The basics of Manships laptop & software requirements

Published: March 20, 2013 Category: Student Life

By Carli Thibodeaux, contributions by Hailey Vincent

The Manship School steps up its digital commitment by requiring all majors, minors and pre-majors to have laptops beginning in fall 2013. Computers in lab classrooms will be removed and replaced with power strips. This will allow students to plug in their personal laptops. The first week of the semester, the Manship School will hold a series of laptop orientations to install the drivers students will need for wireless printing in the labs. If a student cannot afford a laptop or the required programs, any financial aid remaining after covering tuition and housing expenses may be used. The Manship School suggests students make an appointment with LSUs Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships. I feel like the requirements are only helpful, said Kelsey Megilligan, a mass communication senior. Yes, the money can be an issue, but in the end it is preparing us to be better professionals. The money is for our degree and for our future. The basics of what all mass communication students need are outlined below. Hardware Requirements: Laptop These Mac or PC options will be sufficient for four years. Students enrolled for more than four years may have to upgrade.

PC Laptop Minimum System Requirements: CPU: Any Core iX CPU. Intel or AMD single core CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended). Memory: 4 GB or more Hard Disk: 500 GB Drive with ATA100/7,200 RPM or faster is necessary for video storage Graphics Card: A graphics card supporting higher resolution than 1024768 (32-bit) with memory of 1GB for editing is required Sound Card: A sound card with WDM driver support is required DVD-ROM Drive: Required for software installation. Blu-ray Disc writer, DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW drive is required when creating Blu-ray Discs or DVDs USB port (1.1 or higher) is required for security key Operating System Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit) Note: External video decks/cameras will require a FireWire (IEEE 1394) port MacBook Minimum System Requirements: 1.25GHz or faster Intel Core Duo, Intel Core Duo 2, or Intel Xeon processor 4GB of RAM or more An AGP or PCI Express graphics card compatible with Quartz Extreme; or an Intel GMA integrated graphics processor in a MacBook A display with 1024-by-768 resolution or higher A DVD drive for installation Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later QuickTime 7.2 or later 500MB of disk space to install Final Cut Express and LiveType Additional 500MB to install LiveType content Software Requirements:

Microsoft Office or Mac Pages These programs usually come standard with a new computer, but Microsoft Office can be downloaded for free through TigerWare available through MyLSU. These programs are required for all students enrolled in any mass communication course. Adobe Creative Suite The Adobe Creative Suite Design Standard is available through LSU at lsu.onthehub.com and the student cost is approximately $232. (For non-students the programs would cost $1899.) Adobe offers various deals on Creative Suite throughout the year. It is also available through the Creative Cloud for a regular monthly student fee of $29.99. More information on the Creative Cloud for students is available here. Students are advised to wait until the first week of MC 2015 to download the software. Students will use this software in MC 2015 and throughout their curriculum. Later classes will require specific software Journalism students must have professional-level video editing software upon entering MC 3104. Students may purchase Edius Neo ($100) for PCs. Students may use either Final Cut Pro X ($300) or Adobe Premiere Elements 11 ($100) for Macs. Questions? Contact Andrea Miller, associate dean for undergraduate studies, at almiller@lsu.edu. See more at: http://www.manship.lsu.edu/the-basics-of-manships-laptop-softwarerequirements/#sthash.fKLCbvDK.dpuf