Sound & Communications October 20, 2008 Issue

the budget for rear-projection systemsbecause of the brighter imagesin high-ambient-light situations.Three Sony BRC-300 digital pantilt-zoomcameras mounted in differentareas of the sanctuary handleimage capture for video distributionand i-Mag.A Crestron control system, housedin an upstairs control room, operatesan Extron Crosspoint 450 Plus 1616HRGBHV matrix switcher, routed toMagenta Research MultiView UTXPRO ProRack-Monitor (M1016)transmitters and MultiView AK1000high-resolution receivers, sending afeed to the projectors from any of thecameras, a laptop computer at the stageor a laptop in the control room, whichhandles PowerPoint presentations.An Extron VTT001 PC RGBHVtransmitter and VTE001 receiversend and receive feeds from thecontrol room to a confidence monitorin the center of the stage.The control room exists as thehome base for all AV and lightingProRack-House (H1020)Detailed Product Info Available atwww.apb-dynasonics.comcontrol. All three cameras are controlledremotely via a Sony RMBR-300 camera controller, whereas threeclient-supplied monitors receive feedsfrom each of the cameras.A Clear-Com MS-232 IntercomSystem runs from the control roomto speaker stations residing at FOH,each projection room, the greenroom, and multiple locations on thestage and in the catwalks.Audio monitoring is accomplishedin the control room by means ofa pair of Tannoy Reveal Active AVmonitors.Campus-wide distribution of services,with audio streaming on theweb and potential for streaming videoin the future, along with broadcast, inthe future, represents the final pieceof the campus-wide installation projection.“We used to have a programthat ran in Denver for 16 years, andwe’ve wanted to bring that back,”Marschall said. “We’re looking at howto make that happen again in the nearfuture.”For now, most areas of the campusreceive live AV feeds of services.Ford AV installed 10 SoundTubeCM500i ceiling speakers in the restrooms,green room and infant/toddlerareas. The lobby features RSI800pendant ceiling speakers. These arepowered by Crown CTS-600UPS/CN70-volt amps.The integrator ran twisted pairwiring into the lobby, children’s area,green rooms and the original sanctuaryin preparation for video expansion.An Extron FOX 500 TX/RXwas provided for routing video to thecommunity room, whereas additionalExtron transmitters and receiverssend signals to the lobby, children’sarea and green rooms.After the main project was completed,the client added three 50-inchSamsung plasma displays in the lobbyand 37-inch flat screens from Sharp inthe children’s area and green rooms.“Having complete distributionthroughout the sanctuary, as well asthe rest of the facility, was importantto the client,” Purdom said. “Everyone,wherever they are on campus,can now watch the services.” n24 Sound & Communicationswww.soundandcommunications.comAPB_SandC_HalfIsl.indd 14/4/08 8:34:31 PM