System Requirements: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 15:34, 30 March 2023

Before attempting to install PanelForge make sure that the following minimum requirements are met by your computer.

PanelForge project scenes of high complexity may require hardware of higher specification than the minimal requirements specified.

Minimum Requirements

PanelForge 4.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:

Operating System:	Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
Processor:	Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core AMD Ryzen Quad Core
Memory:	8GB
Graphics Card/Chipset:	OpenGL 4.1 supported GPU with 1GB+ Memory
Display:	1600x900 pixels
Drawing Tablet:	Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos or Bamboo. Microsoft Surface input. Huion Branded graphic tablets.

Minimum 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements

PanelForge 4.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:

Operating System:	Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
Processor:	Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core AMD Ryzen Quad Core
Memory:	16GB
Graphics Card/Chipset:	Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
Display:	1920x1080 pixels
Drawing Tablet:	Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro.

Unsupported Base Minimum Requirements

Although not recommended or officially supported PanelForge 4.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.

Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers will not be possible:

Operating System:	Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only) Windows 7 (64bit) and 8.1 (64bit) may function as expected but no official support is now provided.
Processor:	Intel dual Core
Memory:	4GB
Graphics Card/Chipset:	OpenGL 3.3 supported GPU with 512MB+ Memory
Display:	1280x800 pixels
Drawing Tablet:	Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo. Microsoft Surface input & Huion Branded graphic tablets (Windows 10 & 8.1 only).

Optional Hardware

The following optional hardware is also supported:

Windows UI scaling with Windows 8.1 or 10.
Three-button mice with optional scroll wheel.
Track-Pad with scroll/pinch gestures.
Multiple monitors when using same graphics card/chipset.

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-== Requirements ==
+__NOTOC__
+Before attempting to install PanelForge make sure that the following minimum requirements are met by your computer.
-The following comprises of the minimum system hardware requirements to effectively run PanelForge 1.0:
+PanelForge project scenes of high complexity may require hardware of higher specification than the minimal requirements specified.
+=== Minimum Requirements ===
+PanelForge 4.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Operating System:
+|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
+|-
+!Processor:
+|Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core
+AMD Ryzen Quad Core
+|-
+!Memory:
+|8GB
+|-
+!Graphics Card/Chipset:
+|OpenGL 4.1 supported GPU with 1GB+ Memory
+|-
+!Display:
+|1600x900 pixels
+|-
+!Drawing Tablet:
+| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos or Bamboo.
+Microsoft Surface input. Huion Branded graphic tablets.
+|}
+=== Minimum 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements ===
+PanelForge 4.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Operating System:
-|Microsoft Windows 7 or 8.1<br />
+|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
-Apple OSX 10.8, 10.9 or 10.10
 |-
 !Processor:
-|Dual Core 1.8Ghz
+|Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core
+AMD Ryzen Quad Core
+|-
+!Memory:
+|16GB
+|-
+!Graphics Card/Chipset:
+|Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
+|-
+!Display:
+|1920x1080 pixels
+|-
+!Drawing Tablet:
+| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro.
+|}
+=== Unsupported Base Minimum Requirements ===
+Although not recommended or officially supported PanelForge 4.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.
+Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers will not be possible:
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Operating System:
+|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
+<small>Windows 7 (64bit) and 8.1 (64bit) may function as expected but no official support is now provided.</small>
+|-
+!Processor:
+|Intel dual Core
 |-
 !Memory:
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 |-
 !Graphics Card/Chipset:
-|OpenGL 3.2 supported GPU and drivers including:
+|OpenGL 3.3 supported GPU with 512MB+ Memory
-Nvidia Geforce GT 8600 or faster.<br />
-Nvidia Quadro FX 1700 or faster.<br />
-AMD Radeon HD 2600 or faster.<br />
-AMD FireGL V3600 or faster.<br />
-Intel HD 3000 or faster.
 |-
 !Display:
-|1280x720 pixels
+|1280x800 pixels
+|-
+!Drawing Tablet:
+| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo.
+Microsoft Surface input & Huion Branded graphic tablets (Windows 10 & 8.1 only).
 |}
-== Optional Hardware ==
+=== Optional Hardware ===
-The following optional hardware is also suported:
+The following optional hardware is also supported:
-* Wacom branded penable devices (supporting pressure sensitivity and high resolution tracking).
+* Windows UI scaling with Windows 8.1 or 10.
-* Three button mice with optional scroll wheel.
+* Three-button mice with optional scroll wheel.
-* Track-Pad with 2D scroll (and pinch to zoom, Apple OSX only).
+* Track-Pad with scroll/pinch gestures.
 * Multiple monitors when using same graphics card/chipset.
-* HI-DPI (Retina) displays when using Apple Mac OSX.