skip to Main Content

Adobe CC 2017

Please wait to update to Adobe CC 2017. Students who wish to move their editorial projects between Film Program workstations and their home computers should wait to run application updates and ignore when prompted to do so by software developers (aka pushed update alerts). Film Operations thoroughly tests new application version…

Read more

macOS Sierra

Film Operations currently supports Mac OS X El Capitan version 10.11.6 and OS X Yosemite version 10.10.5  on all production workstations. We strongly encourage all students who wish to move projects between Film Program editorial workstations and their home Apple Macintosh computers to not upgrade their operating systems to macOS Sierra (formerly OS…

Read more

Updates Are Coming!

All workstations supported by Film Operations will be receiving new images this week. These images include updates to the latest versions of Mac OS X El Capitan v10.11.6, Adobe Creative Cloud, DaVinci Resolve, AutoDesk Smoke, Showbiz Budgeting and Actualization, Microsoft Office, and other crucial applications and utilities. Deployment Timeline: Tuesday,…

Read more

Grad Lab Software Updates

A new disk image has been deployed to all iMac editorial workstations in the SVAD Graduate Lab at the UCF Center for Emerging Media. This includes moving to OS X El Capitan (10.11.4) and the latest versions of Adobe Creative Cloud (Release 2015.2) and Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve (12.3.2), amongst…

Read more

Casting Directory Restored

The Film Program's Casting Directory has been fully restored with a new profile style database. Check it out! This directory is complied and updated after the annual General Casting Call to provide Film production students with access to local area actors who are interested in working on student film projects.…

Read more

OS X & Editorial Software Updates

A new disk image has been deployed to all main campus editorial workstations. This includes moving to OS X El Capitan (10.11.3) and the latest versions of Adobe Creative Cloud (Release 2015.2) and Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve (12.3.1), amongst other improvements. CEM editorial workstations will receive this update in the upcoming…

Read more

VAB Auditorium Cinema Upgrade

As part of an equipment and facilities upgrade to the auditorium in the Visual Arts Building (VAB), furnished by a 2013-2014 UCF Technology Fee award, the Film Program at the School of Visual Arts & Design now has access to a Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) compliant cinema exhibition space. The VAB Auditorium is a 454 seat mixed use venue design to also support general classroom use and live performance events.

IMG_1170

The principal use of this facility is to provide a verification and exhibition point for student generated Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) of completed film projects. A secondary use is a highly anticipated opportunity for UCF to begin contributing to the cinema viewing culture of Orlando, and the greater Central Florida area, by curating rare and hard to access independent and international cinema.

Read more

New Production Equipment

The Film Program at the UCF School of Visual Arts & Design has made improvements to our production equipment inventory. These include the following purchases:

Camera Equipment
  • Blackmagic Design Cinema Camerablackmagiccinemacamera
    • 2.5K & 1080 HD
    • 15.81mm x 8.88mm Sensor
    • 13 Stops of Dynamic Range
    • Canon EF Active Lens Mount
    • Apple ProRes, Avid DNX, & CinemaDNG Raw
    • Gold Mount & V-Mount Battery Support
    • 2.5″ SSD Media
  • (6) Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera (Arrives late Sept.)blackmagicpocket
    • 1080 HD
    • 12.48mm x 7.02mm Sensor
    • 13 Stops of Dynamic Range
    • MFT Active Lens Mount
    • Apple ProRes, Avid DNX, & CinemaDNG Raw
    • SD Card Media
Read more
Back To Top