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These are the minimum requirements for reasonable performance of the described products. They will help you decide whether the equipment you are currently using remains viable. If you are considering new equipment, bear in mind that these requirements are minimum, not optimal. Exceeding these specifications will in general lead to enhanced performance.

 

DeskPack Clients for Adobe® Illustrator® for Mac

PowerLayout, PowerTrapper, Instant Trapper, Channel Mapping, Image Extractor, Screening, Preflight, Seamless, Repeat, Viewer, Data Exchange, boostX, Shuttle, Variable Data, Dynamic Content, Dynamic Barcodes, Dynamic Tables

  • CPU: Mac with Intel processor
  • Memory: Minimum 1GB RAM
  • Harddisk: The software takes about 1GB of disk space. Also take into account the need for storage of temporary and production data. A backup solution is strongly advised.
  • Video Card: Minimum 1280 x 1024 resolution, true color depth
  • Network: 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol, TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported.
  • CD/DVD: DVD-ROM drive
  • Compatibility: If you intend to run other applications as well on this hardware, make sure to check compatibility with the specifications of all other applications as well
  • Remote Support: Esko Customer Support is using TeamViewer as a solution for remote access and support over the Internet, it can be downloaded from http://www.teamviewer.com/download/index.aspx

  • Software Dependency:

    - DeskPack for Illustrator requires Adobe Illustrator CS4, CS5 or CS5.5

  • Operating Systems compatibility matrix:



     

    Client OS

    Server OS

    10.1.xNONO
    10.2.xNONO
    10.3.xNONO
    10.4.0 - 10.4.10 (Tiger)NONO
    10.4.11 (Tiger)NONO
    10.5.0 - 10.5.7 (Leopard)YESNO
    10.5.8 (Leopard)YES*NO
    10.6.0 - 10.6.2 (Snowleopard)YESNO
    10.6.3 - 10.6.7 (Snowleopard)YES*NO
    10.7 (Lion)YESNO

    * Recommended operating system.

 

 

DeskPack Clients for Adobe® Illustrator® for PC

PowerLayout, PowerTrapper, Instant Trapper, Channel Mapping, Image Extractor, Screening, Preflight, Seamless, Repeat, Viewer, Data Exchange, boostX, Shuttle, Variable Data, Dynamic Content, Dynamic Barcodes, Dynamic Tables

  • CPU: An x86-32 or x86-64 compatible dual-core processor (Intel or AMD), minimum dual-core
  • Memory: Minimum 1GB RAM, recommended 4GB RAM
  • Harddisk: 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.
  • Network: 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, TCP/IP v4 protocol, TCP/IP v6 protocol is not supported.
  • Video Card: Minimum 1280 x 1024 resolution, true color depth
  • CD/DVD: DVD-ROM drive
  • Virtualization: Parallels Desktop or Vmware Fusion is supported, but please be aware that Esko doesn't test all combinations of MacOSX and Parallels Desktop/Vmware Fusion.
  • Compatibility: If you intend to run other applications as well on this hardware, make sure to check compatibility with the specifications of all other applications as well
  • Remote Support: Esko Customer Support is using TeamViewer as a solution for remote access and support over the Internet, it can be downloaded from http://www.teamviewer.com/download/index.aspx

  • Software Dependency:

    - DeskPack for Illustrator requires Adobe Illustrator CS4, CS5 or CS5.5

  • Operating Systems compatibility matrix:

    Windows XP

     32 bit64 bit
      SP1SP2SP3 SP1SP2SP3
    Home EditionNONONONO    
    Professional EditionYESYESYESYES*NONONONO



    Windows Vista

     32 bit64 bit
      SP1SP2 SP1SP2
    Windows Vista StarterNONONO   
    Windows Vista Home BasicNONONONONONO
    Windows Vista Home PremiumNONONONONONO
    Windows Vista BusinessYESYESYES*NONONO
    Windows Vista EnterpriseYESYESYES*NONONO
    Windows Vista UltimateYESYESYES*NONONO



    Windows 7

     32 bit64 bit
      SP1 SP1
    Windows 7 Home BasicNONONONO
    Windows 7 Home PremiumNONONONO
    Windows 7 ProfessionalYESYESYESYES
    Windows 7 EnterpriseYESYESYESYES
    Windows 7 UltimateYESYESYESYES



    Windows 2000

     32 bit
      SP1SP2SP3SP4
    Windows 2000 ProfessionalNONONONONO
    Windows 2000 ServerNONONONONO
    Windows 2000 Advanced ServerNONONONONO
    Windows 2000 Datacenter ServerNONONONONO



    Windows Server 2003

     32 bit64 bit
      SP1SP2 SP1SP2
    Windows Server 2003 StandardNONONONONONO
    Windows Server 2003 EnterpriseNONONONONONO
    Windows Server 2003 DatacenterNONONONONONO
    Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard NONO NONO
    Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise NONO NONO
    Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter NONO NONO

    Windows Small Business Server 2003 is not supported
    Windows Server 2003 Web is not supported



    Windows Server 2008

     32 bit64 bit
      SP2 SP2
    Windows Server 2008 StandardNONONONO
    Windows Server 2008 EnterpriseNONONONO
    Windows Server 2008 DatacenterNONONONO

    Windows Small Business Server 2008 is not supported
    Windows Web Server 2008 is not supported
    Windows Server 2008 HPC Edition is not supported



    Windows Server 2008 R2

     64 bit
      SP1
    Windows Server 2008 R2 StandardNONO
    Windows Server 2008 R2 EnterpriseNONO
    Windows Server 2008 R2 DatacenterNONO

    Windows Small Business Server 2008 is not supported
    Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation is not supported.
    Windows Web Server 2008 R2 is not supported
    Windows Server 2008 R2 HPC Edition is not supported

    * recommended Operating system.

  • For more info about Windows memory limitation, please consult this table.

 

 

Notes

 

  1. Installing and using Esko software on a Terminal Services or Remote Desktop Services server (Microsoft, Citrix,…) is not supported, except for non-subscription versions of Cape Pack. You cannot run Esko software with local licenses via Remote Desktop.
  2. Although we don't expect issues with Microsoft OS patches, Esko only guarantees support on the official MS Service Pack (SP) level, not on individual OS patches. PC's for Esko applications (editors, rips or servers) must not be configured as WebServers (IIS), Network Domain Controllers (Active Directory), DNS Server, DHCP Server, WINS Server, SQL Server, or MailServer. The Automation Engine Server is allowed to be a Member Server in a Windows Active Directory domain. However, Esko can not test all possible configurations. Contact your regional Customer Service Center in case of specifi