System Requirements
Windows® 7, Windows Vista® (SP2),Windows XP (SP3)
Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon™ 1.8 GHz (2.4 GHz or higher recommended)
 - Intel Core™2 Duo 2.4 GHz required for AVCHD*, Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz or Intel Core i7 required for AVCHD* 1920
1 GB system memory recommended, 2 GB required for AVCHD*
DirectX® 9 or 10 compatible graphics card with 64 MB (128 MB or higher recommended)
 - 128 MB required for Red Giant Magic Bullet Looks Plug-in: Pixelshader 2 required, Intel GMA integrated graphics not supported.
 - 256 MB required for HD and AVCHD*
DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card
3.6 GB of disk space
DVD-ROM drive to install software
1 USB 2.0 port
Optional:
 - CD burner for creative Video CD’s or Super Video CD’s (S-VCDs)
 - DVD burner for creating DVD and AVCHD* discs
 - Blu-ray burner for creating Blu-ray discs*
 - Sound card with surround sound output required for preview of surround   sound mixes*


Input Options
Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs
Capture from analog camcorders, 8mm, HI8, VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, SVHS-C, or VCRs (NTSC/PAL/SECAM).
Import from AVCHD* and other file based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices and webcams via USB


Output Options
Output to DV, HDV or Digital8 tape (requires camcorder with FireWire® Input port)
Output to analog videotape


Import Formats
Video: AVCHD*, BD Blu-ray*, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX®*, MPEG-4*, 3GP(MPEG-4)*, WMV, non-encrypted DVD titles (incl. DVD-VR/+VR), QuickTime® (DV, MPEG-4*, H.264*)
Audio: MP3, MPA, WAV, AC3*, WMA
Graphic: BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX, PSD, TGA, TIF, WMF, PNG, J2K


Export Formats
AVCHD*, BD Blu-ray*, HD-DVD, DVD (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R or DVD+RW, dual layer), S-VCD, Video CD (VCD)
Apple® iPod®, Sony® PSP®/PS3™, Nintendo® Wii™, Microsoft® Xbox compatible formats*
DV, HDV, AVI, DivX*, RealVideo® 8, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4*, Flash, 3GP*, WAV, MP3*, QuickTime® (SD format) Files
Dolby® Digital 2 channel and 5.1 channel audio*

* Requires free online product activation

Hardware Specifications


Inputs & Outputs:
Composite video input/output (RCA connector) PAL, SECAM (input only), NTSC
S-Video input/output (mini-DIN connector) PAL, SECAM (input only), NTSC
Stereo audio input/output (2 x RCA connectors)
IEEE 1394 In/Out connector (6-pin type)


Analog Video Capture to Computer
Analog PAL & SECAM/NTSC input
HDV/DV (IEEE 1394) camcorder capture. Full camera control support
Compression: MPEG-2, MPEG-1, DV, MJPEG (User selectable. Available real-time capture formats depend on CPU speed.)


Video Playback from Computer
Analog PAL/NTSC output
HDV/DV (IEEE 1394) output to camcorder. Full camera/device control support

Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.