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Hi, I am thinking of getting Adobe production studio, but i have a 3 year old computer. What specs. for the computer do you recommend for these programs?

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These are the system requirements supplied by Adobe, try to go as far above them as you can, though it should work well at the specs shown

System requirementsPremium edition
Windows
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4GHz processor for DV (Pentium 4 3.4GHz processor for HDV; dual Intel Xeon™ 2.8GHz processors for HD; SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
512MB of RAM (1GB required when running multiple applications and when using Adobe Dynamic Link; 2GB required for HDV and HD)
21GB of available hard-disk space for installation (additional 10GB recommended for After Effects disk caching)
Dedicated 7,200RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD
1,280x1,024 video display with 32-bit color adapter
DVD-ROM drive required for installation
DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation
CD-RW drive required for audio CD creation
Microsoft DirectX-compatible sound card (multichannel ASIO-compatible sound card required for surround sound support)
OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 video interface card for DV and HDV (AJA Xena HS for HD)
QuickTime 6.5 software required to import/export QuickTime files
For Adobe® PostScript® printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3™
Internet or phone connection required for product activation and Internet-related services
Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, visit Adobe Stock Photos.)
For OpenGL support: Adobe After Effects supported OpenGL 2.0 card (Nvidia recommended). For a current list, visit the OpenGL cards page.
Adobe-recommended graphics card required for GPU-accelerated playback (see complete compatible hardware listing).
Standard edition
Windows
Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz processor for DV (Pentium 4 3.4GHz processor for HDV; dual Intel Xeon 2.8GHz processors for HD; SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
512MB of RAM (1GB required when running multiple applications and when using Adobe Dynamic Link; 2GB required for HDV and HD)
10GB of available hard-disk space for installation (additional 10GB recommended for After Effects disk caching)
Dedicated 7,200RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD
1,280x1,024 video display with 32-bit color adapter
DVD-ROM drive required for installation
DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation
Microsoft DirectX-compatible sound card (multichannel ASIO-compatible sound card required for surround sound support)
OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 video interface card for DV and HDV (AJA Xena HS for HD)
QuickTime 6.5 software required to import/export QuickTime files
Internet or phone connection required for product activation and Internet-related services
Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, visit Adobe Stock Photos.)
For OpenGL support: Adobe After Effects supported OpenGL 2.0 card (Nvidia recommended). For a current list, visit the OpenGL cards page.
Adobe-recommended graphics card required for GPU-accelerated playback (see complete compatible hardware listing).

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These are the system requirements supplied by Adobe, try to go as far above them as you can, though it should work well at the specs shown

System requirementsPremium edition
Windows
Intel® Pentium® 4 1.4GHz processor for DV (Pentium 4 3.4GHz processor for HDV; dual Intel Xeon™ 2.8GHz processors for HD; SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
512MB of RAM (1GB required when running multiple applications and when using Adobe Dynamic Link; 2GB required for HDV and HD)
21GB of available hard-disk space for installation (additional 10GB recommended for After Effects disk caching)
Dedicated 7,200RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD
1,280x1,024 video display with 32-bit color adapter
DVD-ROM drive required for installation
DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation
CD-RW drive required for audio CD creation
Microsoft DirectX-compatible sound card (multichannel ASIO-compatible sound card required for surround sound support)
OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 video interface card for DV and HDV (AJA Xena HS for HD)
QuickTime 6.5 software required to import/export QuickTime files
For Adobe® PostScript® printers: PostScript Level 2 or PostScript 3™
Internet or phone connection required for product activation and Internet-related services
Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, visit Adobe Stock Photos.)
For OpenGL support: Adobe After Effects supported OpenGL 2.0 card (Nvidia recommended). For a current list, visit the OpenGL cards page.
Adobe-recommended graphics card required for GPU-accelerated playback (see complete compatible hardware listing).
Standard edition
Windows
Intel Pentium 4 1.4GHz processor for DV (Pentium 4 3.4GHz processor for HDV; dual Intel Xeon 2.8GHz processors for HD; SSE2-enabled processor required for AMD systems)
Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2
512MB of RAM (1GB required when running multiple applications and when using Adobe Dynamic Link; 2GB required for HDV and HD)
10GB of available hard-disk space for installation (additional 10GB recommended for After Effects disk caching)
Dedicated 7,200RPM hard drive for DV and HDV editing; striped disk array storage (RAID 0) for HD
1,280x1,024 video display with 32-bit color adapter
DVD-ROM drive required for installation
DVD+-R burner required for DVD creation
Microsoft DirectX-compatible sound card (multichannel ASIO-compatible sound card required for surround sound support)
OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 video interface card for DV and HDV (AJA Xena HS for HD)
QuickTime 6.5 software required to import/export QuickTime files
Internet or phone connection required for product activation and Internet-related services
Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos (The Adobe Stock Photos service may not be available in all countries, languages, and currencies and is subject to change. Use of the service is governed by the Adobe Stock Photos Terms of Service. For details, visit Adobe Stock Photos.)
For OpenGL support: Adobe After Effects supported OpenGL 2.0 card (Nvidia recommended). For a current list, visit the OpenGL cards page.
Adobe-recommended graphics card required for GPU-accelerated playback (see complete compatible hardware listing).