Client: Wilfrid Laurier University

Service: Hybrid Convocation Production, Live Streaming, Multi-Camera Video, In-House Video Distribution

Locations:
• Brantford Campus – Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts
• Waterloo Campus – Lazaridis School of Business and Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University convocation ceremonies are milestone events that celebrate academic achievement, family pride, and institutional tradition. To ensure these moments are accessible to both in-person attendees and remote viewers, Laurier partnered with Pynx Pro AV to deliver a reliable, high-quality hybrid convocation experience.
Pynx Pro AV has provided convocation audio-visual production and live streaming services for Wilfrid Laurier University since 2017. In 2020, this partnership expanded into a formal five-year agreement covering convocation ceremonies at both the Waterloo and Brantford campuses. The agreement reflects Laurier’s confidence in Pynx Pro AV’s ability to manage complex, high-visibility academic events with consistency, technical precision, and broadcast-grade results.
Pynx Pro AV delivered a fully managed hybrid convocation solution, combining live event video production with professional live streaming to Wilfrid Laurier University’s YouTube channel. This approach allowed Laurier to reach a global audience while maintaining a polished experience inside each venue.
At both campuses, the Pynx Pro team integrated seamlessly with the venue’s infrastructure, ensuring that live video was simultaneously distributed to in-house projection screens and streamed online in real time. This dual-output workflow ensured that guests in the room had clear sightlines, while remote viewers received the same curated program feed.
The Roland V-160HD allowed Pynx Pro AV to perform real-time video switching, creating a polished, broadcast-style program feed.
This feed was:
• Streamed live to Wilfrid Laurier University’s official YouTube channel
• Distributed to in-house video screens within each venue
• Recorded locally for backup and archival purposes
Local recording directly from the program output ensured that Laurier received a clean, professionally switched version of each ceremony. This approach provides long-term value for institutional archives, accessibility needs, and post-event sharing.
By managing switching, streaming, and recording from a single integrated system, Pynx Pro AV minimized points of failure and ensured consistent results across multiple ceremonies.
Key outcomes included:
• Thousands of remote viewers able to watch live from anywhere in the world
• High-quality in-house video for attendees seated throughout the venues
• Reliable, repeatable production across multiple ceremonies and dates
• Broadcast-ready recordings for Laurier’s internal use
The five-year agreement reflects Laurier’s trust in Pynx Pro AV as a long-term production partner for high-profile academic events.
Pynx Pro AV supplied and operated a Roland V-160HD Streaming Video Switcher. The switcher handled real-time multi-camera switching, program output distribution to in-house screens, live streaming to YouTube, and local recording of the final program feed.
The production used Canon XA55 4K professional video cameras. These cameras were selected for their broadcast-quality imaging, reliable performance during long-form live events, and compatibility with professional SDI/HDMI live production workflows.
Each convocation ceremony was produced using a multi-camera setup, including wide, medium, and close-up angles to capture graduate walk-across moments, speakers, faculty, and audience context.
The ceremonies were live streamed directly to Wilfrid Laurier University’s official YouTube channel using the Roland V-160HD’s integrated streaming capabilities. This ensured a stable, high-quality broadcast for remote viewers.
Yes. Pynx Pro AV recorded each ceremony locally from the live program output of the Roland V-160HD. This provided Wilfrid Laurier University with a clean, fully switched recording suitable for archival, accessibility, and post-event use.
The same live-switched program feed used for streaming was also distributed to in-house video screens at both venues, ensuring consistent visuals for on-site attendees throughout the ceremony.
The production setup was deployed at:
• Sanderson Centre for the Performing Arts (Brantford Campus)
• Lazaridis School of Business and Economics (Waterloo Campus)
Yes. The equipment and workflow were designed specifically for hybrid convocation ceremonies, supporting simultaneous in-person audiences, live online viewers, and institutional recording requirements.
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