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    Interactive Media Design Program Information

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    Important Information to Know

    Technology Requirements

    Important Information to Know

    Technical courses for Fall are on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, while Spring courses are typically on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  There are some evening courses required.

    Technology Requirements

    • Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is required for this program.  You may purchase out of pocket for a student discounted price from the eCampus Bookstore.
    • A laptop computer is required – either a Microsoft Windows based PC or an Apple MacBook Pro.  The 3D Studio Max program is a Windows based program that does not run on the Mac OS computers.  Most students choose the Windows option because they have the processing power you will need for video production and 3D graphics, at a more affordable rate than the Macs.
    • Online students will need access to a drawing tablet with a drawing pen (see specifications below).
    • Please contact the IMD instructors if you have any questions.

    Minimum specifications:

    i7-8750H 3.40GHz, 64 Bit, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB 2666MHz RAM

    WINDOWS – Laptop Minimum Requirements:
    15″ screen
    Windows 10 64-bit
    Processor: i7-8750H 3.40GHz
    Storage: 500 BG HDD with 250GB SSD
    Ram (memory): 8GB DDR4 RAM
    Video card: GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB **it is important to have a video card**

    MacBook-Pro:
    16″ screen
    2.6GHz 6-Core Processor
    512GB Storage
    2.6GHz 6-core 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processor
    Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz
    Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
    16GB 2400MHz DDR4 memory
    512GB SSD storage 1.

    Online students will need access to a drawing tablet with a drawing pen
    The drawing tablet must be able to connect to your laptop or computer to be able to run the Adobe Creative Cloud software.  There are a wide variety and cost of various drawing tablets.

    We would recommend the:
    Wacom One ($399)
    Review – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFvpOWZDGUU&feature=emb_rel_end
    OR
    The XP Pen Artist 13.3 pro ($299)
    Review – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOFrikC1Ucg