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(http://techartsnetwork.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif) TECH/SOCIAL: - (Hal) Archos Tablets -  https://store.archos.com/internet-tablets-fi-89.html (https://store.archos.com/internet-tablets-fi-89.html) - (Hal) Axsotic 3D Mouse - http://www.axsotic.com (http://www.axsotic.com/) - (Hal) Muji Note -  http://itunes.apple.com/app/id397351449 (http://itunes.apple.com/app/id397351449) (http://ow.ly/30UKn)- (Hal) Streaming: * Launching an Internet Campus On A Shoestring Budget - http://ow.ly/31tYW (http://ow.ly/31tYW) * How to Build a Live Stream for Online Church on the Cheap | ChurchCrunch - http://ow.ly/2ZD13 (http://ow.ly/2ZD13) - (Billy) Mac OSX Trojan: http://goo.gl/ViAh (http://goo.gl/ViAh) - (Mike) ProPresenter - http://www.renewedvision.com/propresenter.php (http://www.renewedvision.com/propresenter.php) * Windows version * Mask Layer (new feature coming very soon) -(Billy) Skype 5.0 Beta out for mac - http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/macosx/beta/ (http://www.skype.com/intl/en/get-skype/on-your-computer/macosx/beta/) - group chat - no facebook integration DESIGN: - (Hal) Add Planets to Your Projects * http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/vfx/track-a-massive-planet-into-your-shot/ (http://ae.tutsplus.com/tutorials/vfx/track-a-massive-planet-into-your-shot/) * http://www.solarvoyager.com/tutorials.asp (http://www.solarvoyager.com/tutorials.asp) - Lighting a planet in After Effects CC Sphere: http://dallasae.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=31473 (http://dallasae.groups.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=post.display&postid=31473) -  Spherical Planet Texture Maps:  http://planetpixelemporium.com/planets.html (http://planetpixelemporium.com/planets.html) - (Hal) 33 Dandy Textures from AE Tuts - http://ow.ly/34ZY5 (http://ow.ly/34ZY5) - (Billy) Lynda.com - great resource for learning -(Mike) Adobe Creative Suite Podcast http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/adobe-creative-suite-video/id124921198 (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/adobe-creative-suite-video/id124921198) - Final Cut Pro Tutorial: What is Toggle Auto Select?  http://www.vimeo.com/EchoVideos (http://www.vimeo.com/EchoVideos) Max Headroom - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom) INFO: - WEBSITE: http://thechurchspin.com and http://techartsnetwork.com/our-shows/churchspin/ (http://techartsnetwork.com/our-shows/churchspin/) CHURCHSPIN LIVE: Come join the conversation for the LIVE show Fridays at noon (http://techartsnetwork.com/our-shows/churchspin/) (CDT) (http://techartsnetwork.com/our-shows/churchspin/) -http://livestream.com/CHURCHSPIN (https://docs.google.com/a/thechurchspin.com/document/edit?id=1ogdBRcYwVfC0tmmCmZzVaaUnQqDNCZUOpwid-77UEe4&hl=en) (https://docs.google.com/a/thechurchspin.com/document/edit?id=1ogdBRcYwVfC0tmmCmZzVaaUnQqDNCZUOpwid-77UEe4&hl=en) - Twitter & Facebook: http://twitter.com/CHURCHSPIN (http://twitter.com/CHURCHSPIN) and http://facebook.com/CHURCHSPIN (http://facebook.com/CHURCHSPIN) - Catch us on iTunes: http://ow.ly/2ap42 (http://ow.ly/2ap42) - http://paper.li/churchspin (http://paper.li/churchspin) (http://paper.li/churchspin) Hal Swift hal@thechurchspin.com twitter.com/halswift (http://twitter.com/halswift) Billy Schlotter billy@thechurchspin.com twitter.com/wschlotter (http://twitter.com/wschlotter) facebook.com/billyschlotter (http://facebook.com/billyschlotter) Trent Armstrong trent@thechurchspin.com twitter.com/trent_armstrong (http://twitter.com/trent_armstrong) http://www.AETutorials.net (http://www.aetutorials.net/) http://www.DallasAEUG.com (http://www.dallasaeug.com/) Mike Sessler mike@churchtecharts.org (mailto:mike@churchtecharts.org) twitter.com/mikesessler (http://twitter.com/mikesessler) www.churchtecharts.org (http://www.churchtecharts.org/)

In this week's Christmas production meeting, as happens every year, we started debating IMAG and if we should do it or not. Mind you, we IMAG part of every service, but this time of year we discuss it more because of the added dance and drama. It got me thinking of why we IMAG sermons and worship and I thought I would share my reasoning with you. Gear Used: Pro Tools 9 MXL V67 PreSonus Firebox Shure SRH-840 Headphones

Van talks with Rob Warren, Technical Director at Life Christian Church, in St. Louis, MO.

