Computer Requirements for Video Card

Desktop Computer

Minimum: 2 Video Card

Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Cards or dual output Video Card

Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Card that has the ability to extend the
windows desktop to a second monitor.
Recommended: nVidia GeForce 6600 or higher (PCI Express

A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although abbreviated PCX, PCI Express is not the same as PCI-X. Intending to eventually replace the PCI and AGP buses entirely, PCI Express was designed to match the higher speeds of todays CPUs. It can accommodate Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and even support chip-to-chip transfers.

Switched Architecture

Rather than the shared, parallel bus structure of PCI, PCI Express provides a high-speed, switched architecture. Each PCI Express link is a serial communications channel made up of two differential wire pairs that provide 2.5 Gbits/sec in each direction. Up to 32 of these lanes may be combined in x2, x4, x8, x16 and x32 configurations, creating a parallel interface of independently controlled serial links. The bandwidth of the switch backplane determines the total capacity of a PCI Express implementation.

Different Slots

Originally called Third Generation I/O (3GIO), PCI Express is software compatible with PCI, but not plug compatible. It also uses slots of different lengths because of the combined lanes '); >PCI Express or 8x AGP

(Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed port developed by Intel that is designed for the display adapter (video card) only. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. AGP was introduced as a higher-speed alternative to the PCI-based adapter, plus it freed up a PCI slot to be used for another peripheral device. The brown AGP slot is slightly shorter than the white PCI slot and is located about an inch farther back.

AGP uses a 32-bit bus. The original AGP standard (AGP 1x) provided a data transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1 Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.

>AGP) with 128MB unshared
Video RAM
Capture Card: ViewCast Osprey 100, 210 and 230 found at viewcast.com, AverMedia DVD
EZMaker PCI and ADSTech Instant Video PCI (PTV-390)

Notes:

• All graphics cards must support Directx
  
  This Microsoft Windows API was designed to provide software developers with direct access to low-level functions on PC peripherals. Before DirectX, programmers usually opted for the DOS environment, which was free of the limited multimedia feature set that characterized Windows for many years'); >Directx in order to use all of the functions of EasyWorship.
  
• PCI Express
  
  A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although abbreviated PCX, PCI Express is not the same as PCI-X. Intending to eventually replace the PCI and AGP buses entirely, PCI Express was designed to match the higher speeds of todays CPUs. It can accommodate Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and even support chip-to-chip transfers.
  
  Switched Architecture
  
  Rather than the shared, parallel bus structure of PCI, PCI Express provides a high-speed, switched architecture. Each PCI Express link is a serial communications channel made up of two differential wire pairs that provide 2.5 Gbits/sec in each direction. Up to 32 of these lanes may be combined in x2, x4, x8, x16 and x32 configurations, creating a parallel interface of independently controlled serial links. The bandwidth of the switch backplane determines the total capacity of a PCI Express implementation.
  
  Different Slots
  
  Originally called Third Generation I/O (3GIO), PCI Express is software compatible with PCI, but not plug compatible. It also uses slots of different lengths because of the combined lanes '); >PCI Express is the fastest technology supporting 16x on the motherboard.
  
• Choose PCI Express
  
  A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although abbreviated PCX, PCI Express is not the same as PCI-X. Intending to eventually replace the PCI and AGP buses entirely, PCI Express was designed to match the higher speeds of todays CPUs. It can accommodate Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and even support chip-to-chip transfers.
  
  Switched Architecture
  
  Rather than the shared, parallel bus structure of PCI, PCI Express provides a high-speed, switched architecture. Each PCI Express link is a serial communications channel made up of two differential wire pairs that provide 2.5 Gbits/sec in each direction. Up to 32 of these lanes may be combined in x2, x4, x8, x16 and x32 configurations, creating a parallel interface of independently controlled serial links. The bandwidth of the switch backplane determines the total capacity of a PCI Express implementation.
  
  Different Slots
  
  Originally called Third Generation I/O (3GIO), PCI Express is software compatible with PCI, but not plug compatible. It also uses slots of different lengths because of the combined lanes '); >PCI Express over AGP
  
  (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed port developed by Intel that is designed for the display adapter (video card) only. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. AGP was introduced as a higher-speed alternative to the PCI-based adapter, plus it freed up a PCI slot to be used for another peripheral device. The brown AGP slot is slightly shorter than the white PCI slot and is located about an inch farther back.
  
  AGP uses a 32-bit bus. The original AGP standard (AGP 1x) provided a data transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1 Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.
  
  
• Choose AGP
  
  (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed port developed by Intel that is designed for the display adapter (video card) only. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. AGP was introduced as a higher-speed alternative to the PCI-based adapter, plus it freed up a PCI slot to be used for another peripheral device. The brown AGP slot is slightly shorter than the white PCI slot and is located about an inch farther back.
  
