Video Conferencing
Feed your service into a video conference.
You may already be using a video conferencing platform for your service, but as you transition to a live production, you might consider providing a stream of the service into a video conference setup first.
Things to consider
Many churches chose to jump onto services like Zoom or Google Meet to gather online in the midst of a pandemic. The ease of using such a system has its benefits for meeting with people you know.
However, it is important to consider what is ahead for your church. Some of those questions include whether you plan to return to any form of in-person gathering and how your current online expression of worship works either in tandem or against the online setup.
Planning ahead for your online expression of your church is key. If you would like to consult us regarding your ideas, please contact us.
Live service via video conference
If you have set up all of the live production equipment, then you are ready to feed the video and audio into your video conference. The benefits of using something like the ATEM Mini Pro is that it appears just like a webcam on your computer, and a digital mixer appears just like a microphone or sound source on your computer.
Once you choose your video source (such as Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro) and the audio source (such as the JieLi BR17 for the FREEBOSS audio mixer) on your video conferencing platform, your service will be visible to everyone who is online. Note that on the computer you are using for the video conference, you cannot be on the computer webcam at the same time as the video switcher.
One of the biggest struggles for online production is audio. Read some tips on how you can make your sound work well online.
Need support?
There are many possibilities to produce a great live experience of the worship service. Ultimately, the online broadcast is an expression of the church, and producing services with simplicity and excellence is key to a sustainable online ministry.
Should you need more help with getting your church online, please do not hesitate to contact us.
