Pinnacle Studio version 14 ReadMe

Pinnacle a part of Avid -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Congratulations! You are about to enter the world of professional quality movie making. If you encounter any issues when working with Studio !" Studio #ltimate or Studio #ltimate Collection version $%" please read the user manual and this te&t.

Technical Notes 1. Updates 'hen you run (innacle Studio you may be prompted to install an update to the software. 'e strongly recommend you go through this update procedure as it will enhance your Studio e&perience. You can also get the latest update from http)**www.pinnaclesys.com*support 2. Studio SmartMessen er Tool (innacle Studio has a built-in tool called Smart+essenger. ,his tool informs you of the latest Studio updates and insures that you get the best performance out of your application. ,his tool also gathers performance and stability statistics from your Studio program. ,his information is used for statistical analysis and helps -vid make a better program. ,his report does not contain any personal information about you or your system. If you wish to disable the auto-run of Smart +essenger" you may do so by selecting elp * Software #pdates within Studio and choosing .(rompt before checking for updates/. If your system is not connected to the Internet" we recommend you regularly check to see if an update is available from http)**www.pinnaclesys.com*support. !. "raphics S#stem Test (innacle Studio uses the 0(# on your graphics board for real-time video processing and playback" so they are heavily dependent on the graphics hardware as well as the display driver version. ,he first time Studio is run" it will check the capabilities of your graphics board and driver. In some cases" you may be instructed to update your display driver or graphics board. 4. "raphic $oard Memor# (innacle Studio uses the 0raphics board to render effects. ,he video resolutions that may be edited are determined by the amount of memory on the graphics board) 'indows 1( 2%+3 4 S! Standard !efinition video only $56+3 4 ! igh !efinition video up to $567&857 592+3 4 ! igh !efinition video up to $:57&$767 'indows 8 and 'indows ;ista $56+3 4 S! Standard !efinition video only 592+3 4 ! igh !efinition video #sing a board with more memory than rated above may increase the performance in

!. <or the best e&perience with graphic board.

!" we recommend using a 9$5+3 or $75%+3

Some graphic boards reserve $2+3 of memory for internal use so it may not be possible to edit video at the e&pected resolution. <or e&ample" an =;I!I- >uadro board with $56+3 may only be capable of S! editing and a >uadro with 592 +3 may only be capable of editing ! up to 857p. Shared +emory 4 0raphics cards that do not have their own dedicated memory and instead use the system?s main @-+ are not capable of ! editing. ,his includes Intel onboard graphics Ai6%9" i627" i:$9" i:%7B and n;idia ,urboCache graphics cards. %. Monitor Resolutions $elo& 1'24()*+ (innacle Studio $% does not support resolutions lower than $75%&826. If your monitor is lower than this resolution" you will see scrollbars on the sides of the Studio interface. *. Usin content from Pinnacle Studio 1' or Studio 11 versions &ithin Studio 14 ,he (innacle Studio $% Installer welcome screen includes the .Content ,ransfer/ tool which moves content from Studio $7 or Studio $$ installations so it can be used with Studio $%. ,his tool will gather and organiCe titles" video and sound effects" transitions" !;! menus" (lug-Ins" music and other content custom created or purchased from estore or other sources. Please note, Content installed with Studio $5 does not need to be transferredD it will Eust be available with Studio $%. If you have Studio $7 or $$installed" and you want to transfer content from that version) <irst install Studio $%" follow the content transfer process" and then uninstall the older version. -fter installing Studio $%" please click on the .,ransfer Content/ button on the installer welcome page and follow the instructions. ,he Content ,ransfer ,ool is also available from the Start +enu after Studio $% has been installed. ). -penin -ld Pro.ects in Pinnacle Studio 14 'hen opening proEect files from previous Studio versions in Studio $%" a proEect format conversion will take place. You will be asked if you would like to create a backup version of your original proEect. ,o access the backup" simply open the version of Studio that you used to create the original proEect and import the backup file. <or e&ample" if your proEect is named .+y +ovie $.st&/ your backup will be named .+y +ovie $ 3-CF#(.st&/. ,he default location for these backup files is in the 'indows personal !ocuments folder) G* (innacle Studio * +y (roEects. +. /ditin &ith A0123 4iles -;C ! is the latest igh !efinition format for consumer camcorders. It is based on the .52% codec and offers high compression with minimal quality loss. ,he result is small" great-looking ! video files" but at the cost of a more comple& compression scheme requiring more processor power and system memory. (lease ensure you meet the minimum system requirement below)

