Some of the features that have been released in recent versions include dynamic bitrate controls and the availability of the PTZOptics Plugin.ĭynamic bitrate is a lifesaver for churches, many of which have limited and often unreliable broadband connections. With the growing needs of live streamers and the new upgrades to camera functionality, OBS is continuously updated to fix technical issues within the software, improve the user interface, and add features. For example, a scene set up for communion could select the camera with the best angle and pan, tilt, and zoom it for a closeup of the baptismal font. For setups using a PTZOptics camera connected over a network, the scene can even send the commands to the camera to move it to the right preset location for the scene. The scene could include the correct camera or other sources. For instance, there could be scenes created for scripture reading, sermon, baptism, communion, and songs. In a more custom setup, scenes can be created for each component of worship. Both worship presentation software solutions support NDI outputs which can easily be brought into OBS as an input. Another great example is a second computer running Easy Worship or Pro Presenter. NDI is a simple way to send video and audio from any computer directly into OBS for example, if your pastor has a laptop being used to advance slides during the presentation, NDI can be used to bring the video of those slides into OBS for your live stream. This is because OBS has a plugin which will enable support for an NDI connection. The operator can even use the transition slider to control the fade from one scene to another manually.Ĭonnecting OBS to another computer that runs Pro Presenter and other worship presentation software like EasyWorship is also incredibly easy. Transitions can be customized to be a simple, fast cut or a fade of a specific duration. In a simple setup, scenes can be labeled by source for instance, there can be a scene for 'Camera 1', 'Camera 2' and 'ProPresenter Computer.' The operator can select the next scene and push 'Transition' to another camera. This can be really basic, or it can be highly customized. To make things as simple as possible, scenes can be set up with custom labels.

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