System requirements

Windows

Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor; 64-bit support required

Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1 (64 bit), Windows 8, or Windows 8 Pro

4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)

5GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)

Additional disk space for disk cache (10GB recommended)

1280x900 display

OpenGL 2.0–capable system

QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features

Optional: Graphics card from list below with at least 1GB VRAM for GPU acceleration of ray-traced 3D renderer

Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services.*

Mac OS

Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support

Mac OS X v10.7.4 or v10.8

4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)

5GB 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 storage devices)

Additional disk space for disk cache (10GB recommended)

14400x900 display

OpenGL 2.0–capable system

QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features

Optional: Graphics card from list below with at least 1GB VRAM for GPU acceleration of ray-traced 3D renderer

Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services.*

* This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe online services, including the Adobe® Creative Cloud™ service, are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms and Adobe's online privacy policy. The applications and online services are not available in all countries or languages, may require user registration, and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.

The following NVIDIA graphics cards are supported for GPU acceleration of the ray-traced 3D renderer. A broader selection of GPUs may be used for OpenGL acceleration features. For details of GPU features, see adobe.ly/AE_CUDA_OpenGL_GPU

Mac OS