The vMix Control Surface Is Discontinued. Here Is What Replaces It
vMix's own hardware panel is gone from the shop and its documentation is marked for existing users only. Five things you can still buy, compared honestly.
How-to guides and comparisons for Satella Power locks and vBoxStudio production gear.
PTZ Presets That Volunteers Can Actually Use
A volunteer should recall a shot, not frame one. How to set presets, name them, order them and speed them so a new operator runs the stream on their first Sunday.
Full NDI, NDI|HX, HX2 and HX3: What the Difference Costs You
Four flavours of NDI, three of them compressed. What each does to your bandwidth, your latency and your picture, and which one your network can actually carry.
NDI Switcher or ATEM Mini: Which Suits a Church Better
The ATEM Mini takes HDMI. An NDI switcher takes network cable. That single difference decides most church installations before any feature comparison starts.
Clean HDMI Output on a Nikon D7000: What the Firmware Downgrade Does
The D7000 puts its shooting information over the HDMI output on later firmware. Firmware 1.0.3 does not. Here is what that means, and what to do with the camera afterwards.
NDI Tally Light Control: How the Red Light Gets to the Camera
Tally over NDI needs no extra cable and no tally box. Here is how the switcher tells each camera it is live, and what to check when a light stays dark.