On the one hand, it was possible to play a superimposition track with a Hollywood FX 3D effect over the top of another track, both with more than one filter applied. However, despite allegedly having the same rendering engine, we didn’t find Studio 10 quite as fluid during playback as we’ve come to expect from Liquid Edition. We placed MPEG2 footage from a JVC Everio camcorder over DV using Picture-in-Picture, and Studio didn’t miss a beat. The Liquid Edition engine has the added benefit of being able to mix formats on the same timeline, so you could, for example, have DV AVIs and MPEG co-existing. Primarily, with Liquid Edition underneath, effects can be seen at full quality without the necessity of rendering. So users of recent versions of Studio will have no trouble getting to grips with this upgrade, but they may also wonder what’s new. In fact, if you can remember back to the original Gold Disk Video Director upon which Studio was based, the overall feel still has a lot in common. But the interface is similar to previous versions, with just a few aesthetic changes. The guts of the software have been scooped out and replaced by the Liquid Edition real-time renderer. Instead, the new version marks a complete replacement of the underlying engine. In fact, the consumer products will still keep the Pinnacle name, while Liquid Edition moves over to the Avid nomenclature. Version 10 isn’t just an Avid branding refresh, though.
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