uDirect System Requirements

Hardware and Software Requirements

Using uDirect requires Adobe InDesign. A trial version of InDesign can be downloaded from www.adobe.com.

Note: All Adobe desktop applications (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) require an active Internet connection, due to Adobe’s subscription-based licensing model.

PC Workstation – uCreate Print Plug-in 

Processor

Intel Core i5 or later

Memory

16 GB RAM or more

Video Card

If uImage is used:

  • 4 GB or greater of video RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1280 x 800 or higher
  • XMPie recommends you have a graphics processor (GPU) certified by Adobe. For a list of certified cards, see Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ

Disk Storage

250 GB

Network

Gigabit Ethernet adapter

Operating System

Windows 10 Pro Edition, Windows 11

3rd-Party Software

For uCreate Print:

  • Adobe InDesign CC-2024

If uImage is used:

  • Adobe Photoshop CC-2024
  • Adobe Illustrator CC-2024

MAC Workstation – uCreate Print Plug-in 

processor

Apple Silicon M2 Chip

Memory

16 GB RAM or more

Disk storage

250 GB

Video Card

If uImage is used:

  • 4 GB or greater of video RAM
  • Screen resolution: 1280 x 800 or higher
  • XMPie recommends you have a graphics processor (GPU) certified by Adobe. For a list of certified cards, see Photoshop graphics processor (GPU) card FAQ

Network

Gigabit Ethernet adapter

Operating System

macOS 12 and above

3rd-Party Software

For uCreate Print:

  • Adobe InDesign CC-2024

If uImage is used:

  • Adobe Photoshop CC-2024
  • Adobe Illustrator CC-2024