Mike is joined by Van Metschke and Duke Dejong. The trio talk about how important it is to stay connected with other TDs, wrap up some thoughts on WFX 2010 and pull out some great picks of the week. (And yes, I know about the cyloning on Duke's voice). Guests: Van Metschke (http://www.twitter.com/thesoundbooth), Duke Dejong (http://www.twitter.com/dukedejong) Blogs: Duke (http://www.dukedejong.com), Van (http://www.thesoundbooth.com) * Lowepro CompuDaypac (http://products.lowepro.com/product/CompuDaypack,1922,16.htm)k (Laptop/Camera Backpack) $99 list * JL Audio Tools (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jl-audio-tools/id388648626?mt=8) (iPhone App) Free * ET-Mate (http://doubletwist.com/apps/android/et-mate/-518520314709814549/) (Android App) $1.09 * FlexStage (http://www.flexstage.com/) (Stage Design Tools) Varies * Taska (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taska/id362763107?mt=8) (iPhone App) $4.99

After adding multi-tracking in our worship center I have been looking for a standard DAW for us to use.  Enter Pro Tools 9. Never been a big fan of Pro Tools due to the hardware lock in, but with the improvement I might be singing a different tune. Links: Pro Tools 9: http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-Software (http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-Software)Reaper: http://www.reaper.fm/ (http://www.reaper.fm/)Logic: http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/ (http://) (http://www.reaper.fm/) Gear: Reaper 3.72 Blue Snowball

What’s up: - Van Metschke (pronounced METCH- KEY): http://theSoundBooth.com Tech Director @ South Hills Church on Corona, CA Host of Church TD Profiles and http://TechArtsNetwork.com Co-Host of Church Tech Weekly podcast with Mike Sessler Pundit on Faith Tools Podcast - CHECK OUT THE REVIEW of our Site: TECH ARTS NETWORK by Church Marketing Sucks (@cmsucks) - http://ow.ly/2ZSX8 - Hal: vacation // http://mylemonstory.com - Billy: about.me/wschlotter TECH/SOCIAL: - (Van) The Nail in Twitter's Coffin - http://www.thesoundbooth.com/2010/09/the-new-twitter/ - Microsoft Charging Royalties For Linux - http://ow.ly/31vGV (What does this mean anything for churches?) - (Hal) From @arstechnica: Just ordered a $99 tablet from Walgreens for review. http://bit.ly/cbfFnM - Apple's White iPhone Totally Dead in the Water? (Rumor) http://ow.ly/30UKn - (Hal) Streaming: Launching an Internet Campus On A Shoestring Budget - http://ow.ly/31tYW How to Build a Live Stream for Online Church on the Cheap | ChurchCrunch - http://ow.ly/2ZD13 - (Billy) Mac OSX Trojan: http://goo.gl/ViAh DESIGN: - (Hal) Phone Resources: A couple of FREE iphone resources (a Tut and a PSD file) from PSDGraphics.com - http://ow.ly/30VJz FREE Android GUI PSD Vector Kit -http://ow.ly/31u7o - (Hal) Depth of Field Tutorial: http://www.planetphotoshop.com/creating-depth-of-field.html - Corey Barker - (Billy) Simply Saved: http://goo.gl/BjHl INFO: - WEBSITE: http://thechurchspin.com and http://techartsnetwork.com/our-shows/churchspin/ CHURCHSPIN LIVE: Come join the conversation for the LIVE show Fridays at noon (CDT) -http://livestream.com/CHURCHSPIN - Twitter & Facebook: http://twitter.com/CHURCHSPIN and http://facebook.com/CHURCHSPIN - Catch us on iTunes: http://ow.ly/2ap42 - http://paper.li/churchspin Hal Swift hal@thechurchspin.com twitter.com/halswift Billy Schlotter billy@thechurchspin.com twitter.com/wschlotter facebook.com/billyschlotter Trent Armstrong trent@thechurchspin.com twitter.com/trent_armstrong http://www.AETutorials.net http://www.DallasAEUG.com Van Metschke TDP@techartsnetwork.com twitter.com/thesoundbooth www.thesoundbooth.com

While missing out on the WFX conference, Colin Burch, Mike Sessler, Daniel Murphy, Jason Cole, Kevin Sanchez, Travis Paulding and Anthony Progar chat about how to record podcasts, upcoming Christmas plans and the future of LED's.

