste.
Phil S.
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.
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