System Requirements
 Windows  ®  7, Windows Vista ®  (SP2),Windows XP (SP3)
 Intel ®  Pentium ®  or AMD Athlon ™  1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
- Intel Core ™  2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*
 - Intel Core ™  2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core ™  i7 required
for AVCHD* 1920
1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
DirectX ®  9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended) - 128 MB required for Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Plug-in: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported. - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
3,6 GB of disk space
DVD-ROM drive to install software
 Accessory:
CD burner for creating Video CDs or Super Video CDs (S-VCDs)
DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD* discs
Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs*
Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround sound mixes*

Input Options
 Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire ® ; port)Capture from analog camcorders, 8 mm, HI 8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM). (requires Pinnacle or Dazzle video hardware)
Import from AVCHD* and other file based Camcorders, Digital Still Cameras, Mobile Devices and Webcams via USB

Output Options
 Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with FireWire Input port and a PC with a DV/FireWire port)
Output to analog videotape (requires DirectShow compatible device with video output)

Import Formats
 Video: AVCHD*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX ® *, MPEG-4*, 3GP(MPEG-4)*, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTime ® ; (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*)
Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K

Export Formats
 AVCHD*, BD Blu-ray*, HD-DVD, DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, dual layer), S-VCD, Video CD (VCD)
Apple ®  iPod ® , Sony ® ; PSP/PS3, Nintendo ®  Wii, Microsoft ®  Xbox compatible formats*
DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo ®  8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3*, QuickTime ®  (SD format) files
Dolby ®  Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel audio*

* Requires free product activation via the Internet