System requirements

Windows

• Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4GHz processor for DV (Pentium 4 3.4GHz processor for HDV; dual Intel Xeon™ 2.8GHz processors for HD; SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems)
• Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
• 512MB of RAM for DV; 2GB of RAM for HDV and HD
• 4GB of available hard-disk space for installation
• Dedicated 7,200RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD
• Microsoft DirectX-compatible sound card (multichannel ASIO-compatible sound card for surround sound)
• DVD-ROM drive for installation
• DVD+-R burner for DVD creation
• 1,280×1,024 video display with 32-bit color adapter
• OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 video interface card for DV and HDV (AJA Xena HS for HD)
• QuickTime 6.5 software
• Internet or phone connection required for product activation
• Adobe-recommended graphics card for GPU-accelerated playback (see the full compatible hardware listing)