Dedicated to creative video-editing experiences and exceptional results, Pinnacle products give people the power to tell their unique stories through movies. Part of the Corel family, Pinnacle's portfolio includes the award-winning Pinnacle Studio™, Pinnacle Studio™ for iPad, and Dazzle® video capture devices. Corel is one of the world's top software companies providing some of the industry's best-known brands including Roxio®, Pinnacle™ and WinZip®.
Make movies to impress with the hands-on editing power of Pinnacle Studio™ 20. Start with themed templates or edit on the multi-track timeline. Multi-camera editing lets you include footage from two cameras and audio syncing lines up your clips up for you automatically. Create big-screen style animations with new Stop Motion Animation—just plug in your DSLR to get started! With your choice of 1,500+ 2D/3D effects, attractive titles and custom-fit soundtracks, your video will look and sound their best. Quickly share your movie with easily share online, exporting to popular devices and 20+ menu templates for polished-looking DVD projects.
Top Reasons to Buy
New! Stop Motion Animation Create big screen-style animations and full-HD stop motion videos with Stop Motion Animation. Plug in your camera and tap into the processing power and unique lens capabilities of your DSLR directly from Pinnacle Studio 20 to capture each frame of your animated story. Control camera settings, see overlay frames, set distances and capture frames automatically or manually. Improved controls for overlay frames and distances, and radial and curve guides give you more control and better results.
Enhanced!
Multi-camera editing Work with footage from 2 cameras to create more dynamic videos. The Multi-Camera Editor lets you screen your footage, switch angles, cut and delete, add transitions and automatically align clips with Audio Syncing. Combine your multi-camera results with the picture-in-picture effect to add excitement to your movie.
New! Optimized for the latest technologies and formats
Always keeping pace with the latest formats, Pinnacle Studio 20 Plus offers new HEVC (H.265) import support on Intel 6th generation or certain NVIDIA cards. Get the performance you expect from a pro-quality video editor thanks to Pinnacle Studio’s powerful 64-bit performance. Plus, work with video from iPhone® 6 and other new-generation cameras with support for VFR video
Enhanced!
Stylish DVD authoring with Pinnacle MyDVD Put your audience in the right mood for your video with the perfect themed menus, sub-menus and chapters on your DVDs. Pinnacle Studio 20 includes 20+ stylish templates in Pinnacle MyDVD, so you can quickly create a high-quality, personalized DVD to share with friends and family. It’s easier than ever to burn to DVD and AVCHD disc with professional results.
Edit with precision on the multi-track timeline
Dive into video editing on the 6 track timeline. Add exciting picture-in-picture and multi-layer effects in HD with frame accuracy. Start with Storyboard editing to create first drafts and visualize how your story will unfold, and then move up to timeline editing. Keep your project elements organized in new Project Bins and arrange your workspace to suite your needs.
Enhance with 1,500+ effects and music
Add excitement and polish with over 1,500 2D/3D effects, animated titles and transitions. Easily add your most-used effects, filters and transitions to the Favorite section to quickly find and reuse them anytime. Kickstart your video project with the included Montage templates provide preset themes—weddings, sports, holidays, sci-fi, comics and more—for fast pro-level results with just a few clicks. Add music from the ScoreFitter library of royalty-free sounds and songs that automatically adjust to fit the length of your movies.
Includes FREE training!
Get a 21-day, all-access pass* to StudioBacklot.tv, featuring brand new Pinnacle Studio 20 content, loads of other training and a royalty-free stock library. Visit our Discovery Center (learn.corel.com/video-tutorials/pinnacle-studio-tutorials/) for help getting start or tutorials on specific techniques and projects. And subscribe to our YouTube channel, PinnacleStudioLife for more information and inspiration!
*Offer only available to new users of StudioBacklot.tv.
Enhanced!
Quick fixes for common problems Is your video sideways? No problem! Pinnacle Studio 20 has you covered with video rotation tools. Plus, Pan and Zoom have been streamlined so they can be applied in fewer steps, and editing Picture-in-Picture footage is easier than ever. Easily eliminate red eye from photos, and color-correct video and stabilize shaky footage.
