Campus Computer Lab Information – CalArts Information Technology

This is not an exhaustive list. While we make efforts to keep this information as up to date as possible CalArts IT does not manage all on-campus computer labs, so if you know of an omission or mistake please let us know!

Library Computer Labs

CalArts IT manages two labs in the Library: one near the IT office (referred to as simply the computer lab) and the other along the back wall, called The Stacks.

These labs are for general use and are publicly available, with installed programs that are generally useful throughout each of the disciplines on campus. While the labs are as similar as possible there are a couple of key software and hardware differences.

The Computer Lab

The computer lab is a multipurpose room, often reserved as a classroom for instruction between all disciplines and the Library faculty. They print, by default, to the color laser printers near Circulation Desk.

There are 12 student workstations and an instructors station with a projector and speakers for demonstration. Each workstation is either a Dell All-In-One (9) or an iMac (3). Software common to all Computer Lab workstations are:

Adobe Creative Cloud
Microsoft Office
Sibelius (music notation software)
Firefox / Chrome

The Stacks

Primarily along the back wall of the Library are the workstations in the Stacks. These are publicly available workstations that are on a first-come-first-serve basis. They print, by default, to the same color laser printers near the Circulation Desk.

There are a total of 9 workstations, with a few on the wall adjacent to the Writing Center. They are Dell OptiPlex 7490 AIO with a Core i5 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 23" display. Software common to all the machines are:

Adobe Creative Cloud
Microsoft Office
Sibelius (music notation software)
Final Draft 8
Firefox / Chrome

Film/Video Computer Labs

The Film/Video IT department manages the labs for the school of Film/Video. Accounts for those computers are only managed by them and CalArts IT is unable to help with any problems regarding these labs. If you're having any trouble with FVCentral, or logging in to those computers, please contact 2popsupport@calarts.edu.

Below are the best points of contact for each Film/Video lab:

Solly Benzacar	Live Action Production Spaces	A404, C105C, C115, C115A, C117
Nathan Crow	Mix Theater / FVSound	A111, A112, A112E, E104, F104
Jonah Primiano and Shane Vincent	Character Animation	A221N, A108, A109
Jonah Primiano and Shane Vincent	Experimental Animation	A115D, A115H, F101, F102, F103, F105
Chris Sullivan	F/V Server Room	F105B
Scott Kozberg	F/V Server Room	F105B
Paul Kyle	Digital Editing and Post	E60, E38, E41, E42, E43, E49, E51, E53, E55
Alicia Maye	Computer Lab	E105
Solly Benzacar	Film Directing Program	BB3
Alicia Maye	Film Directing Program Classroom	BB3J

Dance Lab

The Dance school has a Mac-based video editing lab in E110. CalArts IT does not manage this lab on a day to day basis.

For more information please contact Matt Lemp.

Theater Lab

The School of Theater has a Mac-based lab in F109A. CalArts IT does not manage this lab on a day to day basis.

For more infomation please contact Westley Garcia.

Art School

The MacLab in A107 is the primary computer lab managed by the Art School.

For more information please contact Shelley Stepp.