I have been almost frantically editing and uploading all the audio recordings. It is really a chore to do when your are trying to catch up. There is some bad news though.... I have discovered that many of the recordings have severe flaws, and it is a technical/mechanical problem that appears to have something to do with wiring and connections. It will get sorted out, but the affected recordings will not be placed on line.
With that in mind, all this seemed to have started around the same time as the "Great Computer Crash or 2012". Rest assured that Sherlock and I shall sleuth down this problem and provide justice. I just don't know when it will happen.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Back from Vacation
As many of you followers have noticed that there haven't been any updates in quite some time. That's because my wife and I took a trip around the United States. Driving from Florida to California, to Oregon, on to North Dakota and then back to Fl.
I can tell yo that Jesus is alive and well all throught these great United States. Although God is alive and well, the farther west we went, the harder it was to find a Apostolic, Pentecostal church. We saw many crosses and billboards but I think the best thing was the rolling billboard. Somewhere between Pierre, SD and Bloomington, MN this truck was parked at a rest stop: Whoever you are, keep on rollin' safely with God!
Before we left I did hook up the video camera for the live feed. I wanted to see firsthand what you all see. To say the least, I was not impressed. The video was so "jerky" and buffering so much that we couldn't even watch it. Now I know. A dedicated computer is in the future!
Apparently while we were away there was a power surge that may have caused the laptops usb connections to "fry". It may have been coincidental, but after that, the laptop didn't work right. I was able to salvage most all the audio recordings and am in the process of getting them uploaded, but three weeks of "backlog" takes time. Bare with me.
I can tell yo that Jesus is alive and well all throught these great United States. Although God is alive and well, the farther west we went, the harder it was to find a Apostolic, Pentecostal church. We saw many crosses and billboards but I think the best thing was the rolling billboard. Somewhere between Pierre, SD and Bloomington, MN this truck was parked at a rest stop: Whoever you are, keep on rollin' safely with God!
Before we left I did hook up the video camera for the live feed. I wanted to see firsthand what you all see. To say the least, I was not impressed. The video was so "jerky" and buffering so much that we couldn't even watch it. Now I know. A dedicated computer is in the future!
Apparently while we were away there was a power surge that may have caused the laptops usb connections to "fry". It may have been coincidental, but after that, the laptop didn't work right. I was able to salvage most all the audio recordings and am in the process of getting them uploaded, but three weeks of "backlog" takes time. Bare with me.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Live Video Problems
The expirment has ended, not in failure, but in enlightenment. I knew when we started that the computer may not be sufficient for the task, and after many frustrating broadcasts, we have pulled it down.. There were problems with buffering, dropped signals and other anomiliesso we disconnected. We are truely sorry for this inconvience. If anyone wants to donate to the cause, we will issue a receipt. Here are the requirements as posted on the Livestream site: Minimum System Requirements for Broadcasting Pentium
Core 2 Duo 2Ghz or Higher, § 4GB
RAM§ 700Kbps
upload bandwidth§ Dedicated
video card, 256MB VRAM§ Windows
XP / Vista § Mac
OS X 10.5 or higher (v20.0.89) § Mac
OS X 10.6 or higher (v20.2.0) Recommended
System Specifications for Broadcasting § Quad
Core CPU§ 4GB
RAM§ 1500Kbps
upload bandwidth§ Dedicated
video card, 512MB VRAM§ Windows
Vista / Windows 7§ Mac
OS X 10.5 or higher (v20.0.89) § Mac
OS X 10.6 or higher (v20.2.0)Optimal
(for HD Multi-Bitrate Streaming) § Quad
Core i7-2600 series CPU or better§ 8GB
RAM§ 5Mbps
or better upload bandwidth§ Dedicated
video card, 512MB VRAM§ Windows
Vista / Windows 7. Just so you know, the laptop we were using was an older HP G60/Windows7 - 2Ghz Pentium dual core, 3GB Ram, unknown amount of shared video memory and our DSL upload speed tested at .43Mbps (which I suppose means 430 Kbps). Someday we can afford to upgrade everything.
You can still see past video that has been saved to livestream or go to our website at alcofnavarre.com and watch the archived Sunday Morning services or even just listen to all the services.
You can still see past video that has been saved to livestream or go to our website at alcofnavarre.com and watch the archived Sunday Morning services or even just listen to all the services.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Our Lord, Jesus is Great
Thanks to the Lord, Jesus Christ - Apostolic Lighthouse Church has been jumping. Check out the videos on either our Livestream website, our You Tube website or from our church Home Page. the walls are bulging at the seams, with new people showing up to almost every service; we need a bigger sanctuary, bigger prayer rooms, a baptistry with warm water, a bigger fellowship hall, a bigger kitchen, a bigger building! People have been receiving the Holy Ghost and getting baptized, we love to fellowship, we love to eat! Out Lord, Jesus is surely working in Navarre, FL. Halleluiah, Halleluiah, Halleluiah!!!! Thank you Jesus.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Live Video
I installed a new Logitech HD Pro Webcam C910 camera on Saturday. Then the Pastor and I worked out the location and zoom for the best overall picture. We couldn't do anything with sound but I knew what and how to tweak that during the live service. All was well, or so I thought; I had nothing but problems on Sunday. From computer glitches, to internet glitches, to operator errors - it all came at me. The first thing was that somehow Adobe Flash was gone - yup, how does that happen? Frantic, I attempted download the program, it stopped in the midddle of the download, so I had to start all over. Frantic now, I finaly get it downloaded and installed on the computer. Everythig is working. Go live during the service, adjust the recording levels and all is well - until we lose the internet connection, this has me concerned, it's the second time it's happened. I have to scramble to re-establish the connection. I finally get a connection and now the computer won't recognize the camera - my frustration point is about at it's maximum........ We are trying to broadcast the gosapel to the world and roadblocks are being put up. I finally got everything working, but in my enthusiasm I forgot to adjust the recording levels. When I looked at the saved video and heard how bad it sounded I was ashamed of it. I know that the Lord honors our work, but mediocre, sub-standard work is nothing to be proud of. I am considering suspending the broadcast until I can afford to upgrade the laptop and the DSL service. I apologize to everyone that even attempted to watch the sunday services live. I deleted the video from our LiveStream "OnDemand" library this morning. I did video tape the service, so I will get it on line later this week.
No Lunch This Friday
The will be no lunch service this Friday, March 16, 2012. We apologize for any inconvience this may cause.
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