Review by knitting ninja

I had not been a previous Pinnacle user. But I have used Corel and Cyberlink. That said, there is quite a learning curve for Pinnacle. As a result I made liberal use of the free 30 day access to Pinnacle’s Studio Backlot training. And I am glad I did. To begin to appreciate Studio 19 from a novice perspective, I found the training to be essential. I downloaded the training files and followed along with the video tutorials and before I knew it I was producing videos.

This is power packed software. It does pretty much every thing with video and sound and effects that I could ever imagine using. And once I practiced, it got pretty easy to use. The interface makes sense and the project bin concept that drives everything is very effective. There is a SmartMovie machine built in for those inclined to let the program do some of the production and Photo Montage ability as well.

I knocked of one star because I think Pinnacle should allow access to training beyond 30 days without charging. This is a robust and feature rich program so it would be nice to know I could go back to the website to maximize the Pinnacle experience without whipping out the credit card.