System requirements
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Windows
• Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor
• Microsoft® Windows 2000 with Service
Pack 4, or Windows XP with Service
Pack 1 or 2
• 384MB of RAM to run any one creative
application with Adobe Bridge and
Version Cue Workspace
• Additional RAM required to run multiple
applications simultaneously (512MB to
1GB recommended)
• 3GB of available hard-disk space to install
all applications (installation of common
files requires at least 1GB on primary
hard disk)
• 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit
video card (24-bit screen display
recommended)
• CD-ROM drive
• For Adobe PostScript® printers: PostScript
Level 2 or PostScript 3™
• Internet or phone connection required for
product activation
• QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia
features
• Broadband Internet connection required
for Adobe Stock Photos and additional
services*
Macintosh
• PowerPC® G4 or G5 processor
• Mac OS X v.10.2.8 through v.10.4 (v.10.3.4
through v.10.4 recommended; G5
requires v.10.3 or later), Java™ Runtime
Environment 1.4.1
• 384MB of RAM to run any one creative
application with Adobe Bridge and
Version Cue Workspace
• Additional RAM required to run multiple
applications simultaneously (512MB to
1GB recommended)
• 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit
video card (24-bit screen display
recommended)
• 4GB of available hard-disk space to install
all applications (installation of common
files requires at least 1GB on primary
hard disk)
• CD-ROM drive
• For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript
Level 2 or PostScript 3
• Internet or phone connection required for
product activation
• QuickTime 6.5 required for multimedia
features
• Broadband Internet connection required
for Adobe Stock Photos and additional
services*
*The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in
all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to
change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock
Photos Terms of Service. For details, visit www.adobe.com/
adobestockphotos
.
Adobe Creative Suite 2
Premium
The complete design environment
for print, web, and mobile publishing
Windows only
• Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz processor for DV
(Pentium 4 3.4GHz processor for HDV;
dual Intel Xeon™ 2.8GHz processors for HD;
SSE2-enabled processor required for
AMD systems)
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional or
Home Edition with Service Pack 2
• 512MB of RAM (1GB required when
running multiple applications and when
using Adobe Dynamic Link; 2GB required
for HDV and HD)
• 21GB of available hard-disk space for
installation (additional 10GB recommended
for After Effects disk caching)
• Dedicated 7,200RPM hard drive for DV
and HDV editing; striped disk array storage
(RAID 0) for HD
• 1,280x1,024 video display with 32-bit
color adapter
• DVD-ROM drive required for installation
• DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation
• CD-RW drive required for audio CD creation
• Microsoft DirectX-compatible sound card
(multichannel ASIO-compatible sound
card required for surround sound support)
• OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 video interface
card for DV and HDV (AJA Xena HS for HD)
• QuickTime 6.5 software required to
import/export QuickTime files
• For Adobe PostScript printers: PostScript
Level 2 or PostScript 3
• Internet or phone connection required for
product activation and Internet-related
services
• Broadband Internet connection required
for Adobe Stock Photos*
• For OpenGL support: Adobe After Effects
supported OpenGL 2.0 card (Nvidia
recommended). For a current list, visit
www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/
opengl.html
.
• Adobe-recommended graphics card
required for GPU-accelerated playback
(see complete listing at www.adobe.com/
compatiblehardware).
Adobe Production Studio
Premium
The complete post-production
solution
Windows
• 800MHz Intel Pentium III processor
(or equivalent)
• Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• 256MB of RAM
• 1,024x768 16-bit display
(32-bit recommended)
• 710MB of available hard-disk space
• This product must be activated over the
Internet prior to use. Visit the Product
Activation Center to learn more about
activation: www.macromedia.com/
software/activation
.
• Some features require the latest version
of QuickTime. During the installation
of QuickTime, select the “Recommended”
installation type to install the compo
-
nents required by Flash. QuickTime can
be obtained at www.quicktime.com
.
Macintosh
• 600MHz PowerPC G3 processor
• Mac OS X v.10.3 or 10.4
• 256MB of RAM
• 1,024x768 thousands of colors display
(millions of colors recommended)
• 360MB of available hard-disk space
• This product must be activated over the
Internet prior to use. Visit the Product
Activation Center to learn more about
activation: www.macromedia.com/
software/activation
.
• Some features require the latest version
of QuickTime. During the installation
of QuickTime, select the “Recommended”
installation type to install the compo
-
nents required by Flash. QuickTime can
be obtained at www.quicktime.com
.
Macromedia Flash
Professional 8
The industry’s choice for advanced
interactive content creation
Windows
• 800MHz Intel Pentium III processor
(or equivalent)
• Windows 2000 or Windows XP
• 256MB of RAM (1GB recommended to
run more than one Studio 8 product
simultaneously)
• 1,024x768 16-bit display
(32-bit recommended)
• 1.8GB of available hard-disk space
• This product must be activated over the
Internet prior to use. Visit the Product
Activation Center to learn more about
activation: www.macromedia.com/
software/activation
.
Macintosh
• 600MHz PowerPC G3 processor
• Mac OS X v.10.3 or 10.4
• 256MB of RAM (1GB recommended to
run more than one Studio 8 product
simultaneously)
• 1,024x768 thousands of colors display
(millions of colors recommended)
• 1.2GB of available hard-disk space
• This product must be activated over the
Internet prior to use. Visit the Product
Activation Center to learn more about
activation: www.macromedia.com/
software/activation
.
Macromedia Studio 8
Design, develop, and maintain
effective online experiences