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Studio 14 HD, Studio 14 Ultimate, Studio 14 Ultimate Collection Comparison[287199]
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Studio 14 HD, Studio 14 Ultimate, Studio 14 Ultimate Collection Comparison
For information on what 3rd party plugins are included with the different Studio 14 versions, please see this FAQ:

What additional 3rd party plugins are included with the different Studio 14 versions? 

  Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection (14) Pinnacle Studio Ultimate (14) Pinnacle Studio HD (14)
Activations
PAL/NTSC PAL & NTSC PAL & NTSC PAL & NTSC
MPEG2 (incl. MPEG1 layer2 audio) YES YES YES
DivX & MPEG4 Free Activation Free Activation Free Activation
MP3 Free Free Activation Free Activation
Dolby 2 Channel YES YES YES
Dolby 5.1 Channel Free Activation Free Activation Purchase Required
AAC Free Activation Free Activation Free Activation
AMR audio (3gpp export) Free Activation Free Activation Free Activation
Capture/Import
3 GPP YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture)
AVI YES YES YES
Capture to SmartMovie YES YES YES
DivX YES YES YES
DVD Title Import YES YES YES
HDV YES YES YES
MPEG1 YES YES YES
MPEG2 YES YES YES
MPEG4 YES YES YES
Progressive scan MPEG2 YES YES YES
WMV YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture)
AVCHD/BD YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture) YES (file import only, no capture)
.tod  YES YES YES
AC3 YES YES YES
PCTV MPEG PS: ATSC, DVB-T, DVB-S YES YES YES
PCLE Video Transfer files YES YES YES
QT mov (DV/MPEG4) YES YES YES
Editing
Preview on second monitor YES YES YES
Video Overlay Track YES YES YES
Motion Titler YES YES NO
2D Transitions 74 74 74
Alpha Magic transitions 112 112 112
Keyframe - RTFX Video Plugins YES YES NO
HFX Basic 3D Transitions (Free) 80 80 80
HFX Volume 1   NO NO NO
HFX Volume 2 NO NO NO
HFX Volume 3  NO NO NO
3rd-Party transitions  NO NO NO
Extended templated based editing (IMG/Montage) YES YES YES
Extended Editing Themes
Montage Themes 17 17 17
SmartMovie Styles
Music Video - Dreamy YES YES NO
Music Video - Electra YES YES NO
Musci Video - Fast Paced YES YES YES
Music Video - Moody YES YES NO
Music Video - Nostalgia YES YES NO
Music Video - Old Movie YES YES NO
Music Video - Pop Star YES YES NO
Nusic Video- Simple & Elegant YES YES YES
Music Video -  Slow & Romantic YES YES NO
Music Video - Vaudeville YES YES NO
Music Video - Wild & Crazy YES YES NO
Slideshow - Dreamy YES YES YES
Slideshow - Documentary YES YES YES
Slideshow - Elegant YES YES YES
Slideshow - Montage YES YES NO
Slideshow - Nostalgia YES YES NO
Slideshow - Presentation YES YES NO
Slideshow - Swing YES YES NO
RTFX Video Plug-ins
2D Editor YES YES NO
Auto Color Correction YES YES YES
Black and White YES YES NO
Blur YES YES NO
Chroma Keyer YES YES YES
Color Correction YES YES NO
Color Map YES YES NO
DreamGlow YES YES YES
Earthquake YES YES NO
Emboss YES YES NO
HFX Filter YES YES NO
Invert YES YES NO
Lens Flare YES YES NO
Lighting YES YES NO
Luma Key YES YES NO
Magnify YES YES NO
Motion Blur YES YES NO
Noise Reduction YES YES YES
Old Film YES YES NO
Pan and Zoom YES YES YES
Picture-in-picture YES YES YES
Posterize YES YES NO
RGB Color Balance YES YES NO
RTFX Volume 1 26 26 26
RTFX Volume 2 (via separate content volume or download only) 24 24 24
Sepia YES YES NO
Soften YES YES NO
Speed YES YES YES
Stabilize YES YES YES
Stained Glass YES YES NO
Water Drop YES YES NO
Water Wave YES YES NO
White Balance YES YES NO
2D Editor Advanced YES YES NO
Rotate YES YES YES
De-Interlace YES YES NO
Titles
Rolls and Crawls YES YES NO
Standard titles 27 27 27
Studio Title Pack V1 21 21 21
Motion titles 32 32 NO
Premium titles   NO NO NI
Audio
Audio scrubbing YES YES YES
Audio Video Overlay Track YES YES YES
5.1 Discreet in Preview YES YES NO
Split A/V edits (track locking) YES YES YES
Stereo Pan YES YES YES
Surround Pan YES YES NO
Audio Plug-ins
Basic Sound FX (free) 165 165 165
ChannelTool YES YES NO
Chorus YES YES NO
deEsser YES YES NO
Equalizer YES YES NO
Grungelizer YES YES NO
Leveler YES YES NO
Noise Reduction YES YES YES
Premium Pack Volume 1  NO NO NO
Premium Pack Volume 2  NO NO NO
Reverb YES YES NO
Scorefitter YES YES YES
ScoreFitter Songs 45 45 45
Speed YES YES YES
Stereo Echo YES YES NO
Stereo Spread YES YES NO
Output
Make HD YES YES YES
Make MPEG1 YES YES YES
Make MPEG2 YES YES YES
Make MPEG 4 YES YES YES
Make DivX 5 YES YES YES
Make 3 GPP YES YES YES
Dolby Digital Audio 2 Ch YES YES YES
Dolby Digital Audio 5 Ch YES YES NO
Make Windows Media (WMV) YES YES YES
Web Publisher (YouTube, Yahoo) YES YES YES
Paid web hosting (VitalStream) NO NO NO
Make MP3 YES YES YES
Make WAV/MPA YES YES YES
Make Flash FLV YES YES YES
QT mov (SD res) YES YES YES
Make iPod, PSP, Real YES YES YES
Disc Authoring
Create VCD YES YES YES
Create SVCD YES YES YES
Create DVD YES YES YES
Supports Dual Layer DVD YES YES YES
DVD Authoring Features Advanced Advanced Standard
Standard DVD Menus 53 53 53
Premium Pack Volume 1 NO NO NO
Premium Pack Volume 2 NO NO NO
HD DVD Authoring (only std DVD) YES YES YES
Blu-Ray Disc Authoring (BD-MV) YES YES NO
AVCHD Authoring YES YES YES
Ultimate Plugins
Red Giant: Knoll Light Factory YES YES NO
Red Giant: ToonIt YES YES NO
Red Giant: Magic Bullet - Looks YES NO NO
Red Giant: Trapcode 3D Stroke YES NO NO
Red Giant: Trapcode Particular YES NO NO
Red Giant: Shine YES NO NO
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