Posted by Gary Eickmeier on 06/23/07 14:54

edgoad@gmail.com wrote:

> I am involved in a small church that uses a projector during the
> services. Normally this is used to loop a powerpoint of upcoming
> events or display the words of the songs we are singing, but more
> recently they have been wanting to use it during the services.
> Frequently I am given a DVD, VHS tape, or a link on YouTube that they
> want played during a point in the service and we keep running into
> problems with various formats and starting/stopping. The main problems
> that I run into are the various formats (some copy protected) and
> setting the appropriate start/stop times. Additionally, sometimes I
> need to swap between multiple sources (different youtube videos,
> various chapters in a DVD, etc...
>
> What could you suggest doing here? Is there some kind of device that
> will allow me to capture all these inputs into one location and then
> set start/stop tags? Can I pre-edit the video to combine the sources
> to allow easy transition from one to another?
>
> Any help would be great. Thanks.

I'm thinking ProShow Gold, which is a slideshow program that can import
video clips as well, and can work in any resolution. You can let it
play, or manually advance slides/clips, or pause the show at any point
by hitting the space bar. Output programs are executables, and require
no software on the Church's computer to open and show.

Gary Eickmeier
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