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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:
 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.
Horrible Product - Stay away from this product February 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased Studio 9 and it worked fine on an xp os. I use this maybe twice a year to make a highlight video for my daughter basketball team. Therefore I don't have time to spend 1000+ hours trying to learn all the unique workarounds this product has.
First of all their tests on Vista were on one specially designed system. Studio 11 Ultimate will not work on a VISTA laptop. You will end up pulling your hair out. You probably can use it on a laptop if you shut down most of the services running and do not use it with any other programs. It doesn't like to share.
Do not use this product on the internet except to register but also because this product does not like to work with any AV programs. It will crash and burn.
Second, their support staff is from India and no one there can speak English to do any thing more than to frustrate and discourage you.
Third back up everything before you load this on your computer as it has a tendency to destroy things. You may have to reinstall this package several times to get it to work properly.
Fourth make sure you have a recovery disk handy as you will probably need it to recover your operating system (VISTA and some XP).
Fifth Ulead Photoimpact has a product that looks similar and they have a free product download. If you only do this as a hobby and rarely use it don't waste your time and money.
My experience with this product has been horrible in the past. However, when it works and if you've got the time to go through all the different trials this may be the product for you. I don't think they have tested this product enough and the programmer apparently do not listen to the folks who do use it and make changes to the application that have no bearing on anything helpful.
Worst Product Ever... February 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is probably the worst product I have ever purchased...in any category. I tried to make a simple slide show--something that both Microsoft's Powerpoint and Photo Story (which you can download for free) do better. I've made the same slide show 3 times now, and each time, the file has somehow erased itself from my computer.
The best part though...they tease you with all these bells and whistles--tons of features and cool things you can do. But almost none of it comes with the product's original purchase. You need to buy all the additional features, most starting at $9.99 and up.
Even better now...I'm finding it impossible to return the program and get a refund. And their support center...gives you the first call free but charges you for every call after.
I would not recommend this product.
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