Mounting robotic controlled cameras (PTZ) on the walls instead of stationary ones would raise the price tag, but even with stationary cameras, I would have much better quality using Wirecast on a PC rather than switcher with a pile of recorder decks on a shelf. Then with a Matrox VS4 on board, we could simultaneously record each camera feed for any needed post-editing. Telestream’s Wirecast software on a PC could be used as a professional quality switcher to make real-time event recordings. The only products I found that could do everything we wanted were either the systems the ‘mega’ church were using, or a patchwork conglomeration of items from different companies…except one. Going back to the drawing board, I listed exactly what we needed and started researching. If we were going to spend that much money, were there other options out there we’d missed? I needed to make absolutely sure before I pulled the trigger. Once the plan was in place, the second guessing began. Our budgeting allowed for four years of gradually buying the equipment we wanted, with a price tag of around $4,000. If we could add a simple switcher and one more deck we could do real time edits allowing us to record ANY event in the sanctuary, including our regular worship services, to burn to DVD for our elderly and shut-ins. Doing this, I could accomplish the same thing without the clutter, but I would still have to spend time in post-edit. However, we made a decision to hard-wire stationary cameras mounted to the walls above the audience recording to decks hidden away. But it doesn’t have to be! Now, as a minister at one of those smaller congregations in the heart of the Texas hill country, I have to be satisfied using clumsy cameras on tripods.
After serving a decade at one of those ‘mega’ churches with all the fantastic bells and whistles and state-of-the-art tech video recording hardware along with the professionals to handle it, I can agree that it’s mostly true.
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