Review by Leah Berk

Pinnacle Studio 19 Plus is good mid-level video editing software. Its price point and functionality are targeted towards the beginner-intermediate editor, and it works reliably, has powerful editing capabilities, and import/export functionality. I run it on a Windows 10 computer (about 1.5 years old) and haven’t had an issues with it. This is a solid software choice if you’re looking for editing software for personal or family videos, or for basic work/technical film editing.

The learning curve is reasonable and in 1-2 hours, you can do basic editing and video composition. The more sophisticated inputs and channels will take a little longer to learn - but still approachable. The interface of the program isn’t too cluttered, and common tools have shortcuts.

YouTube has been invaluable for finding tutorials on how to do different things, and I’ve relied on it a lot.