Pinnacle Systems Ships Its First MPEG CD Authoring Solution; Studio MP10 Enables Creation of Interactive DVD-Like CDs.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1999--Pinnacle Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:PCLE), today announced Studio MP10, an advanced MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). CD authoring solution. This new offering in the company's expanding Studio family of consumer video products allows users to capture compressed MPEG-1 video, add audio and special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. , edit it, and output the finished movie to a CD, video tape, or the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . Studio MP10 plugs into any PC's printer port for fast, easy installation and allows users to capture video from any source including camcorders, VCRs and DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. . Using the Studio software's cut-and-paste cut-and-paste adj. Pieced together from several sources. editing features, it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have easy to select the best shots, arrange them in any order, add titles, scene transitions, music, narration, and special effects. Users can turn their home movies into interesting and fun videos, add video into business presentations for greater impact and create interactive CDs with DVD-like menus. "Studio MP10 is an exciting addition to our family of consumer video products," said William Chien, senior product manager at Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems, Inc. is a California-based American manufacturer of digital video hardware and software for the consumer and broadcast markets. It was founded in 1986. In 2002 Pinnacle purchased VOB Computersysteme GmbH (now pinnaclesys.de). . "Pinnacle's Studio400 and Studio DC10plus consumer editing products are excellent solutions for people who want to create programs destined des·tine tr.v. des·tined, des·tin·ing, des·tines 1. To determine beforehand; preordain: a foolish scheme destined to fail; a film destined to become a classic. 2. for video tape. The Studio MP10 leverages our video capture and editing expertise and creates a complete solution for users that want to turn their videos into interactive MPEG CDs for the home or office." -0-
Studio MP10 Features:
-- External parallel port device -- no boards to install
-- Capture high quality stills and videos from camcorder, VCR,
or DVD player
-- On-board audio capture for perfect audio/video
synchronization
-- Captures and outputs in industry standard MPEG-1 format
-- Create interactive MPEG CDs with a CD-R or RW
-- Add Menus and Links to create an index of videos
-- Easy to Use MPEG CD Authoring Tool
-- Controls CD-R drive directly. No need to launch a separate
application
-- Works with Consumer CD-R and CD-RW drives
-- Create streaming to add to a web page, or send as a video email.
-- Includes RealNetworks RealProducer(tm)
-- Creates videos compatible with RealPlayer G2(tm)
-- User friendly Studio application is the easiest way to add titles
and effects to videos
-- Scene recognition -- Studio automatically detects the
beginning and end of each video scene and creates a separate
clip for it in an album for easy access
-- Drag and drop editing -- use the mouse to arrange scenes and
effects in any order, using an intuitive timeline view to
synchronize events. Choice of time-line or storyboard views
-- Superimpose titles or graphics over video scenes using a
built in TypeDeko system. Choose from a wide variety of
exciting text styles and effects, including translucent,
glowing and metallic text
-- Choose from over 100 Hollywood-style scene transitions
including fades, dissolves, and eye-catching patterns
-- Add voice-over narration, sound effects, or a custom
background music matched to duration of the movie
-- Tutorial and On-line help, including a multimedia tutorial, pop
up tool-tip help and on line help
-0- Pricing, Availability and System Requirements To be used efficiently, all computer software needs certain hardware components or other software resources to be present on a computer system. These pre-requisites are known as (computer) system requirements and are often used as a guideline as opposed to an absolute rule. Studio MP10 is compatible with Pentium PCs running Windows 95 or Windows 98, and is now available with a suggested retail price of $269. About Pinnacle Systems, Inc. Pinnacle pinnacle (pĭn`ĭkəl), minor architectural motif of vertical tapering shape, usually crowning a pier, buttress, or gable. Although sometimes it appears in Renaissance design, as in the Certosa di Pavia, it is almost exclusively a medieval Systems' broadcast, desktop, and consumer products provide video professionals and consumers the cutting-edge tools needed to create dazzling video programs faster and more affordably than ever before. Pinnacle Systems may be reached at 650/526-1600 or on the World Wide Web at www.pinnaclesys.com. Note to Editors: All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification or reference purposes only, with no intent to infringe in·fringe v. in·fringed, in·fring·ing, in·fring·es v.tr. 1. To transgress or exceed the limits of; violate: infringe a contract; infringe a patent. 2. on copyrights. |
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