how.doxadeo.org - User contributions [en-gb]

For content creators

2026-03-04T07:23:12Z

Nardus:

== Help for content creators ==
New pages should reside in the [[For_site_admins#NameSpace|Campus Namespace]] and [[For_site_admins#Subpages|optional hierarchy]].

An example for Brooklyn Campus Band Vocals would be:

<nowiki>[[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Band/Vocals]]</nowiki>

=== Creating a new page ===
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Creating a new page] can be done in one of the following ways:

==== From the search box ====
When a page is searched which does not belong yet, an option is provided to create the new page from the search box.

==== Using the URL ====
Typing the URL of desired page provides an option to create a new page.
The URL structure would be
https://how.doxadeo.org/index.php/<campus name>:NewPage
The page will be displayed like below with option to create the new page.

<pic src="/images/b/be/Newpage.png" width=100% align=text caption="New page" />

==== Using wiki links ====
Wiki links are used to reference pages with simple syntax.

<code>[[<page name|<optional friendly name for page>]]</code>

If the page does not exist, the link will be coloured red.

=== Editing your new page ===
Pages can be edited by either:
* The default WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor by selecting the blue edit button on page.
* Editing source by selecting blue Edit button and selecting source.

A range of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting different formatting options] are available for pages and displaying text.

Some shortcuts to most common used options in source editor include:
==== Image insertion ====

Image insertion is supported by following methods:
* HTML tags
* Wikilinks

====== HTML tags: ======

<nowiki><pic src="/images/e/e0/Foh.layout.202309.jpeg" width=100% align=text caption="Front of house" /></nowiki>

Where src is the image location which can be found under the [[Special:ListFiles]] page for the image after uploaded. Use the file link minus the site name, i.e.
"https://how.doxadeo.org/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"
Can be referenced as "/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"

====== Wikilinks: ======

<nowiki>[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]</nowiki>

Where options include ([https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images full options]):

* Format option: border, and one of frameless, frame (or framed), or thumb (or thumbnail)

* Resizing option: one of
{width}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum width in pixels, without restricting its height.
x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum height in pixels, without restricting its width.
{width}x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given width and height in pixels.

* Horizontal alignment option: one of left, right, center, none

* Vertical alignment option: one of baseline, sub, super, top, text-top, middle, bottom, text-bottom

* Link option: one of
** link={target} – Allows to change the target (to an arbitrary page title, or URL) of the generated link, activable on the rendered image surface; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=http://www.wikipedia.org]] renders as (external link), or [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=MediaWiki]] renders as (internal link).
** link= (with an empty value) – (MediaWiki 1.14+) Displays an image without any activable link; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=]] renders as .
If there is a space character between link and the equals sign, the link statement will be treated as a caption.

==== Embedding Video ====
[[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube Embedding video]] are supported for a variety of sources.
To embed a YouTube video:

<nowiki>‎<youtube>foo‎</youtube></nowiki>

where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIlLh6JXugI, then the embed code would be:

<nowiki><youtube>vIlLh6JXugI</youtube></nowiki>

==== Embedding PDF document ====
To embed a PDF document:

<nowiki>‎[[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=1|600px]]</nowiki>

The page and size parameters are optional; the default page is page #1. Instead of a size-parameter, you can also use the thumb-parameter, with or without captions, e.g.:

<nowiki>[[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=1|thumb|My PDF]]</nowiki>

Because PdfHandler extends ImageHandler, you can use all the arguments that you would for an Image -- for example: thumb, right/left, caption, border, link, etc.

If you would like to present a 2-page pdf, for example, do the following:

<nowiki>[[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=1]] [[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=2]]</nowiki>

=== Searching for content ===
Searching for content within Campus context is performed by adding the Campus namespace as part of the search criteria. If Campus namespace is omitted, search would be across all Campuses.

=== Watching pages and notifications ===
Users can optionally receive email notifications whenever pages of interest have changed or added/deleted.
Navigate to your [[Special:Preferences|user preference page]] and select

'''Email me when a page or a file on my watchlist has changed'''

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Signal-diagram

2026-03-04T06:36:04Z

Nardus:

=== Signal diagram ===

Below is the signal diagram for Video distribution from cameras to screens

[[File:20230502-DDBL-signal-flow.pdf|page=1|800px]]

For content creators

2026-03-04T06:33:43Z

Nardus:

== Help for content creators ==
New pages should reside in the [[For_site_admins#NameSpace|Campus Namespace]] and [[For_site_admins#Subpages|optional hierarchy]].

An example for Brooklyn Campus Band Vocals would be:

<nowiki>[[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Band/Vocals]]</nowiki>

=== Creating a new page ===
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Creating a new page] can be done in one of the following ways:

==== From the search box ====
When a page is searched which does not belong yet, an option is provided to create the new page from the search box.

==== Using the URL ====
Typing the URL of desired page provides an option to create a new page.
The URL structure would be
https://how.doxadeo.org/index.php/<campus name>:NewPage
The page will be displayed like below with option to create the new page.

