Pinnacle Studio MovieBox Ultimate is a versatile movie-making solution that combines a USB 2.0 high-speed capture device with the professional tools of Pinnacle Studio Ultimate.

The USB 2.0 device captures SD and HD video from any analogue or digital source. Pinnacle Studio Ultimate enables users to realize their creative vision with the most powerful version of Pinnacle Studio. Native HD support preserves pristine HD quality from original source all the way to final output. And the exclusive pro-level tools provide complete control of your production. Yet, still with the same sleek, scalable interface for ease of use and refined workflow.

Minimum System Requirements Windows® XP SP2 (SP3), Windows Vista™ (SP1) Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended) Intel Pentium HT or AMD Athlon 2.4 GHz or 1.6 GHz Dual core required for Windows Vista Intel Core™2 Duo 2.4 GHz or higher required for 1440x1080 AVCHD editing Intel Core™2 Quad 2.66 GHz or higher required for 1920x1080 AVCHD editing 1 GB system memory recommended 2 GB required for AVCHD*, recommended for HD and/or Windows Vista DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended), 128 MB required for Plug-ins (for Magic Bullet Looks: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported; for VitaScene with HD: 512MB recommended) - 128 MB required on Windows Vista (256 MB or higher recommended) - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD* DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card 3 GB of disk space DVD-ROM drive to install software Optional: - CD burner for creating VideCDs or Super VideCDs (S-VCDs) - DVD burner for creating DVD, HD-DVD and AVCHD discs on standard media* - Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs* - Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes* Capture Options Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs Capture from analog camcorders, 8 mm, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). Import from AVCHD* camcorders (requires USB 2.0 and a UDF driver) Output Options Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape Output to analog videotape Output to Apple® iPod® and Sony® PSP™ formats* Import Formats Video: AVCHD*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP(MPEG-4)*, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles* Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3* Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF Export Formats VideoCD (VCD) or S-VCD with optional CD burner (CD-R or CD-RW) AVCHD*, Blu-ray BD*, HD-DVD*, DVD* disc with optional disc burner (incl. dual layer) Apple iPod and Sony PSP compatible (MPEG-4) formats* DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3* files Dolby® Digital 2 channel* and 5.1 channel audio* Hardware Specifications Inputs & Outputs: Composite video input and output (RCA connector) NTSC S-Video input and output(mini-DIN connector) NTSC Stereo audio input and output (2 x RCA connectors) IEEE 1394 In/Out connector (6-pin type) Video Capture to Computer Analog PAL & SECAM/NTSC input HDV/DV (IEEE 1394) camcorder capture. Full camera control support Compression: MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DV, MJPEG (User selectable. Available real-time capture formats depend on CPU speed.) Video Playback from Computer Analog output from computer HDV/DV (IEEE 1394) output to camcorder. Full camera/device control support * Requires free product activation via Internet at the first use