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System Requirements

Our tests have shown that Red Giant products perform best when used with the system configurations listed below. Although many of our products will run on older or less-powerful systems, the configurations listed below are the minimum system requirements for which we will provide technical support.

Host Applications

Magic Bullet Looks runs in a variety of host applications. Each purchase and serial number allows the owner to use the product on more than one host application but only on a single computer at any one time. Except where noted, the features are the same in all systems and host applications.

Adobe After Effects CS6, CS5.5, CS5, CS4, CS3
Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, CS5.5, CS5
Apple Final Cut Pro X (10), 7, 6

Apple Motion 3.0.2, 4, 5

Sony Vegas Pro 10, 11

Avid Media Composer 6.0, 5.5 

Please ensure that the host version is compatible with your operating system. Check with your application provider for specifics.

Host OS	After Effects CS3	After Effects CS4	After Effects CS5	After Effects CS5.5	After Effects CS6
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac Intel OS X 10.5
Mac Intel OS X 10.4
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows XP
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit

- Compatible with Host Application version

- Not compatible with Host Application version

Host OS	Premiere Pro CS3	Premiere Pro CS4	Premiere Pro CS5	Premiere Pro CS5.5	Premiere Pro CS6
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac Intel OS X 10.5
Mac Intel OS X 10.4
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows XP
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit

- Compatible with Host Application version

- Not compatible with Host Application version

Host OS	Final Cut Pro 6	Final Cut Pro 7
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac Intel OS X 10.5
Mac Intel OS X 10.4
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows XP
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit

- Compatible with Host Application version

- Not compatible with Host Application version

Host OS	Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3+
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac Intel OS X 10.5
Mac Intel OS X 10.4
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows XP
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit

- Compatible with Host Application version

- Not compatible with Host Application version

Host OS	Motion 3.0.2	Motion 4	Motion 5
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac Intel OS X 10.5
Mac Intel OS X 10.4
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows XP
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit

- Compatible with Host Application version

- Not compatible with Host Application version

Host OS	Avid Media Composer 5.5	Avid Media Composer 6.0
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac Intel OS X 10.5
Mac Intel OS X 10.4
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows XP
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit

- Compatible with Host Application version

- Not compatible with Host Application version

Host OS	Sony Vegas 10	Sony Vegas 11
Mac OS X 10.8
Mac OS X 10.7
Mac OS X 10.6
Mac Intel OS X 10.5
Mac Intel OS X 10.4
Windows 7 64-bit
Windows 7 32-bit
Windows Vista 64-bit
Windows Vista 32-bit
Windows XP
Linux 32-bit
Linux 64-bit

- Compatible with Host Application version

- Not compatible with Host Application version

Video Cards

Looks 2 will fall back to CPU rendering if there is no GPU or if the graphics card doesn't meet the Looks 2 minimum specs. Looks 2 performance is much better when using a graphics card, and we support a wide variety.

For ATI cards, we recommend ATI 9600 XT or greater, along with an X series card starting with the X700 series. Cards with greater model numbers and at least 128 MB of RAM can run the Looks engine better then CPU alone.

For NVIDIA cards, we support the 6600 model and higher or QuadroFX 1300 and up. Cards with higher model numbers and a minimum of 128 MB of RAM can run Looks. For users working with HD images, we require that the video card have at least 256 MB of RAM. In all cases, we suggest using the latest video drivers for your graphics card.

Please Note: All media is processed at 32 bit. For newer cards from ATI and NVIDIA, we recommend a minimum of 320 MB of RAM. For 2K projects, we recommend 512 MB or a larger amount of RAM on the graphics card.

Rendering

In most cases, the Looks plug-in requires rendering to generate final color-corrected output. With host applications like Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro, you can use Looks as a real-time color correction effect with the dynamic playback capabilities. With applications such as Apple Motion and Adobe After Effects, rendering is required to generate any output with Looks applied. In general, the faster the graphics card, the faster the rendering of media. NVIDIA cards are generally faster than ATI cards of the same level for HD or HDV projects.

Please Note The maximum render size in Looks is 8192 x 8192, but is dependent on the video card in the system. Most cards will support 2K media (2048 x 1536) rendering, but only the NVIDIA 8800 series cards or Quadro 4600/5600 support 8K output at time of this writing.