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Computer Labs
  • Forty-eight Quad Core XEON based Microsoft Windows XP workstations
    • 40 Single Quad Core
    • 4 Double Quad Core
    • 4 Single Quad Core, SLI equipped
  • Four Apple Macintosh Intel-based workstations
  • PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 graphics cards
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    Infrastructure
  • Custom distributed system (supercomputer) for graphics generation
  • Gigabit network to the desktop
  • Sixty terabytes of disk available to users
  • E-mail and web hosting on site
  • Wireless network available
  • Linux and Windows based servers
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    Video Lab
  • Waveform and Vector scope
  • 8x8 SDI Matrix switcher
  • Broadcast converter
  • 4x4 Y/C Matrix switcher
  • 4x4 1394 Firewire switcher
  • P2 drive
  • DSR-20 DVCAM deck
  • BDP-S350 Blu-ray deck
  • DVD-R/SVHS/VHS VCR
  • Gefen DVI to HD-SDI scaler
  • AJA XENA 2K Editing cards
  • Samsung LN46A950 display
  • Panasonic PT-AE2000U projector
  • Panasonic AG-HVX20 DVCProHD camcorder
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    Software
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk Alias Studio
  • Pixar Renderman
  • Pixar Renderman Artist Tools
  • Side Effects Houdini
  • Vicon Workstation
  • Autodesk Motionbuilder
  • Adobe products
  • Autodesk/Discreet products
  • Microsoft software development environment
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    Specialized tools
  • EMMA (Experimental Media and Movement Arts) Lab with:
    • black box stage space with a sprung wood floor and Marley for dancing
    • spiral track with hanging scrims
    • theater and video lighting, sound equipment, video rack
    • multiple projectors, computers, cameras, wireless virtual reality
    • video and sensor equipment
    • access to all of ACCAD's additional computer graphics hardware and software resources
  • Vicon 8 optical motion capture system with 14 cameras
  • SensAble force feedback device
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    Artists' tools available
  • Wacom Intuos tablets
  • Wacom Cintiq interactive pen displays
  • page scanners
  • portable video projectors
  • digital still camera
  • digital video cameras
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