Monthly Archives: March 2011

Streaming v. Downloading

When working on video projects, one of the most important thing to keep in mind is how you are going to present the video.  There are plenty of different ways to show your video to the world, from burning a DVD to uploading on Youtube, as well as several Duke-managed streaming options.

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MPS is Hiring for Fall 2011

The MPS is looking for a few new consultants to start working in the upcoming Fall 2011 Semester. We are looking for students who have experience in video editing, graphic design, web design or audio production (one of those areas) with a demonstrated interest in picking up multimedia skills in other areas. You don’t have [...]

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Make a Mashup in Audacity

Written by MPS Consultant JP Cafaro – for more help with this topic, visit JP at the MPS during his scheduled hours, visible on our Live Schedule. Mash-ups are a new popular form of music where you take two songs and mix them together to create something new.  There’s no magic tool to automatically make you a [...]

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Froshlife 2011 Videos!

A few weeks ago, we held the 9th annual Froshlife Film Festival, where 8 first-year residence halls banded together to produce a short film in just 12 days that represented the “Freshman Experience”.  They did a really amazing job this year at both capturing that experience as well as making great use of the technology [...]

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Immaterials: Light Painting Wifi

Found a cool project this morning on OkayGreat that I thought I’d share here.  It marries technology with the arts which is right up our alley: From the site: This project explores the invisible terrain of WiFi networks in urban spaces by light painting signal strength in long-exposure photographs. A four-metre long measuring rod with [...]

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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.