To enter the contest, participants submit a 100-word description of their positive experience with Pinnacle Studio 11 and a sample video. Monthly prizes include a Panasonic AVCHD camcorder for the first-place winner, a Pinnacle PCTV To Go™ HD Wireless system for second place and a Pinnacle PCTV™ HD Pro Stick for the third place. For the month of August only, Pinnacle is doubling the prizes. There will be two first-, second- and third-place awards. Winners for August will be announced on September 3. The final results will be announced at the end of October. Each month, Pinnacle staff members will also select their favorite video and highlight it on the website for everyone to enjoy.
To meet the video authoring and budget needs of consumers ranging from beginners to experienced users, the award-winning Pinnacle Studio 11 family includes Studio, Studio Plus and Studio Ultimate. Equipped with powerful personal video creation and sharing capabilities, Pinnacle Studio 11 can be used to create Hollywood-style DVDs that can be played on any set-top DVD player or PC. Finished movies can also be recorded to camcorder or VCR tapes. They can even be enjoyed on a Sony PSP®, Apple® iPod® and other portable devices. Other features that have made Pinnacle Studio the number one choice in consumer video editing include one-click Web publishing for online video sharing, a variety of new professional effects and tools, support for new HD media formats like AVCHD and full compatibility with the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system.
About Pinnacle Systems, Inc.
Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., is an industry leader in video editing solutions, TV tuners for the PC and digital media adapters for the consumer market. The company’s product lines include Pinnacle PCTV™, Dazzle®, Pinnacle ShowCenter™, Pinnacle Mobile Media™ and its flagship Pinnacle Studio™ line. For more information, visit www.pinnaclesys.com.
About Avid
Avid Technology, Inc. is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively and creatively. Avid received an Oscar Statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design and engineering of the Avid® Film Composer® system for motion picture editing. Digidesign, Avid’s audio division, received an Oscar Statuette representing the 2003 Scientific and Technical Award for the design, development and implementation of its Pro Tools® digital audio work station. For more information about the company’s Oscar®, Grammy® and Emmy® award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com.
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