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 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 & Pcs What 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
Equipment: Video link between Projectors and PCs
Connecting: Getting the picture from the laptop/PC Display Properties Identify screens Attach 2nd screen Cloned desktop Extended desktop Fn (Function) keys on laptops
Display Resolutions
Evergrowing number of Resolutions!
Equipment: Video link between Projectors and PCs
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?