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Orientation 2021

Laptops

You are required to have your own laptop for this course.

For BA Students only, there are a small number of laptops that can be borrowed short-term (1-2 Days) from IT if you forgot your laptop or it is broken or being fixed. 

If you are having difficulty acquiring a Laptop for your course a reduced number of Laptops are also available for longer-term loans. 

Please contact the Student Centre by emailing studentinfo@aftrs.edu.au with the heading Laptop Information. You will be asked to complete a form outlining your needs and laptops will be distributed accordingly. 

A laptop with the following recommended specifications will support the video production requirements for this course:

  • Multicore 64-bit processor (e.g. Intel i5 or i7l® Intel 6thGen or newer CPU – or AMD equivalent)
  • 16GB RAM (8GB RAM minimum)
  • 512GB SSD (512GB HDD minimum)
  • 1920×1080 display (1200×800 minimum)
  • Sound card (ASIO compatible, if windows computer)
  • Either Windows 10 64 Bit version 2004 or Mac OS 10.15.5 or higher
  • Closed-back headphones
  • GPU: 4GB VRAM (2GB minimum)
    • (You can find the Recommended Graphics cards for Adobe Premiere here)
  • Standard external mouse
  • External hard drive is recommended for backup