  AGP uses a 32-bit bus. The original AGP standard (AGP 1x) provided a data transfer rate of 264 Mbytes/sec. AGP 2x is 528 Mbytes/sec. AGP 4x is 1 Gbyte/sec. AGP 8x is 2 Gbytes/sec.
  
  '); >AGP or PCI Express
  
  A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although abbreviated PCX, PCI Express is not the same as PCI-X. Intending to eventually replace the PCI and AGP buses entirely, PCI Express was designed to match the higher speeds of todays CPUs. It can accommodate Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet and even support chip-to-chip transfers.
  
  Switched Architecture
  
  Rather than the shared, parallel bus structure of PCI, PCI Express provides a high-speed, switched architecture. Each PCI Express link is a serial communications channel made up of two differential wire pairs that provide 2.5 Gbits/sec in each direction. Up to 32 of these lanes may be combined in x2, x4, x8, x16 and x32 configurations, creating a parallel interface of independently controlled serial links. The bandwidth of the switch backplane determines the total capacity of a PCI Express implementation.
  
  Different Slots
  
  Originally called Third Generation I/O (3GIO), PCI Express is software compatible with PCI, but not plug compatible. It also uses slots of different lengths because of the combined lanes '); >PCI Express over Standard PCI if you have the option.
  
• Standard PCI is the slowest option.
  
• You can place multiple Osprey cards in your computer and EasyWorship will switch
  between them. This isn't possible with other capture cards.
  
• Download the latest versions of drivers for any new hardware device from the manufacturer's
  website after you install it.

Laptop Computer

Minimum: Onboard video graphics card that has the ability to extend the windows desktop
to a second monitor.
Recommended: nVidia GeForce, ATI Radeon X200 or higher or Intel GMA 915 or higher
with 128MB unshared Video RAM Must have the ability to extend the windows desktop to a second monitor.
Capture Card: We do not recommend using a laptop for live video feeds. Most capture
solutions for laptops cause an undesirable amount of latency.

Important!: Some laptops do not have EasyWorship compatible Video Card

Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Cards in them.
Laptop Video Card

Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Cards cannot be upgraded.

Before you purchase a laptop:

• Be sure that the Video Card
  
  Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen');>Video Card has at least 64 MB of unshared dedicated ram. 128 MB
  video ram will provide the best performance.
  
• Verify with your laptop manufacturer that the Video Card
  
  Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen');>Video Card can support Windows extended
  desktop and not just clone what is on your laptop display.
  
• We recommend the nVidia GeForce chipsets for the Video Card
  
  Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Cards.

Notes:
The Screen of the laptop will be the primary monitor (working monitor) and the svga
or xvga 15 pin connector on the back will be the second monitor output ( to the projector,
or split and also go to a second monitor). The laptop must be connected to the projector,
and the unit powered on, before you boot the laptop. This will allow the computer
to see the secondary connection so it can allow you to set up a dual monitor display.

Recommended Video Card

Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Card Chipsets:
NVidia GeForce 6600, 6800, 7600, 7900
Intel 915 or above

Notes:

• Many new computers will come with a less powerful graphics card already installed.
  In some cases these cards do not handle our multimedia requirements well. Many times
  they only have the ability display output on one monitor.
  
• We recommend nVidia graphics cards because they have proven to be the least problematic
  for EasyWorship customers.
  
• Many of the ATI, Via S3 and SIS cards work. However, when trying to use the DVD
  editor some of them have caused an Active Movie window to appear. This renders the
  DVD editor unusable.
  
• When shopping for a graphics card, avoid nVidia GeForce Cards with a model number
  ending in LE or Turbo Cache.
  
• Cards with LE in the name are scaled down versions of a higher end graphics card,
  and may not perform well.
  
• Turbo Cache is a new feature on nVidia Video Card
  
  Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Cards, that allows the Video Card
  
  Also called graphics adapter, display adapter, video adapter. A circuit board that enables a computer to display information on its screen'); >Video Card to
  share the system memory. These types of cards don't perform as well. Many of these
  cards do not allow EasyWorship enough memory to enable Directx
  
  This Microsoft Windows API was designed to provide software developers with direct access to low-level functions on PC peripherals. Before DirectX, programmers usually opted for the DOS environment, which was free of the limited multimedia feature set that characterized Windows for many years'); >Directx support.
  
• ATI has a feature like the Turbo Cache feature on the nVidia cards. It is called
  Hyper-memory. You may see the same results with these cards.

