Studio Version

Studio 10

 

Studio 10 and Studio 10 Plus were released on the 17 August 2005. While retaining the same user interface as Studio 9, the code base was taken from Liquid Edition, now called Avid Liquid. Real time preview at full resolution was introduced along with the ability to mix PAL, NTSC, 4:3 and 16:9 footage on the timeline. The standard version of Studio 10 has fewer features than the standard version of Studio 9, but Studio 10 Plus offers further enhancements including HD editing. Version 10.7 Plus allows users (after purchasing a premium feature) to burn High Definition video to standard DVD media that will then replay on the Toshiba HD-DVD players. Vista compatibility was added in version 10.8.

Studio 11

 

Studio 11 was released in June 2007. It features three versions: Studio, Studio Plus, and Studio Ultimate. All three are designed to be compatible with Windows Vista and feature a new scalable interface and replace Smartsound's music generation with Scorefitter, a midi-based version written in-house.

Studio 11 Plus added native HDV and AVCHD editing, and HD DVD from standard discs. Key-framing became possible on most effects. Blu-ray AVCHD to standard DVDs was added in S11.1.1.

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate became the new top-of-the-line consumer video editing application. It included Soundsoap PE, an advanced sound-cleaning tool, Dolby 5.1 Surround encoding, proDAD Vita-Scene, and Moving Picture, a precision pan and zoom. A green-screen sheet to produce the chroma key effects with is also included in the full Ultimate version, or can be purchased separately.

Studio 12

 

Studio 12 was released in June 2008. Enhancements to the editing features included markers that can be placed on the timeline "on the fly", improved audio controls and the addition of Montage, which allows multi-layered video and still composites to be generated within pre-defined templates. MOD import and FLV output was added, as was direct upload to YouTube (similar to arch-competitors iMovie and Adobe Premiere Element ).

The Plus and Ultimate versions also added full Blu-ray disc burning with menus. Ultimate comes with Vitascene as in S11, but replaces Soundsoap and Moving Picture with Boris Graffiti 5.1 and Magic Bullet Looks SE. A new addition was the Content Transfer Window which should allow you to import any plug-ins or premium content purchased for Studio 10 or 11.

Studio 14

 

Studio 14 was released in September 2009.

With this series, the low-end version is now billed as "Studio HD", and is essentially identical to the regular low-end version of Studio, but with the overlay video track and high-definition capabilities available (previously, the only way to be able to use these was to upgrade the software to the Plus or Ultimate version).

The "Plus" version is now known as the "Studio HD Ultimate version", and includes a few special third-party plugins.

The top-of-the-line version is now known as "Studio HD Ultimate Collection", which includes more third-party plugins and a green-screen sheet (which can be also purchased separately). The video capture interface has been redesigned, but the editing and export GUIs are identical to previous versions, in addition to including stop-motion capture, image stabilization effects and a motion title editor/creator.

Studio 15

 

Studio 15 was released in February 2011.

This latest version is currently only offered to previous Pinnacle Studio users as an upgrade package, however only in two versions instead of three, Studio HD Ultimate and Studio HD Ultimate collection.

New features include, Archive/Restore, DivX Plus HD (.MKV) Support, Better AVCHD support (v14 did not handle large AVCHD videos with great stability), Intel Media SDK integration, plus new added content such as more effects, more transitions from Hollywood FX and a greater variety of menus.

Another added feature is Studio 15's reintegration of Smart Sound quick tracks, a feature disabled in v14 but available on versions 10 through 12.

Studio 16

 

Studio 16 was released in September 2012.

This version is based in Avid Studio and bears little resemblance to previous versions of Pinnacle Studio. Some sources have claimed it is in fact more like a new version of Avid Studio. (Avid Studio was a more professional version of Pinnacle, featuring a cool interface, unlimited tracks, and a better editing system. Indeed, the Ultimate version of Studio 16 looks and feels nearly identical to Avid Studio, and Corel has been praised for successfully merging Pinnacle Studio and Avid Studio and giving the latter more publicity.) It is designed as a true multi-track editor although the bottom of the range HD version only has 6 tracks. The Plus version has 24 tracks, the Ultimate version has no theoretical limit.

Features include 3D editing and twin preview windows.