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Paul on Call – Equipment That Will Make Your Production Shine
When you want to have more than one camera to broadcast with you will need a video switcher to select what source you want to go out on the broadcast. Blackmagic Design has some really nice options to fit every budget. Here are the models that will make your production shine. ATEM Mini Pro (HDMI)…
Read MorePaul on Call – Sweet Gear Makes Life Easier
Having solid gear makes your broadcast go easier. Having a simple to use a camera that can be moved remotely is a great way to get different shots. The FoMako 20X PoE Camera 3G-SDI HDMI PTZ Camera is a great option that gives you a lot of value for the cost. – Stream directly from…
Read MorePaul on Call: Low Cost Tech Gifts for Fathers Day
Having the right tools for the job is always the best rule. Here are some great low-cost gift ideas that your techie Dad or any tech professional will thank you for. Elgato Stream Deck – This is a wonderful tool that will allow you to program automatic simple or complex tasks for broadcasting. Link –…
Read MorePAUL ON CALL: 6 Simple Check-Ups for your Your Best Online Church Service
Not only do we want Live Streaming to be as simple & automatic as possible, but we want to help you produce a quality broadcast. Check your Bitrate & Encoder Settings We recommend sending your stream at a bitrate of 2000Kbps @ 720p. Keyframe interval of every 2 seconds and the native framerate of the…
Read MorePAUL ON CALL: Save Bandwidth—Save Money
The higher the bandwidth the more the data costs to deliver. Most church services are low-motion video. By comparison, a high-motion video would be a sporting event. The camera is moving a lot more, the background is always changing, and there are people running all over the place. For that you need a higher bit…
Read MorePAUL ON CALL: Chat with an Expert
With the holidays and extra services coming up fast leverage Paul’s knowledge on production and live events. Paul is here and happy to help. Book a tech support or free consultation today! Paul is the Director of Technical Support for sermon.net. He became familiar with sermon.net by putting the Sermon Studio to work for the…
Read MorePAUL ON CALL: Video Editing Software
The right video editing software can give you a polished finished product. Take your recorded videos and easily make edits, then save your file for local or online storage. Here are a few inexpensive software options that will work well for your next video project. Adobe Premiere Elements (Windows/Mac) – Approx. $150 AVS4you.com (Windows Only) –…
Read MoreSolutions for Long Cable Runs
When you need a very long cable run for a camera or video source, SDI is the way to go. You can run SDI 300- 400 feet without a repeater. This would allow a near zero delay with your video production. SDI is great to run from your camera to the switcher, switcher to projector,…
Read MorePAUL ON CALL: What is Keying?
Keying Defined… Luma keys (removes the black background) Provides a way to composite a foreground clip over a background clip based on the luma levels in the video. This is most often useful for still images, such as a picture of a logo over a black background, or computer-generated graphics. Chroma key (removes the green…
Read MorePAUL ON CALL: Going the distance with HDSDI?
When you need to run a very long cable run for a camera or video source SDI is the way to go. You can run SDI 300- 400 feet without a repeater. This would allow a near zero delay with your video production. SDI is great to run from your camera to the switcher, switcher…
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