Describe how to use media players

src/SUMMARY.md

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 - [Settings](./settings.md)
 - [Problem Solving](./problems.md)
 - [Scheduling Services](./scheduling.md)
+- [Media Players](./mediaplayers.md)
 - [Tutorials](./tutorials.md)

src/mediaplayers.md

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+## Media Players
+
+Media player 1 on the ATEM is used to display an image on the live stream (independently
+of the AV desk).
+This is useful when the stream audio and/or video has been turned off
+or when the live streaming team need to make an announcement to the online congregation.
+(The YouTube live chat isn't as effective since some viewers don't see the chat.)
+
+Examples of when this may be appropriate:
+* During part of a communion service.
+* When copyrighted material is being used in church.
+* During a baptism or dedication at the parents' request.
+* During a sensitive personal testimony.
+
+To display a given image on the live stream follow these steps:
+1. Download the image onto the live streaming PC.
+2. Add the image to the ATEM's media pool (see below).
+3. Load the image from the media pool to media player 1 as follows:
+
+    a. Open up the ATEM software application on the live streaming PC.
+
+    b. Select the "Media" tab (see the screenshot at the bottom of this page).
+
+    c. Drag the required image from the media pool in the centre to media player 1 on the right.
+4. On the ATEM, preview media player 1 using either Shift key and "MP 1".
+5. Cut at the appropriate time.
+
+Notes:
+* Media player 2 is dedicated to adding the Christ Church logo to the live stream and
+should not be used for displaying images.
+* The term "media player" might give the impression that a video can be played, but this
+isn't the case. AVI, MOV, MP4, and similar formats are not supported. It is apparently possible to display "image sequences", but that seems pretty tricky.
+
+### Adding an image to the ATEM's media pool
+
+An image can be added to the ATEM's media pool by following these steps:
+1. Download the image onto the live streaming PC.
+2. Opening up the ATEM software application on the live streaming PC.
+3. Select the "Media" tab (see the screenshot below).
+4. Locate the image in the Local Library on the left.
+5. Drag the image to one of the "stills" slots in the centre.
+
+[![](./images/ATEMMedia.png)](./images/ATEMMedia.png)

src/operation.md

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 * When you have two cameras next to each other, you can cut back and forth between a head and shoulders shot of a speaker and a shot of their full height. Since the angle doesn't change, this is less distracting than cutting from side to side. Here's an [example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lR070t_nFA&list=PLz-8ZbAJhahjvkPtduhnB4TzhVcj5ZtfC&t=1916s).
 * If you aren't sure what a cut will look like, try it out on the preview pane of the multiview monitor by switching the preview between the cameras you are considering cutting between.
 * Try to turn off the song words as soon as they are no longer needed. It may be worth having a word with the person on the AV desk before the service starts and asking them to delay a couple of seconds after a song finishes before putting the Christ Church Winchester logo back on the screen as this has a bad appearance on the live stream.
-* To display one of the slides, such as the words for use while people are taking communion, select the corresponding media player using either Shift key and, for example, "MP 1".
+* To display one of the slides, such as the words for use while people are taking communion, select media player 1 using either Shift key and "MP 1".
 * When the live stream is being displayed on screens in church, you can use the ATEM switcher software "Auxiliary 1" menu to control what is displayed on the screens. This is usually "clean feed 1" (the live stream programme minus any downstream key, such as the Christ Church logo). But you could set it to a tight shot of the preacher, for example, so that you can cut to a wide shot for the online audience without affecting what appears on the screens in church. Remember to set Auxiliary 1 back to "clean feed 1" afterwards.
 
 ### Camera Control

src/overview.md

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 * [Settings](./settings.md) captures various settings for posterity and problem solving.
 * [Problem Solving](./problems.md) lists some problems we've encountered in the past with their symptoms and how to fix them.
 * [Scheduling Services](./scheduling.md) describes how to schedule streams on YouTube.
+* [Media Players](./mediaplayers.md) shows how to set the contents of a media player.
 * [Tutorials](./tutorials.md) links to some basic tutorials on live streaming.