Final Results And Overall Mark  

Well we have reached the end of the review. Here are my final comments, notes and grades for the Pinnacle Express DV.

Final Comments

With the Express DV package Pinnacle offers an affordable and simple all-in one solution to capture your own digital videos and burn them directly and effortlessly onto CDs or DVDs. The software is a marvel of clarity and simplicity while the DV PCI card does its job correctly. The concept of this kit sounds revolutionary, maybe even quite premature; but Express DV is clearly one of the first software applications of this kind. During our tests we were able to create, painlessly, attractive S-VCD and DVD-R discs that were marvellously played back by compatible players. The wonderful thing about Express DV is certainly the fact you can create a DVD without having any video or DVD knowledge thanks to its ease of use.

 Even if you can’t afford a DVD burner, the fact that Pinnacle Express DV lets you burn video CD or S-VCD formats is another plus of the product. Sharing videos on DVD is a great idea because it’s much more convenient and pleasant than using those old VHS tapes for two reasons: first the video/audio quality of a DVD is obviously far better than the one offered by a VHS tape, and second the small physical size of a DVD will help you save some valuable space. All in all Pinnacle Express DV is a winner especially for those of you who have a DVD player and a digital camera.