Join my FREE Pro7 quick start course (updated for pro7.8 and newer). Just go to TDM.fyi/pro7quick to signup and get your own login. If you want something more advanced, get more training for your whole team at ChurchTechU.com. == My first experience with test patterns was on Saturday mornings in the late 70s and early 80s. Sometimes, I'd get up TOO early to watch cartoons and just see a set of colored bars on the screen. I didn't know why they had them on the screen and so I thought they just meant "cartoons aren't on just yet." As it turns out, this set of colored bars on my parents' TV set had a very important purpose. My father, who'd taken a course on TV repair in the 60s didn't bother with doing it, but later, when I first got into videography, I learned it and started to use it. So, what does this have to do with ProPresenter? As it turns out, quite a lot. ProPresenter has a BUNCH of test patterns that you can use to make your displays (whether they're TVs, Projectors, or even an LED wall) look better, and objectively so. Now that you know, how do you use them and where are they located? Watch the video above, starting tomorrow, April 4, 2023 at 11a eastern/ 8a pacific, to find out: https://youtu.be/R7uLad-R8Xc == Links to the equipment I use (or updated versions) for my tutorials (affiliate links): Camera: https://amzn.to/3SEm573 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3mj7zWc Streamdeck XL: https://amzn.to/41xPILo Streamdeck: https://amzn.to/3Zb2XA4 ATEM switcher: https://amzn.to/3mgn4OY Yolobox pro (recording and live-stream encoding): https://amzn.to/3IXY2wN Blackmagic Video Assist recorder: https://amzn.to/3KGNBiB Decklink Duo2 card: https://amzn.to/3J2xRFg Sonnet Thunderbolt 3 chassis: https://amzn.to/3Yb5M31 Shure SLX wireless microphone: https://amzn.to/3mgnqoM Apple Magic Keyboard: https://amzn.to/3SzOZFz Apple Magic Trackpad: https://amzn.to/3kz5CEG ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7uLad-R8Xc

Enroll in a free ProPresenter mini course at: http://TDM.fyi/pro6mini Click here to Subscribe to the largest source of ProPresenter tutorials online: https://www.youtube.com/paulclifford/?sub_confirmation=1 --~-- Church Video: On today's Tech, No Babel: DSLR Lenses and their uses When you're looking at cameras and their lenses, it can get confusing fast. There are all sorts of measurements. What's an 18-55mm 3.5-5.6 IS lens anyway? The first number (18-55mm) is the focal length. Smaller numbers take wider pictures and larger numbers take closer pictures. 3.5-5.6 means that it has an aperture that at it's widest is either f 3.5 (when zoomed out) or f 5.6 (when zoomed in). This means that you can set the picture at one focal length, but it might be too bright or dim at another when you changed nothing but the zoom. Longer lenses like my 70-150mm lens are great for getting close to the action, but tend to have smaller maximum apertures (in this case f 4.5). ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqJ84rHKRV0