<pic src="/images/b/be/Newpage.png" width=100% align=text caption="New page" />

==== Using wiki links ====
Wiki links are used to reference pages with simple syntax.

<code>[[<page name|<optional friendly name for page>]]</code>

If the page does not exist, the link will be coloured red.

=== Editing your new page ===
Pages can be edited by either:
* The default WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor by selecting the blue edit button on page.
* Editing source by selecting blue Edit button and selecting source.

A range of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting different formatting options] are available for pages and displaying text.

Some shortcuts to most common used options in source editor include:
==== Image insertion ====

===== Either HTML tags are supported: =====

<nowiki><pic src="/images/e/e0/Foh.layout.202309.jpeg" width=100% align=text caption="Front of house" /></nowiki>

Where src is the image location which can be found under the [[Special:ListFiles]] page for the image after uploaded. Use the file link minus the site name, i.e.
"https://how.doxadeo.org/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"
Can be referenced as "/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"

===== Wikilinks: =====

<nowiki>[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]</nowiki>

Where options include ([https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images full options]):

* Format option: border, and one of frameless, frame (or framed), or thumb (or thumbnail)

* Resizing option: one of
{width}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum width in pixels, without restricting its height.
x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum height in pixels, without restricting its width.
{width}x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given width and height in pixels.

* Horizontal alignment option: one of left, right, center, none

* Vertical alignment option: one of baseline, sub, super, top, text-top, middle, bottom, text-bottom

* Link option: one of
** link={target} – Allows to change the target (to an arbitrary page title, or URL) of the generated link, activable on the rendered image surface; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=http://www.wikipedia.org]] renders as (external link), or [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=MediaWiki]] renders as (internal link).
** link= (with an empty value) – (MediaWiki 1.14+) Displays an image without any activable link; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=]] renders as .
If there is a space character between link and the equals sign, the link statement will be treated as a caption.

==== Embedding Video ====
[[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube Embedding video]] are supported for a variety of sources.
To embed a YouTube video:

<nowiki>‎<youtube>foo‎</youtube></nowiki>

where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIlLh6JXugI, then the embed code would be:

<nowiki><youtube>vIlLh6JXugI</youtube></nowiki>

==== Embedding PDF document ====
To embed a PDF document:

<nowiki>‎[[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=1|600px]]</nowiki>

The page and size parameters are optional; the default page is page #1. Instead of a size-parameter, you can also use the thumb-parameter, with or without captions, e.g.:

<nowiki>[[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=1|thumb|My PDF]]</nowiki>

Because PdfHandler extends ImageHandler, you can use all the arguments that you would for an Image -- for example: thumb, right/left, caption, border, link, etc.

If you would like to present a 2-page pdf, for example, do the following:

<nowiki>[[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=1]] [[File:myPdfFile.pdf|page=2]]</nowiki>

=== Searching for content ===
Searching for content within Campus context is performed by adding the Campus namespace as part of the search criteria. If Campus namespace is omitted, search would be across all Campuses.

=== Watching pages and notifications ===
Users can optionally receive email notifications whenever pages of interest have changed or added/deleted.
Navigate to your [[Special:Preferences|user preference page]] and select

'''Email me when a page or a file on my watchlist has changed'''

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Signal-diagram

2026-02-08T12:26:42Z

Nardus: Added signal diagram pdf

[[File:20230502-DDBL-signal-flow.pdf|page=1]]

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media

2026-02-08T12:23:36Z

Nardus: Added signal diagram page

== Media home ==
==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Sunday-checklist|Sunday celebration checklist]] ====

==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Weekday-checklist|Weekday event checklist]] ====

==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/ProPresenter-tips|ProPresenter tips & tricks]] ====

==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Signal-diagram|Signal diagram]] ====

File:20230502-DDBL-signal-flow.pdf

2026-02-08T12:18:31Z

Nardus:

For content creators

2026-02-08T12:11:32Z

Nardus:

== Help for content creators ==
New pages should reside in the [[For_site_admins#NameSpace|Campus Namespace]] and [[For_site_admins#Subpages|optional hierarchy]].

An example for Brooklyn Campus Band Vocals would be:

<nowiki>[[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Band/Vocals]]</nowiki>

=== Creating a new page ===
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Creating a new page] can be done in one of the following ways:

==== From the search box ====
When a page is searched which does not belong yet, an option is provided to create the new page from the search box.

==== Using the URL ====
Typing the URL of desired page provides an option to create a new page.
The URL structure would be
https://how.doxadeo.org/index.php/<campus name>:NewPage
The page will be displayed like below with option to create the new page.

<pic src="/images/b/be/Newpage.png" width=100% align=text caption="New page" />

==== Using wiki links ====
Wiki links are used to reference pages with simple syntax.

<code>[[<page name|<optional friendly name for page>]]</code>

If the page does not exist, the link will be coloured red.

