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What Are the Adobe CS5 Master Collection System Requirements ?

Posted on April 11, 2010December 14, 2011 By P U 2 Comments on What Are the Adobe CS5 Master Collection System Requirements ?
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Adobe Master Collection CS5 System Requirements – Mac + Windows

The new version of the Master Collection: Adobe CS5 Master Collection System Requirements for both Mac and Windows are listed below.

These are minimums. Your system performance may vary.

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Mac System Requirements for Adobe CS 5 Master Collection :

  • Mac OS X v10.5.7 or OS X v10.6.3
    • Mac  OS X 10.6.3 required for GPU accelerated performance in Adobe Premier Pro CS5
  • Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
  • RAM
    • 2 GB RAM
  • Hard Disk Space
    • 26.3 GB of Available hard disk space for common files/folders installation
      • additional hard disk space available during installation
        • (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices)
    • 7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video formats
      • RAID 0 for uncompressed
  • Video
    • Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card
    • 1.280 x 900 (1280 x 1024 recommended) monitor resolution
      • with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card
    • 16-bit color
    • 256 MB Video RAM
    • Adobe Certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance in Adobe Premier Pro CS5
      • Visit www.adobe.com/go/premiere_systemreqs for the latest list of supported cards
    • Some GPU-accelerated features in Photoshop CS5 require Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
  • DVD-ROM drive
    • Super Drive for burning DVDs
    • External Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray disk media
  • Core Audio-compatible sound card
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.5 or 1.6
  • Quicktime 7.6.2 software required for Quicktime and multimedia features
  • Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files and to play back DVD projects exported as SWF files
  • Broadband Internet connection required for online services

Win System Requirements for Adobe Photoshop CS 5 :

  • Microsoft Windows
    • Windows XP
      • with Service Pack 3 or Higher
    • Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise
      • with Service Pack 1 (Service Pack 2 recommended)
    • Windows 7
    • 64-bit Vista or Windows 7 required for Adobe Premier Pro CS5 and After Effects CS5
  • Intel
    • Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor
      • (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom ll processor recommended)
      • Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Phenom ll required for Adobe Premier Pro CS5
      • Processor with 64-bit support required for Adobe Premier Pro CS5 and After Effects CS5
  • RAM
    • 2 GB RAM (4 GB or more recommended)
  • Hard Disk Space
    • 24.3 GB of available hard disk space for installation
      • additional free hard disk space required during installation
      • cannot install on flash-based storage devices
    • 7200 RPM hard drive for editing compressed video formats
      • RAID 0 for uncompressed
  • Video
    • Color monitor with 16-bit or greater video card
    • 1.280 x 900 (1280 x 1024 recommended) monitor resolution
      • with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics card
    • Adobe Certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance in Adobe Premier Pro CS5
      • Visit www.adobe.com/go/premiere_systemreqs for the latest list of supported cards
    • 256 MB Video RAM
    • Some GPU-accelerated features in Photoshop CS5 require Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
    • Some features in Adobe Bridge require rely on a DirectX 9-capable graphics card with at least 64 MB of VRAM
    • Adobe Certified card for capture and export to tape for SD/HD workflows
  • OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 port for DV and HDFV capture, export to tape, and transmit to DV device
  • Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Drive Model
  • DVD-ROM drive
    • DVD+R burner for burning DVDs
    • Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray Disc media
  • Java Runtime Environment 1.6 (included)
  • Quicktime 7.6.2 software required for Quicktime and multimedia features
  • Adobe Flash Player 10 software required to export SWF files and to play back DVD projects exported as SWF files
  • Broadband Internet connection required for online services

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  2. Tyra Morano says:
    February 5, 2012 at 02:51

    Im obliged for the article.Really looking forward to read more. Awesome.

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