Operating Environment - Panasonic HDC-SD40 Owner's Manual

With a PC

Operating environment

≥ Even if the system requirements mentioned in this owner's manual are fulfilled, some PCs
cannot be used.
≥ A CD-ROM drive is necessary to install the supplied software applications. (A compatible
Blu-ray disc/DVD writer drive and media are necessary for writing to a Blu-ray disc/DVD.)
≥ Operation is not guaranteed in the following cases.
j When 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, or when devices are connected
through USB hubs or by using extension cables.
j Operation on an upgraded OS.
j Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed.
≥ This software is not compatible with Microsoft Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98,
Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT and Windows 2000.
∫ Operating environment for HD Writer LE 1.0
PC
OS
CPU
RAM
Display
IBM PC/AT compatible PC
Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit) Starter/Home Basic/Home Premium/
Professional/Ultimate
Windows Vista (32 bit) Home Basic/Home Premium/Business/
Ultimate (SP1/SP2)
Windows XP (32 bit) (SP3)
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or higher
≥ Intel Core 2 Duo 2.16 GHz or higher or
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 5200+ or higher is recommended
when using playback function or MPEG2 output function.
≥ Intel Core 2 Quad 2.6 GHz or higher is recommended when
using the editing function.
Windows 7: 1 GB or more (32 bit)/2 GB or more (64 bit)
Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended)
High Color (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended)
Desktop resolution of 1024k768 pixels or more (1920k1080
pixels or more recommended)
Windows 7/Windows Vista: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
(DirectX 10 recommended)
Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c compatible video card
Compatible with DirectDraw overlay
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k16 compatible recommended
PCI Express
Video memory of 256 MB or more recommended
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