Hard Drive Storage Requirements
JRAPublish requires approximately 140 MB of installation space on the hard drive of your PC. You will need much more hard drive storage space for your input and output files if you are planning moderate to large size encoding projects. Plan your hard drive space according to the scope of your encoding projects.
Memory Requirements
Memory of at least 1 GB is recommended. JRAPublish will run with less memory, but then there may not be sufficient memory to decode the input image files that you are processing.
USB Port Requirement
Your PC must have an available USB slot for the JRAPublish iKey. If you have a USB slot but it is being used, then you can purchase an inexpensive USB port extension cable will create additional USB slots for you.
In the unlikely event that you do not have a USB slot on your PC, you can create one by installing a USB PCI card, assuming that you have a PCI bus slot available inside your PC. Many USB PCI cards have both external and internal USB slots, giving you the option of inserting the JRAPublish USB iKey either externally or internally, inside your PC case. Installing the iKey internally has the advantage of securing the iKey from theft and damage.
CPU Recommendations
JRAPublish will work with any CPU that runs a supported version of Windows. However, JRAPublish processing is CPU-intensive, and it will run faster on a faster CPU. A Pentium 4 - class or above CPU is recommended. Our tests have shown that on a new Core2Duo CPU, processing is 2-3 times faster than on a Pentium 4 CPU. If you are a JRAPublish Enterprise License holder and you are doing large scale projects, then you will appreciate the performance boost that the latest Core2Duo CPUs can provide.
Monitor Size
JRAPublish requires that the screen size in Windows of your monitor be 1024 x 768 pixels, or greater. A screen size of 800 x 600 pixels will still work, but navigation within the application will be awkward, since some scrolling of the desktop window will be necessary. A screen size of 1024 x 768 pixels or greater is common in PCs manufactured today.
Mouse Requirement
JRAPublish requires that a mouse or other pointing device be present in order to use the application interface. While some functions can be controlled by the keyboard, there are others that can be controlled only with "point and click".
Cooling Recommendation
JRAPublish encoding is "compute-intensive" and it makes extensive use of the CPU on your PC during the processing of batch jobs. This will result in some additional heat generation from your CPU, as is common with any compute-intensive task. Make sure that your cooling fans are functioning properly and are free from excessive dust buildup or any other obstruction that could impact cooling.