Objective: Center for Spiritual Living Granada Hills (CSL) came to us with the desire to live stream their church services. They wanted a two-camera system and they wanted to incorporate PowerPoint content (scripture and lyrics) from an existing PC computer. They had an existing Mac computer that would be used for live streaming.

Solution: The designed system for CSL includes two GO ELECTRONIC GOHD400 high definition PTZ cameras controlled by one GO ELECTRONIC RCC1000 joystick controller. HD-SDI video from each camera is carried over coax cable to the Mac computer. Each video signal is captured to the Mac via two Blackmagic BDLKULSDZMINREC UltraStudio Mini Recorders. These capture devices connect to the Mac via Thunderbolt ports. In addition to video, audio from the church's existing sound system is captured to the Mac via a Blackmagic BINTSSHU-THBOLT Intensity Shuttle for Thunderbolt.

Besides the cameras and controller, Wirecast software is an integral component to this system designed for CSL. Wirecast enables the capture, live production, live streaming and recording of events. Wirecast supports an unlimited number of input devices including live cameras (in this case the GOHD400's), iPhones/iPads, audio, video, graphics and more. With Wirecast, you can also broadcast the desktop of a computer during webcasts via the included Desktop Presenter application. This is how CSL incorporates their PowerPoint documents with scripture and lyrics (their PC running PowerPoint is networked to their Mac running Wirecast). With Wirecast's user-friendly interface, CSL is able to add titles (e.g., the speaker's name), watermarks and lower-thirds (e.g., the church logo) to their broadcast. CSL does not need an external preview monitor for the GOHD400 cameras because they can preview video from all video sources simultaneously on their Mac monitor within Wirecast. It should be noted that Wirecast is not a streaming service. The streaming service must be sourced (for free or paid) separately. CSL live streams their services to YouTube every week and all videos are available on YouTube for anyone to view on demand following the live stream.

Center for Spiritual Living Granada Hills Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSLGranadaHills/videos
Center for Spiritual Living Granada Hills System Diagram: CSL Granada Hills PDF

Objective: Watson Chapel Baptist Church (WBCB) had already decided they would use Boxcast streaming service and the corresponding Boxcaster hardware encoder for streaming and archiving capabilities. However, they needed a video system for their church, specifically three high definition video cameras and a compatible a/v switcher.

Solution: Although a three camera system can seem overwhelming, the system designed for WBCB is quite simple. The system consists of three GO ELECTRONIC GOHD400 high definition PTZ cameras, one GO ELECTRONIC RCC1000 joystick controller for controlling the three cameras, and a ROLAND V-1SDI switcher for switching between video sources.

The RCC1000 joystick controller is used to control the PTZ functions of the three cameras. For control, the cameras are installed in a daisy-chain configuration (RCC1000 connects to camera 1, camera 1 connects to camera 2, and camera 2 connects to camera 3). Because they are using pan-tilt-zoom cameras, WCBC does not require three people to man each camera. A single person can remotely pan tilt and zoom each camera and prepare each camera for the next shot.

In contrast to the daisy-chain installation for control, HD-SDI video runs from each camera over coax to the Roland V-1SDI switcher. In addition to the cameras, WCBC has a computer running scripture/lyrics connected to the V-1SDI switcher via the HDMI input. So the four-channel Roland switcher is supporting three cameras and one computer and allows the operator to smoothly switch between the four sources. The switcher also includes Downstream Keying (DSK) and Picture-in-Picture (PinP) effects. With DSK, WCBC can overlay titles, logos or even song lyrics or scripture onto incoming video sources. The PIP function is useful when WCBC wants to show a full screen of scripture from the connected computer while still showing a smaller live shot of the pastor in the bottom right corner. The HDMI multi-view output on the V-1SDI switcher is used to view not only the live broadcast but also to preview video from the three input sources. These previews are used by the RCC1000 operator when re-positioning cameras. WCBC connects their Boxcaster to the output of the Roland V-1SDI switcher. With the Boxcaster encoder and Boxcast service, WCBC can live stream their services without the need for a computer. They say Boxcast is like "streaming for dummies".

Watson Chapel Baptist Church Videos: http://www.watsonchapelbaptist.org/page/140005429/140048313/WCBC-LIVE
Watson Chapel Baptist Church System Diagram: WCBC PDF

Objective: Fairview Park Church of Christ (FPCC) wanted to set up a two-camera high definition system in their church for the purpose of live streaming. FPCC wanted to take advantage of all of the features of Wirecast software however they were reluctant to source and configure their own computer.

Solution: Not too long before FPCC came to us for help with their video system, Telestream (the developer of Wirecast) introduced Wirecast Gear, a fully configured computer workstation designed to run Wirecast Pro software for live streaming. This was the perfect solution for FPCC. We paired Wirecast Gear 110 (4-input HDMI model) with two GO ELECTRONIC GOHD400 high definition PTZ cameras and a GO ELECTRONIC RCC1000 joystick controller for controlling the two cameras. As a turnkey system, Wirecast Gear made installation so easy. FPCC simply connected the two GOHD400 cameras to the HDMI inputs on the Wirecast Gear unit and they were ready to go.

"Our new Wirecast Gear is working wonderfully and everyone is thrilled with the performance." -Fairview Park Church

Fairview Park Church of Christ Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5s-COeeOs2Ot2S6BWP6F0A
Fairview Park Church of Christ System Diagram: FPCC PDF