Pinnacle Systems heeft een nieuwe betaversie van zijn videobewerkingssoftware Pinnacle Studio 9 uitgebracht. Het versienummer is 9.3.5.2 beta en deze kan over elke versie vanaf 9 worden geïnstalleerd. De download is zo'n 57MB groot, maar daarvoor krijg je wel een lange lijst met vernieuwingen en verbeteringen terug:
What's New in Studio 9.3.5.2b BETA (over Studio 9.1)
- Surround sound is now ProLogic II compatible, with separate Right and Left rear channels
- Surround sound can now be previewed using the PC soundboards surround outputs
- Supports dual-layer DVD-9 burners and media
- Supports new version of SmartSound (QuickTracks 3) with , purchase and download of individual songs
- Studio Plus features my be used in locked (watermarked) mode and may be unlocked via on-line purchase
- Second Video Track
- Picture in Picture
- Chroma Key
- Pan and Zoom for still images
- Dolby Digital 2 channel audio output
- Supports the advanced codec pack, available for on-line purchase
- Dolby Digital 2 channel audio output
- Dolby Digital 5.1 channel audio output
- MPEG 4 output
- MP3 output
- Capture Improvements and Enhancements
- Studio Deluxe and Studio AV/DV can now capture 16x9 capture source.
- Capture problems with PCTV Stereo resolved.
- Scene detection now works properly for long MJPEG captures
- Edit Mode Improvements and Enhancements
- Intermittent crashes with some wipe transitions have been solved
- HFX Pro can now use mpeg files for host video.
- Performance improvements with complex projects and large number of still image
- Title and Menu album drop down list is now maintained correctly
- Make Movie Improvements and Enhancements
- Several causes of rendering hangs have been solved.
- MPEG encoder improvements.
- Solved AV Sync problem that could occur when editing transitions between stills and video clips
- HFX rendering switches from hardware acceleration to software rendering when card-specific problems are detected
- Rendering cropped DC10 files to mpeg no longer causes scaling artifacts- DVD-9 Dual layer drive support
- Improvements made to DVD capacity estimation.
- Improvements made to AVI file size estimation
- DVD burning speed is now properly using the value specified in Setup / Make Disc
- Fixed problem with multi-page VCD menus.
- Resolved problem with highlights on DVD submenus[break]