Answer a few quick questions about your cameras, cable runs, and what you're feeding — and get a correct signal chain with a real bill of materials. Built by a broadcast engineer who's had to make this work on air, not a catalog.
Tell me what you (or the client) are already bringing to the table so I only spec what's actually missing — no double-buying.
This sets the whole chain's bandwidth. Most live worship, council, and event work is 1080p — don't pay for 4K glue you'll never use.
Count every SDI source that hits your switcher — cameras, a playback machine, a graphics/slides feed all count.
Camera type changes the connection, the transport, and the accessories you'll need — a broadcast camera on triax is a different build than a cinema camera or a PTZ.
Your longest single camera-to-switcher run — this decides copper vs. fiber.
Select everything that applies — most real shows do more than one at once (records + stream + IMAG is common).
Tap all that apply.
Sending the same signal to more than one place at once (e.g. switcher + a confidence monitor + a recorder) needs a distribution amplifier or a router.
This changes which gear I recommend — the cheapest box that works vs. the one that'll survive a touring road case and years of daily use. No wrong answer.
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