Live switching?

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this but. . . I've been asked by a local church to help them upgrade thier video production capabilities. Currently they have one consumer level DV camera set up into iMovie via firewire and they capture the footage during the service, throw on a few pre-loaded titles and export/burn onto dvd right then and there.
It seems they want to upgrade to 2 cameras ( I have been told they have 2 JVC 500's ) and they want to be able to do the same thing as thier doing now.
I'm a bit old school when it comes to studio work, so I have the 2 cameras into a switcher, mix it live onto tape and capture your individual footage as well for editing out mistakes later. What I am thinking though, is getting set up with a DV mixer, setting up with monitors and the like as in a typical studio set up and using the firewire out to capture on the computer (They have a G5 dual processor, they just can't figure out FCP which they have, which is where I come in. . .)
my question is this, I know FCP can do multiclip once the footage is captured, but has anyone tried, or can it be used as a switcher for live events?
If not, can anyone make suggestions on how to update thier set-up for 2 camera shoots and still be able to burn the dvd's right away?
Thanks,
Russ

If not, can anyone make suggestions on how to update thier set-up for 2 camera shoots and still be able to burn the dvd's right away?
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You need a switcher. Check B&H or any of the online video equipment shoppes. Prices range from a few hundred to multi-thousand bucks.
You can also get a DVD recorder that will work just like a tape machine. Leave the Macintosh out of the whole process.
bogiesan

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