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Interactive Multi-Media Development (IM)
High School
Hardware Software**

PC's & Laptops
Pentium Processor, 266 Mhz or higher
Monitors
17" minimum
Graphics/Video Card
Audio Speakers
Audio Card (Creative Labs or compatible)
Hard Drive
128 Mb RAM
Network Card
Intel-based Plug & Play
Extra Hard Drives
External Storage Drives (Iomega, Zip)(SSCI)
Printers (HP, Canon, Minolta)
Modems (3Com - Courier/US Robotics)
Server for LAN (Optional)
Extra Hard drives for Backup storage or RAID system
(Internal or external;Procom, EMC, HP, Compaq, IBM)
Network Equipment For LAN/WAN (3Com, Nortel, Intel, HP, Microsoft, Cisco) (Optional)
Digital Computer Workstation
Cameras (AGFA, Nikon, Minolta, Kodak, Epson, Olympus, Fuji, Polaroid, Ricoh, Toshiba)
Digital Camera Storage Device (Delkin Devices) (Optional)
CD ROM Juke Boxes (Optional)
Color Graphics/Photo Scanners (Epson, HP)
Digital Video Camera (Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Canon) Portable Video Projector
Projection Screen (Optional)
CD ROM Recorder CD-RW
(Phillips Magnavox)
VCR Recorder/Editing System (standalone or PC Based)
Surge Protectors
Uninterruptable Power Supplies (APC - UPS's - American Power Conversion)
MIDI Card

Word Processing (Microsoft, Lotus, Corel)
(Essential): Choose one of the following: Multimedia Authoring (Asymetrix Learning Systems, Macromedia, Astound Inc, LEAD Tools, Authorware)
Relational Database (Microsoft, Lotus, Corel, Borland)
Video Editing Software (Adobe Premiere, Avid, MC Xpress)
Audio Editing Software (Sonic Foundry, Syntrillium Software (Creative Labs, etc) Corporation)
3-D Graphics (Meta Creations, Micrografx)
Graphics Production (Microsoft, Lotus, Corel, JASC 3 GB or more Software Inc.)
Graphic Charting (Micrograpfx, Visio) (Optional)
Flow Charting (Visio, SPSS)
Audio/Visual Presentation (Microsoft, Lotus, Corel)
Internet Software (Microsoft, Netscape)
Email (Microsoft, Lotus, Corel)
Operating System (Windows)
Photographic Manipulation (Adobe, Microsoft, Quark )
Web Developing (Microsoft, Netscape, Allaire, HomeSite Borland, NetObjects)
Network Operating System(NT/Win2000) Novell, Linux) (Optional)
Backup/Storage Management (Computer Associates, HP, IBM, Compaq, Network Associates, Seagate)
Telecommunications (NEC, Adtran, Proxm) (Optional)
Anti-Virus Software (Norton, McAfee, CA,Netscape)
Project Management Software (Microsoft, Lotus, Corel, Computer Associates)
Project Management Software (Lotus, Mainstay, Visio, Symantec, Time Line, Computer Associates)
Animation Software (Adobe)
Spread Sheet (Microsoft)
Desktop Publishing (Microsoft, Lotus, Corel)
CD ROM Labeler (Strandware)
Video Capture (Adaptec, Play Inc.) (Optional)
CD ROM Authoring - (Adaptec)
Recommendations:
DAT Recorder
Audio CD player
Mini Recording Studio w/ Sound booth - (Optional)
 
Associate Degree
 
All of the items listed under high school plus the following:
Two-camera video studio with lighting
VCR recorder/player editing system (Light industrial quality - ( Avid or comparable ) Audio Recording Studio
Photography Studio (Optional) 		Advanced Authoring Software ( Authorware, LEAD Tools, Visual Basic etc.)
Advanced 3D Graphics (LEAD Tech)
ActiveX programming (LEAD Technologies)