Share anywhere
Easily share your HD videos with family and friends on Facebook®, YouTube®, and Vimeo®. You can also easily create DVDs and export to popular formats like Adobe® Flash® FLV, MPEG-4, and DivX®, as well as popular devices like Microsoft® Xbox®, Sony® PlayStation, Nintendo™ Wii™, Apple® TV and Apple® iPad®.
Pinnacle® Studio 20
Plus
Realize your vision with powerful movie editing software. Pinnacle Studio 20 Plus lets you edit in HD and 3D on the multi-track timeline, choose from over 1,800 2D/3D effects and perfect your audio. Create amazing animations frame by frame with new Stop Motion Animation. Combine footage from up to 4 cameras with the multi-camera video editor, and add moving text or graphics to an object with new Motion Tracking. Live Screen Capture is enhanced, letting you easily to record anything you see and hear on your computer to include in your videos. Upload your videos directly to social sites, export for popular devices or burn to DVD with 50+ new menu templates.
Top Reasons to Buy
New! Motion Tracking When you want to put the focus on certain people or objects in your video, Motion Tracking is the perfect tool. Add moving text or graphics to track players in a sporting event, or draw attention to particular guests at a big event. Mark your object, press play to track its motion and then easily add the overlay of your choice.
New! Stop Motion Animation Create big screen-style animations and full-HD stop motion videos with Stop Motion Animation. Plug in your camera and tap into the processing power and unique lens capabilities of your DSLR directly from Pinnacle Studio 20 to capture each frame of your animated story. Control camera settings, see overlay frames, set distances and capture frames automatically or manually. Improved controls for overlay frames and distances, and radial and curve guides give you more control and better results.
Enhanced!
Multi-camera editing Work with footage from 4 cameras to create more dynamic videos. The Multi-Camera Editor lets you screen your footage, switch angles, cut and delete, and add transitions to smoothly connect your clips. Align segments automatically with Audio Syncing, or use markers, date/time or manual syncing. Combine your multi-camera results with the picture-in-picture effect to add excitement to your movie.
Enhanced!
Audio controls Working with audio is even more precise with easy, new audio keyframing. Balance dialog and narration with background sound for pro-quality audio. Pinnacle Studio 20 Plus ensures your audio is crisp and clear with Audio Ducking, which detects audio or narration and automatically lowers the volume of background sound. Adjust the Ducking Level and Sensitivity for even more control.
New! Optimized for the latest hardware and formats
Always keeping pace with the latest formats, Pinnacle Studio 20 Plus offers new HEVC (H.265) import support on Intel 6th generation or certain NVIDIA cards. Get the performance you expect from a pro-quality video editor thanks to Pinnacle Studio’s powerful 64-bit performance. Plus, work with video from iPhone® 6 and other new-generation cameras with support for VFR video.
Enhanced!
Advanced editing environment Easy Track Transparency lets you adjust the opacity of tracks, so you can see both at the same time in an overlay effect. With 24 tracks, Pinnacle Studio 20 Plus offers precision editing and lets you create sophisticated picture-in-picture and multi-layer effects in HD or 3D. A streamlined workflow lets you apply the Pan and Zoom effect in fewer steps using presets, and edit your Picture-in-Picture footage size and location directly in the preview pane. See source clips and your timeline edit preview simultaneously for an intuitive flow. Keep your project elements organized in new Project Bins.
Energize with 1,800+ effects and music
Add polish to your movies with over 1,800 2D/3D effects, animated titles and transitions. Keyframe-based control gives you precision timing over how your effects, titles and transitions move. The included Montage templates provide customizable themes—weddings, sports, holidays, sci-fi, comics and more—for fast results with just a few clicks. Save your most-used effects, filters and transitions to the Favorite section to quickly find and reuse them. Add music with the ScoreFitter library of royalty-free sounds and songs that automatically adjust to fit the length of your movie.
Enhanced!
Live Screen Capture Record content directly from your screen, capturing both system audio and sound. You can even record dual screen, a window or a selected area of your screen. Then bring captured files to the timeline to integrate into your projects to include the footage in movies, presentations and training videos. Live Screen Capture is available in English, French, German, Italian, Dutch and Japanese.
Enhanced!
Intuitive DVD authoring with Pinnacle MyDVD Put your audience in the right mood for your video with the perfect themed menus, sub-menus and chapters on your DVDs. Pinnacle Studio 20 Plus includes 50+ stylish templates in Pinnacle MyDVD, so you can quickly create a high-quality, personalized DVD to share with friends and family. It’s easier than ever to burn to DVD and AVCHD disc with professional results.
