Question 1

How To Get Started with Sermon Shots

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Welcome to Sermon Shots! Creating impactful sermon clips has never been easier. With Sermon Shots, you can quickly transform your messages into high-quality, engaging social media content in just a few simple steps! Watch this short video for a quick overview on how to get the most out of your Sermon Shots account. ${youtube}How To Create A Sermon Reel Using Sermon Shots + Additional AI Features

1. Upload Your Sermon

You can easily upload directly from your computer or device, or use the “Upload from YouTube” button located at the top right. Simply paste the YouTube URL of your sermon and hit “submit.” But that’s not all! We also offer some awesome options for video submission, including Live Stream, Vimeo, Facebook, Dropbox, Google Drive, From this Device, and even StreamingChurch.TV, giving you multiple ways to share your content with us.

||| Important: Before uploading your sermon, you must switch the language setting from the default English to your desired language. The language selector will be visible in the upload interface.

Here's a guide on Uploading Sermons in Different Languages on Sermon Shots

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Question 2

What is Sermon Live and How to Set It Up?

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Overview

Sermon Live provides real-time sermon translations to non-English speaking attendees. Using any mobile device, congregants can follow along in their preferred language, ensuring everyone fully participates in the message. Watch the tutorial here: ${youtube}Sermon Live Tutorial: Translate Sermons While You Preach! | Sermon Shots

Key Features

Real-Time Translation

Instant text or audio translation with only 3-second delay
Multiple language options available
Accessible through any mobile web browser
No app download required

AI Video Dubbing

Download dubbed versions of your sermon in 30+ languages
Natural-sounding AI voices that maintain message clarity
Available within minutes after your stream ends
Repurpose dubbed videos in Sermon Shots for short clips and social posts

Easy Setup

Uses existing church audio or streaming setup
Simple URL sharing system
No additional hardware needed
Works with any type of church workflow

Post-Service Video Content

AI-generated dubbed videos
Natural lip-sync technology (coming soon)
Choose from natural-sounding AI voice that fits your church
Maintains pastor's original voice (coming soon)
Available within hours after service

How to signup for Sermon Live without a Sermon Shots account

Choose a Plan Select the option that best suits how you want to share your sermons. You can choose between text

Question 3

How To Select Captions Aside From AISC

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Overview

While Sermon Shots provides AI Suggested Clips that automatically identify the best moments from your sermon, you have full control to manually select any part of your sermon to create clips exactly the way you want.

This means you can:

Shorten clips by removing sentences
Lengthen clips by adding more sentences
Combine AI suggestions with your own selections
Create clips from any part of your sermon (not just AI suggestions)
Build completely custom clips from scratch

All manual selection happens in Step 2: Select Subtitles of the clip creation process.

Understanding AI Suggested Clips vs. Manual Selection

AI Suggested Clips

The AI automatically identifies up to 10 "Amen moments" from your sermon
These are recommended clips designed to be engaging and shareable on social media
They're a great starting point, but you're not limited to them

Manual Selection

You can select any sentence from your entire sermon transcript
You can add to or remove from AI suggestions
You can create clips from parts the AI didn't suggest
You have complete control over clip length and content You can use AI suggestions as-is, modify them, or ignore them completely and create your own clips from scratch.

How to Access the Full Sermon Transcript

When you're in Step 2: Select Subtitles, you'll see two main sections:

AI Suggested Clips (on the left side)
- Shows 10 recommended clip moments fro

Question 4

How to Set Up Brand Kit Colors in Sermon Shots

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Setting Up Your Brand Kit Colors

Step 1: Access Your Brand Kit

Navigate to your Brand Kit section in the main menu. Here you can configure your brand colors that will be available throughout the platform.

Step 2: Define Your Color Palette

In the Colors section of your Brand Kit, you can set up to three primary brand colors. These colors should represent your church or organization's visual identity. Choose colors that:

Reflect your brand identity
Work well together as a cohesive palette
Provide good contrast for text readability

Using Brand Kit Colors in Video Creation

Accessing Your Colors in Step 3

When you're in Step 3 of the video creation process and click on a color palette option, the color picker will display:

Full Color Spectrum: The main color selection area
Color Sliders: For precise color adjustment
Your Brand Kit Colors: Displayed at the bottom of the color picker

Your pre-defined brand colors appear as clickable swatches at the bottom of the color picker interface. Simply click on any of these swatches to instantly apply your brand colors to text, backgrounds, or other design elements.

Benefits of Using Brand Kit Colors

Consistency: Ensures all your graphics mainta

Question 5

How to Trim Videos When Uploading to Sermon Shots

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The Trim on Upload feature in Sermon Shots allows you to select and upload only the specific portion of your sermon video that you want to create clips from. This powerful feature saves time, reduces upload size, and helps you focus on the most impactful moments of your message.

Benefits of Using Trim on Upload

Faster uploads: Upload only the content you need instead of entire sermon recordings
Storage efficiency: Save space by trimming out announcements, worship segments, or other non-sermon content
Improved workflow: Start with pre-selected content for more efficient clip creation
Better focus: Work with just the sermon portion without distractions

Extracting Sermons from Full Service Recordings

When you upload a video to Sermon Shots, you can use our trim feature during the upload process, which saves your credits since only the trimmed portion counts against your hours.

The trim function is designed to help you remove unwanted parts of your service like worship segments, prayers, announcements, etc., while keeping the entire sermon intact. Having the complete sermon gives you better AI-suggested clips and prevents issues like abrupt beginnings or endings in your content. For best results, we recommend aiming for 20-40 minutes of actual sermon content when trimming. This sweet spot gives our system enough material to find those "Amen m

Question 6

How to Create Custom Subdomain on Sermon Send

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Custom domain mapping allows you to display your Sermon Send pages using your own church's domain name, creating a seamless branded experience for your audience. Instead of sharing links with the default Sermon Send URL, visitors will see your own church-branded URL when accessing your sermon content. Watch the overview here: ${youtube}Link Your Sermon Pages to Your Website

Benefits

Maintains consistent branding across all your digital content
Creates a more professional, integrated experience for your congregation
Improves trust and recognition when sharing sermon links
Seamlessly integrates Sermon Send features into your existing web presence

Requirements

An active Sermon Send account
Access to your domain's DNS settings
A subdomain you want to use (example: sermons.yourchurch.com)

Step-by-Step Setup Guide

1. Access Custom Domain Settings

Log in to your Sermon Send dashboard
Navigate to the Settings section
Click on the "Embed in your website" option

2. View Custom Domain Instructions

The system will display instructions for configuring your custom domain
You'll need to create an A record in your DNS settings using the IP address provided

3. Create a DNS Record

Log in to your domain registrar or DNS provider (examples: GoDaddy, Cloudflare, Namecheap)
Navigate to the DNS settings fo

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