Pinnacle Dazzle Fusion

Dazzle Fusion is an external USB video capture device and smart media reader for anyone who would like to get started editing, sharing and enjoying digital video and photos. Dazzle Fusion also includes Pinnacle Studio QuickStart for fun and easy movie making. Capture your footage and photos, make your movie and burn to CD or DVD. It's that easy!

Do more with your photos and videos Capture photos and video to your computer's hard drive, and import them into your project to create entertaining multimedia movies with Dazzle Fusion. Dazzle Fusion includes an external breakout box with inputs for composite, S-Video, stereo RCA audio, slots that accommodate the most popular digital media formats and a copy of Pinnacle's Studio QuickStart editing software. This hardware and software combination is the perfect solution for any camcorder and digital camera owner who wants to experiment with digital video without enduring a steep learning curve.

Integrated 6-in-1 digital media reader Import your digital pictures straight from your camera's digital media card without having to attach your camera to the PC. Read digital media cards that are used by MP3 players, cell phones, and PDAs. Use an IBM Microdrive to backup data and transfer files. Dazzle Fusion reads and writes to CompactFlash? Type I & II, Memory Stick?, SmartMedia?, MulitMediaCard?, SD Card? and IBM Microdrive?.

Edit movies with Studio QuickStart Pinnacle's Studio QuickStart software makes editing movies on your PC or laptop as easy as one-two-three.

Step One: Capture Attach your camcorder or VCR to the Fusion breakout box, install Pinnacle's Studio QuickStart software, and capture the video clips you want to your computer's hard drive.

Step Two: Edit Import your photo and video clips, then drag-and-drop them onto the editing timeline. From there, trim the clips, add a 2D or 3D transition and title or two, and sync the whole project up with your favorite music (Studio QuickStart supports CD, MP3, and WAV audio). If you want to get really creative, try out a few of the software's built-in special effects features.

Step Three: Output Add menus and chapter breaks and burn a disc that can play in your living room DVD player. Studio QuickStart saves your finished movie in any number of formats, including AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, RealVideo, or Windows Media Format. Use RealVideo and Windows Media Format to export your video to the web, and use MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 to export your video onto VCD, SVCD, or DVD.

With all of these features and more, it's easy to see why Dazzle Fusion is the perfect all-in-one solution for camcorder and digital camera owners.

Product highlights

• S-Video, composite analog video in
• Stereo RCA audio in
• USB interface
• Works with USB 1.0 and USB 2.0 machines
• Saves movies as AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, RealVideo, or Windows Media Format
• Reads and writes to CompactFlash? Type I & II, Memory Stick?, SmartMedia?, MulitMediaCard?, SD Card? and IBM Microdrive?
• Timeline-based authoring for DVD, VCD, and S-VCD