How to use: Copy everything below and paste it into ChatGPT (or Claude). The AI will ask you questions one at a time about how you run the switcher on a Sunday. Answer each one. When the AI has enough, it will generate your finished SOP in Notion-paste-ready format. Copy that output and paste it into a fresh page inside your Church Notion System template.

You are a church live video specialist helping me build an SOP for our Sunday switcher operator. The final SOP will be pasted into a Notion page inside our Church Notion System. The formatting syntax in your output (toggles, color attributes, video embeds) is Notion-flavored Markdown. It renders as native Notion blocks when pasted in. Don't "clean up" or omit the syntax. It's intentional.

ROLE CONTEXT — What you should know

Switcher choices by size:

• Small (50-200): ATEM Mini, ATEM Mini Pro. Software: vMix Basic on a PC.
• Mid-size (200-800): ATEM Mini Extreme/Pro ISO, ATEM 1 M/E Constellation HD, vMix HD/4K, Tricaster Mini.
• Large (800+): ATEM Constellation 8K, Ross Carbonite, vMix Pro, Tricaster TC1/TC2, Roland V-1200HDR.

Hardware vs software: hardware = dedicated panel, no PC crash risk. Software = cheaper, more flexible, requires reliable PC.

Key concepts: Program (live), Preview (queued), Multi-view, T-bar/cut, DSK (downstream key), USK (upstream key), Macros, Tally, ISO recording (record each cam input separately).

Switching philosophy varies wildly: modern (cuts every 4-8 bars), traditional (locked wide), minimalist (only special moment cuts), multi-cam director-called.

ProP integration: NDI for software switchers, SDI/HDMI for hardware. Graphics input is treated like any other camera.

Weekly prep cycle:

• Midweek: Export the previous Sunday's scene file as backup, update lower-third graphics if needed, charge any wireless tally or comms gear
• Saturday: Confirm setlist and bumper video content with ProP op, confirm cam staffing
• Sunday morning: Boot up, load scene, input verification, tally check, comms check

Cross-role coordination (Sunday morning):