=== Editing your new page ===
Pages can be edited by either:
* The default WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor by selecting the blue edit button on page.
* Editing source by selecting blue Edit button and selecting source.

A range of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting different formatting options] are available for pages and displaying text.

Some shortcuts to most common used options in source editor include:
==== Image insertion ====

===== Either HTML tags are supported: =====

<nowiki><pic src="/images/e/e0/Foh.layout.202309.jpeg" width=100% align=text caption="Front of house" /></nowiki>

Where src is the image location which can be found under the [[Special:ListFiles]] page for the image after uploaded. Use the file link minus the site name, i.e.
"https://how.doxadeo.org/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"
Can be referenced as "/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"

===== Wikilinks: =====

<nowiki>[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]</nowiki>

Where options include ([https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Images full options]):

* Format option: border, and one of frameless, frame (or framed), or thumb (or thumbnail)

* Resizing option: one of
{width}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum width in pixels, without restricting its height.
x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum height in pixels, without restricting its width.
{width}x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given width and height in pixels.

* Horizontal alignment option: one of left, right, center, none

* Vertical alignment option: one of baseline, sub, super, top, text-top, middle, bottom, text-bottom

* Link option: one of
** link={target} – Allows to change the target (to an arbitrary page title, or URL) of the generated link, activable on the rendered image surface; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=http://www.wikipedia.org]] renders as (external link), or [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=MediaWiki]] renders as (internal link).
** link= (with an empty value) – (MediaWiki 1.14+) Displays an image without any activable link; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=]] renders as .
If there is a space character between link and the equals sign, the link statement will be treated as a caption.

==== Embedding Video ====
[[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube Embedding video]] are supported for a variety of sources.
To embed a YouTube video:

<nowiki>‎<youtube>foo‎</youtube></nowiki>

where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIlLh6JXugI, then the embed code would be:

<nowiki><youtube>vIlLh6JXugI</youtube></nowiki>

=== Searching for content ===
Searching for content within Campus context is performed by adding the Campus namespace as part of the search criteria. If Campus namespace is omitted, search would be across all Campuses.

=== Watching pages and notifications ===
Users can optionally receive email notifications whenever pages of interest have changed or added/deleted.
Navigate to your [[Special:Preferences|user preference page]] and select

'''Email me when a page or a file on my watchlist has changed'''

For content creators

2026-02-08T12:04:31Z

Nardus:

== Help for content creators ==
New pages should reside in the [[For_site_admins#NameSpace|Campus Namespace]] and [[For_site_admins#Subpages|optional hierarchy]].

An example for Brooklyn Campus Band Vocals would be:

<nowiki>[[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Band/Vocals]]</nowiki>

=== Creating a new page ===
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Creating a new page] can be done in one of the following ways:

==== From the search box ====
When a page is searched which does not belong yet, an option is provided to create the new page from the search box.

==== Using the URL ====
Typing the URL of desired page provides an option to create a new page.
The URL structure would be
https://how.doxadeo.org/index.php/<campus name>:NewPage
The page will be displayed like below with option to create the new page.

<pic src="/images/b/be/Newpage.png" width=100% align=text caption="New page" />

==== Using wiki links ====
Wiki links are used to reference pages with simple syntax.

<code>[[<page name|<optional friendly name for page>]]</code>

If the page does not exist, the link will be coloured red.

=== Editing your new page ===
Pages can be edited by either:
* The default WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor by selecting the blue edit button on page.
* Editing source by selecting blue Edit button and selecting source.

A range of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting different formatting options] are available for pages and displaying text.

Some shortcuts to most common used options in source editor include:
==== Image insertion ====

===== Either HTML tags are supported: =====

<nowiki><pic src="/images/e/e0/Foh.layout.202309.jpeg" width=100% align=text caption="Front of house" /></nowiki>

Where src is the image location which can be found under the [[Special:ListFiles]] page for the image after uploaded. Use the file link minus the site name, i.e.
"https://how.doxadeo.org/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"
Can be referenced as "/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png"

===== Wikilinks: ======

<nowiki>[[File:filename.extension|options|caption]]</nowiki>

Where options include:

* Format option: border, and one of frameless, frame (or framed), or thumb (or thumbnail)

* Resizing option: one of
{width}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum width in pixels, without restricting its height.
x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given maximum height in pixels, without restricting its width.
{width}x{height}px – Resizes the image to fit within the given width and height in pixels.

* Horizontal alignment option: one of left, right, center, none

* Vertical alignment option: one of baseline, sub, super, top, text-top, middle, bottom, text-bottom

* Link option: one of
** link={target} – Allows to change the target (to an arbitrary page title, or URL) of the generated link, activable on the rendered image surface; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=http://www.wikipedia.org]] renders as (external link), or [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=MediaWiki]] renders as (internal link).
** link= (with an empty value) – (MediaWiki 1.14+) Displays an image without any activable link; e.g. [[File:Example.jpg|20px|link=]] renders as .
If there is a space character between link and the equals sign, the link statement will be treated as a caption.

