Minimum System Requirements:
- Windows XP Home/Pro/MCE (Service Pack 2), Windows XP Pro x64 Edition, Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4 or later)*
- For burning music and data discs: 500 MHz Intel® Pentium III or equivalent; 128 MB RAM
- For DVD, slideshow or video authoring: 1.4 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent; 256 MB RAM
- For real-time MPEG-2 capture and burning:1.6 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent; 256 MB RAM
- For viewing DivX HD or H.264 video files in full screen mode: 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent; 512 MB RAM
- 7200 RPM hard disk drive recommended for video projects
- 1 GB of free hard disk space for typical installation of all components
- 1 GB of free hard disk space for every 5 minutes of video for video capture
- Up to 9 GB of free hard disk space for copying DVD-Video** discs
- 1024x768, 16-bit color graphics card; 24-bit or 32-bit true color recommended
- DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card and graphics card
- QuickTime 7 or greater for burning of M4A files
- Windows Media Player 9 or higher for Windows 2000 systems; Windows Media Player 10 or higher for Windows XP and Vista systems
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher
- CD-ROM drive to install the software
- Internet connection required for registration, activation, product updates, and some features including photo sharing and Gracenote® MusicID™ support (to retrieve artist, album and track information). Any Internet charges are the user's responsibility.
Import, capture, editing, copying, burning, export, or viewing MPEG-2 files, DVD-Video titles or HD-V video, and burning of DVD, mini DVD or SVCD discs requires a one-time product activation via the Internet. Product activation is fast, free and anonymous.
Optional:
- For burning: multimedia compliant CD, DVD, or BD recordable drive
- For audio capture or playback: 16-bit Windows compatible sound card and speakers
- For video capture: OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 FireWire card (for use with DV camera) or analog video capture device
- For mobile phone support: multimedia capable mobile phone with USB cable or Bluetooth connectivity. For information about supported phones visit www.roxio.com/support
- For ring tone support (US only): requires a multimedia capable mobile phone, and Internet connection and text messaging with your service provider. Any text messaging charges are the user's responsibility. For information about supported phones visit www.xingtone.com
- For video conferencing support: web camera, compatible sound card and speakers, microphone and broadband Internet connection. Any Internet charges are the user's responsibility. For information about supported equipment visit www.sightspeed.com
- For Windows Media portable player support: player compatible with Windows Media Device Manager 9 or higher
- For iPod support: iTunes 6.0.1 or higher
- For PSP support: PSP firmware 2.6 or higher
- For TiVo file support: TiVo Desktop 2.3 or higher
- Broadband Internet connection required for LiveShare photo sharing features
- UPnP compliant home network router for the LiveShare and MediaSpace features
Supported Input Formats:
- Video: AVI, DV, HD-V, DV-AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, IFO/VOB, DivX, DivX HD, XviD, DVR-MS, TiVo, ASF, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, 3GP, MPEG2 Transport Stream, H.264, OpenDVD
- Audio: Audio CD, MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, M4A, MP4, Playlists (WPL, ASX, M3U, PLS, XSPF)
- Image: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF
Supported Output Formats:
- Video: AVI, DV-AVI, HD-V, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, DivX, DivX HD, WMV, WMV HD, H.264, MP4, 3GP
- Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MPEG-1/2, M4A, AAC, Playlists (M3U, PLS, XSPF, WPL, HighMAT, MPV)
- Image: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF
- Video disc formats: DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Mini DVD, BDAV
Recordable Formats:
- Supports all popular recordable formats: CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM, BD-R/RE, BD-R/RE DL
- Supports popular image formats: ISO, C2D, and BIN/CUE
*Drag-to-Disc and CinePlayer do not run on Windows 2000.
** Does not copy encrypted or copy-protected discs