Before the service: a checklist

A few minutes of preparation prevent almost every problem mid-service.

The day before#

1. 1

   Build the schedule and save it (how).

2. 2

   Convert the presentations ahead of time: in Media › Presentations, click Prepare folder.

3. 3

   Open every video in the schedule once: if any of them needs converting, let it finish before the service.

4. 4

   If you'll play a heavy video on a low-powered computer, try it in Settings › System › Test video.

5. 5

   Keep the files on the computer if you can: if they're on a USB stick that isn't plugged in, the app marks them Missing.

Half an hour before#

1. 1

   Connect the projector and turn it on, with the computer extending the display (how).

2. 2

   Open Lumina Live and the service's schedule.

3. 3

   Click LOGO: the projection opens with the church logo. If it shows up on the wrong screen, change it in Settings › Projection (how).

4. 4

   Test the sound with a video or an audio file, and set the volume.

5. 5

   Close the programs you're not using and silence the computer's notifications.

During the service#

• Get the next thing ready in Preview while the current one stays live.
• B covers the screen instantly if something shouldn't be seen.
• If the projector disconnects, what was live keeps playing and the picture comes back by itself when you reconnect it.
• Don't change the Conversion quality on the day of the service: it forces every presentation to be converted again.