[Stephen Bolech]

Thanks so much for your input, Jim. I actually started looking at different cameras after I posted that, and I’m now leaning toward Panasonic AW-HE130 along with a Panasonic controller (or two…that’s a good thought). I think these address the concerns you brought up, and they are a little bit cheaper than the Sony. Do you know if they can accommodate more than one controller? I was looking at the AW-RP120, but if I were to get two, that’s a little too pricey I think. The AW-RP50 would probably be more than adequate.

I did also plan on getting the control panel for the ATEM. I think we most likely won’t be doing graphics live, we’ll be adding those in when we edit. We don’t currently project any graphics or lyrics for the service. We’re a little old school in that regard…we rock hymnals!

Good tip on the ethernet switch.

Regarding recording, the plan was to record the program using the computer running the switcher (this is possible, right?) in ProRes, and also to the HyperDeck Studio Mini as a backup. I reckon we’ll need a 128GB SD card. For the iMac I will be getting a thunderbolt RAID array using RAID 5, probably a 16TB one.

Thanks again for your two cents, it’s very helpful!