Pinnacle has always built ease-of-use into their products. Here are some pictures of what came in the box: Also in the box is a quick-start guide, some software on CD, a USB cable, a Firewire cable, and a green screen for doing green screen work. It just feels ‘quality’, whereas this one feels ‘cheap’. This converter box is ‘plastic-y’, whereas the converter box I have used for years from Pinnacle is made of brushed metal.

My only gripe is that in the past the converter devices that I have received as part of the Pinnacle products were much ‘beefier’ and made of finer materials. It recognized anything I connected to it and the software recognized the devices just fine. I have used Pinnacle converter devices for years and this one performed good. This is the Pinnacle Studio MovieBox Ultimate edition, which means it comes with a converter device that you can use to attach to your computer and connect to other devices such as cameras, VCRs, etc. Let me start by talking about what comes in the box with this version. Is version 14 worth it enough to make you jump at the new version? Let’s go see… There is alot to love in version 14, but it isn’t all good news.

I started using Pinnacle video software about 6 years ago and still stand by their products as good entry-level consumer video editors. The latest offering from Pinnacle Systems is Pinnacle Studio 14 MovieBox Ultimate, and there are some new goodies under the hood for those of you who are long-time Pinnacle users.

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