Monthly Archives: February 2010

Alex Giron’s Design Quotes Display Screensaver

By faber | Published: February 3, 2010

Web designer Alex Giron (of CSS Beauty fame), has a new site, Design Quotes Display, that can easily be turned into a screensaver.

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Photoshop Effects: Gaussian Blur

By faber | Published: February 2, 2010

This tutorial will go over the basics of adding a Gaussian blur effect to a photo in Adobe Photoshop. Below is a sample photo that we will be applying all of the effects to. Step 1: Duplicate your picture in a new layer: Layer > Duplicate Layer. You can also right click the layer and [...]

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Removing vocals from a song with Audacity

By faber | Published: February 1, 2010

This tutorial will teach you how to remove the vocals from a song using the open source audio editor Audacity (available for PC, Mac and Linux). Start by opening up a song file. For this tutorial, we are using Dirty Little Secret by All-American Rejects. Next, click “Split Stereo Track” in the left panel to [...]

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  • New MPS West Now Open!

    The new MPS in 006 Bostock is officially open! Come see us in our new location near the Link in the lower level of Bostock.

    The Old Chem branch of the Multimedia Project Studio is now permanently closed.

  • What is the MPS?

    The Multimedia Project Studios are a series of high-end computer labs located at Duke University. We feature cutting edge equipment and industry standard software and are staffed by a corps of student Multimedia Consultants who are available to help you out with your project on a one-on-one basis, but are not able to do production work on your behalf.
    MPS Lab Locations & Hours
    MPS East
    115 Lilly Library
    The MPS in Lilly is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.

    MPS West
    006 Bostock
    The MPS in Bostock is open whenever the library is open. Check their site for hours, which can change during holidays and academic breaks.



    Staffed Hours for Both Locations

    Winter, summer, and other break hours will vary, according to student consultant availability. To check consultants' availability, view our Live Schedule.

    Sunday - Thursday: noon to midnight
    Friday: noon to six
    Be sure to check our Live Schedule to see who will be on staff and our staff page to meet our talented consultants.