Includes FREE training!
Get a 21-day, all-access pass to StudioBacklot.tv, featuring brand new Pinnacle Studio 20 content, loads of other training and a royalty-free stock library. Visit our Discovery Center (learn.corel.com/video-tutorials/pinnacle-studio-tutorials/) for help getting start or tutorials on specific techniques and projects. And subscribe to our YouTube channel, PinnacleStudioLife for more information and inspiration!
*Offer only available to new users of StudioBacklot.tv.
Easy sharing
When you're ready to share your videos, Pinnacle Studio 20 Plus makes it easy to post your HD and 3D videos on Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo. Easily create DVDs and AVCHD discs, as well as author Blu-ray™ discs (available for purchase separately) complete with Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound. Export to popular formats like Adobe® Flash® FLV, MPEG-4, and DivX®, as well as popular devices like Microsoft® Xbox®, Sony® PlayStation, Nintendo® Wii™, Apple® TV and Apple® iPad®.
Pinnacle® Studio 20
Ultimate
Get the power, creativity and control you need to edit like a professional with Pinnacle Studio™ 20 Ultimate. Edit with precision on unlimited tracks in 4K, HD and 3D, and fine-tune sound with sophisticated audio tools. Create dynamic, engaging videos with pro-caliber tools, including new Stop Motion Animation, new controls for 360° video and a 6 angle multi-camera editor. New Motion Tracking lets you add moving text, graphics or a mosaic blur to people or objects. With 2,000+ effects, titles and transitions, and new high-quality effects from NewBlue, unlimited creativity is at your fingertips. And when you’re ready to share, enjoy 100+ new menu templates for DVD authoring. You’ve got the vision, now get the results with Pinnacle Studio™ 20 Ultimate.
Top Reasons to Buy
New! Motion Tracking with Mosaic Blur – Only in Ultimate! When you want to put the focus on certain people or objects in your video, or hide them, Motion Tracking is the perfect tool. Add moving text or graphics to track players in a sporting event, or draw attention to particular guests at a big event. Is there a face, logo or license plate in your video you don’t want to show? Apply a mosaic blur to easily obscure it. Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate supports multi-point motion tracking, so you can track multiple points of an object in your video for greater precision as the tracked object approaches or moves away from your lens.
New! Stop Motion Animation Create big screen-style animations and full-HD stop motion videos with Stop Motion Animation. Plug in your camera and tap into the processing power and unique lens capabilities of your DSLR directly from Pinnacle Studio 20 to capture each frame of your animated story. Control camera settings, see overlay frames, set distances and capture frames automatically or manually. Improved controls for overlay frames and distances, and radial and curve guides give you more control and better results.
New! Optimized for the latest technologies and formats Always keeping pace with the latest formats, Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate offers new HEVC (H.265) import/export support on Intel 6th generation or certain NVIDIA cards. Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate also supports XAVC, MXF, 4K/HD smart encoding and enhanced playback and VFR video, and delivers powerful 64-bit performance.
New! 360° video editing Edit 360° video or convert it into standard video with Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate. Easily import video shot with a 360° camera and work on it in the timeline. Add titles or specific landmarks to your video, and easily trim the start and end points. Export and playback on a 360° video player and enjoy your video from all angles. Or convert 360 video to standard video to share on the big screen, using keyframes to control the path/view you want to show.
New! Unlimited creativity with additional effects from industry leader NewBlue – Only in Ultimate! With 2,000 2D/3D effects, animated titles and transitions of its own, Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate is the perfect choice for unlimited creativity. Now with NewBlueFX Video Essentials III, quickly enhance and improve your footage with the 175 presets in 10 custom plugins. Enjoy an integrated workflow that helps you quickly and easily apply a split screen effect, map video to objects, spotlight areas of interest, improve contrast, colorize, diffuse, smooth edges and manage your overlay placements. Plus, the Ultimate edition offers several other premium effects packs from NewBlue, giving you 800+ presets and over 65 plugins.
Enhanced!
