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Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0

System requirements

Windows

• Intel® Pentium® (or compatible) 1.3GHz processor with SSE2 support; 3GHz required for HDV
• Microsoft® Windows Vista™ (32-bit only), Windows® XP, or Windows Media Center Edition (XP and MCE require Service Pack 2)
• Windows Vista: 1GB of RAM; 2GB required for HDV
• Windows XP and MCE: 512MB of RAM; 1GB required for HDV
• 4.5GB of available hard-disk space
• Color monitor with 16-bit color video card
• 1,024x768 monitor resolution
• Display and sound drivers compatible with Microsoft DirectX 9 or later
• DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs)
• DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface to connect a Digital 8 or DV camcorder, or a USB2 interface to connect a DV-via-USB-compatible DV camcorder (other video devices supported via the Media Downloader)

Supported import/export formats include

• MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, DV, AVI, Windows Media®, QuickTime, JVC Everio MOD (import only), 3GP, ASF (import only), WAV, WMA (import only), Dolby® Digital Stereo, PSD (import only), JPEG, PNG (import only), DVD

Tested DV devices

See a list of devices tested by the Adobe® Premiere® Elements software quality engineering team with no major performance issues.

Tested DV devices (PDF, [an error occurred while processing this directive])

Please note that this list is not intended as a certification or buyer's guide.