Pinnacle Systems Studio 9 Goes Hollywood
May 19, 2004
Mountain View, CA - Pinnacle Systems announced the availability of more than 1,000 premium audio and video effects, scene transitions and DVD menus for its Pinnacle Studio 9 home movie-making software.
Widely known as plug-ins, these tools add to the hundreds of standard transitions, filters and DVD menus already included with Studio 9. Available online, the new premium plug-ins can be purchased in theme packs of up to 16 plug-ins each or in larger packages such as Hollywood FX Plus and Hollywood FX Mega.
Studio 9's set of features include one-touch color correction and integrated DVD authoring, along with the newly available Hollywood-style video effects such as "Cops"-style facial blurring, atmospheric rain and digital artifact removal. With new audio tools, Studio users can alter existing voice tracks with a telephone or robotizer filter or add fun background sounds such as wailing sirens, the manufacturer describes.
The Studio 9 application was created with an open architecture that supports both VST (audio) and RTFx (video) plug-ins, allowing virtually any software developer to create custom effects and expand the creative options available to users. Developed by Steinberg, the audio group of Pinnacle Systems, VST (Virtual Studio Technology) is a universally recognized standard for audio effect plug-ins. Algorythmix GmbH and NewBlue are two software developers offering VST plug-ins for Studio 9. Developers offering RTFX plug-ins include BWPLUGINS, eZedia, StageTools and Virtix.
Premium content for Studio 9, including video effects, audio effects and menus, are sold in "packs," meaning users can purchase a collection, usually by type of file and/or effect.
Pinnacle's own Hollywood FX Plus and Hollywood FX Mega video effects are available for $49.00 and $99.00, respectively. Smaller theme packs tailored to weddings, babies or sports, among others, may be purchased for as little as $5.99 each when bought in bulk.
Developers can download free SDKs (software developer kits) for Studio 9 VST or RTFX plug-ins by the company’s website.
For more information, visit
www.pinnaclesys.com
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