The following are the minimum system requirements for Studio 12.1. Exceeding these requirements will in most cases lead to a performance increase. Running Studio on a system that does not meet these requirements is not supported.
Minimum requirements for Studio for Mac
| Minimum System Requirements for Studio 12.1 (Mac) | |
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| Processor type and speed | 64-bit Intel processor. |
| RAM | Minimum 1 GB RAM, recommended 4 GB RAM. |
| Graphics card and video drivers | A recent mac using NVIDIA or AMD/ATI graphics chips is supported. A minimum of 256Mb of video memory is required. When in doubt, please use a free trial of Studio to check compatibility with your system. |
| Internet connection | 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol, TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported. |
| Software Dependency | Studio requires Adobe® Illustrator® CS5, CS5.5, CS6 [1], or CC. 3D PDFs from Studio Designer require Adobe® Reader 8.1 or later for viewing. Studio Designer is also available in ArtPro 10 or newer. |
Supported Operating Systems
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Recommended operating systems are highlighted in the tables below. |
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If an operating system is not listed in the tables below, it is not supported. Do not try to install Studio on a computer running an unsupported operating system. |
Mac OS
| Edition | Client OS |
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10.9 (Mavericks) |  |
10.8 (Mountain Lion) | |
| 10.7 (Lion) | |
| 10.6.0 - 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) | |
| 10.5.0 - 10.5.8 (Leopard) |  |
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The server versions of these operating systems are not supported. Mac 10.9 Mavericks support is from v12.1.2 onwards. |
Minimum requirements for Studio for Windows
| Minimum System Requirements for Studio 12.1 (Windows) | |||
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| Processor type and speed | x86-32 or x86-64 compatible dual-core processor (Intel or AMD), minimum dual-core. | ||
| RAM | Minimum 1 GB RAM, recommended 4 GB RAM.
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Available hard drive space
| An NTFS volume is required. The software takes maximum 1GB of disk space. But take into account the need for storage of temporary and production data. A backup solution is strongly advised. | ||
| Graphics card and video drivers | OpenGL compatible 3D graphics board with frame buffer support. When in doubt please use the free trials. | ||
| Internet connection | 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol, TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported. | ||
| Virtualization | Parallels Desktop or Vmware Fusion can be used, but not all functionality seems to be working due to restrictions in the virtualization software. | ||
| Fileservers | All Esko applications running on Windows OS can use data that is available on network shares. These shares need to be on Windows or Unix/Linux (using SMB) file servers. Mac OS X (version 10.3.x; 10.4.x; 10.5.x; 10.6.x) data servers are also supported, but with limitations. These are standard limitations encountered when connecting to a Mac OS X server from Windows workstations or servers. They are related to losing resource forks of the MAC-application data when a Windows component moves or copies data. | ||
| Software Dependency | Studio requires Adobe® Illustrator® CS5, CS5.5, CS6 [1] or CC. 3D PDFs from Studio Designer require Adobe® Reader 8.1 or later for viewing. Studio Designer is also available in Esko PackEdge 10, Plato 10 or newer. | ||
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 8
| Edition | 32-bit | 64-bit | ||
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| SP1 |
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| Windows 8 | | | | |
| Windows 8 Pro | | | | |
| Windows 8 Enterprise | | | | |
| Windows RT | | | | |
Windows 7
| Edition | 32-bit | 64-bit | ||
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| SP1 | ||
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| Windows 7 Home Basic | | | | |
| Windows 7 Home Premium | | | | |
| Windows 7 Professional | | | | |
| Windows 7 Enterprise | | | | |
| Windows 7 Ultimate | | | | |
Windows Vista
| Edition | 32-bit | ||
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| SP1 | SP2 | ||
| Windows Vista Starter | | | |
| Windows Vista Home Basic | | | |
| Windows Vista Home Premium | | | |
| Windows Vista Business | | | |
| Windows Vista Enterprise | | | |
| Windows Vista Ultimate | | | |
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The Windows XP 64-bit editions are not supported. |
Windows XP
| Edition | 32-bit | |||
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| SP1 | SP2 | SP3 | ||
| Windows XP Home Edition | | | | |
| Windows XP Professional Edition | | | | |
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The Windows XP 64-bit editions are not supported. |
Unsupported Operating Systems
- Windows 2000 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2003 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008 (all editions)
- Windows Server 2008 R2
| System Requirements | |
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| Applies to | Studio Toolkit for Labels (Mac and PC) Studio Toolkit for Boxes (Mac and PC) Studio Toolkit for Flexibles (Mac) Studio Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves (Mac and PC) |
| Version | 12.1 |
| Last revised | 10-June-2014 |
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