CMG Profiles: Rob Noble
Where do you serve? It’s fun because I don’t serve at a single church alone so I get the amazing pleasure of experiencing many styles of worship and creativity. The churches I regularly serve with...
View ArticleThe Best Online Resources For Learning Adobe After Effects
I love Adobe After Effects and have been using it since 2002. It’s Photoshop on steroids and whatever crazy idea you have for an animation, After Effects can pull it off in one way or another. With...
View ArticleWe Are All In This Together
What you do matters. What you create matters. The late nights, early mornings, the planning, the preparing and the leading matters. You matter. Your team matters. Your church matters. Everything you do...
View Article7 Best Websites To Find Royalty Free Music
You need a music track whenever you are creating an announcement, bumper, teaser, trailer or interview video for your church. Sourcing that soundtrack shouldn’t be difficult. Here is a list of my top...
View ArticleCMG in Action April 2015
Take a look at how our community of CMG subscribers used our media during the month of April 2015. Please post your own photos on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #cmginaction. We would love to...
View ArticleFree Memorial Day Moving Background
I’m excited to announce that we have a new free moving background for everyone to download. It’s a USA Memorial Day announcement motion that perfectly matches the May 2015 CMG Mega Pack design theme....
View ArticleMy Top 25 Adobe After Effects Shortcut Keys
I have been using Adobe After Effects for over ten years and to become an efficient user you need to make use of it’s keyboard shortcuts. Here are twenty-five keyboard shortcuts that I use every time...
View ArticleCMG Pro Layer Countdown Timers
There is a need among visual church media leaders for video countdown timers with transparent backgrounds (also known as alpha channels). They provide much more flexibility than standard countdown...
View ArticleTop 10 Free Sermon Series Graphic Resources
Creating visuals for your sermon series is important. They help your community better identify the key message in the series and have a visual anchor to remember it by in the future. Here is a list of...
View ArticleProPresenter 6 Video Tutorial Roundup
Need to learn about all the hot new features in ProPresenter 6 fast? Here is a selection of video tutorials that will quickly get you familiar with ProPresenter 6 by Renewed Vision. New Features Watch...
View ArticleSpending Less And Expecting More
I got a lot of noteworthy responses from my Visual Church Media Facebook Group when I posted this statement: “From what I understand most buying decisions in the church come down to this… How can I...
View ArticleCMG in Action May 2015
Take a look at how our community of CMG subscribers used our media during the month of May 2015. Please post your own photos on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #cmginaction. We would love to...
View Article3 Screen Types Churches Will Use In The Future
We love video screens and they are visible everywhere throughout our day. They are in our pockets, on our wrists, in our homes, at our schools, essential to our workplaces and taking over our cars....
View ArticleCMG Free Day Requests
Join the Visual Church Media Facebook Group and make a design request for the first ever CMG Free Day. CMG Free Day will be on June 3rd, 2015. CMG Free Day Request Announcement
View ArticleCMG Free Day Downloads
Thanks for your interest in CMG Free Day. Here are the files I created today from the requests and votes from hundreds of members of the Visual Church Media Facebook Community. These download links...
View ArticleWhy We All Do What We Do
It’s Sunday morning. You’re in the tech booth, observing the worship service taking place. You listen to the message, see the lyrics to the worship songs on the screen, feel the thump of the subs in...
View ArticleMotion Song Sets: Holy Spirit by Bryan & Katie Torwalt
Holy Spirit By Bryan and Katie Torwalt Tempo: Variable (slow, medium and medium-fast) Subtle Twist Royal Use this subtle moving background during the slow parts of the song such as the first verse,...
View ArticleMotion Song Sets: This Is Amazing Grace by Phil Wickham
This Is Amazing Grace By Phil Wickham Tempo: Slow, medium and fast Arranged by: Jeff McIntosh from Church Motion Graphics Retrogeo Stars Use this fast-moving background when the song starts and during...
View ArticleMotion Song Sets: Great I Am by Phillips, Craig & Dean
Great I Am By Phillips, Craig and Dean Tempo: Slow, medium and fast Arranged by: Joe Skarwecki from Capital City Church Fancy Damask Ice Use this slow-moving background for the first verse. Source:...
View ArticleMotion Song Sets: Alive by Hillsong Young & Free
Alive By Hillsong Young & Free Tempo: Slow, medium and fast Arranged by: Joe Skarwecki from Capital City Church Diamond Play Beats Use this fast-speed moving background for the intro/instrumental...
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