Download Pinnacle Studio 10.7

Pinnacle Systems released a new patch for Pinnacle Studio 10 a few days ago. The version number is 10.7 and downloads vary in size from just under forty to over ninety megabytes, depending on which version is already installed. Pinnacle Studio is a video editing program that allows the user, for example, to edit their home videos and burn them to a DVD. This patch brings a host of changes, including the ability to bake HD DVDs, improved performance, and automatic scene detection for HDV. The full changelog for this release shows the following changes:

NewFeature

• HD DVD Authoring Pack will burn HD DVD-format discs on standard DVD media with standard DVD burners – to play in any HD DVD player (requires paid-for activation)

General

• Project Conversion dialog now shows information on how to access BACKUP projects
• CPU usage improved on MPEG-2 playback
• Analog playback performance through AV/DV Deluxe improved
• 710-USB device now listed for external preview on all systems
• Switching between Capture and Edit tabs in Studio now more reliable
• Studio 9 import of projects with menus improved

Capture/Import

• Import of AVI files from Samsung SC-MM10S now import correctly
• Automatic scene detection for HDV now implemented
• Improved reliability of Video Album fps display
• Import of custom-made menus improved

EditMode

• Improved preview performance of menus in Album
• Latency reduced in motion menu preview
• CPU usage improved when playing back DVD preview
• Menu thumbnails in 16:9 widescreen mode show full video instead of being letterboxed
• Performance of menus in storyboard view improved
• Improved performance and reduced latency of menu editing on the timeline
• Improved performance of DVD menus in timeline when working with HDV
• Previously rendered menus no longer re-render
• Can now set last chapter as a “back to menu”
• Additional chapters no longer appear in DVD projects
• Extra “next” buttons no longer appear on some DVD menus
• Improved reliability of DVD menu chapter text and automatic numbering
• Splitting a clip no longer deletes chapter markers
• Improved performance of transitions on long-form projects
• Editing standard titles in the timeline now updates correctly
• Stereo wave files now play both channels properly
• Audio gaps no longer caused by switching menu templates

Make Movie Mode

• Render performance of DVD menus improved
• Menu highlights correctly aligned in final output
• 4:3 SD content now displayed correctly on Toshiba HD-XA1 set top players
• Improved reliability of video/audio sync on DVD output
• Disc size now gets updated appropriately
• Improved HDV timeline export
• Improved video quality in DivX output
• WMV HD output quality of audio improved
• Sony PSP output settings now have correct aspect ratio on every preset

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