Windows

• Windows® XP SP3 (32-bit), Windows Vista® SP1 (32 and 64-bit), Windows® 7 Home Premium, Professional or Ultimate (32 and 64-bit)
• 2 GHz AMD or Intel® processor
• 512 MB RAM (1 GB RAM for Windows Vista® or Windows® 7)
• 3.7 GB hard drive space for a typical installation of all components (including templates, content and temporary disk space)
• DirectX® 9.0 compliant graphics card with 3D acceleration, 16-bit color, and a minimum of 128 MB video memory is required (32-bit, true color, 256 MB dedicated video RAM, and support for Shader Model 3.0 is recommended)
• DVD disc drive for installation and playback
• CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc recordable or rewritable drive for burning and video authoring
• DirectX® 9.0c revision 30 (August 2006)
• Windows Media® Player 9
• Third party components such as Microsoft Windows® Installer 4.5, Microsoft .NET™ 3.5 SP1 and Microsoft Silverlight™ 3 are shipped with the product or automated download if not included in the package
• For some services an Internet connection is required (DSL-1000 and higher recommended). Internet connection charges are the user's responsibility
• On 64-bit operating systems, applications run in 32-bit emulation mode
• The devices must be correctly installed and recognized by the operating system for the product to work properly
• Installation of the latest WHQL certified device drivers is strongly recommended
• Special / Minimum requirements for video editing and authoring
• OHCI compliant FireWire® controller (IEEE® 1394) for DV or HDV™ capturing
• TV tuner or video capture card for analog and digital video recording
• Up to 50 GB hard drive space for disk images and temporary files
• Special / Minimum requirements for working with high-definition video content
• Intel® or AMD dual core processor with at least 2 GHz
• 2 GB of RAM
• For support of AVC NVIDIA CUDA™ technology a CUDA™ capable graphics card must be installed