System Requirements for Adobe Premiere Elements 11:
For Windows:
- 2GHz or faster processor with SSE2 support; dual-core processor required
for HDV or AVCHD editing and Blu-ray or AVCHD export
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2, Windows Media Center,
Windows Vista® (all applications run native on 32-bit operating systems and
in 32-bit compatibility mode on 64-bit operating systems), Windows 7, or
Windows 8 (Adobe® Premiere® Elements Editor runs native on 32-bit and 64-bit
operating systems; all other applications run native on 32-bit operating
systems and in 32-bit compatibility mode on 64-bit operating systems)
- 2GB of RAM
- 4GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 5GB
to download content
- Graphics card with the latest updated drivers
- Color monitor with 16-bit color video card
- 1024x768 display resolution
- Microsoft DirectX 9 or 10 compatible sound and display driver
- DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs; compatible
Blu-ray burner required to burn Blu-ray discs)
- DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface to connect a Digital 8 DV
camcorder
- QuickTime 7 software
- Windows Media Player (required if importing/exporting Windows Media
formats)
- Internet connection required for Internet-based services
Mac OS
- 64-bit multicore Intel® processor
- Mac OS X v10.6 through v10.8
- 2GB of RAM
- 4GB of available hard-disk space to install applications; additional 5GB
to download content
- Graphics card with the latest updated drivers
- 1024x768 display resolution
- DVD-ROM drive (compatible DVD burner required to burn DVDs; compatible
Blu-ray burner required to burn Blu-ray discs)
- DV/i.LINK/FireWire/IEEE 1394 interface to connect a Digital 8 DV
camcorder
- QuickTime 7 software
- Internet connection required for Internet-based services
Supported import/export formats include: AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc (export only),
DV-AVI (import/export on Windows, import only on Mac OS), DVD, Dolby® Digital
Stereo, H.264, HDV, MPEG-1 (import only), MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3, QuickTime,
Windows Media (Windows only), and many more. Import/export of some formats may
require activation via an Internet connection. Activation is fast, easy, and
free.