Monthly Archives: October 2011

Improve Post-Production by Transferring from Premiere to AfterEffects

By faber | Published: October 28, 2011

In the MPS, Adobe Premiere versus Final Cut Pro is a question that comes up for patrons new to high-end video editing.  For the most part, the two programs can all accomplish the same tasks and the outcome of the decision won’t have a huge impact.  However, Premiere, as part of the Adobe Creative Suite, [...]

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Syncing media to music in iMovie 11

By faber | Published: October 26, 2011

Today we’re going to show you an easy way to sync your media to music in iMovie ‘11. This can be a great tool for photo slideshows and you can even incorporate video as well.

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Interactive Elements in InDesign

By faber | Published: October 21, 2011

With the increasing importance of technology, many traditionally print-based channels are going digital. The newest version of InDesign, CS5, features an Interactive workspace that allows you to add multimedia, animation and other interactive features into your layouts. If you’re creating pages intended for the web or other digital experience, adding slideshows and animation is a [...]

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Green Screen in iMovie

By faber | Published: October 19, 2011

Have you ever wanted to do a low budget green screen effect in your video? Well if you’ve used iMovie before, you actually have the option use a green screen in iMovie. You can stand in a newsroom, fake skydiving, or even walk into an epic King-Kong battle…

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Three Uses for Masks in Photoshop

By faber | Published: October 18, 2011

Some useful things you can do with masks is brighten/darken a certain part of an image (for example, someone’s face), fade the edges of an image, and place an image within text. A layer mask allows you to control the visibility of a layer. You can use a layer mask to selectively show a part [...]

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Live Trace Tutorial in Adobe Illustrator

By faber | Published: October 11, 2011

Many times, a person will want to incorporate an image or graphic into an Illustrator project, but they only have it as a jpeg, and don’t want to hand-trace it. Now, tracing with the pen tool can be quick and easy once you’ve got the hang of it, but it takes practice, so if you [...]

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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.