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Windows

Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor
Microsoft® Windows XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1; or Windows 7
1 GB minimum RAM (2GB 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
Java® Runtime Environment 1.5 (32 bit) or 1.6
QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
Adobe Flash® Player 9 or 10 software required to export SWF files
Broadband Internet connection required for online services*. For updates to system requirements, visit www.adobe.com/go/els_sysreq

Mac OS

Multicore Intel processor
Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6
1 GB minimum RAM (2GB 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
Java® Runtime Environment 1.5 or 1.6
QuickTime 7.6.2 software required for multimedia features
Adobe Flash Player 9 or 10 software required to export SWF files
Broadband Internet connection required for online services* For updates to system requirements, visit www.adobe.com/go/els_sysreq

* This product may allow you to extend its functionality by accessing certain features that are hosted online, including CS Live online services (“Online Services”), provided you have a high-speed Internet connection. The Online Services, and some features thereof, may not be available in all countries, languages, and/or currencies and may be discontinued in whole or in part without notice. Use of the Online Services is governed by separate terms of use and by the Online Privacy Policy, and access to some services may require user registration. Some Online Services, including services that are initially offered at no charge, may be subject to additional fees and require a separate subscription. For more details and to review the applicable terms of use and Online Privacy Policy, visit www.adobe.com. For more information about CS Live online services, see www.adobe.com/go/cslive.

You must accept the license agreement and warranty terms to use this product. See www.adobe.com/go/eulas for details. Product activation via the Internet is mandatory within 30 days from installation. See www.adobe.com/go/activation for details.