System Requirements

* Windows ® 7, Windows Vista ® (SP2), Windows XP (SP3)
* Intel ® Pentium ® or AMD Athlon ™ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
- Intel Core ™ 2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD *
- Intel Core ™ 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core ™ i7 required
for AVCHD * 1920
* 1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD *
* DirectX ® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended) - 128 MB required for Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Plug-in: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported. - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD *
* DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
* 3,6 GB of disk space
* DVD-ROM drive to install software
* Accessory:
o CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S-VCDs)
o DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD * discs
o Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs *
o Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes *

Input Options

* Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire ®; port) Capture from analog camcorders, 8 mm, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC / PAL / SECAM ). (Requires Pinnacle or Dazzle video hardware)
* Import from AVCHD * and other file based Camcorders, Digital Still Cameras, Mobile Devices and Webcams via USB

Output Options

* Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with FireWire Input port and a PC with a DV / FireWire port)
* Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow compatible device with video output)

Import Formats

* Video: AVCHD *, BD Blu-ray *, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX ® *, MPEG-4 *, 3GP (MPEG-4) *, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR / VR), QuickTime ®; (DV, MPEG-4 *, H.264 *)
* Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3 *, WMA
* Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K

Export Formats

* AVCHD *, BD Blu-ray *, HD-DVD, DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD R or DVD RW, dual layer), S-VCD, Video CD (VCD)
* Apple ® iPod ®, Sony ®; PSP/PS3, Nintendo ® Wii, Microsoft ® Xbox compatible formats *
* DV, HDV, AVI, DivX *, RealVideo ® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 *, Flash, 3GP *, WAV, MP3 *, QuickTime ® (SD format) files
* Dolby ® Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel audio