PINNACLE STUDIO 24 – REVIEW

Pinnacle Studio 24 is a pretty amazing video editing software loaded with a bunch of excellent tools to make your videos perfect. In this article, we will look at the features recently added to this software. We will also see its overall performance. Well, if we talk about Pinnacle Studio’s past, it didn’t have a very nice reputation as it used to be buggy. But things started changing when Corel acquired its right in 2021. Since then, it has been improved a lot and at the present time, it has finally gained a reputation of being one of the best video editing software. Well, the software was last updated in August 2020, and developers added a bunch of new features to it, including dynamic masking, a completely redesigned title editor, in-depth key framing controls, and face tracking. So do all these features work properly or not? Let’s take a detailed overview of the software. Redesigned Title Editor The title editor of the software is really improved a lot, now you can use this tool to edit titles directly, earlier we had to open a different window to do it. They even have improved the control over titles, now the software not only allows you to animate your titles via keyframes but also apply animation to particular letters or words in a title. You can do a few other things as well, such as animate graphics alongside the titles, frame a caption, apply and align a light source, etc. You also get in-depth customization options that give your titles a professional and attractive look. This feature works flawlessly and will help you save time creating titles in your videos. Dynamic Masking The dynamic masking tools have been also improved a lot, now you can very easily select an object in your video using the Smart Edge tool and multiple adjustment options. Now the software can even track masks over time, even if the camera or object is moving. It now lets you adjust the mask frame by frame using keyframes. The software includes a bunch of mask tools and all of them work very nicely. The dynamic masking tools on Pinnacle Studio work decently and give you above average result. The software still needs a bit of improvement to match the levels of Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve in dynamic masking. Face-Tracking Pinnacle Studio lets you select the face of a person in a video and the software tracks that face throughout the clip. You just need to select a face and the software will apply an oval matte to that face, now you can apply multiple effects to the background as well as the face. You can use this feature to blur the face of a person in order to hide his identity or many more. The face tracking tool works flawlessly and you won’t see any problem with it. Keyframing Controls Well, if you want to fine-tune the effects and adjustments you did to your video, thenkeyframes will be vital for that. Fortunately, Pinnacle Studio has significantly improved and increased the total number of situations to use keyframes. This means, now you can use the keyframes for a variety of purposes, including adjusting the positioning scale, rotation of video elements, and alter effects and transitions. You can even use them for clip remapping in order to achieve smooth speeding up or down. Additionally, the software lets you select and move multiple keyframes at a time. Conclusion There is no doubt that Pinnacle Studio 24 is a robust video editing software with a variety of great and advances tools. I would recommend any home user buy this software, but for a professional, it might not be the best option. Keep in mind that this software does run on every system, you should have a decent computer to run it. In order to run this software, your computer should feature at least 64-bit OS; Windows 10 along with Intel Core i3 or AMD A4 3.0 GHz processor, 4GB of RAM, 256GB of RAM, and 2GB HDD space. You will also need an internet connection in order to install the software and register yourself on it. Source: PINNACLE STUDIO 24 – REVIEW