System Requirements: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 20:25, 24 August 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 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements

PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:

Operating System:	Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit Only. October 2018 Update/Redstone 5 or newer) Microsoft Windows 11 macOS 11.7 or Newer
Processor:	Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core AMD Ryzen Quad Core Any 'Apple Silicon'
Memory:	16GB
Graphics Card/Chipset:	Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
Display:	1920x1080 pixels
Drawing Tablet:	Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro.

Minimum 'PanelForge Indie' Requirements

PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:

Operating System:	Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit Only. October 2018 Update/Redstone 5 or newer) Microsoft Windows 11 macOS 11.7 or Newer
Processor:	Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core AMD Ryzen Quad Core Any 'Apple Silicon'
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.

Unsupported Base Minimum Requirements

Although not recommended or officially supported PanelForge 5.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.

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

Operating System:	Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit Only. October 2018 Update/Redstone 5 or newer) Microsoft Windows 11 macOS 11.7 or Newer
Processor:	Intel dual Core Any 'Apple Silicon'
Memory:	4GB
Graphics Card/Chipset:	OpenGL 3.3 supported GPU with 512MB+ Memory
Display:	1600x900 pixels
Drawing Tablet:	Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo. Microsoft Surface input & Huion Branded graphic tablets.

Optional Hardware

The following optional hardware is also supported:

'macOS Retina' and 'Windows UI' scaling with High-Resolution monitors.
Three-button mice with optional scroll wheel.
Track-Pad with scroll/pinch gestures.
Multiple monitors when using the same graphics card/chipset.

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-Make sure before attempting to install PanelForge that you have the following minimum requirements.
+__NOTOC__
-PanelForge project scenes of high complexity may require hardware of higher specification than minimal requirements specified.
+Before attempting to install PanelForge make sure that the following minimum requirements are met by your computer.
-= Minimum Requirements =
+PanelForge project scenes of high complexity may require hardware of higher specification than the minimal requirements specified.
-The following comprises of the minimum system hardware requirements to effectively run PanelForge 1.X:
+=== Minimum 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements ===
+PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Operating System:
+|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit Only. October 2018 Update/Redstone 5 or newer)<br>
+Microsoft Windows 11<br>
+macOS 11.7 or Newer
+|-
+!Processor:
+|Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core <br>
+AMD Ryzen Quad Core <br>
+Any 'Apple Silicon'
+|-
+!Memory:
+|16GB
+|-
+!Graphics Card/Chipset:
+|Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
+|-
+!Display:
+|1920x1080 pixels
+|-
+!Drawing Tablet:
+| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro.
+|}
+=== Minimum 'PanelForge Indie' Requirements ===
+PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Operating System:
+|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit Only. October 2018 Update/Redstone 5 or newer)<br>
+Microsoft Windows 11<br>
+macOS 11.7 or Newer
+|-
+!Processor:
+|Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core <br>
+AMD Ryzen Quad Core <br>
+Any 'Apple Silicon'
+|-
+!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.<br>
+Microsoft Surface input. Huion Branded graphic tablets.
+|}
+=== Unsupported Base Minimum Requirements ===
+Although not recommended or officially supported PanelForge 5.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.
+Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers may not be possible:
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Operating System:
-|Microsoft Windows 7SP1, 8.1 or 10<br />
+|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit Only. October 2018 Update/Redstone 5 or newer)<br>
-Apple macOS 10.9 or newer
+Microsoft Windows 11<br>
+macOS 11.7 or Newer
 |-
 !Processor:
-|Dual Core 1.8Ghz
+|Intel dual Core<br>
+Any 'Apple Silicon'
 |-
 !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 4000 or faster.
 |-
 !Display:
-|1280x720 pixels
+|1600x900 pixels
+|-
+!Drawing Tablet:
+| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo.<br>
+Microsoft Surface input & Huion Branded graphic tablets.
 |}
-= Optional Hardware =
+=== Optional Hardware ===
 The following optional hardware is also supported:
-* Wacom branded penable devices or compatible with 'WinTab' Windows drivers or macOS tablet system support.
+* 'macOS Retina' and 'Windows UI' scaling with High-Resolution monitors.
-* Three button mice with optional scroll wheel.
+* Three-button mice with optional scroll wheel.
-* Track-Pad with 2D scroll (pinch gestures macOS only).
+* Track-Pad with scroll/pinch gestures.
-* Multiple monitors when using same graphics card/chipset.
+* Multiple monitors when using the same graphics card/chipset.
-* HI-DPI (Retina) displays when using Apple macOS and Windows UI scaling using Windows 8.1 or 10.