Powerpoint Conversion to EasyWorship - Various Methods from EasyWorship Forum

Posted: 07 Jul 2007 02:47 Post subject: You can convert multiple PPT presentations into txt files using a program from here: http://www.softinterface.com/DL/DL_UserData_Proc.asp or here http://www.convertzone.com/ppt2txt/help.htm Then, you can download the conversion tool here: and convert the txt files to EasyWorship by using the CCLI converter. _________________ Dan Willard EasyWorship Support

Posted: 07 Jul 2007 09:49 Post subject:
I wouldn't bother converting the songs from PowerPoint because they will still have to be extensively edited to put the CCLI and copyright info in the right place as well as edit in the Verse, chorus, Intro, Bridge and End headers. Use SongSelect instead (from snapshot 2) and it will bring in the song ready to use. You will only need to add the songs as you need them and it won't be long until you find that the common ones are already available. George _________________ George Walker Creator of Eye Drops: Backgrounds for EasyWorship

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More Info about Songs in EasyWorship

Author	Message
DanBloomfield Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 6	Posted: 12 Jan 2004 17:14 Post subject: Exporting songs With our previous piece of software we could export all our songs into a text file so that our worship leader could take them home for use in preparing worship. I cannot see that facility here. Is there a way of doing it from the song database file - or any other method? Dan
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jeftay Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2520 Location: EasyWorship Support	Posted: 12 Jan 2004 22:15 Post subject: The songs are stored in a database. You can open it with Word or Access and you should be able to use the "Words" field to get the words out. These are stored in RichText format. _________________ Jeff Taylor EasyWorship Software Support http://www.easyworship.com
DSLindquist2006 Joined: 08 Feb 2004 Posts: 17 Location: Mass	Posted: 03 Mar 2004 05:55 Post subject: Importing hOw can I import songs from a cd from my desktop at home where I have downloaded songs to the one @ church that doesn't have Internet access? Can I import them somehow? _________________ DSL
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jeftay Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2520 Location: EasyWorship Support	Posted: 04 Mar 2004 04:15 Post subject: Save them in an EasyWorship schedule and then open that schedule on the destination computer. It will prompt you to have them added at which time you can just select Yes or OK to add them. _________________ Jeff Taylor EasyWorship Software Support http://www.easyworship.com
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peter godfrey Joined: 14 Jan 2004 Posts: 8	Posted: 09 Mar 2004 19:35 Post subject: Quote: The songs are stored in a database. You can open it with Word or Access and you should be able to use the "Words" field to get the words out. These are stored in RichText format. _________________ Hi Jeff, Can you elaborate a little on the above please. i.e. Which versions of Word or Access are needed. Also which is the actual file which contains the words (Choice of Songs.DB, Songs.MB, Songs.PX, Songs.TV, Songs.XG0 etc...). Do I just open as a Word document or is something else needed - plug ins etc. Thanks Peter Godfrey Bromley Baptist Church UK
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jeftay Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2520 Location: EasyWorship Support	Posted: 10 Mar 2004 06:19 Post subject: The file to open is song.db but you will need all the files for it work. In Access you can link to the file. Once you do that, you can view the fields within the database. _________________ Jeff Taylor EasyWorship Software Support http://www.easyworship.com
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DanBloomfield Joined: 07 Jul 2003 Posts: 6	Posted: 25 Apr 2004 21:21 Post subject: songs.db How do I link to the other files. I can't work it out! Thanks Dan
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jeftay Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2520 Location: EasyWorship Support	Posted: 27 Apr 2004 09:49 Post subject: Open Access, create a new Access database, then select Tables in the Database view, right click and select Link Tables and then select the Songs.DB file. _________________ Jeff Taylor EasyWorship Software Support http://www.easyworship.com
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caking715 Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Maryland	Posted: 27 Apr 2004 22:15 Post subject: Exporting Songs We have two computers that are used in different parts of our building. How can I get the database from one computer copied to the other one? I really don't want to start retyping them all! Thanks!
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jeftay Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2520 Location: EasyWorship Support	Posted: 28 Apr 2004 07:48 Post subject: You could copy your data directory to a CD and then replace the Data directory on the destination computer for a complete transfer. This will replace any songs already on the destination computer. Or you could copy just the songs you want to update on the destination computer into a schedule and then open the schedule on the destination computer for EasyWorship to automatically add the new songs. _________________ Jeff Taylor EasyWorship Software Support http://www.easyworship.com
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caking715 Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Maryland	Posted: 28 Apr 2004 17:13 Post subject: Exporting Songs What files do I need to copy and what is the file path? I want to be sure they are readily available and I get it all the first time! Thanks a bunch!
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jeftay Joined: 06 Jan 2002 Posts: 2520 Location: EasyWorship Support	Posted: 30 Apr 2004 08:06 Post subject: The files are typically stored at \Program Files\Softouch\EasyWorship\Data. You need the entire folder more or less and you will want to totally replace the data directory on the destination computer. I recommend renaming the data directory on the destination to something like data backup or something. _________________ Jeff Taylor EasyWorship Software Support http://www.easyworship.com
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caking715 Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 3 Location: Maryland	Posted: 30 Apr 2004 17:47 Post subject: Exporting Songs Thanks for the great help!
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GWallwin Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 3	Posted: 07 Jul 2007 04:27 Post subject: Getting the words Can you explain in a little more detail as to how to get the words of the songs from excel? I need to print them out. Thanks! jeftay wrote: The songs are stored in a database. You can open it with Word or Access and you should be able to use the "Words" field to get the words out. These are stored in RichText format. _________________ Gwallwin