It looks like Pinnacle Studio version 11 is available for purchase. In the past Pinnacle products were not my favorite. They were riddled with bugs and crashed all the time. However since Pinnacle was bought by Avid I have been keeping an eye on the product line. Version 10 seemed to be an improvement over earlier versions. The new version 11 has a lot of nice features including the ability to edit HDV and AVCHD footage. I’m curious if the software was written from the ground up or just built upon the version 10 code.

I haven’t seen any consumer reviews on the product yet. I’ll keep my eye on the various forums.