Pinnacle Systems presents Santa’s helper this Christmas – Surprise your beloved ones with Christmas Video Cards that will last for years to come

Pinnacle Studio Winter Edition software, creating your own videos cards with the family means this Christmas can be spent together building and preserving memories forever. As well as having fun, an edited video memory of the day or a video montage of photos from the year can make a great (and cost effective) card.

In just a few moments and simple clicks you can immortalize and enhance your holiday season images and turn them into a unique movie. With the Studio 12 technology you can produce an emotive Christmas card or a round robin letter for the 21st century – instead of writing about your past year, now you can show it!

Perfect for sharing Christmas best wishes

The Pinnacle Studio Winter Edition includes 38 festive titles and 15 seasonal DVD menus to give your home movie that Christmas feel. There are also 5 montage themes which apart from `Christmas’ includes `Presents’ and `New Year’. The clever Scorefitter music generator helps you add emotion to your movie by automatically creating a soundtrack to the exact length of your film!

Once you’ve created your Christmas Video Card, sharing it couldn’t be simpler. You can easily send it as emails or upload it on the internet. It can also be burnt directly onto DVD for sending as a thank you for your favourite presents or as a memento to those who joined you on Christmas day. It’s also a perfect gift for family and friends who are miles away and won’t be with you for the festive season.

Knowing what a busy time of the year it is, Pinnacle Systems has designed its Pinnacle Studio Winter Edition to be as easy as turning your PC or laptop on. It really is Santa’s little helper to add extra sparkle and colour to your Christmas memories for many years to come. Pinnacle Studio Winter Edition retails at £29.00. You can buy it at major retails or at www.pinnaclesys.com.

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About Pinnacle Systems, Inc.

Pinnacle Systems, Inc., a part of Avid Technology, Inc., is an industry leader in providing a complete set of home video editing and TV viewing tools for the consumer market. The company’s product lines including Pinnacle PCTV™, Dazzle®, Pinnacle ShowCenter®, and its flagship Pinnacle Studio™ line, cover the needs and requirements of any level of video storytellers or consumers who simply want to enjoy TV from their computer. Pinnacle Systems has received nine prestigious Emmy® Awards for its technical innovations and carries the commitment to help consumers enhance, preserve and share their memories with ease. For more information, visit www.pinnaclesys.com.

About Avid Technology, Inc.

Avid is a worldwide leader in tools for film, video, audio, 3D animation, gaming and broadcast professionals – as well as for home audio and video enthusiasts. Avid professional and consumer brands include Avid, Digidesign, M-Audio, Pinnacle Systems, Sibelius, Softimage and Sundance Digital. The vast majority of primetime television shows, feature films, commercials and chart-topping music hits are made using one or more Avid products. Whether used by seasoned professionals or beginning students, Avid’s products and services enable customers 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. For more information about the company’s Oscar, Grammy® and Emmy award-winning products and services, visit www.avid.com.

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