==== Embedding Video ====
[[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube Embedding video]] are supported for a variety of sources.
To embed a YouTube video:

<nowiki>‎<youtube>foo‎</youtube></nowiki>

where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIlLh6JXugI, then the embed code would be:

<nowiki><youtube>vIlLh6JXugI</youtube></nowiki>

=== Searching for content ===
Searching for content within Campus context is performed by adding the Campus namespace as part of the search criteria. If Campus namespace is omitted, search would be across all Campuses.

=== Watching pages and notifications ===
Users can optionally receive email notifications whenever pages of interest have changed or added/deleted.
Navigate to your [[Special:Preferences|user preference page]] and select

'''Email me when a page or a file on my watchlist has changed'''

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower

2026-02-08T11:40:26Z

Nardus: Added table

== DMXPower ==

DMXPower is a box that takes as input a DMX control signal to provide power, or cut power, to the devices that it controls.

<pic src="/images/d/d7/DMXPower.Top.jpeg" width=50% align=center caption="DMXPower: Top panel" />

In the context of Brooklyn, DMXPower's control signal is in-band on the smoke machine's DMX channel. DMXPower is configured with a Main power channel (controlling the smoke machine) and an Aux power channel (controlling power to the fan that blows the smoke). Each of these power channels can be OFF, AUTO or ON.

==== DMX values ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!DMX Value
!Main
!Aux
|-
|0
|OFF
|OFF
|-
|1
|AUTO
|ON
|-
|2
|AUTO
|OFF
|-
|4
|AUTO
|AUTO (DMX system ready for use)
|-
|8 or more
| colspan="2" |Smoke machine outputs progressively more smoke
|}
When the Main output is set to AUTO, it is turned on for four hours, and that four hours is reset every time smoke is triggered. In other words, it will typically remain on when AUTO, unless the smoke machine isn't being used at all.

When the Aux output is set to AUTO, it will turn on for five minutes if:
* Previously ON, or
* Smoke triggered, which restarts the five minutes

==== Design considerations ====

* The smoke machine must just work™, without having to be separately switched or off, as this is typically often forgotten.
* The smoke machine is power hungry, so it must not be powered via UPS—it would reduce the 20 minute stage battery capacity to just 5 minutes! The primary purpose of DMXPower is to automatically control power to the smoke machine from the DMX system, while not using the same power source as the DMX system.
* In-band control makes sense since the smoke machine doesn't react to the first 8 or so values, and the unit monitors when the smoke machine is triggered, on the same channel.

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights

2026-02-08T11:25:34Z

Nardus:

== Lights home ==

We use [[https://www.chauvetdj.com/showxpress/ ShowXpress]] for controlling our DMX lighting system, specifically V9. (The newer V II is NOT compatible with the V9 configuration; upgrading will require reprogramming of all scenes.)

When using the stage lighting, it is important to turn on the '''Keep on''' button. This orientates all moving fixtures to a typical stage position so that turning lights on gives useful light without requiring additional movement at that time.

[[File:LightingUtilities.jpeg|thumb|451px|link=|Utilities buttons in ShowXpress]]The '''Keep on''' button also allows the house lights to be controlled via DMX, and ensures that the smoke machine is powered on. It also allows turning the smoke machine's fan on (to blow, of course) and off (to keep quiet, during preaching).

The Antari Z3000 smoke machine is intelligently controlled via a [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower | DMXPower]] interface, and should just work™ as follows when the '''Keep on''' button is activated:
* Triggering smoke (via '''Soft Smoke''', '''Smoke''', or '''Insane Smoke''' buttons) will turn the fan on, and keep it on for 5 minutes
* '''Smoke fan on''' will turn the fan on and keep it on
* '''Smoke fan off''' will turn the fan off and keep it off
* Should mains fail, the smoke machine and associated fan will stop working; the rest of the lighting system is carried by UPS

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights

2026-02-08T11:24:47Z

Nardus:

== Lights home ==

We use [[https://www.chauvetdj.com/showxpress/ ShowXpress]] for controlling our DMX lighting system, specifically V9. (The newer V II is NOT compatible with the V9 configuration; upgrading will require reprogramming of all scenes.)

When using the stage lighting, it is important to turn on the '''Keep on''' button. This orientates all moving fixtures to a typical stage position so that turning lights on gives useful light without requiring additional movement at that time.

[[File:LightingUtilities.jpeg|thumb|451px|Link=|Utilities buttons in ShowXpress]]The '''Keep on''' button also allows the house lights to be controlled via DMX, and ensures that the smoke machine is powered on. It also allows turning the smoke machine's fan on (to blow, of course) and off (to keep quiet, during preaching).

