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		<title>Doing IMAG with two people vision mixing</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/doing-imag-with-two-people-vision-mixing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[4. The art of the mix]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last summer I did an IMAG gig in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and we went for a three-screen setup. One main central screen and two side screens, with the side screens getting a separate feed from the central screen. It was a big event so we wanted maximum impact for the IMAG setup.
There were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=151&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finally using the Matrox Dualhead2go for a live event</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/finally-using-the-matrox-dualhead2go-for-a-live-event/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/finally-using-the-matrox-dualhead2go-for-a-live-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2. Equipment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vloblive.wordpress.com/?p=146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Some of you may recall that I wrote a couple of years ago about the Matrox DualHead2go box that can let you drive two monitors (or projectors) as if they were a single super-wide screen.
Since then they have expanded the range to include analogue VGA units, digital DVI units and also a 3-way unit called [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=146&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Colour correction for rubbish projectors &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/colour-correction-for-rubbish-projectors/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2008/08/16/colour-correction-for-rubbish-projectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Preparation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://vloblive.wordpress.com/?p=137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey &#8211; don&#8217;t all die of fright, but I&#8217;m posting a new post here again.
I won&#8217;t bore you with a detailed explanation, but suffice to say that a young family and a new job in a different city, house sale, purchase, rennovation etc. etc. meant that VLOBLIVE posts weren&#8217;t high enough up my priority list [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=137&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great projector calculation info at projectorcentral.com</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/great-projector-calculation-info-at-projectorcentralcom/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/03/22/great-projector-calculation-info-at-projectorcentralcom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:45:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[7. Editorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t usually post &#8216;hey look at this on the web&#8217; type posts here at VLOBLIVE, as I like to focus on content, but this one is too good not to pass on.
Ever wondered what the throw distance of a projector is, or how the brightness is affected by the screen size etc. etc.
Pretty much [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=135&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gig Blog: Learning to say &#8220;No&#8221;.</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/gig-blog-learning-to-say-no/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/gig-blog-learning-to-say-no/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[7. Editorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I did a gig a while back where the organisers were VERY keen to have IMAG.
We had the gear, we had the crew, we had the time, but we said no.
Read on to understand why&#8230;
This was a venue we had been in lots of times and had done IMAG there lots of times before, so [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=133&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Video-over-Cat5 cable</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/understanding-video-over-cat5-cable/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/02/13/understanding-video-over-cat5-cable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2. Equipment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ There&#8217;s a growing trend in live and installation video circles to move towards the use of Cat5 twisted pair networking cables for long video and VGA runs.
As with many new technologies, it&#8217;s easy to get caught out, so read on for a quick primer from an engineer&#8217;s perspective&#8230;

It seems like magic &#8211; run video or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=126&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using iTunes for audio and SFX playback at live events</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/using-itunes-for-audio-and-sfx-playback-at-live-events/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/02/12/using-itunes-for-audio-and-sfx-playback-at-live-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[5. ideas to try]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi all,
iTunes is a great music player app for organising your music library and buying tunes from the iTunes store. However with a few very simple tweaks it can be a very effective live audio and SFX playback system. Read on for more details&#8230;

