Before referring to the “First Step Guide” on your computer (Continued)

System requirements

For Windows users

When using Picture Package

OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded.

DV STREAM in USB connection is only compatible with Windows XP Service Pack1 (SP1) and Service Pack2 (SP2).

DV capturing via the i.LINK interface is not compatible with Windows 98 and Windows 98 SE.

CPU: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or faster (800 MHz or faster recommended) (For using ImageMixer VCD2, Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or faster recommended)

Application: DirectX 9.0c or later (This product is based on DirectX technology. It is necessary to have DirectX installed.)

Windows Media Player 7.0 or later Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or later

Sound system: 16 bit stereo sound card and stereo speakers

Memory: 128 MB or more

Hard disk: Available memory required for installation: 500 MB or more Available free hard disk space recommended: 6 GB or more (depending on the size of the image files edited)

Display: 4 MB VRAM video card, Minimum 800 × 600 dots, High color (16 bit color, 65 000 colors), DirectDraw display driver capability (This product will not operate correctly at less than 800 × 600 dots, or less than 256 colors.)

Others: (USB) port (This must be provided as standard. DV STREAM requires Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0).), an i.LINK interface (IEEE1394, i.LINK) (to connect via an i.LINK cable), disc drive (You need a CD-R drive to create a video CD.

For the compatible drive, visit the following

URL: http://www.ppackage.com/)

When playing pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick Duo” on a computer

OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded.

CPU: MMX Pentium 200MHz or faster

Application: Windows Media Player (This must be installed to play back movies.)

Others: (USB) port (This must be provided as standard), disc drive

For Macintosh users

When using ImageMixer VCD2 OS: Mac OS X (v10.1.5 or later)

CPU: iMac, eMac, iBook, PowerBook, PowerMac G3/G4/G5 series

Memory: 128 MB or more

Hard disk: Available memory required for installation: 250 MB or more Available free hard disk space recommended: 4 GB or more (depending on the size of the image files edited)

Display: Minimum 1 024 × 768 dots, 32 000 colors (This product will not operate correctly at less than 1 024 × 768 dots or 256 colors.)

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