ELCA Web and Multimedia Development Blog

I just read an article at TechCrunch about a newcomer to the Live Streaming area, who is trying to level the playing field by offering something the competition doesn’t: cheap live streaming services. If you have ever tried to live stream a meeting or are looking into it, you have probably noticed how expensive it is to stream live video at an acceptable quality rate.

Stickam is offering there services in a generic version called StreamAPI. They offer their services with no contract and no minimum use. You pay only for what you use. How much is that? Well, one level of service they offer comes out to just 45 cents per Gig.

Check them out and see if it is something you might be able to use!

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Today we took the participants to an open market in downtown Nairobi in order for them to shoot some footage for editing practice. All the participants did a fine job. Some were more comfortable interviewing people than others, but all participants came back with enough footage to do some editing back at the training room.

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I am pleased to introduce to you the participants of the 2008 ELCA Video for Web Workshop.

• George Arende garende@kelc.or.ke
  George Arende heads the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC) communication department. His responsibilities include the KELC website, print material, including brochures and newsletters. George also serves as the KELC HIV/AIDS coordinator implementing HIV/AIDS projects for the church. In an additional role, George works with Action By Churches Together (ACT) reporting on humanitarian concerns in Kenya. From 2004-2005 George worked for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) at the Geneva offices where he helped implement a youth program.

• Abraham Data abrahamdata@yahoo.com
  Rev. Ato Abraham Data is from Ethiopia. He serves with the Evangelical Ethiopian Church Mekane Yesu (EECMY) in Yemisrach Dimts Communication Services.

• Rev. Andy Hinderlie Chempast@aol.com
  The Rev. Andy Hinderlie currently serves as the ELCA-Global Mission Regional Representative to East Africa. When not serving in this capacity, Andy loves to take photographs. Andy, his wife and children live in Madagascar.

• Christine Mangale cmangale@yahoo.com
  Christine Mangale, is a member of the Kenya Evangelical Lutheran Church (KELC). After seven years in the KELC head office, Christine moved in 2007 to a new position with a Media production company based in Tanzania. Her office is in Nairobi. The company records, edits and distributes Gospel music. Christine is deeply involved with KELC youth work in the areas of peer education. She has held workshops and seminars addressing negative effects of globalization. She also helps to organize the KELC national youth rallies.

• Rev. David Ntidendeza dntidendeza@yahoo.com
  Rev. David Ntidendeza is a pastor in the Lutheran Church of Rwanda (LCR). He is pastor at the Nyagatare parish. Rev. Ntidendeza is married to Mukundwa Rose. They have three children, Kaliza (7), Gikundiro (4) and Bahizi (2).

• Dr. Mammy Ranaivoson mamy_ranaivoson@wananchi.com
  Dr. Mamy Ranaivoson is the Program Assistant for Health Ministries of the ELCA-GM. He is based in Nairobi, Kenya since 2002. At the same time, Mamy is the Africa Regional Coordinator of HIV and AIDS for the Lutheran World Federation (LWF). Mamy and Noelisoa have five children, four daughters and a son. The first two daughters are in a Lutheran College in America. Mamy is a Medical Doctor. He worked for seven years as a missionary in Papua New Guinea from 1991 to 1999. Mamy has degrees from the University of Madagascar, University of Liverpool, University of Papua New Guinea, Wartburg Theological Seminary and Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

• Xavier Ravelomanantsoa, (MLC) ravelomanantsoaxavier.pierre@yahoo.fr
  Xaivier Ravelomanantsoa hales from Antananarivo, Madagascar. He is married and has two children, a son (16) and daughter (13) Xaivier began service at the Malagasy Lutheran Church Communication Center in 1992. He is a technician and public speaker.

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In January, I will be traveling to Nairobi, Kenya to teach Video Production for the Web to four Lutheran churches in Africa. I will have more info soon, but right now I am just making sure I am ready to go. I renewed my passport (it arrived yesterday, horrible picture), am checking on what I need to take, and setting up my means of communicating with you all while I am there. I just installed an app from Shozu.com that allows me to moblog from my phone, without using the laptop. (Photo: Wikipedia)

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