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Locations

This is a list of VCUarts computer labs that are available for use by VCUarts students, when scheduled classes are not in session. Every computer lab has Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud installed. Additional licensed software that is specific to individual labs is listed below. Any freely available software can be requested to be installed in any lab.

Computers
14 macOS computers (13 students + 1 lab monitor)

Other Equipment
flatbed scanners
vinyl cutters

Computers
19 macOS computers (18 students + 1 instructor)

Presentation
Projector
Stereo speakers

Computers
16 macOS computers (15 students + 1 instructor)

Software
Ableton Live

Presentation
Projector
Stereo speakers

Computers
19 macOS computers (18 students + 1 instructor)

Presentation
1 Flatscreen TV with built in speakers

Computers
14 macOS computers (13 students + 1 instructor)

Software
2 x DragonFrame

Presentation
1 Flatscreen TV
Stereo speakers

Other Equipment
2 animation stands

Computers
19 macOS computers (18 students + 1 instructor)
19 MIDI keyboards

Software
Apple Logic Pro
Native Instruments DAW plugins
Spitfire Audio DAW plugins (especially BBC Symphony Orchestra)
Izotope DAW plugins
Harrison Mixbus

Presentation
1 Flatscreen TV
Stereo speakers

Computers
19 macOS computers (18 students + 1 instructor)

Presentation
1 Flatscreen TV

Computers
19 Windows computers (18 students + 1 instructor)
18 Wacom Intuous tablets (attached to student computers)
1 Wacom Cintiq (attached to instructor computer)

2 macOS computers
2 Wacom Cintiq
1 large flatbed scanner

Software
Maxon One (ZBrush)

Presentation
2 Flatscreen TVs (mirrored)
Stereo speakers

Computers
19 macOS computers (18 students + 1 instructor)

Software
Adobe Creative Cloud
5 x Red Giant PluralEyes

Scanners
1 Epson Perfection v850 Pro flatbed scanners with negative holders and SilverFast scanning software
4 Epson Perfection v700 Photo flatbed scanners with negative holders and SilverFast scanning software

Printers
3 Canon ipf1000 17-inch inkjet printers
1 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 17-inch inkjet printer
1 Canon 4100 44-inch inkjet printer

Presentation
Projector
Surround sound

Other Equipment
Color Print viewing booth
Cold Mount Press Laminating machine
Logan Mat Cutter

Computers
4 macOS computers

Software
Adobe Creative Cloud

Scanners
1 Epson Expression 12000XL large flatbed scanner with negative holders and SilverFast scanning software
1 Epson Expression 10000XL large flatbed scanner
1 3D scanner

Printers
3 Epson Stylus Pro 3880 17-inch inkjet printers
1 Epson SureColor P8000 44-inch inkjet printer

Presentation
1 Flatscreen TV
Surround sound & subwoofer for film screenings

Maintenance Notes

VCUarts lab computers reboot every night to perform maintenance. Make sure that you save your work and log out before leaving. If you need the computer to run overnight without rebooting for maintenance, then go to the vcuarts help desk menu, and select Cancel maintenance reboot. This is not an on/off switch. It only cancels the next maintenance routine.

In order to maintain a stable and usable classroom environment, most VCUarts classroom computers delete files daily at 4:00 AM.

Instead of the local drive of the classroom computer, students should save their work to Google Drive or external storage devices.

Any computer that has the daily file delete routine implemented will present a full screen notification each time someone logs into the computer.

If you need the computer to run overnight without deleting files, then go to the vcuarts help desk menu, and select Cancel maintenance reboot. This is not an on/off switch. It only cancels the next maintenance routine.

Adobe software can be installed, updated, and upgraded by any user of a VCUarts classroom computer. You do not need to be an administrator.

Unity will be updated to the current Long Term Service (LTS) version at the start of each semester. Students and faculty will have the ability to install newer versions of Unity via the Unity Hub application, but VCUarts Technology Support will not be updating those versions throughout the semester.