Pinnacle Studio 8 for Windows

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

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For consumers who want to explore both video-editing and DVD authoring, there¿s now an affordable tool¿Pinnacle Studio 8 ($99)¿and an affordable book that gives them the background in DV and DVD production technologies to do so effectively. In Pinnacle Studio 8 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, veteran journalist and teacher Jan Ozer tackles Pinnacle Studio 8 in typical QuickStart style¿that is, with step-by-step instructions, plenty of illustrations, and straightforward language. The guide initiates readers in the art and craft of digital video editing for streaming-media and DVD. 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.