User Manual
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Introduction to Adobe Premiere Elements
Last updated 11/5/2019
• 4 GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 5 GB to install content
• Video card with the latest updated drivers
• 1024 x 768 display resolution at 96 dpi or less
• Microsoft DirectX 9 or 10 compatible sound and display driver
• DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs; compatible Blu-ray burner required to burn
Blu-ray disc media)
• DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface to connect a Digital 8 DV or HDV camcorder, or a USB2 interface to
connect a DV-via-USB compatible DV camcorder
• QuickTime 7 software (required if importing/exporting QuickTime formats)
• Windows Media Player (required if importing/exporting Windows Media formats)
• Internet connection required for Internet-based features
Mac OS
• Multicore Intel® processor
• Mac OS X v10.5.8 through v10.6
• 2 GB of RAM
• 4 GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 5 GB to install content
• Video card with the latest updated drivers
• 1024 x 768 display resolution
• DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs; compatible Blu-ray burner required to burn
Blu-ray disc media)
• DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface to connect a Digital 8 DV or HDV camcorder, or a USB2 interface to
connect a DV-via-USB compatible DV camcorder
• QuickTime 7 software (required if importing/exporting QuickTime formats)
• Internet connection required for Internet-based features
Adobe Premiere Elements 8.0
Adobe Premiere Elements 8.0 for Windows has the following system requirements:
• 2-GHz processor with SSE2 support; 3-GHz processor required for HDV or Blu-ray; dual-core processor required
for AVCHD
• Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Media Center, Windows Vista, or Windows 7
• For Windows XP: 512 MB of RAM (2 GB required for HD editing, including HDV, AVCHD, or Blu-ray)
• For Windows Vista and Windows 7: 1 GB of RAM (2 GB required for HD editing, including HDV, AVCHD, or Blu-
ray)
• 4.5 GB of available hard-disk space
• Color monitor with 16-bit color video card with up-to-date drivers
• 1,024 x 768 monitor resolution at 96 dpi or less
• Microsoft DirectX 9 or 10 compatible sound and display driver
• DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs; compatible Blu-ray burner required to burn
Blu-ray discs)










