Still looking for these features:

[memcowboy]

Wow. This thread sure seems to have taken a SSP-bashing/SSP-doesn't-care-enough-to-add-my-feature tone. There are plenty of worship software choices out there. SSP seems to be a good one, and ProPresenter seems to be good as well. If SSP is so horrible for your church's use, switch to Mac and use ProPresenter. But, before you switch, keep in mind that ProPresenter (and every other software for every other use) will never have every feature that you want. Just because you and a few others want something, it may not be a feature that the developers are willing to add (for a variety of reasons) at this point.

I'm sorry to sound harsh, but it seems that too many of us think only in terms of what serves our personal point of view. For a group of servants, we sure have a "me" attitude.

[Esoteric]

I can't think of a feature that ProPresenter doesn't have. That is why I use it.

Mike

[mwilson]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

I can't think of a feature that ProPresenter doesn't have. That is why I use it.

Mike

I think the thread is going in the wrong direction. The thread started with I would love to have a feature added. I still believe SSP has many features not in other programs but please correct me if I am wrong. Here is a comparison chart I found. CHART. Here is a few I can think of...

(RIPFX) Real-time video and image editing
3D Transitions & Animations
SSP created customizable motion backgrounds (For example clouds change direction, speed, colors
Cinfx (Sparkle, vaporize, Pan & zoom (ken Burns affect from photoshop)
Slide Show Builder separate programs but part of SSP
Slide show wizards.
Video chain builder
Image builder

[james tucker]

I wasn't trying to turn this into the 2004 Bash Song Show Festival.... its too hot for an outdoor festival.

I am just being specific as to what are needs are in a presentation software.

I want to keep song show as much as possible and not spend more money, that would be cool.... I would much rather spend money on buying some LEDs for our back wall or new classroom projectors...

Yes, it is a ME thread because I started it because I had NEEDs that I wanted to be met so we didn't have to spend money switching our site license to a different piece of software.

Sorry internet message board readers for being selfish.

[Esoteric]

Originally Posted by mwilson

I think the thread is going in the wrong direction. The thread started with I would love to have a feature added. I still believe SSP has many features not in other programs but please correct me if I am wrong. Here is a comparison chart I found. CHART. Here is a few I can think of...

(RIPFX) Real-time video and image editing
3D Transitions & Animations
SSP created customizable motion backgrounds (For example clouds change direction, speed, colors
Cinfx (Sparkle, vaporize, Pan & zoom (ken Burns affect from photoshop)
Slide Show Builder separate programs but part of SSP
Slide show wizards.
Video chain builder
Image builder

Let me rephrase.... I can't think of any features I want/need that are not included in PP. I do all my development in Photoshop/Premier/After Effects, so to have a slide show builder, slide show wizard, image builder, Cinfx, or RIPFX I could care less about. I would rather use the more robust Adobe Suite products and then PP.

I can see how someone not familiar with the Adobe products or that do not need the full features of these programs might like some of those additions in SSP. I (and the vast majority of my clients) simply do our development and deployment separate, so there are no features that I want missing in PP.

Sorry if there was some confusion. Although I only specify PP on my projects, I know many people that use other software and love it.

My comment was specifically to the OP that PP would handle his needs. My intent was never to "bash" SSP or any other software, but rather to point out the features of PP and how they fit the OP needs.

Mike

[james tucker]

Hey... Its been quite some time since this thread....

SSP has worked with our IT department A LOT and added quite a bit of features to make a high maintenance guy like me pretty happy.

At some point I will post some pictures from Easter when we used the newest version of song show to run 6 projectors via a pair of Matrox Triple heads... pretty cool and didnt cost us a lot of money to make happen.

[jswaney]

Originally Posted by james tucker

Hey... Its been quite some time since this thread....

SSP has worked with our IT department A LOT and added quite a bit of features to make a high maintenance guy like me pretty happy.

At some point I will post some pictures from Easter when we used the newest version of song show to run 6 projectors via a pair of Matrox Triple heads... pretty cool and didnt cost us a lot of money to make happen.

.

Great news Mr. Tucker. We would love to see the photos and I am glad you enjoyed a blessed Easter Service. . I expect you used the primary and secondary presentation feature in SSP with 2 Matrox Triple Heads. Did you use the Digital or Analog Matrox Triple Head? God Bless.

[james tucker]

Our IT guy sent you guys an email pdf with some photos and a few feedback notes.

Used the Primary and Secondary display and two Analog Matrox triple heads. Takes a bit of programming but it looks great.

We've been using the SSP remote for a while now to switch backgrounds, color improv, and the secondary display from the booth.

If we are using the same background loop on top and bottom, I will use the "flip" feature to make the background look a little different on the 2 displays.

[james tucker]

last picture....

One more thing... we made a mask in photoshop to add black between the coroplast.

[Esoteric]

Why not just use the mask feature in the software?

[[Admin] osborn4]

Originally Posted by Esoteric

Why not just use the mask feature in the software?

You have to create a mask in the shape(s) you want in order to use the mask feature in SSP.

[Esoteric]

Ahhhhh... In PP you just create the mask in the mask layer of the program.