Systems requirements) IntelH CoreI5 !uo 5.% 0 C or higher" IntelH CoreI5 >uad 5.22 0 C for the -;C ! $:57&$767 format 5 03 system memory !irect1H : or $7 compatible graphics card with 592 +3 or higher 'indows 1( requires a #!< 5.9 driver to recogniCe an -;C ! !;! Aor 3! discB 'hen editing an -;C ! production" proEect comple&ity has a maEor impact on how the system performs. (lease take note of the following when working with -;C ! proEects) 'hen importing -;C ! clips into the -lbum" thumbnails may take longer to render than thumbnails from other S! and ! codecs. 'hen adding transitions between -;C ! clips" a preview may not be seen until background rendering has completed. 'hen using +ontage themes or when adding a picture-in-picture effect Ausing the overlay trackB" a preview may not be seen until background rendering has completed. -n e&clamation point in the (review window may appear" indicating that background render has not yet completed. +otion backgrounds in !;! menus or chapter thumbnails are =J, recommended when creating a !;!. igher performance with low resolution preview and +peg-5 preview rendering. ASetup*;ideo and -udio (references*Knable full-resolution preview L uncheckedD 3ackground rendering) set to +peg-5 previewB. igher performance with disabled background rendering) You may enable it only for finishing the proEect. ASetup*;ideo and -udio (references*Knable background rendering L uncheckedB. Important notice for playback -;C ! discs) (lease do not insert -;C ! discs into any device that does not support the -;C ! standard. ,he discs may not be eEected or the device may delete data on the disc after displaying a message prompting to reformat the disc. 1'. 2305 30 and 3i ital + 1amcorder Support If you receive an error message from Studio when you switch to capture mode" you may have to make a special setting in 'indows to support your camcorder. <rom 'indows device manager" select the M$N:% 3us ControllerM device AJ CI Compliant IKKK $N:% ost ControllerB and click the M(ropertiesM button. 0o to the MSettingsM tab. Check the bo& labeled MSupport =on-Compliant !evicesM. @estart your computer. 'indows should now detect your camcorder when it is plugged in and load the appropriate !; camcorder drivers. 11. 30 to MP/" Transcode at 1apture !; to +(K0 transcode at capture is dependent on C(# speed and may not be possible with C(#s slower than 5 0 C 12. 3ropped 4rames 3urin 1apture 'hen capturing video" a M<rames droppedM counter is displayed. If this counter shows any value other than Cero" it means frames of your video will be missing. - large number

of dropped frames will result in poor quality video and audio output Achoppy resultsB. !ropped frames may be the result of poor computer system performance" often related to hard drive or graphics performance. 1!. Movie$o( and )''6US$ capture products, Multiple 1apture Sources !o not connect source camcorders and*or ;C@s to #S3-877 or +ovie3o& $N:%*<ire'ire and analog inputs at the same time. -lways disconnect one device before connecting another. 14. 1onnectin or removin US$ 2.' devices durin capture ,he (innacle +ovie3o& devices require high performance from the #S3 5.7 bus while performing Studio analog video capture or playback operation. It is recommended that other #S3 5.7 devices such as disk drives and digital or video cameras not be added or be removed from the bus during a capture or playback" as this may cause a disruption in the video stream. It is not recommended to capture to a disk drive which is connected to the same bus as the capture device. 1%. Pla#in 0ideo on a Second 3ispla# Jn some displays" video may show an incorrect aspect ratio Ae.g. vertically Coomed or squashed videoB or be shifted off-center. ,his is caused by some monitors using lower refresh rates. ,o correct this" set your monitor?s refresh rate to 97 C. If that setting is not available" adEust the monitor?s Scan ,iming. 1*. S013 3iscs and 1*,7 8idescreen 4ormat ,he specification for S;C! discs does not support $2): format videos. If you wish to encode your video into $2): and author onto an S;C!" you must manually change the aspect ratio of your display device in order to view the material in the correct widescreen format. 1). 8M0 /(port under 8indo&s 9P '+; e&port with Studio $% under 'indows 1( may cause an issue if a 'indows +edia (layer older than version $$ is installed. (lease update the 'indows +edia (layer to version $$ or higher. 1+. Scorefitter 0olume &ith a %.1 Soundcard under 0ista 'hen you are using a 9.$ audio card under 'indows ;ista and you connect Eust two loudspeakers" the playback volume of a Scorefitter song can be lower in the proEect than it is in the -lbum. 17. Studio Ultimate and Ultimate 1ollection Plu 6ins If you encounter any issues when working with the included Nrd-party plug-ins" please check the elp function within the (lug in editor" or see the tutorials on www.pinnaclesys.com*S$%*,utorials. Kach of these plug-ins is provided from @ed 0iant and are not products of (innacle. You can find further information" tutorials" <->s" forums and more on the @ed 0iant website. @ed 0iant Software $N2$: (endleton +ills Court <ort 'ayne I= %26$%

#Shttp)**www.redgiantsoftware.com*inde&.html http)**staging.myredgiant.com*support* "raphic $oard Memor# re:uirement for the Red "iant Ma ic $ullet ;oo<s Plu 6in in Studio Ultimate 1ollection +agic 3ullet Oooks requires specific graphics card capabilities to run. 'ithout the correct card" the software will not install or run" and the installer will warn you if you donPt have the necessary graphics card installed in your system. +agic 3ullet Oooks supports a wide range of cards from both -,I or =;I!I-. <or -,I cards" +agic 3ullet Oooks requires a :277 1, or greater" or an 1 series card starting with the 1877 series. Cards with greater model numbers and at least $56 +3 of @-+ can run the Oooks engine. <or =;I!I- cards" +agic 3ullet Oooks supports the 2277 model and higher or >uadro<1 $N77 and up. Cards with higher model numbers and a minimum of $56 +3 of @-+ can run Oooks. <or users working with ! images" +agic 3ullet Oooks requires that the video card has at least 592 +3 of @-+. In all cases" it is suggested using the latest drivers for your graphics card. (lease note" since all media is processed at N5 bit" you will absolutely need a 592 +3 graphics card or larger when working with ! images.