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system requirements for CS6

Forum|Forum|13 years ago
May 6, 2012
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Have a look at the new system requirements page:

http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere/tech-specs.html

In the past, a legitimate criticism of the system requirements on the box (and on that page) was that they were just the bare minimum for running the software. I encouraged the folks writing the system requirements to add some parts to go beyond that minimum and at least suggest what an "optimum" system would be. Of course, one can only fit so much text on the box, and we don't want to scare people into thinking that they need a juggernaut of a machine to just do simple things... but I think that we made some progress here.

Thoughts?

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jamesp2

Participating Frequently

One would have hoped Adobe would be more forthcoming. For example, are the new Xeon processors (1600, 2600) preferable to the 3930 series, all else being equal? How are current CPUs ranked generally, with respect to PP6 performance? What are the relative advantages of its approved GPUs, one from the other? What kind of performance can be expected from any Adobe system recommendations, such as Dell or HP?

It's understood that Adobe cannot control for all variables or test every system, but we're talking, after all, about a company with enormous resources. Why should the consumer have to do all the guesswork?

Harm_Millaard

Inspiring

See PPBM5 Benchmark

Dell and HP are always slower and more costly than from a dedicated custom builder or from a DIY system.

Harm_Millaard

Inspiring

Todd,

I would suggest the following changes/adjustments, at least for Windows machines:

Windows

Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor; 64-bit support required as bare minimum. Intel quad core or better recommended.
Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1 (64 bit)
4GB of RAM as bare minimum. (8GB or more recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
Additional disk space required for preview files and other working files (10GB recommended)
1280x900 display
OpenGL 2.0–capable system
Separate 7200 RPM hard drive in addition to the boot disk (multiple fast disk drives, preferably RAID 0 or parity raid configured, recommended)
Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs (DVD+-R burner for burning DVDs; Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media)
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
This software will not operate without activation. Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.* Phone activation is not available.

These few words go a long way to making the minimum requirements easier to understand and more realistic IMO.

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excited_Genie16B8

Legend

I'd still have gone with two categories, Minimum (which is mostly what we see now) and Recommended, which would include an i7 processor and at least and three hard drives (no RAID) as a starting point.

QuickTime should fall under the Optional: heading, just like the certified GPU.

John T Smith

Community Expert

>7200 RPM hard drive (multiple fast disk drives, preferably RAID 0 configured, recommended)

Might read...

2nd 7200 RPM hard drive for data (multiple fast disk drives, preferably RAID 0 configured, recommended)

But... the "multiple" part will go a LONG way toward letting people know that a single drive is not going to work very well

>QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features

VERY good to specify the QT version!

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Anonymous

>John...Why Multiple HDs? I've seen this mentioned, but I don't understand how you would use them. Do you keep all running programs on one frive and data on a secondary drive? Does this mean you are partitioning one hard drive into 2 or you have 2 actual hard drives? Sorry...this may be basic question.

John T Smith

Community Expert

>samanthahhi,

NEVER, EVER partition a hard drive for video editing!

My 3 hard drives to edit AVCHD are configured as...

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1 - 320Gig Boot for Win7 64bit Pro and ALL program installs (2)

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2 - 320Gig data for Win7 paging swap file and video project files

When I create a project on #2 drive, the various work files follow,

so my boot drive is not used for the media cache folders and files

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3 - 1Terabyte data for all video files... input & output files (1)

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(1) for faster input/output with 4 drives

- use drive 3 for all source files

- use drive 4 for all output files

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(2) only 60Gig used, for Win7 & CS5 MC & MS Office & other smaller programs

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Search Microsoft to find out how to redirect your Windows paging swap file

http://search.microsoft.com/search.aspx?mkt=en-US&setlang=en-US

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I do not use RAID... AVCHD is CPU intensive, not drive intensive like uncompressed, so I have no problems editing without RAID (but, this is for "simple" home videos)

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http://www.video2brain.com/en/videos-5353.htm

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http://forums.adobe.com/thread/784220?tstart=0

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Trying to use only ONE Hard Drive for Video Editing

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You are a music conductor, with a baton that you use to point to various parts of the orchestra... this is like Windows pointing to various parts of the hard drive to do Windows housekeeping or to load program segments for various functions

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Now, at the same time and with the same hand... while still using the baton to conduct the orchestra... pick up a bow and play a fiddle... this would be doing something with your video file at the same time as all the other work

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You as a person cannot do both at the same time with the same hand

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A computer is a LITTLE better, in that it can switch from one kind of task to another very quickly... but not quickly enough for EASY video editing

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You need AT LEAST two hard drives (separate drives, never a partition http://forums.adobe.com/thread/650708 for more) with Windows (or Mac OS) and software on your boot drive, and video files on a 2nd drive so the boot drive is not slowed down by trying to do everything

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Partition = Crash http://forums.adobe.com/thread/957286

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I find that the three drives I use work very well for me, for editing AVCHD video... some people use a 4th drive, so video INPUT files are on drive three and all OUTPUT files are on drive four... I only bought a mid-tower case instead of a full tower case (my bad... but had to fit in the space available on my office desk!) so I use the three drives that will fit

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Depending on your exact hardware (motherboard brand & model AND USB2 enclosure brand & model AND external hard drive brand & model) AND the type of video file, you may... or may NOT... be able to use an external USB2 hard drive for SD (Standard Definition) video editing

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Steve Grisetti in the Premiere Elements forum http://forums.adobe.com/thread/856208 and Jim Simon in the Premiere Pro forum http://forums.adobe.com/thread/856433 use USB externals for editing

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A USB3 hard drive connected to a motherboard with USB3 is supposed to be fast enough for video editing (I don't have such, so don't know) but eSata DOES have a fast enough data transfer for video editing... I have not used the eSata Dock below... for reference only, YMMV and all the usual disclaimers

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http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-BlacX-eSATA-Docking-Station/dp/B001A4HAFS/ref=cm_cmu_pg_t

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Dave Merchant

Legend

To clarify the statement "Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services." - although customers require some Internet connectivity, the speed of that connection is not important for activation (you can use WiFi, 3G, dial-up, whatever).

Some online services (e.g. Creative Cloud) involve the upload and download of large data files - including the software itself - so for those aspects a fast connection is important. Activation of a product only transfers a tiny amount of data.

Todd_KoprivaAuthor

Inspiring

Regarding the Internet connection for activation part: I argued strongly against that wording.

Here's what it should say:

Activation is required to use this software.
If you have purchased a perpetual license for CS6 software, you can activate the software on a given computer by connecting that computer to the Internet, or you can enter an activation code if the computer is not connected to the Internet. You may retrieve the activation code using any Internet-connected device, including a smartphone.
If you have purchased a Creative Cloud Membership subscription for this software, you must connect the computer to the Internet to activate the software on that computer. The computer must be connected to the Internet at least once per 30 days to confirm the status of the subscription license.

Here's a page that links to some documents with more details about the licensing and activation systems:

http://blogs.adobe.com/premiereprotraining/2012/05/a-few-creative-cloud-and-cs6-resources.html

John T Smith

Community Expert

>QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features

One more note... you may want to put QT766 on an Adobe server, and provide a link on the requirements page

It is VERY hard to find that exact version... Apple only lists 7.6 on their "old stuff" page, with no indication (that I can find) as to the exact number you are downloading, out of the several different 7.6.? versions

Windows

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