Page 156 of the S12 manual gives no hint of changes in the PIP controls for scale and crop.   I hope you're mistaken that they've been abolished or occultly shoved into a separate tool.

But are the ''markers'' primarily a tool on the edit mode, or also a means to navegate a chapter with NXT and PRV keys in disc playback?  Is the ''help key'' version of the manual the same as the PDF (or printed) one on this or other topics?

glus: you can use an ATI or Nvidia card with the H.264 feature.  Which cards come with, or can be upgraded to use, the codecs or features in question? Not very many devices come with spec sheets that boast ''full support for AVCHD / h.264, including 24p.'' Which of these cards will ...

New graphics, new Chapter 6 on montage.  Much of the rest looks familiar, with bits of change here and there. Still no file export to AVCHD?  Looks like the workaround remains the same: create disk image, do not burn, extract mt2s file from stream folder.   No mention of ''smart rendering'' or the equivalent.  Unless ...

There are various ''underwater'' lense filters that help offset the color distortions of marine, freshwater, or swimming pool shots.  However, once the device is inside its protective chamber, there is little way to swap the filters.  This could mean lenghty bouts of trial and error.  It would also be difficult to shoot sequences ...

I presume the answer is that Studio cannot import any MOV or QuickTime type files, but maybe someone can attest otherwise or recommend a workaround.  I know of various conversion software packages that convert VGA files from one format to another, but are there any that can change a 1280x720p 30fps MJPEG to HDV or AVCHD?  Do the ...

The system specs are certainly adequate to edit AVCHD at 1440x1080 60i.  The export specifications of a Studio project will not affect the preview parameters, since Studio works from the native files, not proxies.  Thus, it does not make preview easier to set the project specs to 720x480. Is the ''jerky video'' you refer to mean in ...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Postal Service times its annual expedition to Yellowknife each year between Arctic spring, at June 21 soltice, and the first snows of winter, usually around mid July.  Surely Pinnacle timed the release of Studio 12 with far north folks in mind.  With any luck, and if the sled convoy is not ...

sadeq: Yesterday I have recieved my copy of studio 12 ultimate ordered through  Digital Download and installed smoothly and very quick..I am working with it now very very happy with it. Good to live in US ! It seems more stable ...so far so now....than other versions...hope so will still soooooooooo   gooooood..really i am happy ...

There are various configurations of the Acer Aspire 6920 series.  Only the 6422 has a BluRay drive, and the company site specs don't make it clear if that's just BD-R or BD-W too.  The graphics card is quite good.  The 2.5 ghz core 2 duo processor is quite OK for 1440x1080i HD video, but a tad slow if you ever edit ...