Pinnacle’s Dazzle Product Family Saves VHS Tapes

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The Dazzle family includes three products: the Dazzle DVD Recorder for easily and quickly saving videotapes to DVD; the Dazzle Video Creator for digitising videos and quickly editing them using the included Pinnacle Studio software; and the Dazzle Video Creator Platinum, which includes the powerful Pinnacle Studio Plus video-editing software as well as ScoreFitter Volumes 1 and 2, enabling Hollywood-style films to be created. The revised films can then be sent to friends via the internet or transferred to mobile devices such as the Apple iPod or Sony PSP. Dazzle products are now available through Pinnacle Systems’ website, http://www.pinnaclesys.com, major online retailers and retail stores.

Easy, affordable all-in-one solution

Many people have recorded very special memories on VHS tapes, which, as is well known, are not the best format for long-term preservation. Over the years, the quality of such tapes deteriorates. There is also a risk that these recorded memories could be lost altogether. The best solution is therefore to transfer them to DVD. New DVD burners and user-friendly video-recording products such as Dazzle make transferring films to DVD an inexpensive, quick and easy task.

How it works

Using the Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder software included with all three Dazzle products, users can save films from a video source to DVD with one click. Thanks to the “Direct-to-Disc” function, Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder creates an exact copy of the tape on DVD and automatically adds DVD menus and chapters by detecting scene changes. Within minutes, users can save their family videos and play the resulting DVD on any conventional DVD player. In addition, the Pinnacle Studio software included with Dazzle Video Creator and Dazzle Video Creator Platinum can be used to restore videos and turn them into high-quality films with effects, transitions and background music.

Overview of the Dazzle product family

Dazzle DVD Recorder – for easily and quickly creating DVDs. It is a portable USB 2.0 device that is easy to install and enables video to be transferred to DVD with one click. The product includes Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder and is available at a recommended retail price of €59.90.

Dazzle Video Creator – for quickly creating high-quality DVDs and editing videos. The product includes Pinnacle Studio software for quickly editing films using a wide selection of automatic editing and restoration tools. Users can then burn the films to DVD or share them online with friends and relatives via Yahoo Video. The product also includes Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder and is available at a recommended retail price of €79.90.

Dazzle Video Creator Platinum – for creating DVDs and playback on mobile devices (MPEG-4). With this product, users can create high-quality videos compatible with mobile multimedia devices such as the Apple Video iPod or Sony PSP. The included Pinnacle Studio Plus software and Scorefitter Volumes 1 and 2 plug-ins for generating background music make it easy to create great videos that can be played on DVD and portable devices and uploaded to the internet. The product also includes Pinnacle Instant DVD Recorder and is available at a recommended retail price of €99.90.