Pinnacle Ventures 500 Network Card User Manual


 
colour correction for bringing out the genuine quality in poorly
lit video shoots; and noise reduction for the elimination of
sounds such as wind and rain.
Real-time Effects with Preview - Pinnacle Studio includes
hundred of real-time effects and transitions that can be
previewed immediately, in full screen, right on your computer
monitor.
SmartSound
®
– The SmartSound feature provides a vast library
of categorized royalty free music to compliment your visual
creation.
Many Popular Sources and Formats – Pinnacle Studio now
gives you the power to capture video from the latest
consumer cameras and devices including DVD video cameras.
With Studio, you can actually import videos from non-
encrypted DVD’s for added enhancement and re-mastering.
Background Saving – Now with Studio, you can transparently
save in the background to the high quality format of your
choice.
Package Contents
Studio Software CDs
o Pinnacle Studio v.10
o Pinnacle InstantDVD Recorder
o Pinnacle MediaManager
Studio Bonus DVD
Studio User Guide
Studio 500-USB External Video Capture Hardware
USB 2 cable
FireWire
®
Cable
Box Dimensions
Package Size (L x W x H): 300x080x220 mm
Weight: 1.200 kg
Reference
Product Name PPN UPC Code
STUDIO10 500-USB
RETAIL D 202262247 613570217183
STUDIO10 500-USB
RETAIL GB INT
202262248 613570217190
STUDIO10 500-USB
RETAIL F
202262249 613570217206
STUDIO10 500-USB
RETAIL NL
202262250 613570217213
STUDIO10 500-USB
RETAIL E/P 202262251 613570217220
STUDIO10 500-USB
RETAIL I 202262252 613570217237
STUDIO10 500-USB
RETAIL AS 202262253 613570217244
Technical Specifications
Minimum System Requirements
Windows
®
XP (SP1 or higher)
Intel
®
Pentium
®
or AMD
®
Athlon
®
1.4 MHz or higher (2.4 GHz
or higher recommended)
512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
DirectX
®
9 or higher compatible graphics card with 32 MB
(ATI® Radeon
®
or NVIDIA® GeForce™ 3 or higher with 128
MB recommended)
DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card (Creative Audigy or
M-Audio
®
recommended)
1 GB of disk space to install software + 3 GB to install bonus
content
1 USB 2.0 (Hi-speed) port
DVD-ROM drive
Optional:
- CD-R(W) burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video
CDs* (S-VCDs)
- DVD-/+R(W) burner drive for creating DVDs*
Hardware Specifications
500-USB Inputs
Composite video input (RCA connector) PAL, SECAM, NTSC
S-Video input (mini-DIN connector) PAL, SECAM, NTSC
Stereo audio input (2 x RCA connectors)
IEEE 1394 I/O connector (6-pin type)
500-USB Outputs
IEEE 1394 I/O connector (6-pin type)
Analogue Video Capture to Computer
Analogue PAL & SECAM/NTSC input
DV (IEEE 1394) camcorder capture 25 Mbit/s. 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
DV (IEEE 1394) output to camcorder 25 Mbit/s.
Full camera/device control support
Export Formats
Video CD (VCD) or Super Video CD (S-VCD)* with optional
CD-R or CD-RW drive
DVD* with optional DVD-R(W) DVD-/+R(W) drive
DV, AVI, DivX® **, RealVideo® 8, Windows Media® 9, MPEG-
1, MPEG-2*, MPEG-4** files
Dolby® Digital Audio 2 channel**
Import Formats
Video: DV, AVI MPEG-1, MPEG-2*, DivX**, MPEG-4 (AVI)**,
Windows Media Format, Non-encrypted DVD Titles**
Audio: WAV, MP3
Graphic: BMP, JPG, PCT, TGA, TIF, WMF
* Capture, import and export of MPEG-2 files and DVD Titles and burning of S-VCD
and DVDs require free product activation via Internet at the first use.
** Output of DivX & MPEG-4 files possible if codec installed on your PC. The
import/editing of DVD titles with Dolby Digital (AC3) audio, files with AC3 audio, DivX
files, MPEG-4 files and output in Dolby Digital Audio format require Advance Codec
Pack, which can be activated inside Studio at additional cost.
©2005 Pinnacle Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Pinnacle Systems, Pinnacle Studio
and the Pinnacle Fanwheel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Pinnacle
Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All
trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Product Specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. August 05