OK, strictly speaking this isn&#8217;t a live VIDEO tip, but it&#8217;s live [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=132&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s happened to VLOBLIVE?&#8230;.Still here!</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/whats-happened-to-vloblivestill-here/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2007/01/04/whats-happened-to-vloblivestill-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[7. Editorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In case you are wondering why things have gone a bit quiet here recently, I should mention that due to a new arrival in the family VLOBLIVE activities have taken a lower priority for the moment.
I hope to resume posting soon.
Dave
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		<title>Converting Quicktime video files into WMV for PC playback</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/08/10/converting-quicktime-video-files-into-wmv-for-pc-playback/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/08/10/converting-quicktime-video-files-into-wmv-for-pc-playback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Preparation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you create video content on a Mac, but you need it to be played back on a PC at a live event, you may run into the situation where you are using a PC app that doesn&#8217;t play back .mov files (yes, it happens &#8211; especially if the app is built on the windows [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=127&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Creating &#8216;fly-by&#8217; videos with Google Earth &#8211; UPDATED</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/creating-fly-by-videos-with-google-earth/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/creating-fly-by-videos-with-google-earth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 09:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/25/creating-fly-by-videos-with-google-earth/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a rough and ready guide to recording &#8216;fly-by&#8217; videos using the popular Google Earth application. This can be great as an introduction video for someone visiting an event from elsewhere around the world or as a backdrop to a phone interview etc. I have found it is much more engaging than a simple map [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=129&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Playing back interlaced video on computers</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/24/playing-back-interlaced-video-on-computers/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/24/playing-back-interlaced-video-on-computers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 09:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Preparation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5. ideas to try]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you are playing back video clips directly to a projector from a PC or Mac, and the clips are interlaced video, then you have probably seen the &#8216;jaggies&#8217; effect where fast moving edges take on a comb effect, due to the two fields of the video capturing the motion at slightly different times. Here&#8217;s some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=120&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for sending &amp; receiving BIG media files electronically</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/tips-for-sending-receiving-big-media-files-electronically/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/21/tips-for-sending-receiving-big-media-files-electronically/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 12:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[1. Preparation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With the size of media clips, graphics files and even powerpoint files growing larger all the time, transferring these files electronically is becoming more of a headache.
Here&#8217;s some suggestions for reducing the headache for you and your VLOBLIVE clients&#8230;

Often you will be in a situation before a VLOBLIVE gig where you want someone to send you a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=128&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Capturing stills from 1080i HDV</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/20/capturing-stills-from-1080i-hdv/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/20/capturing-stills-from-1080i-hdv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick tip on exporting still images from an HDV video sequence. There are various occasions where this might prove useful. The one I came across recently was needing stills to add to the cover of a DVD of an event. The HDV format makes this slightly less than intuitive, so read on for a quick guide. 

OK [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=121&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to go &#8216;widescreen&#8217; with 4:3 gear</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/how-to-go-widescreen-with-43-gear/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/how-to-go-widescreen-with-43-gear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 08:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2. Equipment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/how-to-go-widescreen-with-43-gear/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the increasing popularity of widescreen TVs and DVDs, it&#8217;s hard to find an LCD or DLP projector now that doesn&#8217;t have a &#8216;widescreen&#8217; or 16:9 aspect ratio mode.
Coupled with this is the increasing number of cameras and camcorders that are either true 16:9 (HDV) or have a widescreen mode, and the idea of &#8216;going wide&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=122&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to the new-look VLOBLIVE!</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/18/welcome-to-the-new-look-vloblive/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/18/welcome-to-the-new-look-vloblive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2006 07:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[7. Editorial]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/18/welcome-to-the-new-look-vloblive/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi, If you are a regular reader, and you have got this far, you will have noticed that not only has VLOBLIVE moved it has a whole new look as well.
You should bookmark http://www.vloblive.info for the site and re-subscribe to the RSS feed as http://vloblive.wordpress.com/feed/ .
Read on for more details&#8230;

For various reasons I have decided to move VLOBLIVE [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=119&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Doing IMAG with remote pan/tilt/zoom cameras</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/doing-imag-with-remote-pantiltzoom-cameras/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/doing-imag-with-remote-pantiltzoom-cameras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[8. Gig Blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/doing-imag-with-remote-pantiltzoom-cameras/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently did a gig where we used the built-in remote control pan/tilt/zoom cameras in the venue to do IMAG. The gig was a big (250 people) choir with a very small band and some soloists and speakers etc. Audience of 1000 on two nights.
Using PTZ cameras is becoming a popular configuration in some church [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=116&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mixing from onstage vs in a control booth &#8211; which is better?</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/mixing-from-onstage-vs-in-a-control-booth-which-is-better/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/mixing-from-onstage-vs-in-a-control-booth-which-is-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 17:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[4. The art of the mix]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[7. Editorial]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/mixing-from-onstage-vs-in-a-control-booth-which-is-better/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Which is better &#8211; mixing onstage where the action is, or mixing in a control booth?
Read on to see how the two compare&#8230;

Most of the time, when doing VLOBLIVE gigs, I end up onstage somewhere with my PPU &#8211; often tucked in behind the speaker stack at one side. It&#8217;s not ideal, but it works.

