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Mike,
Opinion regarding Pinnacle Studio seems sharply divided based on the research I have done, with strong advocates and harsh critcs. Many people use it very happily and succesfully, and my comments are hardly 'fair and balanced' since my personal experience has been so very negative.
I must say that I do find the Pinnacle method of menu creation to be extremely odd, and one which differs entirely from essentially every other NLE I have ever used. The fact that it also frequently crashes when I insert or revise menus on the timeline adds to my general frustration.
Given the pedigree and ownership of this program by Avid, a hugely established video editing force for many years, I expect it to be a lot better, so I am especially harsh when it fails to do basic things like run in a stable manner without crashing. My complaints are, to many happy users, very inconsistent with their own observations, so the bottom line is that your mileage most certainly will vary. I am quite certain the some hardware and software installations are much more fussy than others, and another system might prove to be very stable with their software.
I too am retired Mike and have plenty of free time to play with these programs, compare them, and use them in a variety of ways. Perhaps I may be pushing them too hard and not giving them a fair audience.
Larry
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