Monthly Archives: September 2011

Can I use this? A quick Intro to Copyright Law

By faber | Published: September 29, 2011

Recently, Kevin Smith, Duke’s Director of Scholarly Communication, visited the student employee corps to talk about copyright issues.  We often have to deal with issues around copyright, so every now and then we check in with Kevin to keep us up to date.  

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iMovie 11 for iMovie HD users

By faber | Published: September 28, 2011

In this tutorial, I seek to demystify the Event, Project, and file management system of iMovie ’11 for iMovie HD users. With iMovie ’08, Apple baffled iMovie aficionados and the pros alike by totally abandoning a perfectly wonderful and blissfully easy-to-use piece of software.  Believe me, we all felt your pain.  But, with the last [...]

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The Link

By faber | Published: September 21, 2011

Many Duke faculty, staff and students know about the Link (link to http://link.duke.edu)  Duke’s innovative teaching and learning facility located in Perkins Library. Staff at the Link work closely with staff at the MPS to support digital media at Duke, but sometimes it is confusing to know who does what and where you should go with [...]

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Using Cyberduck to Connect to your Webspace

By faber | Published: September 9, 2011

If you are looking for an easier way to download and upload files to your personal Duke webspace (http://duke.edu/~yourNetID) or your student group’s webspace (http://duke.edu/web/yourgroupname), the Multimedia Project Studio computers have the program Cyberduck, a free, open source FTP/SFTP program. The software is also available through the OIT Software Downloads page for both Macs and [...]

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Free Technology Training available through OIT

By faber | Published: September 7, 2011

Registration is now open for the OIT Training fall 2011 Free Technology Training Seminar series. Topics include: Photoshop, WordPress, iMovie and more… A schedule of offerings and registration is available online at: http://training.oit.duke.edu/reg/ Did you know you have access over 64,000 online technology movies 24-7 through the lynda.com online training library? Go here to connect [...]

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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.