User Guide

4 Chapter 2, Installation
System Requirements
To use Scenarist, you must have a compatible computer with the appropriate peripherals.
For the latest list of recommended CPUs and peripherals, refer to the
Scenarist
Configuration Guide
, available from the Sonic Web site at:
http://www.sonic.com/products/scenarist/config.asp
Hard Drive Requirements
Storage requirements for a DVD project are a minimum of twice the size of the disc image
plus an additional 4.7 GB for the temporary Root and Mux directories. This equals more than
14 GB for of a single-sided, single-layer disc, and almost 26 GB for a single-sided, dual-layer
disc.
Table 1:
Required hard drive space when writing disc images
Disc Type Delete Root/Mux
Directories
When Done?
Asset
Files
Mux
Directory
DVD Root
Directory
Target
Directory
(disc image)
Required
Hard Drive
Space
Single-Sided
Single Layer
Yes 4.7 GB 4.7 GB (temp) 4.7 GB 14 GB
No 4.7 GB 4.7 GB 4.7 GB 4.7 GB 18 GB
Single-Sided
Dual Layer
Yes 8.5 GB 8.5 GB (temp) 8.5 GB 26 GB
No 8.5 GB 8.5 GB 8.5 GB 8.5 GB 34 GB