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South Hills Bible Chapel Enhances
Worship Services with Broadcast Pix
July 30, 2009
Source: Broadcast
Pix
Slate 3016 Live Production System with
Integrated Router Provides Images for Congregation, Programming
for Cable Access Stations
South Hills Bible Chapel (SHBC), an Evangelical Christian
Church in McMurray, Penn., has chosen the Broadcast Pix Slate
3016 HD/SD integrated production system to present a visually
dynamic, large-screen presentation to its congregation, as
well as produce DVDs of its services for broadcast on local
access cable channels throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area.
Worship services regularly feature live music, singing, dance,
and other performances that help reinforce SHBC’s mission
and message.
Located in the production control room beneath its 1,400-seat
Worship Center, the 1 M/E Slate 3016 enables SHBC’s technical
director to cut between cameras, add lower-third graphics
and on-screen text, and produce a video presentation that
enhances the worship experience.
The three Panasonic P2 HD cameras, which are operator-controlled
from fixed tripod positions around the Worship Center, are
used to capture the entire service and provide image magnification
(IMAG) of the senior pastor and worship teams as they lead
the congregation.
The Broadcast Pix Slate 3016 was installed in February 2009
and includes a 16x16 integrated router that handles a mix
of HD-SDI and SD-SDI signals. The Slate’s auxiliary outputs
feed a DVD recorder and hard drive, plus provide a live feed
of worship services on a large-screen display on the stage
and other monitors around the facility.
“After looking at many of the switcher brands and models
on the market, we chose the Slate 3016 because it was best
suited to our needs and budget. And it was very intuitive
and easy for our volunteers to pick up and use,” said
Simon James, SHBC technical arts director. “Unlike the
10-year-old production equipment we replaced, the new Broadcast
Pix switcher enables us to offer more polished, HD-quality
video within our Worship Center and on community cable–and
eventually on video podcasts we plan to offer in the future.”
While all aspects of the video production can be managed by
a single operator, the technical arts crew includes a video
producer and volunteers that manage the theatrical lighting
and sound systems for both the video production and house
sound. The SHBC regularly utilizes the Slate’s built-in
Inscriber CG, video clips server, and multi-viewer during
production.
“Because of this high-quality video capability, our congregants
are more engaged and attentive during worship,” said
James. “We really like our Slate switcher and definitely
recommend it to others. It’s a powerful, flexible, intuitive
system that will enable us to build and expand our use of
video well into the future.”
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