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Does Your Church Need a PrayerCam?
Does Your Church Need a PrayerCam? Due, in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, more churches than ever are using video to share worship. However, with the fact that it will be some time before we are able to gather like in the past, many churches are also finding other ways to use video to stay …
The Best Free Zoom Backgrounds
So here at PTZOptics, we have been offering free virtual sets for some time. In fact, these virtual sets can be used with Zoom very easily using something like OBS or vMix. Anyway, the background images we offer free with these virtual sets are actually great for use with Zoom. So we put together a …
The Church and COVID-19: When one-way broadcasts are good, but not enough
The Church and COVID-19: When one-way broadcasts are good, but not enough. The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on every aspect of our lives and work. In terms of the church, this is a seismic-level event that will change aspects of church life, possibly for generations. Church historians may one day study the …
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Using Zoom to Create Interactive Church Experiences
Using Zoom to Create Interactive Church Experiences The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new era for churches. Even churches that were slow to adopt new technology have found themselves embracing tech tools to keep their congregations connected. While this may have eventually been a shift that occurred over several years, many …
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Building a Worship Streaming System
Building a Scalable Worship Streaming System Very few churches can dive right into live streaming worship services. In the best possible scenario, a church would start with an assessment of long-term needs for live streaming and in-house audiovisual. The church would then build an integrated system that would last for years and be easily upgraded …
How to Live Stream Church Services to Facebook
How to Live Stream Church Services to Facebook Churches across the country are scrambling to find ways to stay connected with their congregations and share the opportunity to worship together. Live streaming worship services is one way to stay connected. While the experience isn’t the same as having everyone together in the same place, it …
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Remote PTZ Camera Controls in Zoom Video Conferencing
How Far End Camera Controls work with Zoom A little known feature inside of Zoom Video Conferencing is called “Far End Camera” controls. This feature allows users to give other meeting participants control of their cameras. This is ideal for remote presentations where a co-host or trusted individual can help out with the camera work. …
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How to embed Zoom Meetings into your website
In this blog post, you will learn how to embed Zoom Video Conference meetings direction into your website. This is a great way to get more people to join your Zoom meetings by having the HTML Zoom Meeting available directly on your website. There are so many new ways to use Zoom on your …
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