The Antari Z3000 smoke machine is intelligently controlled via a [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower | DMXPower]] interface, and should just work™ as follows when the '''Keep on''' button is activated:
* Triggering smoke (via '''Soft Smoke''', '''Smoke''', or '''Insane Smoke''' buttons) will turn the fan on, and keep it on for 5 minutes
* '''Smoke fan on''' will turn the fan on and keep it on
* '''Smoke fan off''' will turn the fan off and keep it off
* Should mains fail, the smoke machine and associated fan will stop working; the rest of the lighting system is carried by UPS

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights

2026-02-08T11:21:52Z

Nardus:

== Lights home ==

We use [[https://www.chauvetdj.com/showxpress/ ShowXpress]] for controlling our DMX lighting system, specifically V9. (The newer V II is NOT compatible with the V9 configuration; upgrading will require reprogramming of all scenes.)

When using the stage lighting, it is important to turn on the '''Keep on''' button. This orientates all moving fixtures to a typical stage position so that turning lights on gives useful light without requiring additional movement at that time.

[[File:LightingUtilities.jpeg|thumb|451px|Utilities buttons in ShowXpress]]The '''Keep on''' button also allows the house lights to be controlled via DMX, and ensures that the smoke machine is powered on. It also allows turning the smoke machine's fan on (to blow, of course) and off (to keep quiet, during preaching).

The Antari Z3000 smoke machine is intelligently controlled via a [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower | DMXPower]] interface, and should just work™ as follows when the '''Keep on''' button is activated:
* Triggering smoke (via '''Soft Smoke''', '''Smoke''', or '''Insane Smoke''' buttons) will turn the fan on, and keep it on for 5 minutes
* '''Smoke fan on''' will turn the fan on and keep it on
* '''Smoke fan off''' will turn the fan off and keep it off
* Should mains fail, the smoke machine and associated fan will stop working; the rest of the lighting system is carried by UPS

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights

2026-02-08T11:15:20Z

Nardus:

== Lights home ==

We use [[https://www.chauvetdj.com/showxpress/ ShowXpress]] for controlling our DMX lighting system, specifically V9. (The newer V II is NOT compatible with the V9 configuration; upgrading will require reprogramming of all scenes.)

When using the stage lighting, it is important to turn on the '''Keep on''' button. This orientates all moving fixtures to a typical stage position so that turning lights on gives useful light without requiring additional movement at that time.

[[File:LightingUtilities.jpeg|thumb|451px|Utilities buttons in ShowXpress]]The '''Keep on''' button also allows the house lights to be controlled via DMX, and ensures that the smoke machine is powered on. It also allows turning the smoke machine's fan on (to blow, of course) and off (to keep quiet, during preaching).

The Antari Z3000 smoke machine is intelligently controlled via a [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower | DMXPower]] interface, and should just work™ as follows when the '''Keep on''' button is activated:
* Triggering smoke (via '''Soft Smoke''', '''Smoke''', or '''Insane Smoke''' buttons) will turn the fan on, and keep it on for 5 minutes
* '''Smoke fan on''' will turn the fan on and keep it on
* '''Smoke fan off''' will turn the fan off and keep it off
* Should mains fail, the smoke machine and associated fan will stop working; the rest of the lighting system is carried by UPS

brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights

2026-02-08T11:13:43Z

Nardus:

== Lights home ==

We use [[https://www.chauvetdj.com/showxpress/ ShowXpress]] for controlling our DMX lighting system, specifically V9. (The newer V II is NOT compatible with the V9 configuration; upgrading will require reprogramming of all scenes.)

When using the stage lighting, it is important to turn on the '''Keep on''' button. This orientates all moving fixtures to a typical stage position so that turning lights on gives useful light without requiring additional movement at that time.

[[File:LightingUtilities.jpeg|thumb|451px|Utilities buttons in ShowXpress]]The '''Keep on''' button also allows the house lights to be controlled via DMX, and ensures that the smoke machine is powered on. It also allows turning the smoke machine's fan on (to blow, of course) and off (to keep quiet, during preaching).

The Antari Z3000 smoke machine is intelligently controlled via a [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower | DMXPower]] interface, and should just work™ as follows when the '''Keep on''' button is activated:
* Triggering smoke (via '''Soft Smoke''', '''Smoke''', or '''Insane Smoke''' buttons) will turn the fan on, and keep it on for 5 minutes
* '''Smoke fan on''' will turn the fan on and keep it on
* '''Smoke fan off''' will turn the fan off and keep it off
* Should mains fail, the smoke machine and associated fan will stop working; the rest of the lighting system is carried by UPS

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== Lights home ==

We use [[https://www.chauvetdj.com/showxpress/ ShowXpress]] for controlling our DMX lighting system, specifically V9. (The newer V II is NOT compatible with the V9 configuration; upgrading will require reprogramming of all scenes.)

When using the stage lighting, it is important to turn on the '''Keep on''' button. This orientates all moving fixtures to a typical stage position so that turning lights on gives useful light without requiring additional movement at that time.

[[File:LightingUtilities.jpeg|thumb|451px|Utilities buttons in ShowXpress]]The '''Keep on''' button also allows the house lights to be controlled via DMX, and ensures that the smoke machine is powered on. It also allows turning the smoke machine's fan on (to blow, of course) and off (to keep quiet, during preaching).

