NewSpring Web Campus Video
Posted by will | Filed under Behind The Scenes, Locations, Technology, Thoughts, Tips, Web Campus
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The past 3 months of work have been an exciting time of transition, growing and execution for me. I have been working on the video side of our launch of the NewSpring Web Campus which currently has services at 11:15AM and 6:00PM EST. Joshua Blankenship designed our great Web Campus site and has details about his endeavors here. Nick Charalambous is the pastor/does everything else you can think of related to running a campus.
This post is for you fellow geeks out there that regularly speak in acronyms like DSK & H.264. We encode the 9:15 service, switching Nick in live on the fly and upload it as soon as the service is over to Lightcast.
The following is a simplified version of how we make things happen. Download the wiring schematic here (PDF) for more details along with a complete gear list here (PDF).
We are taking an SDI program feed out of A-Control along with 2 analog audio lines that are fed into a Panasonic MX70 switcher. Nick is in a separate room being shot with a Panasonic HPX170 camera, his audio is via a wired Countryman mic. I am able to communicate with Nick via PortaCom to his IFB.
The MX70 switcher SDI & XLR outputs are then split in order to feed both PCs running Flash Media Encoder (FME). FME enocdes the video on the fly to an .flv, meaning as soon as the service is done we have the file to upload to Lightcast. See the screenshot here for the FME settings. We then cue up the video to playback at 11:15AM and 6:00PM using Lightcast’s simulated live option.
In addition to the encode for the Web Campus, I also capture each service to a Mac Pro using Final Cut Pro. The service is edited and transcoded on Monday using Episode Engine for our various outputs:
- Video on Demand (settings screenshot)
- iTunes PC Vodcast (settings screenshot)
- iTunes iPod Vodcast (settings screenshot)
- H.264 version for our Florence Campus (settings screenshot)
- DVD for Florence’s Mom Viewing room (EE default NTSC 5Mbit & 224kbit_48kHz_stereo)
- DVD of Message only for inhouse use (EE default NTSC 5Mbit & 224kbit_48kHz_stereo)
- Shorts for Vimeo/YouTube/Facebook (settings screenshot)
If you have questions hit me up on Twitter or shoot me an email will.rodes|-at-|newspring|dot|cc.
Web Campus Webcast 02.09.09
Posted by will | Filed under Web Campus, Webcast
Letting kids in the service
Posted by will | Filed under Asides, Humor, Web Campus
From the looks of it John’s daughter was thoroughly enjoying the Web Campus yesterday. I think he has a future Rose Angela on his hands.
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