by Brian Atkinson | Audiovisual
Decorating and designing stage sets for church sanctuaries can be a daunting task. Let's look at a brief calendar of the church year. Traditional Christmas services are followed by volunteer holidays and a New Year celebration. There may be a Super Bowl Sunday and...
by Brian Atkinson | Audiovisual
From mega-churches to small town congregations, the video-venue concept is becoming a staple of church growth. For those not "in the know", a "video-venue" is a church meeting where parts of the service (typically the sermon or message) are piped in via video signal...
by Brian Atkinson | Audiovisual
In this economy, everyone is trying to cut costs and save money, and churches are no exception. With most church budgets relying 100% on church member donations, there is a heightened sense of concern amongst church boards to spend the money wisely. So when churches...
by Brian Atkinson | Audiovisual
As the VGA connector continues its rapid transition towards obsolescence (referred to in Part I of this post) many people simply assume that using adapters (such as HDMI to VGA) will solve the digital-to-analog connectivity problem. While this may work in the short...
by Brian Atkinson | Audiovisual
My church recently decided to upgrade from our old analog mixing board to a brand new digital mixing console. The interesting part of this process was that they did not buy it through a local AV contractor. They purchased the sound board online through a company that...
by Brian Atkinson | Audiovisual
Question: How do you assure your client that they are getting the best possible speakers for their Auditorium or Fine Arts Center? Answer: You hold a "speaker shootout". Recently one of our clients was in this exact situation, so we did just that. We invited several...
