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Welcome to The Visual in Worship Using Technology. Aims of the first day. To think why the visual is relevant in worship To explain why digital projectors are an important tool in bring the visual into worship To introduce equipment that can be used To show the basics of using such equipment
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Aims of the first day... • To think why the visual is relevant in worship • To explain why digital projectors are an important tool in bring the visual into worship • To introduce equipment that can be used • To show the basics of using such equipment • Link to resources: • http://pengelly-info.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/the-visual-in-worship.html
Why bring the visual into Worship • A picture paints a thousand words... • Communication is changing – visual comes full circle? • Can we communcate through the visual?
'For nothing changes here'....? • How do we learn? • V • A • K • Seeing, hearing doing, to name but 3!
Digital Projectors as visual tools • Nothing new under the sun: blackboard, slides, whiteboard, OHP, projector... • Digital technology and the digital age
Projectors & PcsWhat they can do... • Project anything that a computer or tv screen can show... • PCs allow relatively easy creation of material for the screen
Equipment: Projector • Digital Projector • Also called computer projector, LCD projector • Key info: • Lumens (brightness) • Resolution • LCD or DLP
Equipment: Screen • Tripod • Freestanding • Wall mounted • White wall • Electric • Rear projection • Mirrored
Equipment: PC or laptop • What spec? • What software? • What extras?
Equipment: PC or laptop • What spec? • What software? • What extras?
Equipment: Video link between Projectors and PCs HDMI VGA phono composite
Connecting: Getting the picture from the laptop/PC • Display Properties • Identify screens • Attach 2nd screen • Cloned desktop • Extended desktop • Fn (Function) keys on laptops
Aims of the second session... • To introduce software that is helpful • To discuss issues that arise when presenting visuals on screen • To give introductory training in the use of two key tools used on computer • To think about next steps - where do we go from here?