FACILITIES &

EQUIPMENT

Conference Room

Edit Labs

Edit Suites

Library

Lounge

Screening Room

Sound Lab

Sound Suite

Studio (Bldg. 905)

Studio (Bldg. 965)

Building Map

Equipment List

Equipment Cage

Edit Labs

Editing and other computer related classes are taught in one of three computer labs. These labs are also available for students to work on projects outside of class time. There is also a small open lab, where a free station can almost always be found.

All workstations have gigabit cards and all labs have gigabit switches. The school has a 96 gigE ports with 10 gig connections between the four switches.

The school recommends students purchase firewire disk drives. Saving work on these external drives rather than on a specific computer in the lab allows the student to work on any open machine even if the server is down. CFS recommends high quality drives such as those by G-Tech or Cal Digit, a minimum of 7200 rpm with 800 firewire connections.

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POST I LAB

The Post I Lab is used for teaching Post-Production I.

21 - Mac Pro Quad processor workstations, 17" Apple Cinema Display monitors, 4 GB RAM, local storage ranging

2-2.5 TB per station

Access to G-Tech central storage through gigE network -

Access to 60 CD audio effects collection through gigE network

Software: Final Cut Studio/FCP X.

SCREENWRITING AND PRODUCING LAB

The scriptwriting and Film Business Lab is used to teach Production Management, Advanced Production Management and Scriptwriting.

21 - 17" iMacs

2.0 GHz Intel Duo-Core processors

1 GB RAM

500 GB local storage

1GHz ethernet to 40 Tb network.

Software includes Entertainment Partners Budgeting and Scheduling as well as Final Draft scriptwriting software.

ADVANCED LAB

Post Production II, Post Production III, Post Production IV,

DVD Studio Pro, and Maya classes are held in the Advanced Production Lab.

21 - Dual Quad Core 2.8GHz (total 8 processor) Apple Macintosh Computers with 20" Cinema Display monitors.

Each with 4GB RAM and 2TB of storage space.

Access to G-Tech central storage through gigE network -

Access to 60 CD audio effects collection through gigE network

These computers are for high-end editing using the latest software of Final Cut Studio/FCP X and Avid Media Composer,

After Effects Pro CS5.5, Maya Complete, Shake!, and Adobe Premium Web Bundle.

OPEN LAB

Is available to students for internet access, scriptwriting, editing, audio sweetening, etc.

There are about a 4 12-core (24 Virtual Core) Mac Pro Towers with 27-inch Monitors & Matrox Boards and second monitors for color correction.

2 8-core and 1quad-core Mac station for student use as well.

Varieties of FCP, Avid Media Composer, Entertainment Partners software are available on all stations.

Students should always use their own firewire or flash drive on these stations as there is no security on them.