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Even if the system requirements mentioned in this owner’s manual are fulfilled, som e PCs cannot
be used.
A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. (A compatible Blu-ray
disc/DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writ ing to a Blu-ray disc/DVD.)
Operation is not guaranteed in the following cases.
jWhen 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, o r when devices are connected through
USB hubs or by using extension cables.
jOperation on an upgraded OS.
jOperation on an OS other than the one pre-installed.
This software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, W indows 95, Windows 98,
Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT and Windows 2000.

Operating environment for HD Writer AE 5.0

With a PC
Operating environment
PC IBM PC/AT compatible PC
OS Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit)
Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) (SP1)
Windows Vista (32 bit) (SP2)
Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3)
CPU Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or higher (including compatible CPU)
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz or higher or AMD A thlon 64 X2 Dual-Core
5200+ or higher is recommended when using playba ck function or
MPEG2 output function.
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher is recommende d when using the
editing or Continuous Photo Playback function.
Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz or higher is recommend ed when playing back or
using the editing function for 1080/60p
RAM Windows 8/Windows 7: 1 GB or more (32 bit )/2 GB or more (64 bit)
Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
WindowsXP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended)
Display High Color (16bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended)
Desktop resolution of 1024k768 pixels or more (1920 k1080 pixels or
more recommended)
Windows 8/Windows 7/Windows Vista: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
(DirectX 10 recommended)
Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
Compatible with DirectDraw overlay
PCI Express™k16 compatible recommended
Video memory of 256 MB or more recommended