Review by Nancy Famolari

have used Pinnacle 17 for a year, and I don’t find this a substantial upgrade. The new features include more sound tracks from Triple Scoop Music, plus 64-bit capability which substantially increases the speed, at least on my computer running Windows 7 64-bit. The ability to capture videos from the internet is a major plus, but I had that in 17.

The installation went well. I was surprised at the amount of time required. I had a box come up indicating the progress of the installation. Nothing was happening. I thought perhaps something had gone amiss, but eventually another box showed up giving the status of installation of each of the components.

All my projects from Pinnacle 17 transferred easily to Pinnacle 18. There are additional editing features I will try with 18, but the important point was that I didn’t lose any data in the transfer.

The package is easy to understand. If you’re unfamiliar with video editing programs, there are helpful videos. It’s not a bad package to learn on. However, if you’re already using Pinnacle 17, I don’t think the upgrade is that impressive unless you’re running on a 64-bit computer. If your are, it’s well worth it.