Archived - iLife '05: System Requirements

Products Affected

iMovie, GarageBand, iDVD, iPhoto, iTunes, iWeb

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iLife ’05 requires the following:

Hardware

  • Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3 (400 MHz or faster), G4, or G5 processor.
  • 600 MHz G3 or faster required for GarageBand.
  • G4 or G5 required for GarageBand software instruments and advanced photo editing in iPhoto 5.
  • 733 MHz G4 or faster required for iDVD.
  • 1 GHz G4 or faster required to use HD features of iMovie HD
  • 256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended).
  • 512 MB RAM required to use HD features of iMovie HD.
  • 1024 x 768 display resolution.
  • 4.3 GB of disk space required to install GarageBand, iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD.
  • 250 MB to install iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie only.

Software

  • Mac OS X v10.3.4 or later.
  • Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later required to use HD features of iMovie HD.
  • Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later required to work with RAW photos (iPhoto 5).
  • QuickTime 6.5.2 (included)
  • DVD drive required to install GarageBand and iDVD.
  • Apple SuperDrive (or 733 MHz G4 processor) required for iDVD.
  • Burning DVDs requires an Apple SuperDrive DVD burner.
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