It works with USB 1.1 ports, but gives the best results using higher-bandwidth USB 2.0.Īll the audio and video inputs run across one edge of the box (everything from RCA and mini-jacks to an S-Video port), and the outputs run along another. The hardware plugs into a USB port on your computer after you've loaded the software. The hardware can sit flat on the desk, and also comes with a support that allows it to stand vertically on one of its corners so that it looks diamond-shaped (that's the Porsche Design coming into play). It's a metal box about the size of a slice of bread and twice as thick. In typical Porsche style, it's made of silver alloy and is extremely artsy. The hardware part of the package is a video input/output box designed by F.A. Using Pinnacle's $199.99 (U.S.) package along with a camcorder and VCR or CD/DVD burner, I could do things that were available only on professional editing decks costing thousands of dollars just a few years ago. PC-based video editing has come a long way in a short time. If you can drag-and-drop, you can make a slick-looking home video with this package. And it's so easy to use, you can churn out your first epic in almost no time without ever needing to crack the manual. The MovieBox USB is a hardware and software package that turns a humble home PC into a pretty powerful video editing studio.

The Pinnacle Studio MovieBox USB makes me feel like I wasted a whole lot of my time. Years ago I spent months and months in journalism school learning how to run a video editing suite and turn raw clips from a camcorder into a polished visual feature, complete with audio tracks and professional transitions between scenes.

Also available for: Windows ME through XP Professional.

Reviewed on: A Hewlett-Packard Media Center m380n Photosmart 3 GHz Pentium 4 PC with 1GB of RAM, twin DVD drives, 7-way media reader, a 120GB IDE and a Maxtor 250GB SATA hard drive (both running at 7200 RPM), HP F1703 and KDS Rad-7c LCD panels, a 128MB NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 video card, and Windows XP Media Center Edition.The Verdict: If you've got home movies to edit, this is a well-integrated hardware and software package that makes the job easy and has everything you need to import your content, massage it and send the finished product to disc or tape.The Bad: Experienced some crashes on a Pentium 4 3.06 GHz PC when hyperthreading was enabled.Porsche, fabulous software that makes importing and editing video and audio a snap. The Good: Cool video input/output box designed by F.A.

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