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- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- UNIX (Solaris)
- Linux (Redhat)
Many computers are equipped with a 'dual-boot' facility, which means you can easily switch from Windows to Linux applications.
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SOFTWARE AVAILABLE IN THE DEPARTMENT
We endeavour to keep all of our computers up-to-date with current "industry standard" software. This means that you will be familiar with many of the applications that are used in industry when you graduate or if you decide to take the optional
placement year.
Operating systems include UNIX, Linux, Solaris and Microsoft Windows XP Professional. The following indicates some of the software currently available to students in the Department*.
MICROSOFT
- Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher)
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
- Microsoft DirectX
- Microsoft DirectX SDK
- Microsoft Messenger
- Internet Explorer
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ADOBE
- Adobe After Effects
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Indesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Encore
- Adobe Soundbooth
- Adobe Image Ready
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VIDEO PRODUCTION
- Avid Media Composer
- Final Cut Pro
- Motion
- Z-Brush
- DVD IT
- Adobe Premiere Pro
- Windows Media Encoder
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GAMES
- Unreal II
- Unreal Tournament
- Half Life
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ADDINS/DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
- Netbeans
- Cortona VRML
- Flash & Shockwave plugins
- JavaEdit
- JDK Commander
- PowerDVD
- Visual Studio .NET
- Interactive C
- Robot C
- SWI Prologue
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MISC.
- Thunderbird Stop Motion Pro
- Firefox
- Java NetBeans
- Java 3D
- Matlab
- Maya
- Nero
- Proteus
- Rational Rose
- RealPlayer
- SPSS 11.5
- Yourdon Professional
- Sun Global Desktop Client
- Quicktime
- PGP
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AUDIO
- Digidesign Pro Tools
- Steinberg Cubase SX
- Adobe Audition
- Propellerheads Reason
- Propellerheads Recycle
- Propellerheads Rebirth
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(*Specifications may change at short notice)
