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Trinity Baptist Church Captures Every Angle
with Vaddio PTZ Technology
Porché Advanced Systems Transforms Trinity Baptist Church into a
Remotely Controlled, High Definition, Multi-Camera Facility
PRODUCTS FEATURED IN
INSTALLATION:
WALLVIEW CCU HD-19
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WALLVIEW CCU HE100
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PRECISION CAMERA
CONTROLLER
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“I’ve had a lot of experience with Vaddio in other installations,” explained
Ryder. “As far as a robotic PTZ camera goes, nothing beats installing
with Cat. 5 and still getting a high-quality, high definition image. Price
is always a big factor and because these cameras are reasonable, we
were not only able to get more shots, we could also get the controllers.”
Twelve years ago Trinity Baptist Church outgrew its facility in historic downtown
Lake Charles, La. and headed to a spacious 40-acre lot on the southern tip of the
city. Because of the scale of the new multi-building campus, new communication
technology upgrades were a necessity. Phase-by-phase and building-by-building
Porché Advanced Systems used Vaddio pan/tilt/zoom camera systems to transform
Trinity Baptist Church into a remotely controlled, high-definition, multi-camera facility.
The Phases of Trinity
Phase 1 consisted of an extensive Sunday school classroom space and what is
referred to as the main Worship Center. The main Worship Center holds about 1200
people, including an additional platform for the orchestra and choir loft.
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Trinity Baptist Church Captures Every Angle
with Vaddio PTZ Technology
Phase 2 continued in 2005 with the Trinity Center,
a combination gymnasium-fitness area and a
wing devoted to youth ministries – which would
eventually house a contemporary worship center
called the Cavern.
The Solution
The Cavern was originally designed to house 300
students. “We came in after-the-fact and started the
idea of a contemporary worship venue,” explained
Randy Monroe, Associate Pastor at Trinity. “The
idea was to run a contemporary worship service
and a regular service at the same time – each with
a different style of music. At 9:15 and 10:45 every
Sunday there are a total of four worship services
– two live with the pastor preaching in the main
Worship Center and two with live video fed to the
Cavern.”
In 2010, TK’s Place (Trinity Kids Place) was completed with 33,600 square
feet of space specifically designed for children and preschoolers. “The
construction of TK’s Place really started the additional upgrade of the Worship
Center,” said Ryder. “We installed the newest and best technology and they
were so impressed it triggered the snowball effect of moving everything to
high definition. They were looking at small projection systems for the main
Worship Center and they said ‘wow this seems so inadequate compared to
TK’s Place’.”
Currently Monroe delays the live video feed to the
Cavern on a TiVo DVR in the event both services
don’t finish at the exact same time. “Usually
within three or four minutes the songs come to
conclusion, they hit the Play button, the hi-def
screen comes down on the big stage and they start
running the video feed.”
“Because the pastor was very adamant about
keeping the contemporary venue onsite, the
Cavern was really the only option. The challenge
was making the Cavern go beyond its original
design.”
This is where Porché came into the picture.
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Minneapolis, MN 55428 USA
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Phone: +1 763.971.4400
“We first encountered Vaddio at InfoComm when we were looking for a high
definition video feed from the main Worship Center to the Cavern,” explained
Jason Ryder of Porché. “We ended up installing the Panasonic HE-100 PTZ
camera and at first that worked really well.”
Into the Worship Center
came two 22-foot 1080p
HD projection screens
and a need for even
more HD cameras. “After
debating and looking at
different options, they
really wanted more
camera angles but didn’t
necessarily have enough spots to put them where people could man them.
So we looked to Vaddio again,” stated Ryder. “Our solution was to add three
Vaddio HD-19 PTZ cameras for supporting-angled shots and a studio-quality
JVC 1080p manned camera.”
The JVC studio camera is recessed into the center back wall of the Worship
Center – positioned next to a wall-mounted HD-19. The additional two HD-19
cameras sit far left and far right. The HE-100 was moved as a rear shot. The
center HD-19 is the live video feed to an HD projection system located inside
the Cavern.
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Trinity Baptist Church Captures Every Angle
with Vaddio PTZ Technology
The cameras are controlled by two Vaddio
Precision Camera Controllers. The left and right
shots are hooked up to the first controller and the
center/cavern and rear supporting camera shots
are on the second controller. Staff and volunteers
run the camera controllers.
“I’ve had a lot of experience with Vaddio in other
installations,” explained Ryder. “As far as a
robotic PTZ camera goes, nothing beats installing
with Cat. 5 and still getting a high-quality, high
definition image. Price is always a big factor and
because these cameras are reasonable, we were
not only able to get more shots, we could also get
the additional controllers.”
Future of HD on Trinity Campus
In addition to the Cavern overflow, the video is also
recorded, archived and burned to DVDs for elderly
shut ins and volunteers. Monroe added, “On a
regular Sunday morning we have 300 babies, birth
through 2-years-old, in our preschool department
and because its mostly volunteers who take care
of the children we also provide them a DVD of the
service they missed.”
They even make their own commercials. While
some of the commercials are shot offsite, shots
of the worship services and instrumentalists are
used for B-roll footage.
Eventually they hope to upload the services and
stream live but their partial T1 just doesn’t cut it.
“At the moment it’s just not feasible,” explained
Monroe.
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“But because we have all the backend cameras in place we are much
closer to that reality – now we just need to get the other parts and pieces
into place.”
“We’re happy with the new HD system – because it’s so new we’re still
learning how to use the system. One of the biggest challenges for some
of our volunteers is getting
used to the robotic controllers.
Our younger generation is a
joystick generation so they’re
having a great time with it –
but they still need practice on
moving the cameras left/right,
up/down and zoom in/zoom
out. There’s a learning curve,
but every day they’re doing
better and better.”
Vaddio is the leading manufacturer and OEM distributor of
specialty PTZ cameras, high-end camera control systems
and contemporary furniture used in the broadcasting,
audio/visual and videoconferencing industries. More
information can be found on the Vaddio website, www.
vaddio.com or at (800) 572.2011.
With over 30 years combined experience, Porché Advanced
Systems has designed, built, installed and serviced
some of the most impressive commercial audio/video
and lighting projects in Louisiana. Turnkey projects that
include large format audio systems and intelligent lighting
for churches and entertainment venues, retail background
audio, projector installation, video distribution, custom
home theater, distributed audio and room calibrations.
More information can be found at 337-478-5642 or by
email at info@porcheinc.com.
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