so im helping a friend put togeather a hi def control room for a church that plans on doin a natinal broadcast. they are getting 3 hd cam's (somthing like the xh seriers from canon) i was wondering what i would need to put the video side togeather...like i know i need a video switcher....a dvcam deck...items and products would be helpfull...and opinions 2. thanks

so im helping a friend put togeather a hi def control room for a church that plans on doin a natinal broadcast. they are getting 3 hd cam's (somthing like the xh seriers from canon) i was wondering what i would need to put the video side togeather...like i know i need a video switcher....a dvcam deck...items and products would be helpfull...and opinions 2. thanks

So you want an HD switcher I assume then? Up until you mentioned HD, the newtek Tricaster sounded like a good solution but it doesn't do HD. Newtek products are used in a lot of churches right now but they are all SD. They really are "a TV studio in a box" and even let you record to disk the result of a live switching session.

Unfortunatley though, there really aren't many affordable options right now for HD switching.

FOR-A has one for around $15000.

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technology/newgear/7285.html

Grass Valley "Kayak" HD capable models start out at around $64,000.

The Edirol V440HD list price is $12995. They are a known quantity and are well thought-of.

http://www.edirol.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=385

But there is so much more to think about. Monitors, recording / playback, cabling between cameras and control room, etc.

I do hope someone like Newtek comes out with a reasonable alternative because it is sorely needed now.

they say they have the cash....but i dont know what there workin with. so i told them id do a little research and come up with a few items....so basicly a 4-6 input hd switcher is what they would need. ya at work we have a tri caster...great little thing for remotes.