ADOBE Prelude CS6 User Manual

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Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
New features summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
Keyboard shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
System requirements for Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Chapter 2: Workspace and workflow
Rough cuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
One-minute overview: Assemble a Rough Cut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Logging movie clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting Prelude preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
How to ingest media clips with Adobe Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Video | Organize clips, subclips, and sequences in Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
The Prelude workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Tag panel a nd Ta g te mplates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Chapter 3: Audio and video
Using Audio Channel Mapping with Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Learn how to work with video clips in Adobe Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Introduction to Adobe Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 4: Collaboration with Prelude
Rough cut and Edit using Team Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Linking Adobe Story scripts with movie clips in Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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Chapter 1: Introduction

New features summary

Read on for detailed information about the new features and enhancements in Prelude CC releases.

New features in the January 2018 release (version 7.0.1)

This update of Adobe Prelude has fixed the issue in marker display in the Marker panel. In the ealier versions, you could be unable to view markers in the Marker panel in the List/Logging workspace when you switch from Rough Cut workspace. This update works fine if you open a single media (not a rough cut) in the Rough Cut workspace. If you open a rough cut media and switch from Rough Cut workspace to List/Logging workspace, refresh the Marker panel.
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The earlier versions of Adobe Prelude have introduced several bug fixes. For more information, see Adobe Prelude
fixed issues .

New features in the October 2017 release (version 7.0.0)

Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor
New in this release of Prelude CC October 2017
The visual keyboard shortcut is here to enhance your editing experience. Use the Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor to see which keys have been assigned shortcuts and which are available for assignment.
For more information, see Keyboard shortcuts .
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Visual keyboard shortcut
Audio channel mapping enhancements
New in this release of Prelude CC October 2017
The Export Media pop-up now has a Separate Mono Tracks checkbox. You can enable this check box to export the audio in the media as a one-to-one mapping. When the checkbox is left unchecked, the audio output will be Stereo.
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Adobe Prelude CC 2017.1.1 Release | May 2017

This release of Adobe Prelude offers minor enhancements and bug fixes. The update has fixed issues including loss of
while using auto delete preference and loss of tag colors when adding tags using unassociated metadata panel.
data Errors related to comment markers not displaying
The May 2017, April 2016, January 2016 and November 2016 release of Adobe Prelude introduced several fixes. For more information, see
Fixed issues in Adobe Prelude.
description by default are also fixed.

New features in the November 2016 release

Collaborating using Team Projects
New in this release of Prelude CC
This release introduces Team Projects, a hosted service that lets editors and motion graphics artists work collaboratively in projects within Prelude CC, Premiere Pro CC, and After Effects CC. This service adds deep collaboration features such as version history and smart conflict resolution. Post-production professionals can share their edits and get the latest changes from collaborators, allowing concurrent changes to happen on a single project – which is powerful for workflows where you can ingest clips in Prelude at the same time when visual effects and motion graphics are being done in After Effects and the edit is being refined in Premiere Pro.
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Collaborating using Team Projects
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To le a r n m ore, s e e Working simultaneously in shared video projects.

New features in the June 2016 release

AVC LongG performance improvement
New in Adobe Prelude CC 2015.4 | June 2016
This release of Adobe Prelude delivers optimized performance of AVC LongG format in the following workflows:
Media ingestion
Smoother playback
Improved logging workflow
Note: This enhancement is also extended to other miscellaneous workflows.
Event panel filtering options
New in Adobe Prelude CC 2015.4 | June 2016
This release of Prelude introduces options to filter the various categories of Events such as information, warnings, and errors through an Event dialog box.
For more information, see Prelude workspace.

