A 64-bit operating system
A 64-bit operating system: Microsoft® Windows 10 or macOS 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.14 (Mojave), or 10.15 (Catalina)
2 GHz multicore processor
An 8-core processor is recommended for 4K media
A Ivy Bridge Core i7 or Xeon E5 processor is recommended for 4:2:2 XAVC S Intra media
A Kaby Lake Core i7 processor with Quick Sync Video is recommended for 4:2:0 XAVC S, 4:2:2 XAVC S, or XAVC HS media
An Ice Lake Core i7 processor with Quick Sync Video is recommended for 4:2:2 XAVC HS media
500 MB hard-disk space for program installation
Solid-state disk (SSD) or high-speed RAID for 4K or larger media
8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
16 GB RAM recommended for 4K or larger media
The XAVC Long 422 3840x2160 200 Mbps (Sony) transcoding presets require 16 GB or more RAM. If you're using a dedicated GPU, the presets also require 4 GB or more GPU memory
NVIDIA, AMD/ATI, or Intel GPU with support for OpenCL 1.1 or later with at least 1024 MB of memory or a CPU with SSE 4.2 or higher
OpenGL 2.1 is recommended for optimum performance
OpenGL 4.1 is required for video stabilization
2 GB GPU memory is recommended for 4K preview, HD rendering, or HD video stabilization
4 GB GPU memory is recommended for 4K rendering or 4K video stabilization
6 GB of GPU memory is recommended for decoding XAVC S or XAVC HS 4K media, and we recommend using the latest GPU driver version from NVIDIA, AMD/ATI, or Intel. macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) supports only 4:2:0 XAVC S or XAVC HS media; 10.14 (Mojave) and 10.15 (Catalina) support 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 XAVC S or XAVC HS media.
You must provide registration information to Sony Creative Software Inc., a US company, in order to activate the software. Product requires online registration.