Multimedia

How to set up the Multimedia Computer for Faithlife Proclaim and Livestream Integration

Faithlife Proclaim is a powerful tool for presenting worship content, and integrates with our projection and livestream systems to ensure a seamless experience for both in-person and online audiences. This guide explains how to configure the multimedia computer to display Proclaim on the main projector, send a confidence monitor feed via AirPlay, and share the presentation with OBS on the livestreaming computer using NDI.

• Power up the computer

  

  After the production desk is powered up, the multimedia computer (Mac Mini) can be started up by pressing the power button on its rear right. This will boot into MacOS and should automatically log in.

  Should it still ask for a password, enter Technik@FEG.

• Close FEG Projection Software

  

  FEG has configured this computer to automatically start their presentation software, ProPresenter. This need to be closed so our presenter, Proclaim, can connect to the projector.

  Find the ProPresenter icon in the dock, click it with the right mouse button, and choose Beenden. After this, there should no longer be a black dot beneath the icon.

• Check if the Stage Display is powered on

  

  The Stage Display powers up together with the rest of the production equipment. However, sometimes it goes to standby shortly after. If this red light is seen, use the LG remote to switch the TV on.

• Open the Control Center

  

  Click the Control Center button at the top right, then click the button for screen sync.

• Sync to the StageDisplay

  

  Click the StageDisplay in this list.

• Check for successful screen sync

  

  If successful, a small preview of the StageDisplay is shown.

• Verify that the StageDisplay is connected

  

  The StageDisplay should display a blue desktop background when successfully connected.

• Open the audio destinations

  

  Open the Control Center once again. Look for the audio setting at the bottom (“Ton“) and click the round button on the right to open the audio devices.

• Redirect audio to the mixer

  

  The sound automatically goes to the StageDisplay and needs to be routed back to the mixer. In this list, click on Blackmagic UltraStudio HD Mini.

• Open Proclaim

  

  Once all the video and audio routing is done, click on the Proclaim icon to open the IBF presentation software. After it opens, check for a blue update banner indicating there is an update ready to install.

  Updating will close Proclaim, perform the update, and should reopen the app.

• Open the current presentation

  

  Proclaim shows a list of recommended presentations. At the top of the list should be the current presentation, listed with its title and the service date. Click on it, then give the presentation 1–2 minutes to fully sync all content. A green checkmark at the top right will indicate that it is ready.

• Turn on the video projector

  The video projector is always powered, and needs to be switched on with the “ON” button on Sony remote.

  Also be sure to turn it off after the service with the “STANDBY” button.