Here&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=109&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Is there a place for HDV in low budget live video?</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/06/23/is-there-a-place-for-hdv-in-low-budget-live-video/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/06/23/is-there-a-place-for-hdv-in-low-budget-live-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/10/23/is-there-a-place-for-hdv-in-low-budget-live-video/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[HDV is the new buzz in video circles &#8211; it seems to offer the impossible; High Definition video at the price (and datarate) of Standard Definition. Great for low budget video production, but what about VLOBLIVE gigs? Should you care? How can you make use of all those extra pixels?
Read on to consider some of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=11&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Use a cheapo LCD TV to mimic LCD projectors are showing.</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/use-a-cheapo-lcd-tv-to-give-a-better-idea-what-your-lcd-projectors-are-showing/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/use-a-cheapo-lcd-tv-to-give-a-better-idea-what-your-lcd-projectors-are-showing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2006 22:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[3. Setup]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/03/02/use-a-cheapo-lcd-tv-to-give-a-better-idea-what-your-lcd-projectors-are-showing/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ One way to better ensure that what you see is what the audience get is to use an LCD TV as your program monitor. 		

It&#8217;s fairly common practice in Video mixing setups to have a &#8216;program&#8217; and &#8216;Preview&#8217; monitors. The Preview monitor lets you cue up what&#8217;s coming next and the Program monitor  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=84&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>PC based video file player software &#8211; two options</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/pc-based-video-file-player-software-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/pc-based-video-file-player-software-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[9. Resources]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/02/07/pc-based-video-file-player-software-part-1/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my quests is to find inexpensive software that works well for playing playlists of video files directly from a PC or Mac. Here&#8217;s another contender:  AV Player HD  from Neuromixer

In these days of fast laptops, HD resolutions and better than XGA projector resolutions, it seems a bit 19th century to still [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=36&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free Software to play SWF files in Powerpoint</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/26/free-software-to-play-swf-files-in-powerpoint/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/26/free-software-to-play-swf-files-in-powerpoint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[9. Resources]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/26/free-software-to-play-swf-files-in-powerpoint/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you ever have the need to play Flash animation files (SWF) inside a Powerpoint presentation, then there&#8217;s a hard way and an easy way. Here&#8217;s the easy way &#8211; SWF Point Player from GlobFX . Read more to see how it solved our problem&#8230;

I recently had a situation where a client had developed a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=35&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Watch out for cheap analog pro video mixers!</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/watch-out-for-cheap-analog-pro-video-mixers/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/watch-out-for-cheap-analog-pro-video-mixers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[6. mistakes I've made]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/watch-out-for-cheap-analog-pro-video-mixers/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You have maybe seen cheap pro analog video mixers for sale on ebay or elsewhere for knock-down prices.
Just be careful that you know what your are bidding for/buying&#8230;

There is no question that pro analog video mixers of the kind that used to grace broadcast studios etc. seem a very attractive option secondhand. They usually have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=31&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Choosing cameras to use for IMAG at VLOBLIVE gigs</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/choosing-cameras-to-use-for-imag-at-vloblive-gigs/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/choosing-cameras-to-use-for-imag-at-vloblive-gigs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2. Equipment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/12/choosing-cameras-to-use-for-imag-at-vloblive-gigs/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the kind of budget range most VLOBLIVE gigs are operating, your camera choice is going to be limited to pretty much whatever you can get your hands on.  However if you do have some choices, or if you are
looking to invest in purchasing some cameras, here are some pointers to help you choose.

The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=14&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>matrox dualhead-2-go &#8211; superwidescreen support for projection.</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/10/matrox-dualhead-2-go-superwidescreen-support-for-projection/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/10/matrox-dualhead-2-go-superwidescreen-support-for-projection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2. Equipment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/10/matrox-dualhead-2-go-superwidescreen-support-for-projection/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a great idea &#8211; an external box that looks to your computer like an extra wide display, but in fact it splits the signals across two displays.

the matrox dualhead2go is an interesting solution tothe problem of driving two projectors side by side to create a super wide screen combo &#8211; regular readers will know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=13&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Basecamp &#8211; online project collaboration tool</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/10/basecamp-online-project-collaboration-and-project-tracking-tool/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/10/basecamp-online-project-collaboration-and-project-tracking-tool/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[5. ideas to try]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2006/01/10/basecamp-online-project-collaboration-and-project-tracking-tool/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we have started using the Basecamp online project collaboration tool to plan live video events and it has been very successful. Here are some questions and answers about that product and how it might fit in to a live video event planning.

