To throw my 2 cents into the pot. I tried using Pinnacle 8 two years ago with a brand new Dell. I did a clean install of XP without all of the xtra stuff. It still would not burn a DVD with my Dell equipment. The DVD burner was not supported. I then tried VS 8 and it all worked the first time with the same setup that I had tried with Pinnacle. Now, as long as I follow the recommended procedure for burning DVDs, I've had no problems. My students also seem to learn VS quickly and love experimenting with it.
Just my 2 cents.
pinnacle vs. ulead?
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lespurgeon
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In the last month I have loaded both the latest version of Pinnacle Studio (10.5 Aluminium or some such thing) and VideoStudio 10. Because I had a Pinnacle upgrade, I have access to all of their add-in packs.
Here is my first experience opinion.
Pinnacle is FULL of featuers, add ins, glitzy effects. It is slow to load, and is just not as clean, quick, and elegant as Videostudio 10. I have not yet compared quality of output (I work in HDV) or render time (X2 4400+ and 2 GB RAM), but for normal, quick, clean pulling stuff together, I just like Videostudio better.
Here is my first experience opinion.
Pinnacle is FULL of featuers, add ins, glitzy effects. It is slow to load, and is just not as clean, quick, and elegant as Videostudio 10. I have not yet compared quality of output (I work in HDV) or render time (X2 4400+ and 2 GB RAM), but for normal, quick, clean pulling stuff together, I just like Videostudio better.
