System Requirements
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 5.0 recommends the following as a minimum for a working environment:
| Operating System: | Microsoft Windows 10 or 11 (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 or 11 (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) |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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.