Basecamp  is an online web service run by 37 Signals. for remote [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=25&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New budget analog video mixer from Datavideo</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/11/17/new-budget-analog-video-mixer-from-datavideo/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/11/17/new-budget-analog-video-mixer-from-datavideo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/11/17/new-budget-analog-video-mixer-from-datavideo/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Something of a rarity &#8211; a new well featured analog video mixer that would be ideal for VLOBLIVE gigs. This one is from
Datavideo &#8211; the SE500.
Read more for some of it&#8217;s unique features&#8230;



Just when it seemed that Edirol had the whole budget video mixer thing to themselves, along comes Datavideo with a very interesting model [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=12&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Split Quicktime Movies over multiple screens on a Mac</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/10/04/split-quicktime-movies-over-multiple-screens-on-a-mac/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/10/04/split-quicktime-movies-over-multiple-screens-on-a-mac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 08:04:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>drc</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/10/04/split-quicktime-movies-over-multiple-screens-on-a-mac/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another useful Mac app here- this one is called MaxiFrame and it lets you play a QT movie across multiple monitors or projectors from a (fast) Mac.
READ MORE for how this could be used for VLOBLIVE gigs, and how it could be improved.

Regular readers (if there are any) will know that I am a bit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=24&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Remotely control and sync powerpoint or keynote presentation on a Mac</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/10/04/remotely-control-and-sync-powerpoint-or-keynote-presentation-on-a-mac/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/10/04/remotely-control-and-sync-powerpoint-or-keynote-presentation-on-a-mac/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2005 07:42:06 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[5. ideas to try]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an interesting little program that lets you control or sync multiple keynote or powerpoint presentations over a network on a Mac:
KeyShowX

READ MORE for some discussion on how this might be useful in a VLOBLIVE gig&#8230;

You have all seen, I am sure, those high end video systems split over multiple screens all in sync. Very [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=23&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Edirol SD AND HD mixer and upscaler  &#8211; comparison to Newtek Tricaster</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/09/24/new-edirol-sd-and-hd-mixer-and-upscaler-comparison-to-newtek-tricaster/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/09/24/new-edirol-sd-and-hd-mixer-and-upscaler-comparison-to-newtek-tricaster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2005 22:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just found some info on the Edirol site about this new combination SD &#38; HD/RGB mixer and upscaler. Some very interesting features for the VLOBLIVE or church install gig, including 4 channels of SD mixing, and upscaler and 4 channels of HD or RGB (VGA) mixing in one box.

Read more for more discussion on how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=10&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How important is tape choice when filming in DV or HDV?</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/09/24/how-important-is-tape-choice-when-filming-in-dv-or-hdv/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/09/24/how-important-is-tape-choice-when-filming-in-dv-or-hdv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2005 08:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are expensive DV and HDV tapes and there are cheap ones. Does it make a difference?
Is it worth the risk to buy them in bulk at Costco?
Here are my own suggestions on how to make the right choice.



I guess the question you have to ask when buying cheap tapes is &#8220;how much am I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=9&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>buying a non-laptop PC for VLOBLIVE use</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/08/21/buying-a-non-laptop-pc-for-vloblive-use/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/08/21/buying-a-non-laptop-pc-for-vloblive-use/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[2. Equipment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Laptops are great for use at a portable VLOBLIVE gig.
 If, however you are looking to make a more permanent installation, or you are using the PC as the video scaler (See this entry  for details) then you are pretty much stuck with a &#8216;desktop&#8217; PC (there are very few, if any analogue video [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=8&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why write about gigs in the Gig Blog category?</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/08/18/why-write-about-gigs-in-the-gig-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/08/18/why-write-about-gigs-in-the-gig-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[7. Editorial]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you REALLY aren&#8217;t paying attention, I imagine that you usually come away from a VLOBLIVE gig thinking something along the lines &#8220;Well that was good, but next time I will remember to &#8230;.&#8221;  
The purpose of the Gig Blog is to record some of those thoughts about what happened at gigs that I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=72&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gig Blog: Shooting a wedding service&#8230;in widescreen!</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/08/18/gig-blog-shooting-a-wedding-servicein-widescreen/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/08/18/gig-blog-shooting-a-wedding-servicein-widescreen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 07:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[8. Gig Blog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the post-gig analysis on a 3 camera shoot  of a wedding service that we filmed recently. What did we learn  Mainly&#8230;that  we still have stuff to learn! but also widescreen is great, but needs some  thinking through.   Read more for the  details&#8230;