Multi-camera editing Make your movies look their best from every angle with the 6 angle Multi-Camera Editor. View and edit footage, switch angles, cut and delete, and add transitions to smoothly connect your footage. Align clips automatically with Audio Syncing, or use markers, date/time or manual syncing. Combine your multi-camera results with the picture-in-picture effect to add excitement to your movie.
Enhanced!
Timeline editing on unlimited tracks Now it’s easier to apply many of the sophisticated effects that give your videos professional polish, in HD, 4K or 3D. Easy Track Transparency lets you adjust the opacity of tracks, so you can see both at the same time in an overlay effect. A streamlined workflow lets you apply the Pan and Zoom effect in fewer steps using presets, and edit your Picture-in-Picture footage size and location directly in the preview pane. Frame-accurate editing on unlimited tracks gives you precision control over how you tell your story. See source clips and your timeline edit preview simultaneously for an intuitive flow.
Enhanced!
High-quality sound and music Working with audio is even more precise with easy, new audio keyframing. Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate ensures your audio is crisp and clear with Audio Ducking, which detects audio or narration and automatically lowers the volume of background sound. Adjust the Ducking Level and Sensitivity if you wish for even more control. Add music with the ScoreFitter library of royalty-free sounds and songs that automatically adjust to fit the length of your movie. For even more selection, try the Pinnacle Studio store for easy access to royalty free music tracks from Triple Scoop Music and sound effects from Muzerk.
Enhanced!
Live Screen Capture Record content directly from your screen, capturing both system audio and sound. Easily capture onscreen content to add to your movies, presentations or training videos. You can even record dual screen, a selected window or a selected area of your screen. Then bring capture files to the timeline to integrate into your projects. Live Screen Capture is available in English, French, German, Italian, Dutch and Japanese.
Enhanced!
Easy DVD authoring with Pinnacle MyDVD Put your audience in the right mood for your video with the perfect themed menus, sub-menus and chapters on your DVDs. Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate includes 100+ stylish templates in Pinnacle MyDVD, so you can quickly create a high-quality, personalized DVD to share with friends and family. It’s easier than ever to burn to DVD and AVCHD disc with professional results.
Share anywhere When you're ready to share your videos, Pinnacle Studio 20 Ultimate makes it easy to post your HD and 3D videos on Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo. Easily create DVDs and AVCHD discs, as well as author Blu-ray™ discs (available for purchase separately) complete with Dolby® Digital 5.1 surround sound. Export to popular formats like Adobe® Flash® FLV, MPEG-4, and DivX®, as well as popular devices like Microsoft® Xbox®, Sony® PlayStation, Nintendo® Wii™, Apple® TV and Apple® iPad®. With Pinnacle Studio Ultimate, the world is your screen.
Includes FREE training! Get a 21-day, all-access pass to StudioBacklot.tv*, featuring brand new Pinnacle Studio 20 content, loads of other training and a royalty-free stock library. Visit our Discovery Center (learn.corel.com/video-tutorials/pinnacle-studio-tutorials/) for help getting start or tutorials on specific techniques and projects. And subscribe to our YouTube channel, PinnacleStudioLife for more information and inspiration!
Pinnacle Studio 20 Minimum System Requirements
Internet connection required for installation, registration and updates. Registration required for product use.
Windows 10 recommended, Windows 8.x, Windows 7, 64-bit OS highly recommended
Intel Core Duo 1.8 GHz, Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz or higher
Intel Core i5 or i7 1.06 GHz or higher required for AVCHD & Intel Quick Sync Video support
Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon X4 or higher for Multi-camera
2 GB of RAM or higher, min. 4 GB for Windows 64-bit, 8+GB highly recommended for Multi-camera
DirectX 9 (or higher) graphics device with Pixel Shader 3.0 support like:
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series or higher (CUDA enabled required for CUDA support)
ATI X1000 series or higher
Intel GMA X3000 series or higher
HEVC (H.265) support requires supporting PC hardware or graphics card
128 MB VGA VRAM
Display resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
Windows-compatible sound card (multi-channel output required for surround preview)
8 GB HDD space for full installation
Downloadable if DVD-ROM drive not available for installation
Accessories
DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD discs
Input Options
Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire port)
Capture from analog camcorders, 8mm, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM) (requires Dazzle video hardware – sold separately)
Import from AVCHD and other file based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices and webcams
Import Formats