Here are the specs for Pinnacle Studio
<b>Minimum System Requirements</b>
Windows 7, Windows Vista (SP2), or Windows XP (SP3)
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
-Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*
-Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for
AVCHD* 1920
1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
DirectX 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended)
-256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
DirectX 9 (or higher) compatible sound card
3.8 GB of disk space
DVD-ROM drive to install software
Your working in HD, there fore look at the specs required for AVCHD. Your laptop comes no where near to meeting those specs. That is why it does that on your laptop
