Operation Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction
7
System Requirements
The system requirements listed below are recommended as
minimums for general digital video production work. You may
find that your system, while meeting these recommended
minimums, requires expanded capacity during specific DV
editing tasks.
Minimum Recommended
Screen
Resolution
1024 x 768, 16-bit color 1024 x 768, 32-bit color
OS
Windows XP/2000/ME/
98SE
Windows XP/2000
Memory
128MB 256MB DDR
CPU
• Capture/Produce AVI: P2-450
• Capture/Produce MPEG-1: P3-600
• Capture/Produce MPEG2: P4-2G
• Optimized for CPU with SSE, SSE2, 3DNow!, and
HyperThreading technology
HDD
Space
• 1GB for making VCD/
SVCD/MiniDVD
• 10GB for making DVD
• 3GB for making VCD/
SVCD/MiniDVD
• 15GB for making DVD
• 7200RPM drive
Video
Capture
• PCI or USB1.0/2.0 capture device compliant with WDM
standard (For example, PC Camera and TV tuner with
WDM driver)
• DV/D8 camcorders connected via OHCI-compliant
IEEE1394
CD/DVD
Burning
CD or DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+-R/+-RW) is required to
burn VCD/DVD/SVCD/MiniDVD titles
Mic
A microphone is required to record a voice-over