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First Baptist Church of Spartanburg Builds New HD
Workflows on Snell's Kahuna SD/HD Multiformat Production Switcher
June 25, 2009
Source: Snell
Kahuna Switcher Enables Simple, Simultaneous
Creation of HD Feeds for On-Air Broadcast and Internal Video
Distribution
Snell announced that First Baptist Church of Spartanburg,
S.C., is using the Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher
to support flexible live HD production for on-air broadcasts
and in-house image magnification (IMAG) as well as video distribution
during worship services.
First Baptist Church has been televising Sunday morning services
via its local CBS affiliate for more than 50 years. Sitting
at the heart of the new HD production facility, the Snell
Kahuna facilitates the church's continued leadership in the
realm of religious broadcast and production, simplifying simultaneous
creation of HD programming for air and for video distribution.
"Going all the way to HD from analog was not an easy
decision; we needed to be certain that our investment would
represent good stewardship of the congregation's resources,"
said Britt Dillard, minister of media at First Baptist Church.
"We strive for excellence without extravagance, and the
Kahuna's internal conversion capability and ability to support
multiple simultaneous productions on a single main frame have
helped us to meet this standard."
First Baptist Church uses the Kahuna production switcher to
control inputs from a broadcast server and seven cameras,
generating separate SD and HD outputs for live broadcast,
IMAG to large screens in the sanctuary, a 16:9 letterbox format
for the in-house video distribution system, and a feed to
the Contemporary Worship site across the street in The Hangar
venue. Volunteer technical directors work with two separate
control panels to create the on-air program and in-house video
through the single switcher system.
The Kahuna's internal conversion capabilities bring a high
degree of flexibility to the workflow while minimizing external
processing requirements and potential points of failure. Smooth
interoperability of the Kahuna with other systems allows the
church to continue leveraging legacy analog equipment while
taking full advantage of its new digital systems. Through
integration of the Kahuna with a server system, operators
can use the switcher interface to roll opens, welcome messages,
closes, and other clips.
"The Kahuna switcher has met and exceeded our expectations,"
added Dillard. "We work with a sizeable volunteer staff,
and the Kahuna's operation has proven to be very intuitive
for us. Our staff finds the control surface easy to use and
appreciates the convenience of using the Kahuna interface
to drive the server for playback. It took our technical directors
a very short time to get comfortable with the switcher, and
Snell provided invaluable assistance in helping us to establish
a workflow that met our needs."
TI Broadcast Solutions Group managed the HD upgrade at First
Baptist Church and supplied the church with its new Snell
Kahuna production switcher.
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