New features in the March 2016 release

Capability to use audio channel mapping
New in Adobe Prelude CC 2015.3 | March 2016
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Prelude now supports the ability to use multi-channel audio mapping.
For more information, see Using Audio Channel Mapping with Prelude

New features in the November 2015 release

Exporting markers to text file
New in Adobe Prelude CC 2015 | November 2015
You can now export markers of a selected clip in text files (.txt) in addition to CSV files (.csv) and well-formatted HTML pages (.html) through the Export Markers dialog box (File > Export > Markers).
For more information, see Exporting markers .
Support for HEVC format
New in Adobe Prelude CC 2015 | November 2015
Prelude now supports the HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) file format.
For more information on file formats supported in Prelude, see Supported file formats for ingest.
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New features in the June 2015 release

Voice-over in Rough Cuts
New in Adobe Prelude CC 2015 | June 2015
Adobe Prelude CC now lets you add voice-over to Rough Cuts. Although Prelude lets you add Audio clips separately, you can use the voice-over feature to record audio clips on the fly, without the need for a separate recording software.
You can record and overlay voiceovers video footages during the basic editing process, before the final sequence is complete. Adobe Prelude lets you add multiple voiceovers to a Rough Cut, as well.
For more information, see Add Voice-over to Rough Cuts .
New API to ingest media
New in Adobe Prelude CC 2015 | June 2015
You can now use the new API to ingest media in to a Project directly. Previously, on using the Ingest API, the Ingest dialog was displayed as an extra step before you could select and eventually ingest media (video and audio clips).
Now, you can simply use the new Ingest Media API to select media files you want to ingest, and the selected files are added to the Project at the click of a button. The new API, not only ingests the media, but all related data files (.xmp) that contain markers and other meta-data.

Keyboard shortcuts

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Visual Keyboard Shortcut Editor

You can use the Visual Keyboard Shortcut editor to view the keys with their assigned shortcuts, assign new shortcuts, and delete existing ones. The feature also lets you easily navigate and provides maximum workflow efficiency.
When you select a key on the Keyboard Layout, you can view all the commands that are assigned to that key and all other modifier combinations.
Prelude detects the keyboard hardware and the appropriate keyboard layout is displayed accordingly.
When Prelude detects a non-supported keyboard, the default view is to display the U.S. English keyboard. By
default, the Adobe Prelude Default preset is displayed.
Whe n you chan ge a shortcut , the preset pop-up menu changes to Cus tom. After you m ake the requi red changes, us e
the Save Asoption to save the customized shortcut set as a preset.
Using and customizing the Visual Keyboard Shortcut
To view the Visual Keyboard Shortcuts, select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows) or Prelude CC > Keyboard
Shortcuts (macOS).
The Keyboard Shortcut window appears which shows you the layout of a keyboard. All the application level shortcuts are marked in purple while all panel wide shortcuts appear in green. For keyboard shortcuts that are applicable in both the levels, the color will depend on whether the panel is open or not. If the Panel is selected, it would appear in green otherwise in purple.
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Visual ke yboard
Shortcut assignment using drag-and-drop
You can assign shortcuts by dragging a command from the Command list to a key in the Keyboard Layout. You can also apply shortcuts using the modifier combination for the currently selected key displayed in the Key The Command List and the
Modifier list appear below the keyboard.
To assign a command to a key along with a modifier, hold down the modifiers during drag-and-drop.
To remove the last assigned shortcut command, select the key and click Undo.
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To remove all shortcuts assigned, click Clear.
Conflict resolution
When an existing shortcut conflicts with another command:
A warning appears at the bottom of the editor.
Undo and Clear buttons in the lower right corner are enabled.
The command in conflict is highlighted in blue, and clicking the key automatically selects the command in the
command list.
You can now easily change the assignment for the conflicting command.

