IMAG

IMAG (Image Magnification) has been a growing trend in today’s house of worship. I want to go over a few IMAG topics that will help you make good decisions when it comes to bringing IMAG into your Church.

Choosing to go IMAG
IMAG is an enhancment for larger rooms. This allows larger Churches the same intimacy that you have in smaller rooms. Some smaller Churches have made big mistakes going with IMAG when the room does not require it. The system becomes distracting and people think the money could have gone other places. This is not what you want after spending the money to install a IMAG.

Rule of thumb is that if your Churches futhest seat is around 80-90 feet from the stage you should look into IMAG. Also if there are harsh sitelines or areas where people cannot see.

IMAG Projector
There is a lot of opinion on what is better DLP or LCD. Fact is either one works for 90% of all Churches. Get the brightest lumen output your Church can afford and give it a good input.

One thing to consider is the projector processing delay. If any at all, the last thing you want is image delay.

IMAG Camera
Everyone is pushing HD however we still think SD is just fine for IMAG. It’s funny…most people going HD go out and buy a 1/2, 1/3, or even a 1/4″ image sensor HD prosumer camera. I’d rather have a SD 2/3 inch image sensor camera that would blow the socks off any of the above mentioned HD cams in low light situations.

Keep in mind….no matter what you do your IMAG image will never get any better then what your camera can capture.

If your Church can afford the following this will be your optimal camera. Not in order of importance.
1. SD-SDI output, avoid composite outputs
2. The ability to turn off auto focus
3. Fast lens f1.4, f2.0 in brighter rooms
4. large image sensor

Having a great tri-pod is very important. If your shooting tight any wobbles will be noticeable. The head of the tripod is most important. Make sure there are arms where external controls can be mounted.

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