What are the minimum system requirements for CyberLink PowerDirector 9?

The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums for general digital video production work.

• Screen Resolution:
  • 1024 X 768, 16-bit color or above.
• OS:
  • Windows 7/Vista/XP (Windows XP Service Pack 2 is required for HDV capture).
• Memory:
  • 512 MB required.
  • 3 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 32 bit OS.
  • 6 GB DDR2 or above recommended for 64 bit OS.
• CPU:
  • AVI Capture/Producer profiles: Pentium II 450 MHz or AMD Athlon 500 MHz.
  • DVD Quality (MPEG-2) profiles: Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2200+.
  • High Quality MPEG-4 and Streaming WMV, QuickTime profiles: Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2.
  • Full-HD quality H.264 and MPEG2 profiles: Intel Corei5/7 or AMD Phenom II X4.
  • AVCHD and BD burning profiles: Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400, or AMD Phenom II X2.
• Video Capturing Device:
  • PCI or USB1.0/2.0 capture device compliant with WDM standard (i.e. PC Camera and TV tuner with WDM driver).
  • DV camcorder connected via OHCI-compliant IEEE1394 (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • DVD camcorder connected via USB2.0 (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • Sony MicroMV/AVCHD/HDV camcorder (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • JVC Everio camcorder (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
  • Panasonic MicroMV/AVCHD/HDV camcorder (check CyberLink web site for supported model list).
• Hard Disk Space:
  • 5 GB required (400 MB for SmartSound Quicktrack Library).
  • 10 GB (20 GB recommended) required for DVD production.
  • 60 GB (100 GB recommended) required for BD/HD/AVCHD production.
• Burning Device:
  • A CD or DVD burner (CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW) is required to burn VCD/DVD/SVCD/AVCHD* titles.
  • A Blu-ray Disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray Disc titles*.
• Microphone:
  • A microphone is required for recording voice-overs.

Note: please consult the CyberLink web site for the most recent system requirements information (https://www.cyberlink.com). * optional features in CyberLink PowerDirector.