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System Requirements
Windows Mac
CPU
• Photos: Intel Celeron,
Pentium 4, Core Series;
1.6 GHz or better
• Movies (playback): Pentium D
3.0 GHz or better; Intel Core i5
or better recommended
when viewing movies with a
frame size of 1280×720 or
more at a frame rate of 30 fps
or above or movies with a
frame size of 1920×1080 or
more
• Movies (editing): Intel Core i5 or
better
• Photos: Intel Core or Xeon
series
• Movies (playback): Core Duo
2 GHz or better; Intel Core i5
or better recommended
when viewing movies with a
frame size of 1280×720 or
more at a frame rate of
30 fps or above or movies
with a frame size of
1920×1080 or more
• Movies (editing): Intel Core i5
or better
OS
Pre-installed versions of
Windows 8.1, Windows 7,
Windows Vista, and
Windows XP; note that 64-bit
versions of Windows XP are not
supported
OS X 10.9, 10.8, or 10.7
Memory
(RAM)
• 32-bit Windows 8.1, Windows 7, or
Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
(2 GB or more recommended)
• 64-bit Windows 8.1, Windows 7, or
Windows Vista: 2 GB or more
(4 GB or more recommended)
• Windows XP: 512 MB or more
(2 GB or more recommended)
2 GB or more (4 GB or more
recommended)
Hard disk
space
A minimum of 1 GB available on the startup disk (3 GB or more
recommended)
Graphics
Resolution: 1024×768 pixels (XGA)
or more (1280×1024 pixels or more
recommended)
Color: 24-bit color (True Color) or
more
Resolution: 1024×768 pixels
(XGA) or more (1280×1024 pixels or
more recommended)
Color: 24-bit color (millions of
colors) or more
See the websites listed on page xviii for the latest information on
supported operating systems.