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Additionally, most tower systems available since 2006 and most laptops available since 2007 

are 64-bit capable, so you may be able to experience the 64-bit performance boost today 

simply by upgrading your OS and adding more RAM.

For high-end workflows, more memory benefits performance significantly, making a 64 bit 

OS essential. CS4 Production Premium is architected for 64-bit and as a result, a 64-bit OS 

with lots of memory makes the work really flow. From our experience, these guidelines will 

help you, although your mileage will vary: 

Premiere  Pro

 After Effects

Production Premium

Solid Baseline Workflow

4GB

4GB

4GB

Performance  

Configuration 

8GB

8GB

16GB

Memory rarely an issue

16GB

16GB

32GB

Most laptops only take 4GB of memory. We’ve got a solid workflow there, but if you can put

in more memory, you’re very likely guaranteed to see performance gains.

The basic difference between a 32-bit OS and a 64-bit OS is that the entire address system

and data path are 64-bits wide versus 32-bits wide. This allows the system to move data 

around in larger chunks and, importantly, provides access to essentially unlimited memory, 

where a 32-bit system is limited to 4GB (and in practice this number is smaller).

Mac OS Leopard is already 64-bit capable and ready to use additional memory. All you need

to do is upgrade the memory to start seeing the benefits.

When you install 64-bit Vista, make sure that your hardware drivers are available for the

64-bit edition of Vista. Specific Vista 64-bit drivers are necessary in order to run your

hardware - the regular 32-bit drivers won't work. 
Also, it's good practice to update to the latest versions of your software. For Vista, get

Service Pack 1. For Adobe software, be sure you are using Adobe Premiere Pro 4.0.1 and

After Effects 9.0.1.
Also, make sure your copy of Vista has SP1 installed. Service Pack 1 is required for CS4, and

you really don't want to be running Vista without it.
Once you have everything in place—64-bit Vista running, drivers installed, CS4 installed—

here are some tips to maximize performance:
 •  For Adobe Premiere Pro, make sure you have 4.0.1 version, since some of these changes

    were added in the free incremental update.  Adobe Premiere Pro will now utilize more