Adobe Master Collection, Mac, ES 65066102 User Manual

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Product details: 
www.adobe.com/products/
creativesuite/mastercollection

Mac OS
• Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support
• Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6.3; Mac OS X v10.6.3 

required for GPU-accelerated performance in  
Adobe Premiere Pro

• 2GB of RAM (4GB or more recommended)
• 26.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; 

additional free space required during installation 
(cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive 
file system or on removable flash-based  
storage devices)

• 1280x900 display (1280x1024 recommended) with 

qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics  
card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM

• Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated 

performance in Adobe Premiere Pro; visit  
www.adobe.com/go/premiere_systemreqs for the 
latest list of supported cards     

• Some GPU-accelerated features in Adobe Photoshop 

require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and 
OpenGL 2.0

• 7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video 

formats; RAID 0 for uncompressed

• Core Audio-compatible sound card
• DVD-ROM drive (SuperDrive for burning DVDs; 

external Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray  
Disc media)

• Java™ Runtime Environment 1.5 or 1.6   
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime  

and multimedia features

• Adobe Flash® Player 10 software required to export 

SWF files and to play back DVD projects exported  
as SWF files

• Broadband Internet connection required for  

online services*

For updates to system requirements and more detailed information  

about video hardware compatibility, visit  

www.adobe.com/go/mastercollection_systemreqs.

Windows
• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor (Intel 

Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II recommended); Intel 
Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom II required for  
Adobe Premiere Pro  

• Processor with 64-bit support required for  

Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3; 

Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, 
or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (Service Pack 2 
recommended); or Windows 7

• 64-bit edition of Windows Vista or Windows 7 

required for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

• 2GB of RAM (4GB or more recommended)
• 24.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; 

additional free space required during installation 
(cannot install on removable flash-based  
storage devices)

• 1280x900 display (1280x1024 recommended) with 

qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics  
card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM

• Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated 

performance in Adobe Premiere Pro; visit  
www.adobe.com/go/premiere_systemreqs for the 
latest list of supported cards 

• Some GPU-accelerated features in Adobe Photoshop 

require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and 
OpenGL 2.0 

• Some features in Adobe Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–

capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM

• 7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video 

formats; RAID 0 for uncompressed

• Adobe-certified card for capture and export to tape  

for SD/HD workflows

• OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDV 

capture, export to tape, and transmit to DV device

• Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or 

Microsoft Windows Driver Model

• DVD-ROM drive (DVD+-R burner for burning DVDs; 

Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media) 

• Java™ Runtime Environment 1.6 (included) 
• QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for QuickTime  

and multimedia features

• Adobe Flash® Player 10 software required to export 

SWF files and to play back DVD projects exported  
as SWF files

• Broadband Internet connection required for  

online services*

* This product may allow you to extend its functionality by accessing certain features that are hosted online, including CS Live online 

services (“Online Services”), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The Online Services, and some features thereof, may 
not be available in all countries, languages, and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the 
Online Services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Online Privacy Policy, and access to some services may require user 
registration. Some Online Services, including services that are initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees and require 
a separate subscription. For more details and to review the applicable terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com. For 
more information about CS Live online services, see www.adobe.com/go/cslive.