Application shortcuts

New Project Ctrl+Alt+N(Win), Opt+Cmd+N(macOS)
Open Project Ctrl+Shift+O (Win), Shift+Cmd+O (macOS)
Close Project Ctrl+Shift+W (Win), Shift+Cmd+W (macOS)
Close Ctrl+W (Win), Cmd+W (macOS)
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Save As Ctrl+Shift+S (Win), CMD+Shift+S (macOS)
Ingest Ctrl+I (Win), Cmd+I (macOS)
Export Project Ctrl+P (Win), Cmd+P (macOS)
Create Rough Cut Ctrl+N (Win), Cmd+N (macOS)
Exit Ctrl+Q (Win), Cmd+Q (macOS)
Undo Ctrl+Z (Win), Cmd+Z (macOS)
Redo Ctrl+Shift+Z (Win), Shift+Cmd+Z (macOS)
Cut Ctrl+X (Win), Cmd+X (macOS)
Copy Ctrl+C (Win), Cmd+C (macOS)
Paste Ctrl+V ( Win), Cmd+V (macOS)
Clear Delete (Win), Forward Delete (macOS)
Select All Ctrl+A (Win), Cmd+A (macOS)
Deselect All Ctrl+Shift+A (Win), Shift+Cmd+A (macOS)
Set Marker In Point I (Use Alt+I or Opt+I when Heads Up Display is enabled during
Set Marker Out Point O (Use Alt+O or Opt+O when Heads Up Display is enabled during
Select Previous Marker Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (macOS)
playback.)
playback.)
Select Next Marker Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (macOS)
Select Previous Clip Ctrl+Up (Win), Cmd+Up (macOS)
Select Next Clip Ctrl+Down (Win), Cmd+Down (macOS)
Add Selected Markers Shift+= (Win), Cmd+= (macOS)
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Add Subclip Marker 1 (Main keyboard)
Add Comment Marker 2 (Main keyboard)
Marker Inspector Shift+5 (Win), Cmd+5 (macOS)
Marker List Shift+6 (Win), Cmd+6 (macOS)
Marker Type Shift+4 (Win), Cmd+4 (macOS)
Metadata Shift+7 (Win), Cmd+7 (macOS)
Monitor Shift+2 (Win), Cmd+2 (macOS)
Project Shift+1 (Win), Cmd+1 (macOS)
Timeline Shift+3 (Win), Cmd+3 (macOS)
Adobe Prelude Help F1
Go To Selected Clip End Shift+End
Go To Selected Clip Start Shift+Home
Go To Time View End End (Win), End or Function+Right Arrow (macOS)
Go To Time View Start Home (Win), Home or Function+Left Arrow (macOS)
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Maximize or Restore Frame ' (accent under tilde)
Play In-out Ctrl+Shift+Space (Win), Opt+K (macOS)
Play Stop Toggle Space
Select Find Box Shift+F
Select Next Panel Ctrl+Shift+. (period)
Select Previous Panel Ctrl+Shift+, (comma)
Shuttle Left J
Shuttle Right L
Shuttle Slow Left Shift+J
Shuttle Slow Right Shift+L
Shuttle Stop K
Step Back Left Arrow
Step Back many Frames - Units Shift+Left Arrow
Step Forward Right Arrow
Step Forward many Frames - Units Shift+Right Arrow
Workspace 1 Alt+Shift+1 (Win), Opt+Shift+1 (macOS)
Workspace 2 Alt+Shift+2 (Win), Opt+Shift+2 (macOS)
Workspace 3 Alt+Shift+3 (Win), Opt+Shift+3 (macOS)
Workspace 4 Alt+Shift+4 (Win), Opt+Shift+4 (macOS)
Workspace 5 Alt+Shift+5 (Win), Opt+Shift+5 (macOS)
Workspace 6 Alt+Shift+6 (Win), Opt+Shift+6 (macOS)
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Workspace 7 Alt+Shift+7 (Win), Opt+Shift+7 (macOS)
Workspace 8 Alt+Shift+8 (Win), Opt+Shift+8 (macOS)
Workspace 9 Alt+Shift+9 (Win), Opt+Shift+9 (macOS)
Zoom In =
Zoom Out - (hyphen)
Zoom To Clip \

Panel shortcuts

Project
New Bin (Prelude CC) Ctrl+B (Windows), Cmd+B (macOS)
History Panel Menu
Step Backward Left Arrow
Step Forward Right Arrow
Ingest Dialog
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Check All Shift+V
Uncheck All Ctrl+Shift+V
Check Selected Item(s) V
Clear In Out Points C
Select Directory List Ctrl+Left Arrow (Win), Cmd+Left Arrow (macOS)
Select Media List Ctrl+Right Arrow (Win), Cmd+Right Arrow (macOS)
Set In Point I
Set Out Point O
Timeline Panel Menu
Ripple Delete Alt+Backspace (Win), Opt+Delete (macOS)
Show Next Screen Down Arrow
Show Previous Screen Up

