Category Archives: Apple

Regarding Apple software and hardware

Creating 3D Video in Motion

By Billy Baumgartner | Published: January 8, 2013

The way we access media is once again changing. It was only a few years ago that everyone suddenly experienced High Definition screens, and suddenly no one would go back. Now, the cutting edge technology is 3D. This more immersive viewing experience might become the new standard in another few years. So, video geeks and [...]

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Time-Stretch with After Effects

By afp8@duke.edu | Published: October 25, 2012

Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere CS 6 both offer modern time remapping tools, but those of you still using Final Cut Pro 7 may find the included speed adjustment tool a bit lacking in quality. Users looking to slow down or speed up a clip in FCP7 will often change the speed of [...]

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Backing up and Transferring iMovie Projects

By faber | Published: October 12, 2012

Background The following process allows you to safely backup and restore your iMovie projects. iMovie projects must live in a specific folder structure so using the iMovie application to backup and restore your files makes sure that you will not lose any of your content. This is written for iMovie ’11. This process will NOT back up [...]

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Improving so-so footage with Color Correction and Film Grain in Final Cut

By faber | Published: April 30, 2012

In this tutorial, I will use Final Cut Pro 7 to transform footage from not so pro cameras into more professional (IE Hollywood style) movies.   Not everyone has access to one of those awesome thousand dollar video cameras, so for anyone who only has a video camera good for everyday footage, there is Final [...]

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Eye reflections in Final Cut

By faber | Published: April 27, 2012

Written by Austin Powers Assuming you have some basic experience with Final Cut, such as adding and adjusting filters, here you’ll learn how to create a simple yet effective eye reflection effect that just might launch your film career. Or at least make your mother proud. We’ll start with two clips: a close-up shot of [...]

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How to Use Multi-Clip for your Music Videos on Final Cut Pro

By faber | Published: April 22, 2012

Written by Hanna Metaferia Ever see music videos that have multiple shots running on the screen in sections, playing different video clips at the same time? It’s called Multiclip; this great special effect can be used for music videos, or any other film-project of yours on Final Cut Pro 7. The first step is to [...]

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Basic Keying in Final Cut Pro

By faber | Published: April 20, 2012

Written by Billy Baumgartner Although Final Cut Pro is not as powerful (and wasn’t designed to be) in the composite realm as software like Adobe After Effects, most filmmakers can achieve the basic result they desire using filters within Final Cut. This avoids messy exporting and outsourcing to the other slower programs, and saving valuable [...]

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Final Cut to Color and back

By faber | Published: April 12, 2012

Written by Austin Powers Color correction is often overlooked in the rush to finish a video project. Aside from fixing color flaws in the source footage, such as white balance mismatch between cameras, color correction can be used for artistic effect—even video from a Flip can look (somewhat) like a Hollywood movie with the right [...]

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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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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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  • 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.