Check Recommended Specifications for Adobe Creative Cloud 

A monthly subscription to Adobe CC is required for some creative courses.  The student rate for Adobe CC is $30 a month. Please pay special attention to the monthly subscription terms and agreement when subscribing.

In order to optimize your learning experience using the Adobe Creative Cloud apps, the following minimum specifications for personal computers (desktops and laptops) are recommended by Adobe:

  • Operating system: Intel i7 processor macOS v10.13 or later
    or Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) versions 1809 or 1903
  • RAM: 8GB RAM for 2K/HD and 16GB RAM for 4K
  • Graphics processor: 2GB of GPU VRAM
  • Hard drive free space: 8GB
  • Monitor resolution: 1280 x 800
  • Internet connection


If you are using a 食色视频 lab computer, you will need to save your work to a thumb drive or external hard drive with roughly 128GB of storage. 

If you need tech support or troubleshooting pertaining to a specific Adobe program, please directly.

Creative programs are used in these SOCM courses:

 

Course Name Course Number Program Used
Digital Media Production COM 3340 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Photojournalism JOUR 3360 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Video for the Web JOUR 3820 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Advanced Audio JOUR 4445 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Video News Production JOUR 4450 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Entertainment Podcasting MENT 3300 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Film, Video Structure and Process MENT 4444 Adobe CC Subscription Required鈥�
MoMENTum Productions MENT 4454 Adobe CC Subscription Required鈥�
Documentary Filmmaking MENT 4464 Adobe CC Subscription Required
MENT Capstone MENT 4485 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Digital Publication Design PR 4405 Adobe CC Subscription Required鈥�
Brand Identity Design (Special Topics) PR 4415 Adobe CC Subscription Required
Digital Publication Design COM 6410 Adobe CC Subscription Required鈥�

 

*Programs are subject to change at the discretion of the instructor. Updated 8/24.