MS Windows XP Home or Professional, Service Pack 2 or 3

MS Windows Vista (All Versions. Now Compatible with 64 Bit Vista. )

Home Premium or Ultimate is recommended

* IMPORTANT NOTE: Disk Speed and Transfer Rates can be important when working with certain types of video files.  This is most important if you plan to use an EXTERNAL hard drive. Choose external hard drives with speeds of 7200RPM or faster for best results.

Desktops : "Dedicated" (separate) video card - minimum 128MB Video Ram
Laptops:   "DISCRETE" (as opposed to integrated) video memory or card - minimum 128MB Video Ram

Disk space requirements vary by video file type and quality used. Allow between 1 and 12 GB per game. Video files can be very large, depending on the type of Video File that is used.

Easy-Cut supports Windows Media files (WMV), DV-AVI (if captured with Windows Movie Maker) and DIVX AVI files.

An external disk drive is useful but not required for storing video files that may be used in combination to produce cutups and highlights. The recommended capacity of an external disk drive is 120 GB or higher.

* IMPORTANT NOTE: Disk Speed and Transfer Rates are critical when working with certain types of video files. Choose hard drives with speeds of 7200RPM or faster for best results.

DVD's can be used to store video files "offline", though we recommend that this is done in a "data" DVD format rather than standard DVD format. 

Optional  based on user requirements for distributing video output.

One common approach for creating a cutup involves connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder to a Video Out or S-Video port on the computer and recording the "cutup" in real-time. Most notebook computers have S Video ports but not all desktop computers have this type of "port" (connector).  

An alternative to using an external recording device is to export (create)  a "new" Digital Video file that contains only those plays that will be on the "cutup", and then "burn" it to a CD or DVD using the software that is normally included with any computer that has a CD or DVD "burner".  

Optional  based on user requirements for distributing video output.

One common approach for creating a cutup involves connecting a VCR or DVD Recorder to a Video Out or S-Video port on the computer and recording the "cutup" in real-time. Most notebook computers have S Video ports but not all desktop computers have this type of "port" (connector).  

An alternative to using an external recording device is to generate (create)  a "new" Digital Video file that contains only those plays that will be on the "cutup", and then "burn" it to a CD or DVD using the software that is normally included with any computer that has a CD or DVD "burner".  

Easy-Cut can create cutups both ways.