I’m not opposed to a new version and a new look, but there will be a considerable amount of training for the (once a month) volunteers. However… since you say the upgrade is definately worth it (and I can see that there are many OTHER advantages to the upgrade), then I will take a serious look at it. This fact alone will make me hesitate in getting it.

You said that the upgrade is more consistent in this area but there is still a lag to go to the next slide. If a slide is advanced too late and the congregation does not have the first word of the next phrase on the tip of their tongue then it totally disrupts the worship experience. This is the ONE most important feature during the ‘live service’. In my opionion the ONE greatest thing of the older version IS the ‘no response time’ in advancing lyrics. We tried the upgrade to version 3.0 but was so disappointed that we went back to what we had. We are still using version 2.5.2 here at Crosswinds and it works just like you point out in your article. I have been using MediaShout since 1998 and needless to say have become pretty familiar with it. Thanks for spending the time to detail Media Shout. Submit to Digg | Submit to | Submit to StumbleUpon If you’re new to the presentation software game, read on.

This I will say upfront: If you’re still using 2.5, you should upgrade (double check the system requirements first to make sure your machine can handle it, however). 3.0 a few years ago was a big disaster (videos wouldn’t play, there was a huge lag between advancing a cue and a change on screen, etc.), and there are probably a bunch of users out there still using 2.5 because it works reasonably well and they are leery of an upgrade.

My reasoning is that the initial launch of v. Instead, I will talk mostly about the key differences between 2.5 and 3.5, what I like and what I don’t. A ton has already been written on the program, so I won’t delve into a complete description of what it is or how it does it. It is pretty popular, however, and while we’re taking a close look at ProPresenter in the near future, I felt it would be a good idea to run down what’s new in v. I’ve used it for about 2 years now, and gotten pretty good at it, but haven’t been crazy about it. I’ll confess right up front that I’ve not been a huge fan of the software. Here’s the teaser, follow the link for the whole article.Īhh, Media Shout.

Since it’s pretty long, I put it on the main Church Tech Arts website. I feel like I’ve lived with the new version long enough to write a reasonably well thought out review. I told you some time ago this was coming.

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