Links and Resources

Training Modules – Required certification for use of certain equipment and facilities.

Adobe Creative Cloud Creative Software Access for 2022-2023 Academic Year (Personal Devices) – Recommended best practices for using  your UCSC CruzID to login to the Adobe Creative Cloud to download software applications to your personal devices. This is a requirement to be able to use the Adobe software.

Using Adobe Creative Cloud Software on Film Department Computers – Recommended best practices for using  your UCSC CruzID to login to the Adobe Creative Cloud on Film and Digital Media department computer workstations. This is a requirement to be able to use the Adobe software.

Hard Drive Purchasing – Where and what to purchase regarding required external hard drives as a film student.

Hardware Manuals – Manuals for the production equipment.

Packing Instructions – Packing instructions for production equipment.

Software Links – Links to a variety of Paid, Freeware, and Shareware software applications that may be used in Film and Digital Media production courses and can be very useful.

Editing Software Versions & Purchasing – Important information regarding Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro versions, compatibility, and where to purchase the software suite.

Personal Laptop Purchasing Suggestions / Examples – Suggestions / examples for both Apple and Windows/PC laptop computers that will work well with software that is typically used in the Film and Digital Media production concentration courses.

Recommended USB-C Adapters for Apple Laptops – Recommended adapters for Apple laptops for USB-C to USB Type-A connections.

Adobe Premiere Pro Best Practices and Workflow Guide for Long Form and Episodic Post Production. A guide on long-form video editing in Adobe Premiere Pro written by film industry post-production experts.

Campus Computer Resources – Information about campus wide video editing computer stations (outside of the F&DM department) that production students should know about.

Additional Links – More resources to aid you.