PINNACLE SYSTEMS AND SONY CREATE DIGITAL VIDEO BUNDLE.

Pinnacle Systems and Sony Electronics are bringing together three of their key products in a bundle deal designed to offer European consumers the ultimate in digital video capture and editing. Sony is set to launch eight new models in its Digital8 Handycam camcorder family at the beginning of April. Two of these models, the TRV330 and the TRV730, will be available in a unique bundle with Pinnacle Systems'

Studio DV, an easy-to-use digital video editing product that lets users make professional looking home videos.

Studio DV, one of the most popular consumer video editing products in the US and Europe, is an internal PCI solution targeted at the consumer video hobbyist. Compatible with today's Pentium class PCs, Studio DV is designed for use with camcorders equipped with FireWire/1394 inputs and outputs, such as Sony's Digital8 models. Pinnacle Systems' Studio DV video-editing software includes a wide range of capabilities allowing users to select their best shots and arrange them in any order, add titles, scene transitions, music, narration and video special effects.

"We are delighted to be working with Sony, and recognize the valuable endorsement that Sony is giving Pinnacle Systems by selecting Studio DV," said Serge Bussat, vice president of marketing and sales for the personal web video division at Pinnacle Systems Europe. "This arrangement brings one of our most popular and easy to use products together with the very latest digital video camcorder technology from the industry leader. The result is a powerful DV capture and editing solution that is suitable for millions of customers throughout Europe," Bussat added.

Studio DV lets users transfer digital video from a digital camcorder to their PC. It enables users to select the best scenes and arrange them in any order, add titles, scene transitions, music, narration and special effects. Users can choose from more than 100 professional-style scene transitions, and more than 300 styles for titles, including neon, metallic and drop shadows. Once the video is completed, users can save it on a DV tape, or digitize it in an MPEG or Real Video format. Studio DV saves disk space -- an entire tape can be captured in as little as 150MB.