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Guides, tutorials, and updates for church tech teams.

obspluginstreaming

Connection Manager: keep your OBS stream alive when the network wobbles

An adaptive bitrate plugin for OBS that smoothly adjusts encoder bitrate when your upload congests, with a desktop alert when the stream is actually breaking.

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How to Use OBS Squeezeback for Broadcast-Quality Zoom Animations

Install and configure the OBS Squeezeback plugin for professional zoom-reveal animations in OBS Studio.

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Choosing the Right Microphone for AI Sermon Transcription

A practical guide to microphone types, placement, and audio routing for accurate real-time sermon transcription with Vies.

comparisonchurch-techprojection

Free Church Projection Software in 2026: Your Options Compared

A practical comparison of free church projection tools — FreeShow, OpenLP, Quelea, and Vies — with honest pros and cons for each.

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Privacy and On-Device Processing: How Vies Handles Your Audio

How Vies handles your sermon audio — on-device processing by default, optional cloud features, and what gets stored.

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Vies FAQ

Answers to the most common questions about Vies — system requirements, supported Bibles, offline use, and model downloads.

comparisonchurch-tech

Vies vs Manual Projection: What Changes for Your Tech Team

See how automated Bible verse projection with Vies compares to having a volunteer search for verses manually during sermons.

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What Happens When Vies Gets a Verse Wrong?

An honest look at when AI verse detection works well, when it struggles, and the safeguards that keep false matches off your screens.

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How AI Scripture Detection Works in Vies

Learn how Vies uses on-device AI to listen to sermons, detect Bible verse references in real time, and project the right verse to your screen.

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How to Connect Vies with EasyWorship

Step-by-step guide to connecting Vies with EasyWorship so detected Bible verses are automatically sent to your projection schedule during sermons.

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Using Vies with FreeShow for Church Projection

Set up Vies with FreeShow using NDI or the floating overlay to project Bible verses during sermons without spending a cent on projection software.

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Live Streaming Bible Verses with NDI, OBS and vMix

Learn how to send transparent Bible verse overlays from Vies into OBS Studio or vMix using NDI for professional church live streams.

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Getting Started with Vies

Learn how to install Vies, configure your microphone, and run your first AI-powered sermon transcription with automatic Bible verse projection.