Laptop Requirements

Television Production

The Television classes listed below require students to have personal and continuous access to a laptop computer that meets the requirements found below. Students who do not already have access to the appropriate laptop and required software may be able to include those costs in the calculation of their financial aid by filing a Cost of Attendance Appeal with the Financial Aid Office. If you have questions about this requirement, please contact the CTVA Department at (818) 677-3192.

Television Classes: CTVA 240, 340, 341, 342, 352, 358, 440, 441, 442.

Recommended computers:

Students may custom order a MacBook Pro or purchase a stock (off-the-shelf) model. These are the minimum recommended specifications for students in our TV option, especially students who intend to become editors. Additionally, students may be expected to obtain external storage drives in the future, for specific class projects.

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2, 2023)

10‑core M2 Pro processor with 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
32 GB unified memory
512 GB SSD storage

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2, 2023)

12‑core M2 Pro processor with 19-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
32 GB unified memory
512 GB SSD storage

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)

8‑core M2 processor with 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
24 GB unified memory
512 GB SSD storage

MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)

8-core M1 Pro processor with 14-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
32 GB unified memory
512 GB SSD storage

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)

10-core M1 Pro processor with 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
32 GB unified memory
512 GB SSD storage

Emerging Media Production

The Multimedia classes listed here require students to have personal and continuous access to a laptop computer that meets the requirements found below. Students who do not already have access to the appropriate laptop and requiredsoftware may be able to include those costs in the calculation of their financial aid by filing a Cost of Attendance Appeal with the Financial Aid Office. If you have questions about this requirement, please contact the CTVA Department at (818) 677-3192.

Multimedia Classes CTVA 361, 362, 461, 464, 468

Recommended computers:

Windows:

Processor: 2.3 GHz 4-core Intel i5-8300H –OR– 2.2 GHz 6-core Intel i7-8750H
Memory: 16 GB or more
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 / 1050 Ti / 1060 / 1070 / 2060 with at least 3 GB of dedicated GDDR5 memory
Storage: 1 TB 7200-RPM hard drive OR 1 TB hybrid drive AND/OR 256 GB or greater SSD
Operating System: Windows 10 Home 64-bit OR Windows 10 Professional 64-bit

Mac OS: 15- or 16-inch MacBook Pro (2017 and later models)*

4-core or 6-core Intel i7 or i9 processor
16 GB memory (or more on models that support it)
Discrete AMD Radeon or NVIDIA GPU
512 GB or more SSD storage
Mac OS 11 "Big Sur" or later

*The MacBook, MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Pro models have only integrated graphics and are therefore not recommended.

Mike Curb College of Arts, Media, and Communication

Department of Cinema and Television Arts

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