Pinnacle to launch Studio Academic Programme in India

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Pinnacle Systems Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Avid Technology Inc and a video editing solutions provider, is now set to launch a new educational tool for school in India with its new Studio Academic Programme. Following its success abroad, the dynamic Studio Academic Programme is now being launched in schools across the country.

A customized programme in video editing and filmmaking, the new Academic programme is ideal for schools looking for avenues to develop and enhance their students’s capabilities. With technology becoming an increasing part of the their lives, children are now using mobiles and cameras in their daily lives. Interesting and educative, the new programme teaches students to capture these videos or still photographs and edit them to make their own home movies and albums. Using the Pinnacle Studio Editing software, students can now add sound effects, put labels and re-arrange the order of the pictures or video to make their own Harry Potter movies or special birthday videos and upload them on the net to share with their friends and relatives.

An Academic programme with a purpose, the new Studio Academic programme doubles up as a professional course by introducing the children to the world of video editing and filmmaking. With the broadcasting industry growing rapidly in India, the new Studio Academic programme is a significant step towards a bright future into the professional world of broadcasting.

Says, Ashish Bakshi, Manager - India Rim, Pinnacle Systems, “Children nowadays are looking to do more beyond current hobbies like painting and drawings. With cameras and mobiles becoming a daily part of their lives, the Pinnacle Studio Editing Software can help children edit videos and still pictures to make their own favourite movies like Spiderman and Harry Potter! Not only that, with Pinnacle Studio editing children can easily upload the movies on the net and share with their friends! The Studio Academic programme has been a big hit with children across the globe and we are sure it will be a great success in India too. The best part of this programme is that it taps into the ‘technological’ savvyness of the new generation and offers them an avenue into the rapidly growing world of broadcasting in India.”

Adds Ashish, “The students today are smart, educated and aware of the latest developments in their environment. They are inquisitive and talented. We believe the programme will offer a new interesting option for the students. Its not only incredibly easy but also educative and fun to learn.”

In the first phase of its launch, the Academic programme will be launched in schools in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore and will be introduced in other cities in phase II. A special curriculum has been formulated to help students learn all nuances