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Pinnacle Systems Inc, founded in Mountain View, California, in 1986, is a designer and manufacturer of PC based analog and digital video capture devices.
On October 29, 2008, Avid sold their Pinnacle PCTV product range and related assets to [[Hauppauge]], with the transaction expected to close before the end of Q4 2008.

Pinnalce concentrated mostly on video post-production products and tools up until 1997, but later expanded their product capabilities through purchase of video capture technology specialist [[miro |miro Digital Video Products]].

Notable Pinnacle video capture products include the Dazzle and PCTV product lines. The origin of the PCTV name itself can be traced back to a single device from miro; the miroMEDIA PCTV.

Pinnalce itself was acquired, in August 2005, by Avid Technology, Inc, under whose ownership it continues to operate as a standalone division. On October 29, 2008, Avid in turn sold their Pinnacle PCTV product range and related assets to [[Hauppauge]], with the transaction expected to close before the end of Q4 2008. Hauppauge apparently is intending to marketing the Pinnacle range of devices under the PCTV brand line.

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== Devices ==
'''Note:''' The following is incomplete, may be inaccurate and needs improving ... LinuxTV support vs. 3rd party support (mrec) seems to have been intertwined.


Supported:
* Pinnacle PCTV 50i [[Pinnacle_PCTV_50i|Installation]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV (310i)]]

Work in progress:
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Hybrid Pro Stick (330e)|PCTV Hybrid Pro Stick (330e)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Hybrid Pro Card (310c)|PCTV Hybrid Pro Card (310c)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Pro|PCTV Pro]]

Currently not supported:

* [[Pinnacle PCTV USB (310e)|PCTV USB (310e)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV 60e|PCTV 60e]]
* Pinnacle Studio series ([[Pinnacle_Studio_700|Studio 700 PCI/USB (MovieBoard/Box Plus)]], Studio 500 PCI/USB (MovieBoard/Box))
* Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator (USB, Digital Video Creator 130)
* Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator Platinum (USB, Digital Video Creator 150, 170 [[Pinnacle Dazzle Video Creator (DVC170)|Details]])

Not supported, based on [[Saa7162 devices|Saa7162]]
* Pinnacle PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCIe (3010iX)
* Pinnacle PCTV Dual Sat Pro PCI (???)

Unknown:
* Pinnacle PCTV Sat Pro USB (???)
* Pinnacle PCTV Sat Pro PCI (???)

* Pinnacle Dazzle DVD Recorder (USB)



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'''Devices''':
* [[Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick (801eSE)|PCTV HD Stick (801eSE)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick (801eSE)|PCTV HD Stick (801eSE)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick (800e)|PCTV HD Pro Stick (800e)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV HD Pro Stick (800e)|PCTV HD Pro Stick (800e)]]
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* [[Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Diversity Stick (2001e)|PCTV Dual DVB-T Diversity Stick (2001e)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Dual DVB-T Diversity Stick (2001e)|PCTV Dual DVB-T Diversity Stick (2001e)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCI Express (3010i)|PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCI Express (3010i)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCI Express (3010i)|PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCI Express (3010i)]]

* [[Pinnacle PCTV 7010iX|PCTV 7010iX]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV 7010iX|PCTV 7010iX]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV HD Card (800i)|PCTV HD Card (800i)]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV HD Card (800i)|PCTV HD Card (800i)]] [http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/PCTV+Tuners/PCTV+Digital+PVR+(DVB-S_DVB-T)/PCTV+HD+Card.htm Official Product Page]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Sat CI|PCTV Sat CI]]
* [[Pinnacle PCTV Sat CI|PCTV Sat CI]]
* and more...
* and more...


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://linuxtv.org/v4lwiki/index.php/Pinnacle Pinnacle @ v4l Wiki (on the same server, but another wiki)]
* [http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/uk/Home/ Pinnacle UK website]
* [http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/uk/Home/ Pinnacle UK website]
* [http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Home/ Pinnacle US website]
* [http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Home/ Pinnacle US website]
* [http://forums.pinnaclesys.com/forums/default.aspx?GroupID=7 Pinnacle support forums]

** [http://www.avid.com/ Avid Technology homepage]; Pinnacle's parent company


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[[Category:Vendor]]

Revision as of 00:15, 31 December 2008

Pinnacle Systems Inc, founded in Mountain View, California, in 1986, is a designer and manufacturer of PC based analog and digital video capture devices.

Pinnalce concentrated mostly on video post-production products and tools up until 1997, but later expanded their product capabilities through purchase of video capture technology specialist miro Digital Video Products.

Notable Pinnacle video capture products include the Dazzle and PCTV product lines. The origin of the PCTV name itself can be traced back to a single device from miro; the miroMEDIA PCTV.

Pinnalce itself was acquired, in August 2005, by Avid Technology, Inc, under whose ownership it continues to operate as a standalone division. On October 29, 2008, Avid in turn sold their Pinnacle PCTV product range and related assets to Hauppauge, with the transaction expected to close before the end of Q4 2008. Hauppauge apparently is intending to marketing the Pinnacle range of devices under the PCTV brand line.

Devices

Note: The following is incomplete, may be inaccurate and needs improving ... LinuxTV support vs. 3rd party support (mrec) seems to have been intertwined.


Supported:

Work in progress:

Currently not supported:

Not supported, based on Saa7162

  • Pinnacle PCTV Dual Hybrid Pro PCIe (3010iX)
  • Pinnacle PCTV Dual Sat Pro PCI (???)

Unknown:

  • Pinnacle PCTV Sat Pro USB (???)
  • Pinnacle PCTV Sat Pro PCI (???)
  • Pinnacle Dazzle DVD Recorder (USB)


External Links

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