Making the switch to Stream

It seems these days that everyone is looking for a way to just get online.  When Springs First Church of The Nazarene (SFCN) contacted us it was just after another reduction of room capacity due to COVID-19. The Nazarene church needed to get online to reach their congregation and fast.

Whenever Lambda is asked for a bid we like to come out and take a look at the room and existing equipment. This helps us for several reasons. First, it helps us get an idea of expectations for the business and what tools might work best. Every room is different and there is no ‘one size fits all’ even in the AV business. Second, you may already have some of the items you need to do the job you want, but you may not even know it. It was the latter reason that turned out to be a major piece when we visited the church site.  

SFCN initially thought they needed everything and were expecting to spend tens of thousands to get a stream up and running, but this was not the case. The church already had multiple HD cameras and the correct signal line running to these cameras. They had a good computer for Propresenter and were working on migrating to Pro7. They just didn’t know how all these pieces could be set up for streaming. 
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Lambda AV came in and replaced a 10-year-old video switcher with a newer more reliable Black Magic TV Studio Switcher. We cleaned up some cabling and added in a stream box from our favorite streaming provider Boxcast. With all of this and a solid half day of training, SFCN was on up and streaming to all major social media channels. In a matter of a day they were able to reach their congregation like never before and spent much less than they had planned.

Sometimes you don’t need a whole system replacement, just an AV integrator who knows how to leverage what you already have with a few simple upgrades. Sometimes things can happen quicker than expected, with far better than expected results.
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