System requirements for Prelude

Applicable for:

April 2019 (8.1) release, and July 2019 (8.1.1) release

System requirements for earlier releases:

Minimum system requirements for Prelude

Windows

  Minimum requirement
Processor 

Intel® Intel 6thGen or newer CPU

Operating system

Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1703 or later (required)

RAM
  • 16 GB of RAM (32 GB recommended)
  • 4 GB of GPU VRAM
Hard disk space
Fast internal SSD (recommended) for app installation and cache – plus provisional space for media
Monitor resolution

1920 x 1080 or greater display resolution

Hard drive speed

7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)

GPU Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet

Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*

Other QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features

macOS

  Minimum requirement
Processor

Intel® Intel 6thGen or newer CPU

Operating system

macOS X v10.12 or later (v10.13 or later required for hardware-acceleration)
RAM
  • 16 GB minimum (32 GB recommended)
  • 4 GB of GPU VRAM

Hard disk space

Fast internal SSD (recommended) for app installation and cache – plus provisional space for media

Monitor resolution

1920 x 1080 or greater display resolution

 

Hard drive speed

7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)

GPU Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet

Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*

Other

QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features

Note:

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