Panasonic HX-A500H - Manual (Page 77)

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Operating environment for HD Writer WE 2.0
When using HD Writer WE 2.0, the following PC environment is required.
≥ Even if the system requirements mentioned in this owner’s manual are fulfilled, some PCs cannot
be used.
≥ For 4K motion pictures, editing may take a long time or smooth playback may not be possible,
even if the recommended system requirements are fulfilled.
≥ A compatible DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writing to a DVD.
≥ Operation is not guaranteed in the following cases.
j When 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, or when devices are connected through
USB hubs or by using extension cables.
j Operation on an upgraded OS.
j Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed.
≥ This software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
OS Windows 8/Windows 8.1 (32 bit/64 bit)
Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) SP1
Windows Vista (32 bit) SP2
≥ When using 4K motion pictures, a 64 bit version of a Windows 7/
Windows 8/Windows 8.1 is required.
CPU Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or higher (including compatible CPU)
≥ Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz or higher or AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core
5200+ or higher is recommended when using playback function.
≥ Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher is recommended when using editing
function.
≥ When using playback or editing function for 1080/60p, Intel Core i7
2.8 GHz or higher is recommended.
≥ When using playback or editing function for 4K motion pictures, Intel Core
i7 3.5 GHz or higher is recommended.
RAM Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1: 1 GB or more (32 bit)/2 GB or more
(64 bit)
Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
≥ When using playback or editing function for 4K motion pictures: 8 GB or
more is recommended.
Display High Color (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended)
Desktop resolution of 1024
k768 pixels or more (1920k1080 pixels or more
recommended)
DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (DirectX 10 recommended)
Compatible with DirectDraw overlay
PCI Express
™ k16 compatible recommended
Video memory of 256 MB or more recommended
≥ In order to play back 4K motion pictures, a video card that supports
hardware decoding of 4K motion pictures is required.
(For example)
Intel HD Graphics 4000 or higher
NVIDIA GeForce 600 series or higher
≥ In order to play back or edit 4K motion pictures, at least 2 GB of video
memory is required.
≥ In order to play back motion pictures with a resolution of 4K, a monitor and
a video card that support 4K are required.