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I purchased Studio 8 and bought the upgrade to 9. The key to installing this software is to Format the Hard Drive, load your Operating system and service packs. DEFRAG your HDD and then install Pinnacle Studio 9 and then add the patches.
After that you can install video and audio drivers and any other drivers/software you may need. They (pinnacle) recommends that you install it in the Safe Mode. I tried this and it did not work.
I have burned several DVD's, SVCD's and VCD's flawlessly. My DVD burner is a Pioneer 107D. My other Burner is a Optorite 0201. Both work well. Be sure you have plenty of memory, I recommend at least 512MB. A fast CPU is desireable too.
I have the ATI AIW 9600Pro, so I do not use the video capture function for this program. I use ATI's capture software (TV) and shut off any anti-virus, firewall and internet connections. I do not have any dropped frames.
I like the results from this program. I am not by any means a professional, I am new to video editing. This program made it easy for me to drag and drop pictures, video, music, menus and trasnsitions. I like studio 9 for the added features. If you have selected a picture for your project, it places a small check mark in the corner. Studio 8 did not have this feature and I would often duplicate pictures on a DVD project.
For the money it's not too bad, if your serious about video editing and want professional results spend the money for the software. If video editing is a hobby, this is more than adequate. I plan on sending Christmas DVD's instead of the old Christmas card with a letter telling about what the family has done. Pinnacle will do just fine. |
