For information about open lab times call
223-4863 or
click on this link for lab times and rules.

Northridge Campus Lab Hardware/Software

Room 4206:
G5 iMacs 1 Gb RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R.
Software: After Effects 6.5, Premiere 6.5, DVD Studio Pro, Flash, Illustrator 10, Photoshop 7, iTunes, iMovie, Firefox, Safari, Peek (an OSX native audio editor),Firefox, Safari for web.

Room 4262:
2.0 Ghz Intel Core Duo iMacs, 2Gb RAM DVD-R, DVD+R.
Software: CS 3, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXpress 7, Firefox, Safari, Acrobat for web. DVD-R, DVD+R.

Room 4265:
Closed for the Summe.

Room 4269:
2.6 Intel Core Duo Dell XPS towers, 2 Gb RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R.
Software: 3D Studio Max 9, Photoshop, Premiere Pro 7, Internet Explorer and Firefox for web.

Room 3134
Closed for the Summer.

Room 3135
Closed for the Summer.

Room 3136
Closed for the Summer.

Room 1209—CIS Lab for 3D Studio Max
Dell Precision Workstation 380 Tower
Intel® Pentium® D 940, 3.20GHz/800MHz/2x2MB L2 cache, Dual-core
Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2 with Media
1GB, 667MHz, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, ECC (2 DIMMS)
Dell USB Keyboard, No Hot Keys
Dell USB 2-Button Optical Mouse with Scroll, Mouse Pad
Dell 19 inch UltraSharp™ 1907FP Flat Panel, Adjustable
Stand, VGA/DVI
**512MB PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX 4500, Dual Monitor DVI or
VGA Capable
1394a Controller Card
160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 8MB DataBurst Cache™ w/out RAID
3.5 inch 1.44MB Floppy Drive
Dell Two Piece Stereo System
48X/32XCDRW AND 16XDVD+/-RW w/Sonic DM and DVDit! SE,
CyberLink PowerDVD

Room 1210
2.0 Ghz Intel Core Duo iMacs, 2Gb RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R.
Software: CS3, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat. QuarkXpress 7. Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Firefox, Safari for web.

Room 1211
2.0 Ghz Intel Core Duo iMacs, 2Gb RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R.
Software: CS3, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, QuarkXpress 7. Corel Painter,Flash, Dreamweaver, FireworksFirefox, Safari for web.

Room 1212
G5 Mac Towers Dual core,Dual 2 Ghz 2Gb RAM, DVD-R, DVD+R.
Software: CS3, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, QuarXpress 7. Dreamweaver, Firworks, Flash, Firefox, Safari for web.

The open lab provides additional practice time for students. This is a privilege.Your lab fees apply only to scheduled class/lab time. Only students registered in the Visual Communication Department may use the equipment.The following rules must be observed.

• Open lab times and starting date will be announced by your instructor. Do not arrive early.
• Do not plug your personal equipment into the ACC Network.
• Do not make any changes to system preferences.
• No printing during open lab. Save your file and print it during your regular class period.
• Absolutely no food or drinks are allowed in the lab.
• No children, cell phones or beepers. Infants in strollers only. Use headphones when listening to music.
• You are required to sign-in and sign-out. Include the sign-in time, machine number and the name of the instructor. If the lab is full there is a two hour limit when someone is waiting. You will get bumped, and go to the end of the waiting list to wait for another open machine. If there is no waiting line for computers you may leave and return to the lab within 20 minutes to retain the work station.
• Ask the lab assistant for help: If you have problems with the computer, scanner or Jump Drive.
• Only Visual Communication class assignments can be worked on during open lab. Absolutely no jobs for commercial resale or non-profit organizations may be done.
• Use of the Internet is tracked by the Visual Communication support staff. Please refrain from viewing or downloading any inappropriate material.
• Scanner courtesy: After scanning your images please move to another computer.
• You may not demand to use a particular computer since many students use each computer throughout the week. Always copy your work to a Jump Drive or CD or other media so you may continue your work on a different machine.
• There will be times when a lab may be closed for maintenance
by the faculty or staff. Please honor our request and don’t ask to use the machines while maintenance is being performed.
• Disruptive behavior such as arguing, loud talking, name calling, refusing to follow requests of department faculty/staff, or demanding exceptions to these rules, will not be tolerated.
• Do not load fonts into the system folders. Fonts not owned by the department can only be used in a Type management application. Ask a lab assistant for help with the software.
• Close all applications and trash your files from the desktop before you leave. Note: Loading unauthorized software, attaching unauthorized
hardware to the computers or other behavior that causes department staff or other students to be pulled away from their work may result in loss of lab privileges for that individual. Theft of any equipment or software will cause cancellation of the Open Lab for all students and the police will
be notified. Suggestions for using the computers in the labs.
• Don’t work from Jump Drive. Copy your work to the desktop. When you are finished working copy/save your work to your Jump Drive.
• For best results use Mac formatted disks for the Mac labs and Windows formatted disks for the Windows machines in room 4269.
• To use Mac disks on Windows machines: Purchase Mac Drive ($49.95) which will allow Mac disks to be read on Windows 98, 2000 or NT & XP.
• Be sure to save your files to the Instructors folder. Do not save/copy student files on the Desktop. Orphaned files saved outside the instructor folder on
the desktop will be deleted weekly by the lab assistants.
Note: In the PC Lab if your file is too large for your Jump Drive or a CD it may be saved in the instructor folder.