I guess you could argue [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=44&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Making a &#8216;play-then-pause&#8217; DVD in DVD Studio Pro</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/making-a-play-then-pause-dvd-in-dvd-studio-pro/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/making-a-play-then-pause-dvd-in-dvd-studio-pro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2005 15:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[1. Preparation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick &#8216;how-to&#8217; provided by Buzz Miller (who got it from Nick Fox-Gieg ) on how to design a DVD in Apple&#8217;s DVD Studio Pro app that will play one clip then pause on black, then play the next clip and pause etc.
If you&#8217;re doing a VLOBLIVE event short-handed and need to know that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=59&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>preview monitors &#8211; how many to have?</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/preview-monitors-how-many-to-have/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/07/23/preview-monitors-how-many-to-have/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2005 07:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preview monitors are the TVs or video monitors   that show you what&#8217;s happening on the various inputs to your video mixer or   switcher. This ensures that you know what&#8217;s coming next when you are mixing   video. The question is&#8230;.how many do you need? As is often the case the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=18&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips to consider when using static cameras for IMAG</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/07/13/tips-to-consider-when-using-static-cameras-for-imag/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/07/13/tips-to-consider-when-using-static-cameras-for-imag/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2005 07:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[4. The art of the mix]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Static cameras, i.e. cameras set up on a single   fixed shot may seem like an attractive option if you have more cameras than you   have operators. They can be very useful, but they have their drawbacks, some of   which are outlined here&#8230;

It&#8217;s ironic that in most VLOBLIVE gigs it&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=54&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>DVD as a format for live video playback &#8211; an analysis.</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/06/29/dvd-as-a-format-for-live-video-playback-an-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/06/29/dvd-as-a-format-for-live-video-playback-an-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:03:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">https://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/06/29/dvd-as-a-format-for-live-video-playback-an-analysis/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As more and more computer based video editing   systems gain the ability to burn video to DVD, I can see this becoming the most   common format for the delivery of &#8216;home-made&#8217; playback video for live   events.   This has some good consequences and   some unexpected side-effects. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=64&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 things to look for in a DVD player for playback at live events.</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/06/26/10-things-to-look-for-in-a-dvd-player-for-playback-at-live-events/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/06/26/10-things-to-look-for-in-a-dvd-player-for-playback-at-live-events/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 08:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer DVD players are SO cheap now, it&#8217;s very   tempting to make use of them as a playback tool for live events. Some are better   suited to this application than others. Here are 10 specific features to watch   out for when buying a consumer DVD player for use at [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=15&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Adjusting brightness and contrast&#8230;the proper way.</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/05/21/adjusting-brightness-and-contrastthe-proper-way-updated/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/05/21/adjusting-brightness-and-contrastthe-proper-way-updated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2005 22:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[3. Setup]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Brightness and contrast are among the most misunderstood controls on most monitors and projectors. Here&#8217;s a way to ensure that they are set up properly&#8230;

First, ignore the names. No, really, ignore what they are called &#8211; it REALLY doesn&#8217;t help.
Instead of brightness think &#8220;black level&#8221; b = blacklevel.   Instead of contrast think &#8220;white [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=vloblive.wordpress.com&blog=294647&post=86&subd=vloblive&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Software to help set up projectors</title>
		<link>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/01/31/software-to-help-set-up-projectors/</link>
		<comments>http://vloblive.wordpress.com/2005/01/31/software-to-help-set-up-projectors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a link to a handy utility for setting upyour projectors or displays
http://www.showsage.com/utilities.html	It&#8217;s free, but they want your name and email address. 
Seems a reasonable trade to me. 
Available for Mac and PC in different resolutions. That&#8217;s it.
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