New shortcuts in Prelude CC

Trim In Point of Selected Clip to CTI Q
Trim Out Point of Selected Clip to CTI W
Insert Clip(s) at the previous edit point , (Comma)
Insert Clip(s) at the next edit point . (period)
Select clip at Playhead D
Move clips left [ (Left angle bracket)
Move clips right ] (Right angle bracket)
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Customize keyboard shortcuts

When you open the Keyboard Shortcuts panel for the first time, the only option in the Set menu is Adobe Prelude Factory Defaults.
You can edit keyboard shortcuts and save the new set. After you save the new set, it appears in the Set menu.
1 Select Edit > Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows), or Prelude > Keyboard Shortcuts (Mac OS) to open the Keyboard
Shortcuts panel.
2 In the Keyboard Shortcuts panel, select the option for which you want to create or update the keyboard shortcut.
3 Press the keys that you prefer for the keyboard shortcut.
4 Click Save As to save the updated Keyboard Shortcut set.
5 Enter a name for the new set, and click Save.

System requirements for Prelude

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Prelude CC 2017 system requirements

Wi nd o w s
Intel Core2 Duo or AMD Phenom II processor; 64-bit support required
Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (64 bit), Windows 8 (64 bit), Windows 8.1 (64 bit), or Windows 10 (64 bit)
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable
flash storage devices)
Additional disk space for working files (10GB recommended)
1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended)
7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.*
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X versions 10.11, 10.12, or 10.13
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install
on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
Additional disk space for working files (10GB recommended)
1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended)
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7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.*

Prelude CC 2016 system requirements

Wi nd o w s
Intel Core2 Duo or AMD Phenom II processor; 64-bit support required
Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (64 bit), Windows 8 (64 bit), Windows 8.1 (64 bit), or Windows 10 (64 bit)
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable
flash storage devices)
Additional disk space for working files (10GB recommended)
1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended)
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7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.*
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X versions 10.10, 10.11, or 10.12
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install
on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
Additional disk space for working files (10GB recommended)
1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended)
7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.*
*NOTICE TO USERS: Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and the Adobe Privacy Policy. (see http://www.adobe.com/legal.html). Applications and services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.
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Prelude CC 2015.x system requirements

Wi nd o w s
Intel Core2 Duo or AMD Phenom II processor; 64-bit support required
Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 (64 bit), Windows 8 (64 bit), Windows 8.1 (64 bit), or Windows 10 (64 bit)
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable
flash storage devices)
Additional disk space for working files (10GB recommended)
1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended)
7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.*
Mac OS
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Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X versions 10.9, 10.10, or 10.11
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install
on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
Additional disk space for working files (10GB recommended)
1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended)
7200 RPM or faster hard drive (multiple fast disk drives recommended)
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Optional: Adobe-certified GPU card for GPU-accelerated performance
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.*
*NOTICE TO USERS: Internet connection, Adobe ID, and acceptance of license agreement required to activate and use this product. This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe services are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to additional terms of use and the Adobe Privacy Policy. (see http://www.adobe.com/legal.html). Applications and services may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.

Prelude CC system requirements

Wi nd ow s
Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor; 64-bit support required
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Microsoft® Windows® 7 with Service Pack 1 (64 bit), Windows 8 (64-bit), Windows 8 Pro (64-bit), Windows 8.1 (64-
bit), or Windows 8.1 Pro (64-bit)
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install
on removable flash storage devices)
1280x800 display
OpenGL 2.0-capable system
Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.
Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support
Mac OS X v10.7, v10.8, or v10.9
4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
4GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install
on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
1280x800 display
OpenGL 2.0-capable system
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QuickTime 7.6.6 software required for QuickTime features
Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and
access to online services.
Note: This product may integrate with or allow access to certain Adobe or third-party hosted online services. Adobe online services, including the Adobe Creative Cloud service, are available only to users 13 and older and require agreement to
additional terms and Adobe's online privacy policy. The applications and online services are not available in all countries
or languages, may require user registration, and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or membership charges may apply.

Prelude CS6 system requirements

Wi nd ow s
Intel® Core™2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6
applications also support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. See the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.*
4 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)
4 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install
on removable flash storage devices)
1280 x 800 display
OpenGL 2.0–capable system
Sound card compatible with ASIO protocol or Microsoft Windows Driver Model
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