ReelWorship

We have just up-loaded a Christmas Reflection based on the varioua names given to Jesus.

You can watch it on YouTube and also download a HD DivX video file via www.zudeo.com.

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For the past three years I have been filming video to build up a library of footage so we can produce short videos for use in church services, which can be distributed via the Internet. The problem has been how to distribute the high quality video files.

Well at long last, after much prayer, everything is coming together and we have 5 x 5 minute videos available for you to view on-line and download.

We have set up a YouTube account where you can view the videos on-line.

If you sign up for a free YouTube account you can be kept informed each time a new video becomes available.

We have also managed to get some legal Peer to Peer software to work that will let use share high quality DivX video files using Zudeo.com.

If you understand what a DivX video file is and have an idea how Peer to Peer software works we would love to share these new videos with you.

As ever all our material is provided free for use in any aspect of Christian Ministry.

So to be able to download the high quality DivX video files you will need some peer to peer software called Zudeo - Zudeo.com.

You can also use the search box in Zudeo.com. Just search for reelworship.

Please note you will need to make sure you have the correct ports open on your router / cable modem / firewall for the software to work.

If you do not have the DivX codec on your PC this is also available to download for free. www.divx.com You will need the DivX codec to be able to playback the videos on your PC. You will also find newer DVD players will playback DivX files.

You can also take the DivX video file and convert it to any number of other video formats to suit your own needs.

Please let us know how you get along and feel free to share the videos with friends in other churches.

ReelWorship.com is a site created by the team behind FreeFoto.com. The site is dedicated to providing multimedia content and resources for use in the work of the Christian community.

The worship backgrounds are designed to have words laid over the top of them and have all been tested during real worship services.

Our video loops are also designed to have words laid over the top of them and can be downloaded as MPEG2 and MPEG4 files.

As active members of churches ourselves we wish to share our experiences and resources with others who are interested in ministering in this area.

We believe that people crave an experience of God and the creative us of multimedia can help to communicate what is a reality in our own lives.

One of our philosophies here at ReelWorship is everything should be produced with the end use in mind. So when we produce an image for use in worship we are thinking about...

Then not only do we think about the end use we also use them in a real worship service.

That allows use to see the image projected and take on board any feedback from the congregation and / or ministry team.

We can then go back to an image and change it in the light of our own experiences

In this section of ReelWorship you will find 200 images ready for you to use in your own church services.

We make no charge for using them but we do ask you credit (c) Ian Britton - ReelWorship.com and add a link to our web site.

ReelWorship is pleased to bring you a new resource. Video loops available under the same royalty-free licence as our still backgrounds.

The loops are available in MPEG-4 low resolution and MPEG-2 Full screen versions. Please take a look at these resources at http://www.reelworship.com/resources/reelworship/video/

This is the start of the collection which we intend to continue expanding.

Also check out the expanded still-image backgrounds at http://www.reelworship.com/resources/reelworship/downloads/

As a member of Beacon Lough Baptist Church in Gateshead, England, I work, week by week, with Jeremy Shaw, the Pastor, to use technology to present God’s offer of salvation and to nurture those who have already chosen to follow Him. We live in a visual age and people are used to being communicated to visually.

Firstly, we have a complete set of CCLI licenses, so we are covered from a legal point of view for everything we do.

I have access to all the reelworship.com and freefoto.com images, which you can also access for your own church use via the web. I also have filmed more than 50 hours of DV video that has been shot for use during worship. The amount of storage required is over half a terabyte but it is our hope that eventually we will be able to make more footage available on-line at reelworship.com.

A planning meeting is held on a Wednesday between me and the Pastor and everything that is required for the service is agreed. Songs, readings, children’s talk, sermon outline, video clips, etc.

All the video editing is carried out using Adobe Premiere Professional or Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 and saved as an MPEG2 file.

All the video files are edited, topped and tailed with black, copyright notices added and saved as MPEG2 files. These are then transferred to the Laptop which is used during the services. This has a 3.04Ghz Pentium4 processor with an 80gig Hard Drive and a 1,000meg of ram.

For playback in the services I use InterVideo WinDVD6 along side worship software SongPro. A play list is built in both pieces of software and I hot switch between them during the service, as required.

In the morning we can have clips to support a number of areas including readings, children’s talk and mission based presentations. At the moment we are on a journey with Jonah so there is plenty of opportunity for visual content!

In the evening service all the music comes from the Laptop, with synchronised video and words projected onto the screen.

We started just using an Ipod with the music and running SongPro live for the words. We have now progressed to producing all the songs before hand as MPEG2 files.

The congregation appreciates the added dimension the sensitive use of video brings to the worship experience and are also very good at singing to what is essentially a backing track. So we only use SongPro for readings, notices, sermon notes and a closing call to action in the evening.

We also have a feature which we call the Transitional song.

We meet for pray in the church from 6:00pm and then at 6:25pm we play the transitional song which leads into the service which starts at 6:30. This week it was James Taylor - You’ve got a friend. In the past we have had The Bee Gees – How deep is your love, Van Morrison – Have I told you lately that I love you, etc. I am sure you get the idea.

Now the technology and how we use it is only part of the story

Prayer is the key to everything we do. My life, Who I am, What I do, is nothing without Jesus. He makes everything possible and all that I have in terms of passionate gifting is a gift from God.

Trust and understanding needs to exist between all involved in the service. Jeremy, the Pastor at Beacon Lough Baptist Church, trusts me to handle all the technology in a sensitive way that adds to the experience of going to church. And I trust him as he leads the fellowship week by week.

I hope you have found my observations helpful and will encourage you in your ministry.

Well here are a few ideas!

Pray for our continuing ministry.

Tell a friend about www.reelworship.com

Add a link to www.reelworship.com from your web site.

Make sure you credit reelworship.com whenever you use our resources.

All you will need is some DVD playback software on your computer. mpeg2 files require a codec for them to play and this codec is not part of the windows operating system. So you will need to install some DVD software. I have installed Intervideo WinDVD on the Laptop I use at our church.

Also with a little software on your PC you can do so much more than just playback the loops.

Using video editing software like Adobe Premiere Elements you can…

Slow down the loops for a great slow motion effect.

Add a mask for a widescreen effect.

Add a gradient mask to create a darkened area for text.

Join multiple copies of the same loop together to create one long running file.

Join various different loops together to create one long running file.

And being MPEG2 files you can also create a DVD to play rather than just having a file you can replay on your PC.