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ARTV 1341   3-D Animation I (3) New course added February 24, 2005
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Three-dimensional (3-D) modeling and rendering techniques including lighting, staging, camera, and special effects. Emphasizes 3-D modeling building blocks using primitives to create simple and complex objects. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ARTV 1343   Digital Sound (3) New course added February 24, 2005
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Digitizing sound and incorporating it into multimedia or web titles for various delivery systems. Emphasizes compression issues, sampling, synchronizing, and resource management. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ARTV 1351   Digital Video (3) New course added February 24, 2005
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Producing and editing video and sound for multimedia or web productions. Emphasizes capture, editing, and outputting of video using a desktop digital video workstation. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ARTV 1401   Animation 2-D (4)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Skill development in the use of software to develop storyboards and two-dimensional animation including creating, importing, and sequencing media elements to create multimedia presentation. Emphasis on conceptualization, creativity, and visual aesthetics. This course is cross-listed as ARTV 1301. The student may register for either ARTV 1401 or ARTV 1301, but may receive credit for only one of the two. This course may be repeated if topics and learning outcomes vary. (2 Lec., 4 Lab.)

ARTV 1451   Digital Video (4) New course added February 24, 2005
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Producing and editing video and sound for multimedia or web productions. Emphasizes capture, editing, and outputting of video using a desktop digital video workstation. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.