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TV Magic Helps Cottonwood Church Prepare for HD
June 9, 2008
Source: TV Magic
Broadcast systems integrator TV Magic today
announced that it is providing design and installation services
for a new HD-ready production system at the Cottonwood Church's
new 32-acre facility in Cypress, Calif. Installed in the new
control room, the production system will support Cottonwood's
live production and recording of services, enabling the media
department to provide an enhanced experience for the congregation
on Sundays and create higher-quality masters of the service
for post-production and distribution for SD and, in the future,
HD broadcasts.
"Our overall goal in working with TV Magic was to design
an infrastructure that would allow us to make an easy and
cost-effective shift to HD when the time is right," said
Darrin Godin, pastor at Cottonwood Church in charge of media
and communications. "TV Magic consulted with us and came
back with ideas and solutions that met our expectations. The
systems being installed in our new construction meet our needs
exactly and will allow us to put our best foot forward in
reaching out within the local community and around the world."
Over the past 25 years, Cottonwood has grown from 50 members
to more than 6,000 members attending weekly worship services.
The church's new campus includes a worship center, children's
ministry, and student ministries/school of ministry building
that all together totals 200,000 square feet. When complete,
the building project will allow church members to gather together
in the same space, at the same time, for worship services.
TV Magic designed the new facility's HD-ready production system
to support five to eight cameras on a switched feed and multiple
ISOs recorded to video tape machines or servers. The system
incorporates a Grass Valley™ Kayak switcher, Miranda
multiviewer, Pixel Power CG, Avocent KVM switch, and custom
consoles and racks. In addition to installing a production
booth for control of the video production system and A/V display,
TV Magic is integrating the control system with the new facility's
audio and video projection system to support the house mix.
The HD-capable production system also will support the Cottonwood
television ministry and its signature program, "Answers
with Bayless Conley," which is broadcast across the United
States on TBN and regional channels and distributed globally
on CNBC in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East and on
PCTV in Mexico. Cottonwood anticipates beginning services
at its new campus and worship center by the beginning of July.
"As the broadcast world continues to move into the HD
realm, Cottonwood will be equipped to deliver the premium
HD content that viewers demand," said Stephen D. Rosen,
president of TV Magic. "Cottonwood is committed to reaching
out and as an organization strives for excellence in doing
so. This installation provides the technical foundation the
church needs to continue spreading its message effectively,
both at home and across the world."
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