The following are the minimum system requirements for Automation Engine 20.1 Client Applications. Exceeding these requirements will in most cases lead to a performance increase. Running Automation Engine Client Applications on a system that does not meet these requirements is not supported.
Minimum Requirements - Client Applications on Mac
| Minimum System Requirements for Automation Engine 20.1 Client Applications (Pilot, ...) on Mac | |
|---|---|
| Processor type and speed | Mac Intel processor (PowerPC not supported). Please note that Apple Silicon processors are not supported yet. |
| RAM | Minimum 4 GB. |
Hard disk | The installation of the Client Applications takes up about 4 GB of disk space. |
| Network | 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol. TCP/IP v6 is not supported. |
| Graphics and video | Minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution, true color depth. |
| DVD drive required | No |
| Browsers | Safari, Chrome or Firefox. |
Supported Operating Systems
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Automation Engine Client Applications on a computer running an unsupported operating system.
Mac OS X / OS X / macOS
For more information on Esko products supporting macOS see: KB191642592: Do Esko products support the latest macOS Release
| Edition | |
|---|---|
| 11 (Big Sur) |  |
| 10.15 (Catalina) | |
| 10.14 (Mojave) | |
| 10.13 (High Sierra) | |
10.12 (Sierra) |  |
| 10.11 (El Capitan) | |
| 10.10 (Yosemite) | |
| 10.9 (Mavericks) | |
| 10.8 (Mountain Lion) | |
Unsupported Operating Systems
- OS X 10.12 (Sierra) and older
Operating Systems to become unsupported soon
- OS X 10.13 (High Sierra)
Additional requirements for Global Vision Profile Editor
Sufficient memory is needed when loading master and sample files to visually check the effect for a given profile.
Minimum requirement as specified by Global Vision is 8 GB. 16 GB is recommended.
Minimum Requirements - Client Applications on Windows
| Minimum System Requirements for Automation Engine 20.1 Client Applications (Pilot e.a.) on Windows | |
|---|---|
| Processor type and speed | x86-64 dual-core processor (Intel or AMD). |
| RAM | Minimum 4 GB. |
Hard disk | The installation of the Client Applications takes up about 4 GB of disk space. An NTFS volume is required. |
| Network | 100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol. TCP/IP v6 is not supported. |
| Graphics and video | Minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution, true color depth. |
| DVD drive required | No |
| Virtualization | Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion is supported, but please be aware that Esko does not test all combinations of OS X or macOS and Parallels Desktop/VMware Fusion. |
| Browsers | Edge, Internet Explorer (11.0 required), Chrome or Firefox. |
Supported Operating Systems
Recommended operating systems are highlighted in the tables below.
If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Automation Engine Client Applications on a computer running an unsupported operating system.
Windows 10
For more information on Esko products supporting Windows 10 see: KB170993458: Which versions of Windows 10 are supported?
| Edition | 32-bit | 64-bit |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 10 Home | | |
| Windows 10 Pro | | |
| Windows 10 Enterprise | | |
Windows 8.1
| Edition | 32-bit | 64-bit |
|---|---|---|
| Windows 8.1 | | |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | | |
| Windows 8.1 Enterprise | | |
| Windows RT | | |
Windows Server 2019
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2019 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2019 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2019 Essentials | |
Windows Server 2016
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2016 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2016 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2016 Essentials | |
| Windows Storage Server 2016 | |
Windows Server 2012 R2
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials | |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Workgroup | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard | |
Windows Server 2012
| Edition | 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Windows Server 2012 Standard | |
| Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | |
| Windows Server 2012 Essentials | |
| Windows Server 2012 Foundation | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 Workgroup | |
| Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard | |
Unsupported Operating Systems:
- All 32-bit Windows Systems
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
- Windows 8 (all editions)
- Windows 7 (all editions)
- Windows 2000 (all editions)
- Windows Vista (all editions)
- Windows XP (all editions)
Additional requirements for Global Vision Profile Editor
- Runs only on 64-bit Windows OS-es. 32-bit is not supported.
- Sufficient memory is needed when loading master and sample files to visually check the effect for a given profile.
Minimum requirement as specified by Global Vision is 8 GB. 16 GB is recommended. - Sufficient processing power is needed as well.
Minimum requirement as specified by Global Vision is a 2 GHz dual-core processor.
| System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Applies to | Automation Engine Client |
| Version | 20.1 |
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