Hey, all, just wanted to give y'all a heads up that Pinnacle's Edition DV just shipped last week. It has a lot of cool features, including instant save (computer crashes, reboot and you begin exactly where you left off before the crash. Also you can work from multiple timelines from within one project (great for long form work). Also is has a built-in MPEG-2 encoder that gives you a lot of control over how you assign your bitrate. Demo version will be available next month. For more info, see the press release below.
Rick Popko
Pinnacle Systems

Pinnacle Systems Ships Edition DV and Edition DV500

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Jul. 25, 2002) -- Pinnacle Systems, Inc. announced today that it is shipping Pinnacle Edition DV, its powerful professional video editing and DVD authoring software and Pinnacle Edition DV500, an all-in-one solution that includes Pinnacle's DV500 PCI card and breakout box for analog and digital input/output and real-time effects.

"The Pinnacle Edition software was designed from the ground up to handle digital content creation more efficiently and reliably than any other desktop video editing system on the market," said Bill Loesch, vice president of product management and engineering of Pinnacle System's Business and Consumer Division. "We provide our customers with a choice of software and hardware designed for their video production needs."

Pinnacle Edition incorporates time-saving features such as InstantSave(TM), background processing, and integrated DVD export to enhance productivity. With InstantSave, work in progress is always in a saved state -- users never have to worry about losing their project again. Background processing allows users to continue to work on projects, scrub the timeline and playback rendered sections while the application renders even the most complex effects. Integrated DVD exports enables editors to send completed projects directly to a DVD burner, making exporting a DVD or SVCD as simple and easy as exporting to tape.

The Pinnacle Edition software is currently available in two products:

Pinnacle Edition DV is a complete software solution for digital video content creation and includes Edition 4.5, Impression DVD Pro, Commotion 4.1, Hollywood FX RT, TitleDeko RT, an OHCI compatible 1394 card and Firewire cable. Pinnacle Edition DV500 combines the Edition 4.5 software with Pinnacle's DV500 hardware and professional break-out box for analog and digital I/O and real-time capabilities, Edition DV500 includes Edition 4.5, Impression DVD SE, TitleDeko RT, and HollywoodFX RT.

Pricing and Availability

Fully compatible with Windows(R) 2000 and Windows XP Home and Professional, Pinnacle Edition DV is available at select resellers in North America for US $699. Pinnacle Edition DV500 is available for US $799