The Antari Z3000 smoke machine is intelligently controlled via a [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower | DMXPower]] interface, and should just work™ as follows when the '''Keep on''' button is activated:
* Triggering smoke (via '''Soft Smoke''', '''Smoke''', or '''Insane Smoke''' buttons) will turn the fan on, and keep it on for 5 minutes
* '''Smoke fan on''' will turn the fan on and keep it on
* '''Smoke fan off''' will turn the fan off and keep it off
* Should mains fail, the smoke machine and associated fan will stop working; the rest of the lighting system is carried by UPS

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== DMXPower ==

DMXPower is a box that takes as input a DMX control signal to provide power, or cut power, to the devices that it controls.

<pic src="/images/d/d7/DMXPower.Top.jpeg" width=50% align=center caption="DMXPower: Top panel" />

In the context of Brooklyn, DMXPower's control signal is in-band on the smoke machine's DMX channel. DMXPower is configured with a Main power channel (controlling the smoke machine) and an Aux power channel (controlling power to the fan that blows the smoke). Each of these power channels can be OFF, AUTO or ON.

==== DMX values ====
* 0: Main: OFF, Aux: OFF (typically the case when DMX software is not running)
* 1: Main: AUTO, Aux: ON
* 2: Main: AUTO, Aux: OFF
* 4: Main: AUTO, Aux: AUTO (DMX system ready for use)
* 8 or more: Smoke machine outputs progressively more smoke

When the Main output is set to AUTO, it is turned on for four hours, and that four hours is reset every time smoke is triggered. In other words, it will typically remain on when AUTO, unless the smoke machine isn't being used at all.

When the Aux output is set to AUTO, it will turn on for five minutes if:
* Previously ON, or
* Smoke triggered, which restarts the five minutes

==== Design considerations ====

* The smoke machine must just work™, without having to be separately switched or off, as this is typically often forgotten.
* The smoke machine is power hungry, so it must not be powered via UPS—it would reduce the 20 minute stage battery capacity to just 5 minutes! The primary purpose of DMXPower is to automatically control power to the smoke machine from the DMX system, while not using the same power source as the DMX system.
* In-band control makes sense since the smoke machine doesn't react to the first 8 or so values, and the unit monitors when the smoke machine is triggered, on the same channel.

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== Lights home ==

We use [[https://www.chauvetdj.com/showxpress/ ShowXpress]] for controlling our DMX lighting system, specifically V9. (The newer V II is NOT compatible with the V9 configuration; upgrading will require reprogramming of all scenes.)

When using the stage lighting, it is important to turn on the '''Keep on''' button. This orientates all moving fixtures to a typical stage position so that turning lights on gives useful light without requiring additional movement at that time.

[[File:LightingUtilities.jpeg|451px|Right|Alt="Utilities buttons in ShowXpress"|"Utilities buttons in ShowXpress"]]

The '''Keep on''' button also allows the house lights to be controlled via DMX, and ensures that the smoke machine is powered on. It also allows turning the smoke machine's fan on (to blow, of course) and off (to keep quiet, during preaching).

The Antari Z3000 smoke machine is intelligently controlled via a [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Lights/DMXPower | DMXPower]] interface, and should just work™ as follows when the '''Keep on''' button is activated:
* Triggering smoke (via '''Soft Smoke''', '''Smoke''', or '''Insane Smoke''' buttons) will turn the fan on, and keep it on for 5 minutes
* '''Smoke fan on''' will turn the fan on and keep it on
* '''Smoke fan off''' will turn the fan off and keep it off
* Should mains fail, the smoke machine and associated fan will stop working; the rest of the lighting system is carried by UPS

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ProPresenter tips & tricks

Different "Looks" can be setup which is handy for productions vs Sunday services. For Sunday services ensure that "Side Ann" look is active if things seem out of place.

<pic src="/images/0/0a/Pp_look.png" width=100% align=text caption="Look" />

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== Sibilance ==
To address sibilance on a DiGiCo Sx1, once can use a dynamic EQ:

<pic src="/images/d/d7/Dynamic_EQ_on_S31_for_sibilance.png" />

<pic src="/images/a/a1/Sibilance.s31.dynamiceq.jpg" width="100%" align="text" caption="DiGiCo's S31 dynamic EQ: Here, the green band has the dynamic EQ turned on; here, around 5 kHz, the volume is currently being lowered. For the purpose of de-essing, the mode (top right) must be set to 'Over' so that when the level at 5 kHz exceeds the threshold, then the level of the 5 kHz band is reduced." />

=== Steps to follow: ===

* Touch the "Show dyn EQ" button, and then switch one of the EQs to a dyanmic EQ
* The EQ must be in "Over mode", i.e. arrow on threshold pointing to right, i.e. when level is higher than threshold, the dynamic EQ has an effect
* Compression ratio of 2:1 to 3:1 has enough of an effect without influencing the sound too much
* The compressor must typically be quite fast, i.e. short times, to sound as natural as possible
* Centre frequency typically in the range 3 to 7 kHz
* Gain of compressor should be –10 to –20 dB
* Q typically 1 or higher

=== What exactly is sibilance? ===
Sometimes a vocal can sound very irritating—listen to 10 s of this (start at 4:01):

<youtube>JEHmr1__AsM</youtube>

That “S” sound at the end of a word is called “sibilance”. It occurs typically in the 4 to 8 kHz range; that same range is needed to get clarity and presence in a vocal. Too much, almost like symbols, very quickly becomes very irritating. However, too little, and a person battle to hear what is being said.

