MUMBAI: Pinnacle Systems has launched its next-generation video editing software, Pinnacle Studio 11.

The Pinnacle Studio 11 family is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of video enthusiasts with three products – Studio, Studio Plus and Studio Ultimate. The product family offers video creation and sharing capabilities that address the latest consumer video trends, including support for new HD media types like AVCHD, the new operating system Microsoft Windows Vista, and web publishing for online video sharing.

Pinnacle India country manager Ashish Bakshi said, “More and more consumers today are taking up video and digital photography – not just because it is cool technology, but because they feel the need to capture special moments in their lives and share their treasured memories with family and friends. Our objective has always been to make this possible and easier for users. With Studio version 11 we have taken a quantum leap forward by providing consumers a wider range of formats such as AVCHD editing, HD DVD disc burning and one-click publishing to the web.”

Intel South director marketing Asia John McClure added, “The Core 2 Duo desktop processor is an energy-efficient marvel, consuming 40 percent lower power, while delivering the performance needed for the applications of today and tomorrow. Based on the revolutionary Intel Core Micro architecture, it is designed to provide powerful yet energy-efficient performance. Combined with Pinnacle Studio Plus 11 software, extreme editing takes 50 per cent less time to make a music video DVD and disk creation time decreases by 50 per cent, as compared to earlier processor generations, thereby giving the consumer the best technology experience.”

The Pinnacle Studio Version 11 is available with Hardware Solution Events Pro Deluxe (internal/external) is priced affordably at Rs 17,900 for internal and external at Rs 19,900. Free Microphone and Green Sheet available with every Studio Plus Events Pro Deluxe.

Pinnacle Studio version 11 received the “Best Software Product” award for its next-generation Pinnacle Studio line of video editing software at RetailVision Spring 2007.