System Requirements
Minimum System
- Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD AthlonTM
- 2 GHz CPU or faster
- 1 GB RAM (2GB RAM for HD encoding)
- 100 MB free hard disk space
- DirectX 9.0 or later
- Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, XP Professional, 2003 Server
- USB 1.1 or 2.0 port for USB Hardware Key
Recommended System
- Intel® Xeon 5160 or AMD Opteron, dual-core; dual-processor configuration
- 4 GB RAM
- 50 GB free hard disk space
- DirectX 9.0 or later
- Microsoft® XP Professional or 2003 Server
- USB 1.1 or 2.0 port for USB Hardware Key
Installing ProCoder 3
Prior to installing ProCoder 3, be sure the USB hardware key that comes with your software is NOT plugged in.
1. Insert the ProCoder 3 CD-ROM in your CD drive. The installer automatically launches if Window’s Autorun feature is enabled. If Autorun is not enabled, then go to My Computer, double-click on the CD-ROM drive and run Setup.exe.
2. The Welcome screen appears. Click the Next button to go to the next page.
3. The License Agreement appears. Click the Yes button to accept the terms of the license.
4. The Customer Information window appears. Enter your name and your company name and click the Next button to continue.
5. Choose a destination location for ProCoder 3. The ProCoder 3 Installer automatically suggests a default location. If you wish to change this location, click the Browse button and select a new destination folder. Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen.
6. The Select Program Folder window appears. Choose a folder name and Start Menu destination and click the Next button to continue.
7. After installing ProCoder 3, the installer begins installing Windows Media and Direct X software. If you already have the latest versions of the software on your machine, the installer will skip to the next installation step until it finishes.
8. When the installation is finished, you must restart your computer to complete the installation. Choose, “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and click the Finish button to restart your computer.
9. When your computer finishes restarting, plug-in the USB Hardware Key that comes with your software. You can use the computer’s on-board USB ports, a USB PCI card or a USB hub connected to either of these ports. The USB Hardware Key MUST be connected before starting ProCoder 3.
NOTE: It is advisable to the have the latest version of QuickTime on your system. The latest version of QuickTime is available on the installation CD or off the Apple website.