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Film B.F.A. Laptop Recommendation

It is strongly recommended all BFA in Film first-year students acquire a laptop robust enough for editing high-resolution digital film. The laptop will serve the student during their four years at Pratt and beyond. Laptops will be used during class time to work on projects.

You may purchase a Mac or a PC. Your laptop should meet the recommended requirements or higher.


14” MacBook Pro

Apple M2 Pro with 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine

32GB unified memory

512GB SSD storage

14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display

OR

Apple M2 Pro with 10‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine

32GB unified memory

1TB SSD storage

14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display


16″ MacBook Pro

Apple M2 Pro with 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine

32GB unified memory

512GB SSD storage

16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display

OR

Apple M2 Pro with 12‑core CPU, 19‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine

32GB unified memory

1TB SSD storage

16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display

https://www.apple.com/us_edu_99206/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro


15″ Dell XPS 15
13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H (24 MB cache, 14 cores, up to 5.00 GHz Turbo)
Windows 11 Home, English, French, Spanish
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 4060 with 8GB GDDR6
15.6″ OLED 3.5K (3456×2160) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 400-Nit Display
32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz
512 GB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD

OR

13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13700H (24 MB cache, 14 cores, up to 5.00 GHz Turbo)
Windows 11 Home, English, French, Spanish
NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 4060 with 8GB GDDR6
15.6″ OLED 3.5K (3456×2160) InfinityEdge Touch Anti-Reflective 400-Nit Display
32 GB, 2 x 16 GB, DDR5, 4800 MHz
1 TB, M.2, PCIe NVMe, SSD

www.dell.com/en-us/learn/purchaseprogram/university


Adobe Creative Cloud (FREE to all Pratt Students)
Adobe Premiere Pro will be used during your first year.  Follow the instructions below to acquire and install the Creative Cloud suite on your personally-owned computer:

  • Visit adobe.com and login uisng your Pratt OneKey
  • Choose ENTERPRISE ID if prompted to choose an account, then login once more with your OneKey
  • Once redirected to your Adobe Dashboard, click DESKTOP DOWNLOADS in the upper left under Creative Cloud Apps
  • Download the Creative Cloud desktop application, and you will then be able to install Adobe CC software from the Apps Tab

To ensure you meet all system requirements. If you need help or have questions or comments please contact the Service Desk at services@pratt.edu, 718.636.3765.

DaVinci Resolve – FREE, color grading and editing

Microsoft Office 365 – FREE, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Final Draft – screenwriting software

Not required until students take Screenwriting in the sophomore year. Students taking the Screenwriting course in the Film/Video Department can activate an 18 week first time user trial for use during the course.

Pro Tools – sound editing software

Not required until students take Sound for Film/Video in the sophomore year. 

Monthly subscription: $9.99 month to month or $8.25 with a one year agreement
Perpetual License: $299