The Church of Saint Gabriel hired IT Initiatives to design and implement integrated audio/video solutions for its new parish center. IT Initiatives developed solutions including a multimedia conference room with multiple displays and a touchscreen control system, a classroom video broadcasting system to distribute content to 30 classrooms, and a digital signage system using a plasma monitor. The design methodology ensured solutions would have long lifecycles and be architecturally integrated and easy for everyday parishioners to use. The conference room was equipped with several high-definition displays, a projector, and a custom touchscreen interface to easily control video and audio playback from multiple sources.

1. Integrated Solution Profile
Client:
Church of Saint Gabriel
Marlboro, NJ
The Client
The Church of Saint Gabriel called upon IT Initiatives to design,
manage and deploy the technological aspects of their multi-million
dollar parish center addition and renovation project. Recognizing
the affectiveness and multitude of applications for audio/video tech-
nologies, St. Gabriel’s looked to IT Initiatives to develop integrated
solutions for their new facility.
Design Methodology
IT Initiatives developed a series of audio/video solutions
to meet the needs of the growing parish. These included:
Multimedia Conference Room
Classroom Video Broadcast System
Electronic Message Display System
The design methology used for this project was based on
the client’s need for a solution that would have an extended
product life cycle. Architectural integration was also a key
attribute for success.
Ease of use for everyday applications was vital, as
parishioners not likely to be familiar with the system would
be using it on a daily basis.
Parish Center Multimedia Conference Room
The parish conference room was designed to be an integrated, easy to
use solution. Boasting 2 high-definition plasma monitors and a high-
end projector, the system would allow the organization to output a
different video source to each of the three monitors.
A custom, graphical user interface was installed to control the video and
audio systems. Using a color, touchscreen interface, controlling the system
was quick and easy, while providing countless features and capabilities.
Users could select to output from DVD, VHS, computer, notebook PC,
or satellite television to each of the monitors. The color control screen
also allowed the user to change channels on the satellite system or preview
video before output to a monitor or projector.

2. Conference Room Equipment
(2) 42” Fujitsu HDTV Plasma Monitors
Proxima 4500 Lumen LCD Projector
DaLite Ceiling Recessed Projection Screen
Custom, Color Crestron Control Touchscreen System
Extron Switching System
Denon Professional DVD Player & JVC S-VHS Player/Recorder
Commercial Satellite System
Biamp Audia Digital Audio Platform System
Custom Designed Speakers & Subwoofers
Network Integrated Audio Control System
Television Broadcasting System
In an effort to effectively distribute video to each of the 30 classrooms in the new
parish center, IT Initiatives recommended a video distribution system that would
allow religious education administrators to output controlled video. This feature
outputted DVD, VHS, computer and satellite audio and video to each of the
classrooms. User control was administrated via a simple to use interface via a
computer network. Televisions were able to be turned on, off, and volume
controlled easily from the software control interface.
Installed Components
32 Philips Institutional Televisions
Philips Institutional Broadcast Software
IBM xSeries Server
Denon Professional DVD Player & JVC S-VHS Player
Extron Switching and Interfacing System
PICO Macom Pro Modulator
APC Backup System
42” NEC Plasma monitor (electronic message system)
Digital Signage
To communicate with students and parents as they enter the facility, IT
Initiatives recommended an electronic message display system. Using the
television broadcasting system, administrators could display presentations,
announcements, or other materials as parents, teachers and students entered
the building. In doing so, the system provided a quick and easy communication
method for all.
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