Bubby4j
Active Member
Our church's youth ro
om has an absolutely awful video system. It all runs through composite video, and looks awful. The video mixer we have is an old analog piece of junk.
Anyways, here's what I've come up with, and I'd like to know if there's a better/cheaper way of doing this. First I'll explain what all we need to be able to do and what our setup is like.
Inputs: Computer in sound booth, Apple TV in sound booth, Satellite Receiver in sound booth, VGA input on stage. All of these can output HDMI (the computer with a DVI to HDMI adapter), except the VGA, which I have no clue how I'll deal with it.
Output devices: 2 HDTVs near the stage, 1 projector over the stage, 3 HDTVs in our cafe area (2 are 50' or less of cable run distance, one is longer but I'm not sure how much longer).
So, here's the plan that I've come up with for equipment.
Production Switcher: ATEM Television Studio - $945
MultiView Monitor for Switcher: $150 (Have not picked specific monitor)
Computer to control switcher: Mac Mini (Already own, not currently in use)
Switch output to 2 cafe TVs: HDMI Powered Splitter ($45), 2 50' HDMI cables ($54)
Switch output to stage TVs & projector, plus the other cafe TV: HD-SDI over coax to 4 SDI to HDMI Converters ($180)
SDI Distribution Amplifier for the 3 HD-SDI to HDMI converterters ($280)
Total cost: $1,654.85
Pricey.
Is there something I'm missing? Is there a cheaper way to do this? I've never done anything like this before.
om has an absolutely awful video system. It all runs through composite video, and looks awful. The video mixer we have is an old analog piece of junk.
Anyways, here's what I've come up with, and I'd like to know if there's a better/cheaper way of doing this. First I'll explain what all we need to be able to do and what our setup is like.
Inputs: Computer in sound booth, Apple TV in sound booth, Satellite Receiver in sound booth, VGA input on stage. All of these can output HDMI (the computer with a DVI to HDMI adapter), except the VGA, which I have no clue how I'll deal with it.
Output devices: 2 HDTVs near the stage, 1 projector over the stage, 3 HDTVs in our cafe area (2 are 50' or less of cable run distance, one is longer but I'm not sure how much longer).
So, here's the plan that I've come up with for equipment.
Production Switcher: ATEM Television Studio - $945
MultiView Monitor for Switcher: $150 (Have not picked specific monitor)
Computer to control switcher: Mac Mini (Already own, not currently in use)
Switch output to 2 cafe TVs: HDMI Powered Splitter ($45), 2 50' HDMI cables ($54)
Switch output to stage TVs & projector, plus the other cafe TV: HD-SDI over coax to 4 SDI to HDMI Converters ($180)
SDI Distribution Amplifier for the 3 HD-SDI to HDMI converterters ($280)
Total cost: $1,654.85
Pricey.
Is there something I'm missing? Is there a cheaper way to do this? I've never done anything like this before.