<pic src="/images/e/e7/Sibilance.wy_of_wys.png" width=100% align=text caption="From the clip: This is the 'wy' of 'wys' in 'Wil ek vir jou wys wat leer...': the frequencies shown at the bottom correspond to the yellow cursor at the top."/>

<pic src="/images/7/7e/Sibilance.s_of_wys.png" width=100% align=text caption="This is the 's' of 'wys' in 'Wil ek vir jou wys wat leer...'—note the portion that is significantly louder. The 5 kHz peaks at –50 dB, which was previously –63 dB—that’s a 13 dB difference, which represents more than four times the volume (6 dB is a doubling)."/>

The process of removing sibiliance is called “de-essing” or “desibilising” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De-essing).

The first step in the process of improving sound is normally recording better quality sound at the sound, thus placing the microphone further away (which Marthinus already does), and aiming the microphone higher or lower (away from the mouth), as you can see in, for e.g. https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/managing-sibilance or https://urm.academy/death-to-sibilance/.

If one already has the sound, you can process it via an EQ. The challenge with this is that taking away too much of the “s” sound results in losing clarity and presence. Thus one wants to only take away the problematic portions when they are excessive, but leave them the rest of the time, i.e. compress that which annoys, but only when necessary.

<pic src="/images/c/c1/Sibilance.reaper.de-esser.png" width=100% align=text caption="Reaper’s built-in 'De-esser'"/>

Reaper’s “De-esser” is a single-band dynamic EQ.

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== Projector switch on ==
Ensure that all projectors are switched on.

1. For Auditorium side projectors and stage screen, ensure that power is on. In corner electrical distribution board on the gallery, ensure that plugs marked are switched on at the multiplug.

<pic src="/images/d/db/Proj-power1.png" width=50% align=left />

2. Use Epsom Projector remotes, located next to Propresenter screen, and switch on Auditorium side and center screen projectors.

<pic src="/images/3/31/New_epson_remotes.jpeg" width=30% align=left />

3. For the hall ensure that TVs are switched on and correct source selected. Remotes available in av cabinet in the corner.

<pic src="/images/e/e7/Hall-remote.jpeg" width=30% align=left />

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Different "Looks" can be setup which is handy for productions vs Sunday services. For Sunday services ensure that "Side Ann" look is active if things seem out of place.

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== Projector switch on ==
Ensure that all projectors are switched on.

1. Launch PowerVC application which allows for remote control of some of the projectors from the taskbar (circled red below) or from Desktop shortcut

<pic src="/images/7/7e/Powervc.png" width=40% align=text />

2. Select “On” for all projectors

<pic src="/images/9/97/Powervc-on.png" width=60% align=left />

3. For Auditorium side projectors and stage screen, ensure that power is on. In corner electrical distribution board on the gallery, ensure that plugs marked are switched on at the multiplug.

<pic src="/images/d/db/Proj-power1.png" width=50% align=left />

4. Use Epsom Projector remote, located next to Propresenter screen, and switch on Auditorium side screen projectors.

<pic src="/images/5/5e/Epsom-remote.png" width=30% align=left />

5. For the hall ensure that TVs are switched on and correct source selected. Remotes available in av cabinet in the corner.

<pic src="/images/e/e7/Hall-remote.jpeg" width=30% align=left />

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=== To do ===
List of things to do.

=== Feature requests for extending HOW functionality ===

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== PCO Home ==
=== Scheduling ===
All scheduling happens in [[File:Services.png|75px|link=(https://login.planningcenteronline.com/login/new)]]

Apps are available at [[File:googleplay_services.svg|75px|link=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ministrycentered.PlanningCenter&hl=en&pli=1]] or [[File:App-store-apple-logo-services.svg|75px|link=https://apps.apple.com/us/app/planning-center-services/id327370808]]

=== Blockouts ===
Ensure that blockouts are added to Planning Center Online for dates when unavailable for serving.
<youtube>6CVGytF3CHE</youtube>

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== Media home ==
==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Sunday-checklist|Sunday celebration checklist]] ====

==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Weekday-checklist|Weekday event checklist]] ====

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== Media home ==
==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Sunday-checklist|Sunday celebration checklist]] ====

==== [[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Weekday-checklist|Weekday event checklist]] ====
Test entry

[[brooklyn:Brooklyn/Tech/Media/Update-procedure|Update procedure]]

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<yambe:breadcrumb self='Site admins'>Main_Page|Home</yambe:breadcrumb>

== Help for site admins ==

=== NameSpace ===
Each Campus will reside in its own [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Namespace NameSpace]. This allows for searching content per Campus. Searching content specific per campus requires that campus name be inserted in search box.
NameSpaces also allows for editing restrictions per NameSpace. People will belong to a specific NameSpace.

