Train wreck. Car crash. Awkward moment. Bumpy ride. Kludge. These are just some of the phrases many a technical professional has uttered under their breath during an event that is going, shall we say, not so smoothly. I have been a part of, as well as witness to, many events that had very bad transitions….
Have you ever wanted to incorporate high quality video in your church but couldn’t because of the cost of cameras, editing equipment and software (not to mention the many man-hours required to shoot and produce it)? Have you searched for illustration videos to help in sermons and youth ministries only to come up short? Does…
I’m frequently asked to explain how much ‘horsepower’ (brightness) a projector needs to have in order to make the image on a screen look good. In a moment, I will give some formulas that are very necessary in determining projector brightness and screen size. However, two ‘red flags’ popped into my head. First, it’s a…
It never fails…. The final session of my seminar is on video production. Every time I start this session, half of my audience glazes over and looks at me in disbelief. “You want us to what? Make videos?”. Yes! Yes! Yes! Here’s why…. If you have been keeping up with broadcast technology lately, you know…
There are two versions of this reply – Basic and Advanced. I offer both so that no matter where you are on the ‘Techie-O-Meter’, you can get direction on this often misunderstood subject: First, the comments and question raised by a reader of mine, Scott Steffan: My only comment on scan converters is that you…
To fully appreciate the statement made in the title of this article, you’d have to know that I’m a “techie” at heart. I love toys…um, I mean tools. I only call them tools when I’m talking to the Pastor. Every other time: toys. I like to edit. I enjoy shooting (camera work). Building graphics brings…
I receive numerous emails from churches asking about Video Projection. Listed below is one such church that is looking to upgrade their projector. What follows are a few of their questions. My responses are directed not only to them, but also to you, the reader. Read on to follow this real-world example. – Anthony D….
We are fueling the multi-screen movement The goal of TripleWide Media is to provide creative, quality and effective content for triple wide video walls, double wide videos walls, wide format edge blended screens, environmental projection, video stages and many other unique multi-screen applications. We hope to be your favorite resource for multi-screen by providing you…
If you haven’t been to Shiftworship.com, you may want to set some time aside today to visit it. Shift Worship is one of the best sites on the web for visual worship images, Creative, versatile, easy to use, and it has an iPhone app that allows you to take photos and edit them right on…
So much of what we do as church techs revolves around communication between those we work with and us. Clarity and alignment of the overall vision is key. Unfortunately, techs, pastors, musicians, and even attendees are often on different pages when it comes to what the purpose of any given service or event actually is….
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