Studio Plus 10: Pinnacle

The box sat on the shelf at CompUSA, distinct and aggressive. It was orange and grey, featuring a stylized film strip that seemed to suggest speed, creativity, and professionalism. It wasn't the full-blown Pinnacle Studio —that was for the rich kids or the actual semi-pros. It wasn't the basic version, which felt like a toy. It was the .

Mark, a seventeen-year-old with dreams of becoming the next big action director on YouTube (which was barely a year old at the time), saved up his lawn-mowing money for weeks. He already had the camera—a chunky MiniDV Handycam that chewed through tapes—and he had the computer—a family HP Pavilion that his mom strictly forbade him from "clogging up with junk."

: Excellent color correction, a high-quality audio mixer, and highly flexible DVD-authoring capabilities. It is noted for its overall ease of use for the target consumer market. pinnacle studio plus 10

Minimum 1.4 GHz (2.4 GHz recommended for HD editing).

An automated tool that could whittle down raw footage into a finished home movie with music and transitions in minutes. The box sat on the shelf at CompUSA, distinct and aggressive

These professional-style effects enabled users to overlay video clips and use green-screen technology.

Mark dragged a clip of his friend falling off a skateboard onto the timeline. He dragged a transition from the effects library. He chose It wasn't the basic version, which felt like a toy

Estimated time remaining: 45 minutes.