Operation Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

System Requirements

The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums

for working with the program. You may find that your system, while

meeting these recommended minimums, requires expanded capacity

for specific tasks.

Minimum System Requirements

•Windows Vista/XP/2000

Memory

• 128MB SDRAM (256MB SDRAM recommended)

• 256MB (512MB recommended) for Right-to-Disc

• 512MB for direct HDV-to-Blu-ray Disc recording

CPU

• VCD (MPEG-1) producing: Intel Pentium II 450 MHz,

or AMD Athlon 500 MHz

• DVD (MPEG-2) producing: Intel Pentium III 700 MHz

or AMD Athlon 700 MHz

• DV Tape to MPEG-1 real-time capture: Intel Pentium

III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz

• DV Tape real-time capture: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or

AMD Athlon XP 2400+

• DV Tape non real-time capture: Intel Pentium II 450

MHz or AMD Athlon 500 MHz

• Right-to-Disc: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz (Pentium 4 2.4

GHz recommended) or AMD Athlon XP 2200+

• HDV Tape real-time capture: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz

• Direct DV-to-DVD recording: Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz

(Pentium 4 2.8 GHz recommended) or AMD Athlon

XP 2400+

• Direct HDV-to-Blu-ray Disc recording: Intel Pentium 4

2.4 GHz

HDD

Space

•1GB for making VCDs

• 5GB for making DVDs

• 15GB for making HD DVDs

• 25GB for making Blu-ray Discs