MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Systems®, Inc. today announced the
latest release of Pinnacle InstantCopy, the company's disc-copying software.
InstantCopy version 8 gives anyone with a CD or DVD burner the ability to copy
and store virtually any type of unencrypted video, audio, photo, and data disc.
Unlike any other copy application, users can copy
an entire unencrypted, dual-layer DVD onto a single disc with menus and all
other material completely intact and with virtually no loss of quality. The disc
quality is perfectly retained in this process through Pinnacle's patent-pending
technology called "Perceptual Requanitzation." InstantCopy can also be used to
transfer DVD content to Video CDs (VCDs) and Super VCDs that can be played on
most home DVD players. The software also enables bit-for-bit copies of any CD
media, including data, music, video and games.
The new version of InstantCopy includes four major
improvements:
- InstantDisc which creates a virtual CD or
DVD-ROM copy of the original disc on the user's computer. The virtual copy can
then be played at any time, saving battery life on laptops and keeps the
CD/DVD drive bay open for other use.
- High-speed mode that copies DVDs up to four
times faster than its predecessor.
- Direct-to-disc technology that shortens the
duplication process by writing the contents of the source disc straight to the
target disc without buffering the data on the computer's hard drive first.
High-speed mode and direct-to-disc can be used separately or together to
reduce the time needed to duplicate a CD or DVD disc.
- Content selection which enables users to copy
only the content they want when copying a DVD.
"A growing number of consumers want to make backup
copies of their software, data, games, audio CDs and DVDs in order to protect
themselves from loss. Pinnacle InstantCopy lets these people do that and more,"
said Brian Lane, senior product manager at Pinnacle Systems. "Only InstantCopy
gives consumers flexibility with the power to copy just the content they want.
These capabilities, along with the ability to burn DVDs of original content, put
users in the driver seat and ultimately give them the control to create disc
copies that best suit their needs."
Source: Yahoo.com
