Even changing the background can be a tedious task to the uneducated. Setting up lower third introduction slides. Converting your speakers power point slides to the ProPresenter format.
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Learning how to import lyrics from Song Select. But be weary, although it is simple to use (as in advancing slides and what not), it has a fairly steep learning curve. In short, PowerPoint is designed for running a presentation, this class of software is designed for running the media screen before, during and after a church service.Īlmost everyone will say Pro Presenter, and I will agree. Depending on the package it might also include separate displays for stage (with countdown timers to keep those guest with 2 minutes slots from using a half hour), Video production output (with an alpha channel), Midi signals to control lighting systems, quick announcements to the congregation (think nursery), countdown timers that overlay announcement slides, and so on. and allowing those elements to be positioned within the slide stack. They also have better handling of music slide by dividing the slides up by verses, chorus, bridge, etc. (If your slide tech is sufficiently trained.) These types of software are designed to allow these kind of dynamic changes on the fly. The song leader may decide to repeat the chorus of a song, the pastor may dynamically shorted the sermon, or add a scripture reading (or even a full song) on the fly. The people presenting those elements may not act in totally scripted ways. The other software listed are designed for running a Church Service where there will be multiple elements (songs, announcements, speaking) handled separately and then merged into a single service. PowerPoint is designed for forward moving presentations. The difference is in the focus of the software.