Empowering your creativity

The Digital Arts Lab

Featuring Adobe Creative Suite 3 and Apple Final Cut Studio 2.

Adobe CS3 is making Digital Media history. Adobe did something no one has done before — an upgrade of 13 applications at the same time that is changing the way digital media artists and designers work. Adobe Creative Suite 3 is revolutionary! Last year, Adobe merged with Macromedia, the other giant digital media company. The subsequent software upgrade combined their products while keeping the best of both worlds. The user interface is the same from one application to another; consistent and recognizable, with the same shortcuts. This blended production makes the workflow much easier than it used to be — such as smoother production on a project incorporating, for example, Photoshop, Flash and After Effects. This is very exciting news for graphic and web designers and multimedia artists!

Final Cut Studio 2 is Apple’s must-have award-winning video and audio production suite. With six powerful applications, including Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2, Color, Compressor 3, DVD Studio Pro 4, Cinema Tools 3, LiveType 2, and Apple Qmaster 2, Final Cut Studio 2 puts everything together for the video or audio editor.

Students enjoy an ideal learning environment in our fully equipped, high quality learning laboratory, where every student enjoys a 23" active-matrix liquid crystal Apple Cinema Display that renders rich, subtle color for the visual demands of Digital Arts software.

Every student enjoys a
first-class experience in the Digital Arts Lab. We offer:

Apple Pro Applications
Final Cut Studio, including:
- Final Cut Pro
- Motion
- Soundtrack
- DVD Studio Pro
- Color
- Logic Pro
Adobe Creative Suite, including:

InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Dreamweaver
Flash
Fireworks
Acrobat
Premiere
After Effects
and more

iLife applications
- iPhoto
- iMovie
- iTunes
- GarageBand
- iDVD
- iWeb
Animation Software
- Alias Maya
- Toon Boom
- Flash
And more!

The 23" widescreen Apple Cinema Displays are unmatched in detail, smoothness, color accuracy and quality for the needs of the designer or multimedia artist.

Every student station features a dual-processor Apple Macintosh G5 or Dell Precision computer. These powerhouses were made to run high-end software, with the capacity for graphics-intensive rendering for video editing, animation, and photo editing.

This is the production power and speed that you want in order to get the most out of this exciting software. The dual-platform (Mac and PC) lab is fully equipped with hardware as well, to optimize our student’s multimedia experience:

Ceiling mounted projection system
Large format Epson Photo printer
Wacom tablets
Midi controllers
Stereo headphones
3200 dpi color scanner
Dedicated slide scanner

students in Digital Arts lab

The best choice for Digital Arts training. Conveniently scheduled classes are designed to get you up and running in a short time, taught by well-respected professionals with current experience in the industry. Enjoy UNM Continuing Education’s encouraging atmosphere and friendly instructors who are available for your questions. Complete a Digital Arts Certificate Program to acquire career credentials; no admissions requirements are needed. We offer Free Advisement to answer your questions and help steer you in the right direction to meet your goals.