

Chapters on project planning and a primer on how to shoot good video for DVD and the Web precede Ozer’s task-based instructions explaining every aspect of the program–from capturing and importing video to creating transitions and titles, and outputting the final product.Ĭhapter describing how to use new features in Studio Plus available for download: StudioPlus.pdf (1MB)Ĭhapter describing how to use new features in Studio Plus available for download: StudioPlus. The guide initiates readers in the art and craft of digital video editing for streaming-media and DVD. In Pinnacle Studio 9 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, veteran journalist and teacher Jan Ozer tackles Pinnacle Studio 9 in typical QuickStart style–that is, with step-by-step instructions, plenty of illustrations, and straightforward language. This video editor includes some of the newest technology in video editing and has also made some improvements in performance in terms of memory usage and speed. If you want to explore both video-editing and DVD authoring, there’s now an affordable tool–Pinnacle Studio 9 ($99, available Feb, 2004)– and an affordable book that gives you the background in DV and DVD production technologies to do so effectively. Pinnacle Studio is a top-notch video editing program built to produce the absolutely most professional videos you can at home or in a small studio.

PC Magazine’s Jan Ozer takes on the most popular Windows-based DV editing software in classic Visual QuickStart style.
