Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf

The three MacPros which can be reserved individually have a software package primarily for compositing and creating 3D animations. 

Compositing is a visual effect used in film post-production. It involves combining two or more visual elements into a single image, making it seem like all the visual elements are an integral part of the same scene. Visual effects are all effects which cannot be achieved in conventional photography or cinematography. Practical effects cover other aspects of filmmaking, such as special-effects explosions, etc. Categories for this vary widely within the industry. Examples of compositing include incorporating bluescreen/greenscreen footage and also multiple exposures. Important terms used in this field include keying (with garbage masks), rendering, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, plate, clean plate, matte painting, rotoscoping, filter effects such as blur, glow, edges, defocus. 

Each workstation is equipped with an Apple Thunderbolt display and an audio listening station via speakers or headphones. In addition, CDs and DVDs can be reproduced and labels printed using a copying tower.

The surface studio is a workstation for 2D and 3D animation, image processing and compositing. The large touch display with pen is especially suitable for drawing and graphics work, because the screen can be placed in a flat position, allowing it to be used as a drawing board. Input is either by conventional mouse/keyboard or by using a surface pen or surface dial. This involves a device similar to a volume control, which can be placed on the display. Various actions, such as scrolling, zooming, adjusting the volume, can be carried out by rotating the dial.

Around 23sqm, the room has two additional Genelec monitors making it possible to work without headphones on audio-visual projects (for example visual music and transmedia projects as well as animated and experimental film).

Equipment
Computer: 3 MacPro 6,1 (OS X 10.9.5, 3,5Ghz Xeon,32gb Ram, 2x Firepro D500, SSD, 27" Thunderbolt-Display)
Speaker: Genelec 6010A, AKG K141
Primera DUP-11
CD-/DVD-Printer: Primera Disc Publisher PRO
Beamer: Acer S1213HN
Surface Studio (inkluding pen, dial)
2x Genelec monitors
 

Software OS X
Ableton Live
Adobe Creative Cloud
Cinema 4D R16
DaVinci Resolve Lite
Dragonframe 3
Final Cut Studio 3
grandVJ
Hiero 1.6
Linotype Gold Edition
MPEG Streamclip
Nuke Studio
MadMapper
Mari
Modul8
Paragon NTFS for Mac
Resolume Arena
Toon Boom Studio
Vidvox VDMX

Software Windows 8.1
Ableton Live
TouchDesigner
VVVV

Software Surface Studio
Windows 10 Pro operating system
Affinity Design, Affinity PhotoCreative Suite
Lightroom
Unity
Blender
Staffpad
Bitwig