As we deployed the Ross switchers throughout the organization we learned a lot and wanted to bring an exciting update. This article is a breakdown of the switcher workflow using the added row of buttons to control the Scenic projection.
All of the old buttons and functions on the switcher still work exactly the same! This includes Pre Service, and Reset. What we have done is added Scenic "HotKeys" or Presets that control what the scenic screen is projecting.
If you have not read the article titled "Ross Switcher : Basic Operation", please go read that first!
Here is a quick reference table to check out. If you would like detailed descriptions of each transition, please look beyond this table and read up!
Some campuses have chosen to use the scenic screen during the "countdown begins" section of the service. Follow your Worship Pastor's leadership on how they would like to have that portion of the service flow.
Before each service, hit Pre Svc followed by Enter.
This serves as a great starting point for the service. ProPresenter will be on the side screens ready to roll the Pre-service loop and the Scenic and Center projectors will be blank.
ProTools Starts - A countdown from ProTools is how we start just about every service. This is why the "Pre Srv" preset puts ProTools in your PVW. When the countdown begins, flip your T-Bar on the Side PJ layer and take ProTools to side screens (program). Now you can focus on ProPresenter lyrics for the remainder of the Walk-In song.
LC Begins Now - This Video plays right before we start Worship. When the video starts, hit the "ProTools" Hot Key. This will put ProTools on your Scenic screen. Practice the timing for hitting this Hot Key so that the video fades on right at the start.
*You should now have ProTools on the two side screens and the scenic.*
You are set through Worship! You can now focus on lyrics in ProPresenter.
End of Worship into Stage Time - At the end of Worship, we have 4 things that need to happen. Every Campus likes to do these in a slightly different order and timing, which is awesome! This example is one we find most appealing but feel free to make it your own.
1. Center Screen moves down (Hit down button on Screen Control)
2. Appropriate slide in ProPresenter is played (Click on slide in ProPresenter)
3. Fade sides to ProPresenter (Flip the T-Bar on the Side PJ Layer)
4. Trigger the Center screen on and Scenic Stage Time Image. (Hit "STG Time" HotKey)
Transition to Message - **Make sure you have the correct source in PVW**. Then simply hit "MSG" HotKey and focus on starting backups. This Hot Key will transition to the Message image on the Scenic as well as transition the PRV source to Program. Resi, Hyperdeck, Pro Pre and Satellite are your normally previewed sources for the Message.
Transition back to Campus (Hands) - Put ProPre in PVW on the Side PJ layer, and flip T-Bar to take ProPre to PGM.
Close - Hit "Close" HotKey and focus on following stage communicator in ProPresenter.
End of Service - Hit Reset+Enter, then Pre Svc+Enter.
You are now ready for your next service. Great Work!
1. Pre Svc (Pre Service) - This button is used to get us back to the square one before the first service of the day or in between services. It puts ProPresenter in PGM (Program), ProTools in PRV (Preview), Blacks out the Center and Scenic screens, as well as readies those screens to take PGM, and resets some things to help with our scenic images. This button requires the "ENTER" button to engage the preset.
*Do not do this in the middle of a service, "Pre-Service" is the key term.
2. BLK (Black) - This button turns our Scenic screen to Black.
3. ProTools - Puts the ProTools source on the Scenic screen.
4. STG TIME - Loads our "Stage Time Graphic" onto the Scenic Screen and turns on the Center Screen.
5. MSG - Loads our "Message Graphic" onto the Scenic screen. It also transitions the preview layer to program.
When pressing the "MSG" button the Side PJ layer will automatically transition to the source that was in PVW. Make sure that the correct source is selected on the PVW row. If the wrong source in selected on PVW, the wrong source with be displayed on ALL screens.
6. Close - Loads our "Close Graphic" (Could be the same as Stage Time) and applies it to the Scenic screen.
7. Switch - Loads our "Switch Graphic" and applies it to the Scenic screen.
8. Baptism - Puts CAM on the Side screens and keeps ProTools on our Scenic screen.
9. Enter - Engages the "Pre Svc" or "Reset" presets that have been selected.
10. Reset - Resets all the guts of the switcher and gets us out of almost any pickle we find ourselves in!
DO NOT HIT RESET DURING A SERVICE!
Reset switches every output to BLACK. All four screens and all lobby TVs will black out.