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  • Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 2; or Windows 7
  • 1GB of RAM or more recommended
  • 9.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash-based storage devices)
  • 1280x800 display with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM
  • Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
  • Some features in Adobe Bridge rely on a DirectX 9–capable graphics card with at least 64MB of VRAM
  • DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
  • Java™ Runtime Environment 1.5 (32 bit) or 1.6
  • QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
  • Adobe® Flash® Player 10 software required to export SWF files
  • Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

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  • Mac OS X v10.5.8 or v10.6
  • 1GB of RAM or more recommended
  • 10.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
  • 1280x800 display with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card, 16-bit color, and 256MB of VRAM
  • Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
  • DVD-ROM drive compatible with dual-layer DVDs
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or 1.6
  • QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
  • Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files
  • Broadband Internet connection required for online services and to validate Subscription Edition (if applicable) on an ongoing basis*

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