=== Subpages ===
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Subpages Subpages] are used to allow for navigation via breadcrumbs, which shows the hierarchy at top of page, e.g.
Home > Brooklyn Home

Intended hierarchy for the knowledge base could be:
<nowiki>
Home:
|- Campus1
|- Area1
|- Area1 Subpage
|- Area2
|- Area2 Subpage
|- Campus2
|- Area1
|- Area1 Subpage
|- Area2
|- Area2 Subpage</nowiki>

=== Example ===
Brooklyn Campus resorts under namespace "brooklyn".

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== ProPresenter pre service videos ==

=== Cross fade between videos ===
To create a better playback and cross fade between videos in the pre service section, one can very easily alter the start/stop times of the individual videos to eliminate black screens and video build ups into a seamless playback.

In ProPresenter, right click on the video and select “Inspector”.
The Inspector screen is shown:

<pic src="/images/e/e3/Inspector.png" width=100% align=text />

Select the properties view (marked with red circle) of the video in Inspector.

Use playback controls and look for appropriate start of the video to remove as much as possible of dead time where no audio/video is present. Stop playback and use frame forward/backward if needed to position playhead to position. Once at the correct place, select the icon on the right side of "In point" (Red circled) on the right hand to copy the exact time code into the In point.
Alternatively, time code can be typed in manually.

<pic src="/images/4/44/Properties.png" width=60% align=left />

Repeat steps to specify the out time of the video. Use playback control and find the appropriate last frame of video, removing any black or unwanted visuals. Set out time by clicking the "Out point" (Green circled) icon or manually typing the time code.

Repeat the process above for each of the videos in the pre service playlist.
When above is set, starting the pre service video playlist will provide smoother crossfade transitions between videos without awkward black screens and no need to edit videos.

=== Setting up automatic move to next video ===
To ensure that videos automatically advance and select next, select all videos in the pre service area, right click and ensure that videos are in foreground.

<pic src="/images/f/f7/Foreground.png" width=50% align=left />

Next select all videos and right click and select Go To Next Timers. Ensure that the timer is set to 0 seconds for immediate transition to next video.

<pic src="/images/7/78/Gonext.png" width=50% align=left />

The timer starts when the video ends. It doesn't matter how long the video is, the timer starts when the video finishes playing. Typically you would want to set your timer to zero (0) seconds in order to advance to the next cue in the presentation immediately. If you set the timer to a longer time, the last frame of the video will stay on screen for that amount of time before advancing to the next slide..

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== Help for content creators ==
New pages should reside in the [[For_site_admins#NameSpace|Campus Namespace]] and [[For_site_admins#Subpages|optional hierarchy]].

=== Creating a new page ===
[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Starting_a_new_page Creating a new page] can be done in one of the following ways:

==== From the search box ====
When a page is searched which does not belong yet, an option is provided to create the new page from the search box.

==== Using the URL ====
Typing the URL of desired page provides an option to create a new page.
The URL structure would be
https://how.doxadeo.org/index.php/<campus name>:NewPage
The page will be displayed like below with option to create the new page.

<pic src="/images/b/be/Newpage.png" width=100% align=text caption="New page" />

==== Using wiki links ====
Wiki links are used to reference pages with simple syntax.

<code>[[<page name|<optional friendly name for page>]]</code>

If the page does not exist, the link will be coloured red.

=== Editing your new page ===
Pages can be edited by either:
* The default WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor by selecting the blue edit button on page.
* Editing source by selecting blue Edit button and selecting source.

A range of [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting different formatting options] are available for pages and displaying text.

Some shortcuts to most common used options in source editor include:
* Image insertion
<nowiki><pic src="/images/e/e0/Foh.layout.202309.jpeg" width=100% align=text caption="Front of house" /></nowiki>

Where src is the image location which can be found under the [[Special:ListFiles]] page for the image after uploaded.

* Embedding Video
[[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:YouTube|Embedding video]] are supported for a variety of sources.
To embed a YouTube video:

<nowiki>‎<youtube>foo‎</youtube></nowiki>

where foo is the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIlLh6JXugI, then the embed code would be:

<nowiki><youtube>vIlLh6JXugI</youtube></nowiki>

=== Searching for content ===
Searching for content within Campus context is performed by adding the Campus namespace as part of the search criteria. If Campus namespace is omitted, search would be across all Campuses.

=== Watching pages and notifications ===
Users can optionally receive email notifications whenever pages of interest have changed or added/deleted.
Navigate to your [[Special:Preferences|user preference page]] and select

'''Email me when a page or a file on my watchlist has changed'''