First Set of Winners to Be Announced
September 3
Tewksbury, Mass.,
08/07/2007 - Pinnacle Systems,
Inc., the consumer division of Avid
Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID),
today announced that the website for
its online Pinnacle Studio™ 11
"Share Your Video Experience"
contest is live and submissions are
being posted as they are received,
in accordance with contest rules.
Visitors to
http://contest.pinnaclesys.com/Share.aspx
can submit their entries, read about
Pinnacle Studio 11 user experiences
and vote for their favorite videos.
Read the
Review of Pinnacle Studio 11
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.
Pinnacle Studio™ 11 Family
Pricing and Availability
The Pinnacle Studio, Pinnacle Studio
Plus and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate
family of products are available now
through e-tail and retail stores
with MSRPs of $49.99, $99.99 and
$129.99 respectively. Upgrades from
the Pinnacle Studio version 10
family to version 11 are also
available for a fee.
For more information on the Pinnacle
Studio 11 "Share Your Video
Experience" contest, visit the
contest website at
http://contest.pinnaclesys.com/rules.html.
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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2007 Avid Technology, Inc. and its
affiliates. All rights reserved.
Product features, specifications,
system requirements and availability
are subject to change without
notice. All prices are US MSRP for
the US only and subject to change
without notice. Contact your local
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and/or other countries. Pinnacle
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Pinnacle PCTV, Dazzle, Pinnacle
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Pinnacle Mobile Media, Scorefitter,
Pinnacle Studio, Pinnacle Studio
MovieBox, PinnacleShare and Pinnacle
Studio Online Editor are either
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Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.
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