Panasonic SDRS15 SDRS15 User Guide - Page 78

3 With a computer Operating environment Operating environment required for VideoCam Suite PC IBM® PC/AT compatible personal computer with an Intel® Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher CPU (including compatible CPU) ( ) When using Playback function and the MPEG2 conversion function, Intel® Pentium® 4 1.8 GHz or higher is recommended. OS Preinstalled Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Basic or Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium or Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate or Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business or Service Pack 1 Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Service Pack 2/Service Pack 3 Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2/Service Pack 3 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 RAM 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended) Display High Colour (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended) Desktop resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or more (1280 x 1024 pixels or more recommended) Video card complying with DirectX® 9.0c DirectDraw® overlay support PCI Express™ x 16 is recommended Hard disk Ultra DMA-33 or higher 450 MB or more free space for installing software ● Recording to optical discs or SD cards requires twice the amount of free space as the size of the disc or SD card to be created. When automatically splitting data over multiple DVDs, 17 GB of free space are required. ● If the compression setting is enabled, errors will occur during recording. Clear the check for [Compress this drive to save disk space] in [Properties] for the hard disk drive. Necessary software Windows Vista®: Microsoft® DirectX® 10 (preinstalled in Windows Vista®) Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 (preinstalled in Windows Vista® SP1) Windows® XP/2000: Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c (preinstalled in Windows® XP SP2) ● Installing the software on a computer that is not compatible with these versions DirectX® may cause the computer to stop operating normally. If you are unsure if your PC is compatible, contact the manufacturer. Sound DirectSound® support Drive CD-ROM drive (for installation) (When writing to DVD, a compatible drive and media are necessary.) Interface USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0)) Video cameras connected via USB Panasonic digital video cameras this software is provided with (SD card/Hard disk) Content Content captured using Panasonic digital video cameras this software is provided with (SD card/Hard disk) Other requirements Mouse or equivalent pointing device, SD card reader/writer (required for reading and writing to SD cards; performing these operations with SD cards 4 GB or larger requires an SDHC-compatible SD card reader/writer), and an environment with Internet access (required for online functions "YouTube Uploader") ● Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal computers cannot be used. ● Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only. ● This software is not compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 3.1, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me, and Windows NT®. 78 LSQT1426