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1 GHz processor
Windows Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, 10
500 MB hard-disk space for program installation
512 MB RAM
Microsoft DirectX 9.0c or later
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (included on application disc)
DVD-ROM drive (for installation from DVD)
Windows-compatible sound card
Supported CD-recordable drive (for CD burning only)
Product requires online registration
OS X 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite)
Intel Dual Core processor (Quad Core recommended)
4 GB RAM
2 GB of free hard drive space (for temporary files)
Core Audio compatible audio hardware
OpenGL 3.0 compatible graphics card
1280 x 720 display resolution
Dual Core processor (Quad Core processor recommended)
4 GB RAM
Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10 (64 bit)
Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox 10 or later, or Google Chrome 13 or later (for viewing help)
2 GB of free hard drive space (for temporary files)
Windows compatible audio hardware
OpenGL 3.0 compatible graphics card
1280 x 720 display resolution
Read: AAC, AIFF, Apple Core Audio Format (.caf), FLAC, MP3, RAW/PCM, Real Media (.rm), Sun (.au, .snd), Video (AVI, MXF, MP1, MP2, MP4, MKV, QuickTime, .vob, .wmv), Ogg Vorbis, Wave, WMA
Write: AAC, AIFF, Apple Core Audio Format (.caf), FLAC, MP3, Wave, RAW/PCM, Ogg Vorbis, WMA
500MHz processor
Windows 2000 SP4, XP, Vista or Windows 7
40MB hard-disk space for program installation
128MB RAM
Microsoft DirectX 8 or later (included on CD-ROM)
Internet Explorer 5.1 or later (included on CD-ROM)
CD-ROM drive
Supported CD-Recordable drive (for CD burning only)
Windows-compatible sound card
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Noise Reduction 2
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