• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or
Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1;
(certified for 32-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista†)
• MS Hot Fix KB-930627: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930627
is required for Microsoft®
Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 (64-bit);
Windows Server® 2003 (with Service Pack 2 for 64-bit); or Windows Vista® Home Basic,
Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise without Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
• 2GB of RAM (more RAM recommended when running multiple components)
• 24.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during
installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
• 1,280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0-compatible graphics card‡
• Graphics support for Shader Model 3.0
• Dedicated 7200 RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage
(RAID 0) for HD; SCSI disk subsystem preferred
• For SD/HD workflows, an Adobe-certified card for capture and export to tape‡
• OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDV capture, export to tape, and transmit
to DV device
• DVD-ROM drive (DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation)
• Blu-ray burner required for Blu-ray disc creation
• Microsoft Windows Driver Model- or ASIO-compatible sound card
• QuickTime 7.4.5 required for QuickTime and multimedia features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services
*An SSE2-enabled processor is required for AMD systems
† Adobe Photoshop Extended natively supports 64-bit Windows Vista, and Acrobat Pro natively
supports 64-bit Windows XP and Windows Vista. Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects,
Soundbooth, Encore, and Adobe OnLocation are certified on 64-bit Windows Vista. Visit
www.apple.com
for information about QuickTime compatibility with 64-bit editions of Windows.
Mac OS
• Multicore Intel® processor
• Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4
• Java™ Runtime Environment 1.5 required for Adobe Version Cue Server
• 2GB of RAM (more RAM recommended when running multiple components)
• 26.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional hard-disk space required
during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on
flash-based storage devices)
• 1,280x900 display with OpenGL 2.0-compatible graphics card‡
• Graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
• Dedicated 7200 RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage
(RAID 0) for HD; SCSI disk subsystem preferred
• DVD-ROM drive (SuperDrive required for DVD creation)
• Blu-ray burner required for Blu-ray disc creation
• Core Audio-compatible sound card
• QuickTime 7.4.5 required for QuickTime and multimedia features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services
‡ For updates to system requirements and more detailed information about video hardware
compatibility, visit www.adobe.com/go/mastercollection_systemreqs
This product may allow you to access certain features that are hosted online (“online services”),
provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The online services, and some features
thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages, and/or currencies and may be
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