Music laptops have Final Cut Pro X update!

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The specialized music software MAC laptops have recently been updated with drivers for the Canon XF 100 and XF 305 HD video cameras. Importing video from the cameras directly into Final Cut Pro X is now possible. Please note that the MAC desktops in the Music Student Computer Room still run Final Cut Pro 7, so the import process is different on those machines.

To import your video clips into Final Cut Pro X, follow these steps:

1. Open Final Cut Pro X.

2. Connect the CompactFlash card to the laptop. (Either use the USB card-reader, or the USB cable to connect the camera directly)

3. Click “Import from Camera” from the file menu or upper left browser window.

4. Select which clips you want to import.

  • To import all clips: Without selecting any clip, click the Import All button.
  • To import multiple clips: Select desired clips and click the Import Selected button.
  • To import only part of a clip: Click and drag the thumbnail to highlight the portion of the clip to import and click the Import Selected button.

5. In the window that appears, select the event to which the imported clips will be added.

  • Change the transcoding, video and audio settings as necessary.

6. Click the Import button.

7. Close the Camera Import window.

8. Safely eject the CompactFlash card from the laptop by either dragging the CompactFlash card’s icon to the trash, or clicking the eject symbol next to its icon.

 

Questions about importing videos to Final Cut?  Please consult a full-time Music Library staff member: http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/branches/music-library/staff/

Unfortunately, due to staffing limitation, we can only respond to questions about these procedures from members of the McGill community.

Summer Archival Project!

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Hi there!

If you’ve been in and out of Music Library this summer, you might have wondered, who is that girl sequestered behind the old information desk and why on earth is she surrounded by mounds of paper, boxes, photographs and old sketches of what look like compositions? Or perhaps you might not have wondered at all! 😉 Either way, that girl is me… Michaela. I am a Masters student in opera and voice performance at McGill University. And I have been spending my summer at the Library, thanks to a Young Canada Works Grant,  working on a special project for the MDML.

"Look at those beauties!"

Full colour facsimile of 14th century Squarcialupi Codex (1992 re-print) and an ORIGINAL mid-18th century printed edition of G.F. Händel’s Judas Maccabaeus!!! Photo credit: Owen Egan

 

Over the past couple of months, I have been sorting through the personal and professional papers, photographs, sketches, scores and literary writings, etc. of celebrated, Montreal-based musicians and former McGill faculty members, Paul Pedersen, Kelsey Jones and Donald Mackey.

This special project has given me an inside look into the lives and careers of these accomplished musical figures. More importantly, working on this project has shown me the great importance of the preservation of our Canadian artists’ works and the context in which they were created. The archival protection of these collections, along with the creation of detailed finding aids, will ensure future scholars have access to information about these key figures as they write the history of post-WWII music in Canada.

We are so excited, the finding aids are almost complete! Soon we will be able to post information about these amazing collections on our new blog, facebook and twitter pages, so please stay tuned!

Looking for music theoretical treatises?

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When looking for music theoretical texts, translations, and secondary literature about theorists and their writings, Music Library staff frequently recommend the following sources:

Music theory from Boethius to Zarlino : a bibliography and guide / by C. Matthew Balensuela and David Russell Williams.

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Music theory from Zarlino to Schenker : a bibliography and guide / by David Damschroder and David Russell Williams.

There are big changes happening at the Marvin Duchow Music Library!

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What happened to the 3rd floor desk?!Marvin Duchow Music Library

As of fall, 2012, all McGill libraries are switching to a single service point system. What does this mean for the Music Library?

The 3rd floor service desk has been removed. In its place are two small study tables for consultation with reference staff or non-circulating reference materials. As well, students and faculty are encouraged to use the new self-service hold/supply shelf and the Auto-Loan machine for borrowing scores and books on the 3rd floor.

Regular returns should be placed in the book return slot outside the Music Library opposite the elevators. In-library-use returns can be placed in the pre-shelving area behind the staircase.

For complex reference questions,  reference staff will be happy to help you from their offices.

The audio/video and reserves desk on the 4th floor will be the primary location for staff-assisted loans (including equipment and inter-library loans from other libraries) and reference during peak times of the day.

Questions about the new service?  Please consult a full-time Music Library staff member: http://www.mcgill.ca/library/library-using/branches/music-library/staff/