Operation Manual

102 Pinnacle Studio 9
Building your effects library
Studio’s plug-in architecture means that you can
continue to add new effects to your video effects
library as they become available. Expansion packs of
effects from Pinnacle and other vendors will integrate
seamlessly with the program.
Some expansion effects are shipped with Studio as
locked, premium content. These include Pinnacle’s
Plus and Mega video effect packs, and a variety of
third-party effects. Such effects can be previewed in
Studio as usual, but are “watermarked” with a special
graphic during playback.
Purchasing an activation key will remove the
watermark. This can be done without leaving Studio.
For more information about obtaining premium content
for Studio, see “Expanding Studio” on page 11.
When context-sensitive help documentation for an add-
on pack of video effects is available, it can be viewed
by clicking the help button at the top left of the
parameters panel for each effect.
Warning: Studio’s plug-in video effects are computer
programs. They are theoretically capable of actions
with the potential to damage or disrupt your system,
such as modifying or deleting files and editing the
system registry. Pinnacle advises against installing
third-party plug-ins except those from trusted vendors.