12
HD Writer AE
Introduction
System requirements
PC
IBM
®
PC/AT compatible personal computer with an Intel
®
Pentium
®
4 2.8 GHz or higher CPU (including compatible
CPU)
When using the Playback function and the MPEG2 output function, Intel
®
Core™ 2 Duo 2.16 GHz or higher, or
AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 5200+ or higher is recommended.
When editing content or using seamless transfer functions or the continuous still picture Playback function, an
Intel
®
Core™ 2 Quad 2.6 GHz processor or higher is recommended.
When using the playback/editing function in 1080/60p or 1080/50p format, Intel
®
Core™ i7 2.8 GHz or higher is
recommended.
OS
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 (32 bit) Starter
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Home Basic
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Home Premium
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Professional
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
7 (32 bit / 64 bit) Ultimate
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
(32 bit) Home Basic Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
(32 bit) Home Premium Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
(32 bit) Business Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2
Microsoft
®
Windows Vista
®
(32 bit) Ultimate Service Pack 1/Service Pack 2
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP (32 bit) Home Edition Service Pack 3
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP (32 bit) Professional Service Pack 3
RAM
Windows
®
7: 1 GB or more (32 bit), 2 GB or more (64 bit)
Windows Vista
®
: 1 GB or more
Windows
®
XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended)
Display
High Colour (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended)
Desktop resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or more (1920 x 1080 pixels or more recommended)
Windows Vista
®
/Windows
®
7: Graphics card complying with DirectX
®
9.0c (DirectX
®
10 recommended)
Windows
®
XP: Graphics card complying with DirectX
®
9.0c
DirectDraw
®
overlay support
PCI Express™ x 16 is recommended
Video memory of 256 MB or more recommended
Direct3D Acceleration: Enabled
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Checking the Direct3D Acceleration setting (when using Windows
®
XP)
[Start]
→
[Run]
→
The [Run] window appears. Enter “dxdiag” in the text field and click the [OK] button. The [DirectX
Diagnostic Tool] window appears. Select the [Display] tab and check [Direct3D Acceleration] under [DirectX Features].
Operating environments