Final Cut Studio 5.1 (Universal) - Technical Specifications

Minimum Hardware Requirements to Install All Final Cut Studio Applications

• A Macintosh computer with an 867 megahertz (MHz) or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel Core Duo processor

• HD features require a 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster single processor or dual processors; authoring or playing back HD DVDs requires a PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor

• 512 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM)

• HD features require 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM or more (2 GB recommended)

• Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card

• Motion requires the standard graphics card found in any MacBook Pro, iMac Intel Core Duo, Power Mac G5, or iMac G5; a 1.25 GHz or faster PowerBook G4; or a 1.25 GHz or faster flat-panel iMac. One of the following graphics cards is highly recommended:

• NVIDIA GeForce Quadro FX 4500, 7800 GT, 6800 Ultra DDL, or 6800 GT DDL

• ATI Radeon X850 XT, X800 XT, 9800 XT, or 9800 Pro

• ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 or 9700

• Note: Go to http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion/specs.html to find the latest list of supported graphics cards or to download the Motion Compatibility Checker.

• A display with 1024 x 768 resolution or higher (1280 x 1024 resolution recommended)

• A DVD drive for installation

Minimum Software Requirements

• Mac OS X v10.4.4 (or later)

• QuickTime 7.0.4 (or later)

Minimum Hardware Requirements to Install Individual Final Cut Studio Applications

Final Cut Pro 5

• A Macintosh computer with a single 500 MHz or faster PowerPC G4 or G5 processor (550 MHz for PowerBook G4), any Macintosh computer with dual PowerPC G4 or G5 processors, or any Macintosh computer with an Intel Core Duo processor; 1 GHz or faster single processor or dual processors required to use HD

• 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended); 1 GB required to use HD

• AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card

DVD Studio Pro 4

• A Macintosh computer with a 733 MHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel Core Duo processor; PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor required for HD

• 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended); authoring HD DVDs requires 1 GB of RAM (2 GB recommended)

• AGP or PCI Express Quartz Extreme graphics card

• 8 MB of video memory (32 MB recommended)

• Playback of DVD Studio Pro 4-authored HD DVDs requires a PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor

• For writing finished projects to disc: Apple SuperDrive or other DVD recorder

• For writing finished projects to a double-layer disc: a double-layer-compatible recorder and double-layer media

• For transporting projects on tape to a replicator (suggested for DVD-9 projects): DLT drive

• For transporting projects on disc that contain copy-protection or dual-layer features to a replicator: authoring DVD drive

• Source material requirements:

• Edited video files in MPEG-1, MPEG-2, HDV, HD DVD-compliant H.264, or QuickTime format

• Edited audio files in PCM, AIFF, MPEG-1 Layer 2, AC-3, DTS, or QuickTime format

Motion 2

• A Macintosh computer with an 867 MHz or faster PowerPC G4, PowerPC G5, or Intel Core Duo processor (dual 2 GHz or faster processors recommended)

• 512 MB of RAM (2 GB of RAM or more recommended for real-time interactivity)

• Motion requires the standard graphics card found in any MacBook Pro, iMac Intel Core Duo, Power Mac G5, or iMac G5; a 1.25 GHz or faster PowerBook G4; or a 1.25 GHz or faster flat-panel iMac. One of the following graphics cards is highly recommended:

• NVIDIA GeForce Quadro FX 4500, 7800 GT, 6800 Ultra DDL, or 6800 GT DDL

• ATI Radeon X850 XT, X800 XT, 9800 XT, or 9800 Pro

• ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 or 9700

Note: Go to http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/motion/specs.html to find the latest list of supported graphics cards or to download the Motion Compatibility Checker.

• A display with 1024 x 768 resolution or higher (1280 x 1024 resolution recommended)

Soundtrack Pro

• A Macintosh computer with a single 500 MHz or faster PowerPC G4 processor, dual 450 MHz or faster PowerPC G4 processors, or any PowerPC G5 or Intel Core Duo processor (867 MHz or faster processor recommended)

• 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended)

• AGP or PCI Express graphics card

• A display with 1024 x 768 resolution or higher (1280 x 854 resolution recommended)

Available Disk Space

• 4 GB of disk space required to install all applications (Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Soundtrack Pro, Motion, Cinema Tools, LiveType, Compressor, and Apple Qmaster)

• Additional 42 GB required to install all optional templates, loops, content, and tutorials (may be installed on separate disks):

• 9 GB for DVD Studio Pro content

• 8 GB for Motion templates, Motion Series LiveFonts, and tutorial media

• 8 GB for Soundtrack Pro content

• 12 GB for LiveType content

• 5 GB for Apple Pro Training Final Cut Studio Tutorials media