Top Reasons to Buy Pinnacle Studio™ 18

1. New! 64-bit performance

Enjoy more speed and responsiveness, including faster multi-track rendering and better file handling, with native 64-bit architecture that lets you make the most of your PC’s processing power and memory.

2. Easily create movies and multimedia

Create a movie in minutes—just drag-and-drop your desired media elements from the library into SmartMovie to automatically produce great videos—complete with music. Or try Storyboard mode to easily create first drafts and visualize how your story will unfold.

3. Enhance with 1,500 effects

Add excitement and polish with over 1500 2D/3D effects, animated titles and transitions. The included Montage templates provide preset themes—weddings, sports, holidays, sci-fi, comics and more—for fast pro-level results with just a few clicks.

4. Try multi-track editing

Ready for more traditional editing? Set source clip trim in/out points, then send your trimmed clips to the timeline. Six tracks let you create sophisticated picture-in-picture and multi-layer effects in HD with frame accuracy—just like a Hollywood pro.

5. New! Free tracks from Triple Scoop Music

Capture the mood of your movie with the perfect soundtrack. Get 17 royalty-free music tracks from Triple Scoop Music. Plus, Pinnacle Studio 18 includes the Scorefitter library of royalty-free sounds and songs that adjust automatically to fit the length of your movies.

6. New! Free online training

Get a 6-week, all-access pass to StudioBacklot.tv, featuring brand-new Pinnacle Studio 18 content, loads of other training and a royalty-free stock library. (Training is in English only.)

7. Stop motion and green screen

Create amazing animations and fast-motion effects like you see on the big screen with stop-motion capture. Pinnacle Studio 18 lets you superimpose people you've shot in front of a green screen over different backgrounds.

8. Manage and edit in the media library

Organize and rate your video clips, photos, music, and other elements in the built-in media library, so you can easily find and reuse them. Correct and enhance your source media in the library without any additional apps. Crop, pan and zoom, and eliminate red eye from photos. Equalize and clean up noisy audio. Color-correct video and stabilize shaky footage.

9. Pinnacle Studio for iPad Support

Get the only PC editing solution with a companion mobile app. Easily import projects from Pinnacle Studio for iPad (sold separately) and polish them with Pinnacle Studio 18 on your PC

10. Share anywhere

Easily share your HD videos with family and friends on Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo. Create DVDs and export to popular formats like Adobe Flash FLV, MPEG-4, and DivX, as well as popular devices like Microsoft Xbox, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo Wii, Apple TV and iPad.