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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-=== Minimum Requirements ===
+=== Minimum 'PanelForge Studio' Requirements ===
-PanelForge 4.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:
+PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Operating System:
-|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
+|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
+|Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core <br>
-AMD Ryzen Quad Core
+AMD Ryzen Quad Core <br>
+Any 'Apple Silicon'
 |-
 !Memory:
-|8GB
+|16GB
 |-
 !Graphics Card/Chipset:
-|OpenGL 4.1 supported GPU with 1GB+ Memory
+|Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
 |-
 !Display:
-|1600x900 pixels
+|1920x1080 pixels
 |-
 !Drawing Tablet:
-| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos or Bamboo.
+| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro.
-Microsoft Surface input. Huion Branded graphic tablets.
 |}
-=== Minimum Studio Requirements ===
+=== Minimum 'PanelForge Indie' Requirements ===
-PanelForge 4.0 recommends the following for a production studio environment:
+PanelForge 5.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Operating System:
-|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
+|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
+|Intel Core/Xeon Quad Core <br>
-AMD Ryzen Quad Core
+AMD Ryzen Quad Core <br>
+Any 'Apple Silicon'
 |-
 !Memory:
-|16GB
+|8GB
 |-
 !Graphics Card/Chipset:
-|Nvidia OpenGL 4.5 supported GPU with 4GB+ Memory
+|OpenGL 4.1 supported GPU with 1GB+ Memory
 |-
 !Display:
-|1920x1080 pixels
+|1600x900 pixels
 |-
 !Drawing Tablet:
-| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro.
+| 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 4.0 may function with the following minimum system hardware.
+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 will not be possible:
+Complex 3D 'Stage' scenes and 2D 'Canvas' with a large number of layers may not be possible:
 {| class="wikitable"
 !Operating System:
-|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit versions only)
+|Microsoft Windows 10 (64bit Only. October 2018 Update/Redstone 5 or newer)<br>
-<small>Windows 7 (64bit) and 8.1 (64bit) may function as expected but no official support is now provided.</small>
+Microsoft Windows 11<br>
+macOS 11.7 or Newer
 |-
 !Processor:
-|Intel dual Core
+|Intel dual Core<br>
+Any 'Apple Silicon'
 |-
 !Memory:
@@ Line 80: / Line 89: @@
 |-
 !Display:
-|1280x800 pixels
+|1600x900 pixels
 |-
 !Drawing Tablet:
-| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo.
+| Wacom Cintiq, Intuos Pro, Intuos, Graphire or Bamboo.<br>
-Microsoft Surface input & Huion Branded graphic tablets (Windows 10 & 8.1 only).
+Microsoft Surface input & Huion Branded graphic tablets.
 |}
@@ Line 92: / Line 101: @@
 The following optional hardware is also supported:
-* Windows UI scaling with Windows 8.1 or 10.
+* '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 same graphics card/chipset.
+* Multiple monitors when using the same graphics card/chipset.