How to Live Stream a Wedding
Live streaming continues to grow in popularity. The pandemic accelerated the adoption of watching events online, even among people hesitant to engage with new technologies. According to a recent study, by 2024, over 164 million Americans are expected to watch at least one live stream every month. Just a few years ago, most people wouldn’t …
TallyLights Provide Improved Workflows to Studio Production
Pan, tilt and zoom camera manufacturer PTZOptics recently announced its acquisition of Tally-Lights, LLC. The acquisition of Tally-Lights, now rebranded TallyLightsTM, helps to further expand TallyLights’ distribution through PTZOptics’ strong partner channel. PTZOptics partners have seen an increase in demand for professional live streaming and video production studios across many major vertical markets. The leadership …
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Good Help: Training and Trusting Media Production Volunteers
I’m a professional broadcast engineer and a minister. In addition to my weekday job at PTZOptics, I’m responsible for all media and audio/visual ministries at my church, Shiloh Ministries. We have a multicamera setup used for recording and live streaming, with all the productions effects you’d expect from a modern-day broadcast. We have the ability …
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Simplified Streaming with PTZOptics
The ability to control multiple, robotic cameras from one location is one of the greatest advances in video technology today. At PTZOptics, we create high-quality solutions that are easy to set up, operate, and integrate with existing systems, at an affordable price. The functionality of PTZOptics cameras has significantly improved with NDI®|HX, a low latency …
Controlling Multiple PTZ Cameras in Scenes
Controlling multiple cameras at the same time used to take a crew of camera operators. Today there are a variety of ways to control multiple robotic (PTZ) cameras with a single click of a button. Controlling multiple PTZ cameras at the same time is ideal for “scene changes” where you would like some or all …
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Abington Presbyterian Church Case Study
Abington Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania launched a new live streaming setup just before the holidays. Abington has been running a video ministry since the late 1980s. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic created a need to enhance their offerings. They had some experience with online video in the past though it was an …
PTZOptics 20X NDI for Pre-Recorded "Live" Worship
When the pandemic hit, many things changed for churches and pastors. When the stay-at-home orders were issued in my church’s county, we had to find a new way to do church. It was our administrative board that decided we needed to move immediately to virtual worship services. We were fortunate to be able to get …
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How I Choose Cameras for Live Streaming at my Church [Guest Post - by Will Rice]
How I Choose Cameras for Live Streaming at First UMC Boerne By Pastor Will Rice I tend to spend more time these days writing about church technology than installing it. However, when my friends at First UMC, Boerne, Texas, asked for some help, I decided to lend a hand. Like many churches, when the pandemic …
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