Broadcast Pix Anchors HD Upgrade for Fai Chapel Christian Center

BILLERICA, MASS. Faith Chapel Christian Center, a megachurch based in Birmingham, Ala., has upgraded to an HD video infrastructure built around two Broadcast Pix integrated production switchers.

The new HD system is used for I MAG presentations for the congregation, live streaming to www.faithchapel.net, the church's mobile app, and a 30-minute television broadcast of Sunday morning services for The Church Channel, which is part of the Trinity Broadcasting Network.

Before the upgrade, the three-camera setup had three aging Sony SD cameras and a Videotek analog switcher, and services and other programs were recorded to Beta SP tape. The new setup includes five Sony HD cameras, including one attached to a Barber Tech 30-foot jib and one used with a Tiffen Steadicam system. Productions are now recorded to an AJA Ki Pro, and a server for archiving is coming soon.

Housed on the second floor of the Dome above the sanctuary, the upgraded control room's centerpiece is a Granite X with a full-size 5000 control panel. The Granite X handles production for the Word Dome's I-MAG screens, as well as the live video feed to other buildings on the 140-acre campus. Faith Chapel's video production facilities also include a new edit suite, a dedicated audio room for mixing for live presentations and archived projects, and a sound booth for overdubs and additional vocals.

The 2 M/E Granite X Series features 22 SDI inputs and 12 outputs, as well as a quad monitor Fluent-View mulitview enhanced with 16 full-motion windows for inputs and full-motion windows for four outputs and six keys.

Each week, a new three-minute video as well as other in-service videos are produced and shown to the congregation prior to Sunday services. The content is networked from the edit suite to the Granite via Watch-Folders, Broadcast Pix's integrated media management solution, then played via the built in clip store.

The second Broadcast Pix system, a Flint LS with a 1000 control panel, was purchased to produce streaming content. It offers built-in HD streaming in a variety of formats. For now, the Flint is used to record a clean feed, with no lower-thirds, of Sunday services for archive.

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