Materials at rmcad

Current Package Contents:

Adobe Creative Cloud (latest release) Student Contract 

Guides to acquire office 365 at their discretion

The following photography equipment is the mandatory, minimum photography technology required. Students receive a $1,900 voucher to purchase equipment. 

Camera Kit Requirements (needed by week five of first term): 

• DSLR Mirrorless Camera and Lens, Minimum Requirements (choose one of the following):
  • Sony Alpha A6000 Mirrorless Camera with 16-50mm OSS Zoom Lens
  • Nikon D5600 DSLR Camera with Nikkor 18-55mm Lens
  • Canon T7i DSLR Camera with EFS 18-55mm Lens
• Light Kit:
  • Elinchrom D-Lite RX 4/4 Softbox to go Kit

If funds remain after the camera and light kit are purchased, or if you already own the above equipment, use the voucher to purchase these items:

• Speedlight: Speedlights are required by your sixth term, and will be used throughout the program. Speedlights are camera specific. Make sure you select the model that fits the camera you have. Choose one:
  • Phottix Mitros Transceiver Flash Kit
  • Godox TT685C TTL Flash Kit

• Portable Audio Recording Device: This is required prior to the seventh term, and will be a critical component for all cinematography courses.
  • Zoom H1 Ultra Portable Recorder and Rode SmartLav Condenser Mic Kit
• External/Portable Hard Drive, 2 Terabyte Minimum: This is required prior to the seventh term. 
  • Seagate, Western Digital, or Lacie

On-campus students must also have 35mm SLR film camera and lens, which is required for PH1010 Darkroom

• The Pentax K1000 with 50mm lens is ideal. You may choose to research other used cameras. Be sure to order well in advance, and make sure it is in working order prior to the term start. This piece of equipment typically costs between $100-$200.

If you have existing camera and/or lighting technology that meets the above minimum requirements, you may use your voucher to purchase additional equipment to expand your current technology.  For recommendations on what to purchase to supplement your current equipment, contact Randy Brown at rbrown@rmcad.edu. 

Mac OS

Computer: Macbook Pro Processor: Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support

Operating system: macOS v10.12 (Sierra), macOS v10.13 (High Sierra), or macOS v10.14 (Mojave) RAM: 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)

Hard disk space: 2 GB of available hard-disk space (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)

Graphics processor acceleration requirements:

• AMD: macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13, or macOS 10.14 with Metal support.
• Intel: macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13, or macOS 10.14 with Metal support.
• NVIDIA: macOS 10.12, macOS 10.13, or macOS 10.14 with Metal support.
• OpenGL 3.3-capable video adapter for GPU-related functionality.
• 1 GB Video RAM (VRAM).
• 2 GB of dedicated VRAM (4 GB recommended) for large, high-resolution monitors, such as 4K- and 5K-resolution monitors.
• OpenGL 3.3–capable video adapter for GPU-related functionality.

Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 768 display

Windows

Computer:

• HP ZBook Studio G5 DreamColor
• Dell Precision 7720
• Dell XPS15
• Microsoft Surface Book 2

Processor: Intel® or AMD processor with 64-bit support; 2 GHz or faster processor Microsoft Windows 10* with 64-bit support (Version 1709 or later)

RAM: 8 GB of RAM (16 GB recommended)

Hard disk space: 2 GB of available hard-disk space for program installation

Graphics processor acceleration requirements:

• AMD: Radeon GPU with DirectX 12 or OpenGL 3.3 support.
• Intel: Skylake or newer GPU with DirectX 12 support.
• NVIDIA: GPU with DirectX 12 or OpenGL 3.3 support.
• OpenGL 3.3 and DirectX – 10-capable video adapter for GPU-related functionality.
• 1 GB Video RAM (VRAM). 2 GB of dedicated VRAM (4 GB recommended) for large, high-resolution monitors, such as 4K- and 5K-resolution monitors.

Monitor resolution: 1024 x 768 display