Equipment + Software


The following lists represent equipment which is permanently installed in computer labs; the Checkout Window (room 318 Art + Design) maintains a large inventory of additional equipment, available to all registered Art + Design users.

Basic Workstations

No Peripherals - Mac OS X or Windows XP Professional unless otherwise noted.

A+D Room Brand/Model Quantity Specs
336 Apple iMac 5 1.8Ghz, 768MB RAM, DVD-RW, Open Lab
336A Apple iMac (24" LCD) 20 2.4Ghz Core2 Duo, 2GB RAM, DVD-RW
336B Apple iMac 18 1.66Ghz Core Duo, 2.0GB RAM, DVD-RW
336E Apple Mac Mini 20 1.83Ghz Core Duo, 2.0GB RAM, DVD-RW
312 Apple iMac 21 2.8Ghz Pentium 4, 1.5GB RAM, DVD-RW

Scanner Workstations

Scanning Only - 1 Hour Limit During Peak Use.

A+D Room Brand/Model Quantity Specs Computer
336D Epson Expression 10000XL Photo 1 Tabloid-size, Transparency and Filmstrip Scanning Apple iMac
336D Epson Perfection V750-M Pro 2 Letter-size, Filmstrip Scanning Apple iMac
336D Nikon CoolScan 4000 1 Slide scanner (single) Apple G5
336D Nikon CoolScan 9000 1 Slide/Film scanner (supports batch scanning) Apple iMac
336D Imacon Flextight 646 1 Medium-Format (4"x5") Film scanner Apple iMac

Video Workstations and Equipment

Video Editing Only - All other users should go to room 336.

A+D Room Brand/Mod el Quantity Specs
308 Apple iMac 21 2.5GB RAM, DVD-RW
336D Apple iMac 2 2GB RAM, DVD-RW
336D Media Dubbing Rack 1 DV Deck, 2 VCRs, Hi-8, Monitor

Many video stations have the following equipment.

  • JVC Combo Mini-DV Deck/VCR
  • Firewire connection to CPUs for Editing
  • DVD Players
  • S-Video Connection to Mini-DV Deck for Dubbing
  • RCA 14" TV
  • For viewing DV Deck, CPU, or DVD output

Printers

A+D Room Brand/Model Quantity Supported Media
336 Epson Stylus Pro 7800
(Photographic-quality Inkjet)
2 24"w Roll-Fed Glossy Photo or Enhanced Matte Paper
336 Epson Stylus Pro 4880
(Photographic-quality Inkjet)
4 16"w Roll-Fed Premium Luster Photo or
17"w Roll-Fed Enhanced Matte Paper
336C Epson Stylus Pro 4800
(Photographic-quality Inkjet)
6 17"w Roll-Fed Premium Luster or
17"w Roll-Fed Enhanced Matte Paper
336 HP DesignJet 5500ps
(Inkjet Plotter)
1 42" Roll-Fed Semigloss or Matte Paper
336D Xerox Phaser 7700gx
(Color Laser)
2 20 lb. Letter, 60 lb. Letter, Tabloid, Duplex
336D HP LaserJet 9000dn
(B+W Laser)
1 20 lb. Letter, Tabloid, Duplex, Manual Feeds

Software available

Platform Availability Software List
Mac OS X All Macs
  • Adobe Creative Suite 3: Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash
  • Adobe Font Suite
  • Apple iLife '06: iPhoto, iMovie, iTunes, GarageBand
  • Office software: Microsoft Office 2004, OpenOffice.org 3.0
  • Network Apps: Firefox, Adium, Cyberduck
  • Audacity
  • Quicktime Pro 7
Mac OS X Video Editing Only (308 and 336D A+D)
  • Final Cut Pro HD
  • DVD Studio Pro 3
  • iMotion
  • iDVD
  • Soundtrack
Windows XP All PCs
  • 3ds max 8
  • Adobe Creative Suite 3: Acrobat, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash
  • Adobe Font Suite
  • AutoCAD 2005
  • Microsoft Office XP: Word, PowerPoint, Excel
  • Network Apps: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Filezilla, SSH
  • Rhinoceros (3D Modeling)