When a Minneapolis-based sales and service company added Microboards disc publishers to its line of disc recording equipment, it had no idea the decision would transform its business. Techware Distribution went from selling and servicing CD and DVD duplication machines to burning and professionally printing on CDs and DVDs for its customers.

The CX-1 Disc Publisher was recently reviewed by Jan Ozer at EMedia Live, and received rave remarks. The CX-1 was introduced along with the print-only PF-3 Print Factory in October and has achieved critical acclaim within the industry. Ozer made plenty of encouraging notes and observations in testing the CX-1, some of which are highlighted below.

All over the country, churches big and small have taken full advantage of the technological advancements that can transform the church service into a take-it-home experience. In some ministries, cassette tapes are still the standard for recording and archiving the service. Others have long ago moved on into the digital era, recording services using CD or DVD technology. But even churches with the most modern of technologies can use a refresher course from time to time, whether that means upgrading to the latest and greatest devices, or just considering some new ideas or learning from other churches. Here are ten ideas where you may find a way to give your media ministry a new edge.

The game is over, the players are off the field, but the football coach wants to review the video footage to get a handle on next week’s challenges. For Mississippi State University’s Bulldogs, that’s no problem.

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“We’ve actually been using Microboards’ towers to copy DVDs for some time now, but we’ve recently purchased another system for our facilities because of expanded use” said Robert Porteus, the Athletic Department’s Video Coordinator. “Initially they were needed by the football teams, but already they are being used by both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball Teams and the Hockey Team.”

We caught up with Danny O’Boyle, general manager of the European offices, and he shared some thoughts with us about the European operation.

Like many churches, Far Hills already has much of the audio and video infrastructure in place for recording services. They have a Broadcast Ministry, which they will soon be expanding to include live and archived webcasts of their services. So offering Audio CDs, and then Video DVDs, was a natural step. “We’re only doing roughly 20 discs per week right now, and we just started offering DVDs a few weeks ago”, says Zuiderveen. “We went with the PF-2 because we plan to grow that number very quickly.”

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