Open source software has had an impact on the IT community.  Would like to see this kind of movment happen in the church production community as well. (http://churchgrip.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif)Links: Communique - http://github.com/sugarcreek/communique (http://github.com/sugarcreek/communique) Quartz Media Server - http://github.com/macoss/Quartz-Media-Server (http://github.com/macoss/Quartz-Media-Server) Gear: ProTools 8.04 Digi 002 MXL V67

Mike and Van talk about what to do when things don't go as planned. Or when they fail epically. Fresh off some crazy experiences this weekend, the two talk about how to handle those failings and the fact that people are more important than technology. Guests: Van Metschke (http://www.twitter.com/thesoundbooth) Blogs: Van (http://www.thesoundbooth.com) * Little Audio Measurement Application (http://nobusiness-soft.com/lama/)-LAMA (Mac App) $199 * iStumbler (http://www.istumbler.net/) (Mac App) Free * Wi-Fi Analyzer (http://doubletwist.com/apps/android/wifi-analyzer/-9131585847059862746/) (Android App) Free

What’s up: Hal: http://mylemonstory.com Billy: about.me/wschlotter Trent: http://www.AfterEffectsCamp.com happened last week Dallas AE User Group is coming up next week Updated: New http://www.IgniterMedia.com TECH/SOCIAL: APPLE EVENT - http://apple.com iLife - Facetime - http://ow.ly/1rdpfh Mac OSX Lion Macbook Air ProPresenter beta adds support for Quartz Compositions - http://www.RenewedVision.com Mac Only Harmony (Presentation Software) also has Quartz Support - http://www.sweeterrhythm.com/Harmony.html Mac Only Quartz Composer - http://developer.apple.com/technologies/mac/graphics-and-animation.html DESIGN: http://designmoo.com/ Urban Dirty (Textures) - http://www.urbandirty.com/ (Don’t Worry nothing “dirty”) Igniter - “THANK YOU GOD” - http://www.worshiphousemedia.com/mini-movies/15835/Thank-You-God?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=fullad-IMG-15835&utm_campaign=dedicated102210 Two new Seasonal volumes

CHURCHSPIN 14 More Timely Shows, Top 10 Ministry Phone Apps and Organization with Trent

Mike and Van, fresh from their trip to LDI discuss some of the most interesting products they saw. Topics include the Jands Vista (with v.2 software), a wide variety of LED fixtures and some really cool universal device control possibilities. Guests: Van Metschke (http://www.twitter.com/thesoundbooth) Blogs: Van (http://www.thesoundbooth.com) * Jands Vista Series (http://www.jandsvista.com/products/) * BrickBlaster Pro (http://www.theblacktank.com/)LED Lights * Chroma-Q (http://www.chroma-q.com/products/colorforce/overview.asp) LED Lights * Chauvet Pro (http://www.chauvetlighting.com/chauvet-pro_led-fixtures.html) LED Lights * PixelRange (http://www.pixelpar.com/pixelrange/default.aspx) LED Lights * Le Maitre Neutron XS (http://www.lemaitreltd.com/productInformation.aspx?UKeyCategory=8&UKeyProduct=3) Hazer * UDC400 from High Resolution Systems (http://www.lemaitreltd.com/productInformation.aspx?UKeyCategory=8&UKeyProduct=3)--Universal Device Control

Van talks with JB Bowling, Production Director at Shadow Mountain Community Church, in El Cajon, CA. Guest: JB Bowling (http://twitter.com/jebowling) Shadow Mountain Community Church (http://www.shadowmountain.org/) Liberty University (http://www.liberty.edu/) Church Tech Directors Round Table (http://ctdrt.com/) Intro Music by: Bryon Bos (http://bryonbos.com/)

As tech directors or ministry leaders we have to sometimes make very large purchasing decisions.  In this episode I go over a few things that I use to help me make the best decisions. (http://churchgrip.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif)Sometime we think it is easy to spend money, but it is hard for me to make sure the money is spent well.  I also give a shout out to a few episodes of other podcast I have heard on the TechArtsNetwork.com recently. Links: FaithTools Episode #31 - Old Timers and New Tricks (http://techartsnetwork.com/updates/faithtools-31-old-timer-and-new-tricks/)Church Tech Weekly #17 - The Color Purple (http://techartsnetwork.com/updates/church-tech-weekly-17-the-color-purple/) (http://techartsnetwork.com/updates/church-tech-weekly-17-the-color-purple/)Equipment Used: (some of us are gear heads after all) ProTool 8.04 LE with a MBOX2 Mini MXL V67 Mic Mackie Mixer/PreAmp dbx 163x compressor

Mike and Van talk about their upcoming trip to LDI, what equipment they are looking to see and the future of lighting. Also discussed, LED-based projectors and the future of interface design. Guests: Van Metschke (http://www.twitter.com/thesoundbooth) Blogs: Van (http://www.thesoundbooth.com) * Aspect Ratio Calculator (http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/aspect-ratio-calculator_hlxa.html) (Android App) Free * Projector Calc (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=310342928&mt=8?partnerId=30&siteID=KEmRFwU0WKY-mLdk2STKG7ETm78QwqJJaA) (iPhone App) $4.99 * Pro Audio Calculator (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pro-audio-calculator/id384846289?mt=8) (iPhone App) Free * Spectre (http://http://www.audiofile-engineering.com/spectre/) (Mac App) $99 * TechArts Network (http://www.techartsnetwork.com)