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2) From your Downloads folder (or from where ever you save the file), double click the file called MS5Setup.exe to Install it and then open MediaShout 5 and you should be set. If you are updating V4.x and V5.x, please update V4.x first (see below).
Getting Started
This section will give you all the information you need on how to install MediaShout and be up and running quickly.
Installation and Setup User Interface
This section will cover all the details of the user interface, so that you can configure MediaShout 6 to your liking.
Control Screen Ribbon (Basics) Ribbon (Advanced) Settings Dialog Scripts and Cues
Trying to figure out how to setup that presentation? This section gives you all the finer points of building your presentation.
Scripts Cues Inline Editor Cue Templates Working with Media in a Cue
In this section, you learn all about inserting and editing lyrics, scripture, images, videos, audio, and so much more!
Lyrics Lyric Library Bibles Text Elements Objects The Displays settings tab allows you to enable additional monitors or displays and to configure the control screen, presentation display, and stage display options.
Configuring display settings
To configure settings in the Displays Settings dialog box:
- On the ribbon, click Settings tab > General Settings > Displays.
- Change desired settings.
- Click OK.
The Displays Settings tab contains the following sections and settings:
- Control Display.Select which monitor will be used as the control screen. Click the field to reveal a list of all monitors attached to the computer and recognized by Windows or Mac OS.
- Main Display - This option is available when MediaShout is in dual screen mode. To enable dual-screen mode, click the Settings tab and in the Displays group, select 2 Screens or press CTRL+ALT+ 2 (CMD+OPTION+2 on Mac). Select which monitor will be used as the main display screen (the one the audience sees). Click the field to reveal a list of all monitors attached to the computer and recognized by Windows.
- Monitor.
- Current Display Resolution. This read-only field tells you the current resolution of the selected monitor.
- Keep on top. Select this option to ensure that the presentation display output appears full-screen and on top of any other application window that opens onto this screen.
- Minimize with application. When this option is selected, minimizing MediaShout on the control screen also hides its output on the main display screen. If you need to minimize the application without interrupting the presentation to the audience, clear this option.
- Hide mouse on Main Display. Select this option to prevent the mouse pointer from appearing on the presentation display screen. Selecting Web Pages allows the mouse pointer to show when clicking links and controls appearing on the presentation display.
- Shrink Output on Main Display. For TVs and monitors that overscale the image outside the viewing area, use this setting to select the correct scale to make the image fit inside the screen.
- Enable Multi-Output Mode. Select when using hardware such as TripleHead2Go to display lyrics on the left, center, or right third of the screen or any combination thereof. You can also set the background to tile for each screen independently, or stretched across all three screens.
- Mode. Select Dual or Triple.
- BG. Select tile or stretch.
- Output Selection. Select the output location for Background (when in Tile mode), Main Text, and Media Objects. Note: Normally, Output 1 is left, Output 2 is right (in Dual mode) or center (in Triple mode), and Output 3 is right (in Triple mode).
- Stage Display - This option is available when MediaShout is in triple screen mode. To enable triple-screen mode, click the Settings tab and in the Displays group, select 3Screens or press CTRL+ALT+3 (CMD+OPTION+3 on Mac). Select which monitor will be used as the stage display screen (the one seen by people on the stage). Click to reveal a list of all monitors attached to the computer and recognized by Windows or Mac OS.
- For additional options, follow the instructions for the Presentation Display options listed above.
To exit 2 or 3 screen mode, use CTRL+ALT+1 (CMD+OPTION+1 on Mac) to return to single screen mode.
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See the Quick Start Guide: Setting up the displays for information about required hardware for using a stage display.
Related pages:
- General Settings
- Script Settings
- Cue Setup
- Viewers Settings
Power can sometimes come with a cost. This even applies to worship software. ProPresenter, for example, is a very powerful tool but it is not simple to master. Learning how to use this tool to run a presentation can happen in a few minutes, but mastery takes longer.
Here are seven common mistakes to avoid when using ProPresenter:
1) Editing Individual Slides Instead of Making Templates
Changing the look of slides might seem like a pretty cumbersome process if they had to be edited one at a time. A better way would be to create a template. This makes the process MUCH faster.
First, to edit a slide, right-click on it and select “Edit slide” (or using the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl-E”) to make it look the way that you want all your slides to look. Then, exit the editor by clicking the “X” in the upper left-hand corner of the editor (or hitting “Ctrl-E” again).
Next, right-click on the slide you just edited and scroll down to “Template” and choose “Save selected slide(s) as Template Group.” Then, name the new template something that’s both memorable and makes sense. Click “Save” and the template is created.
Once the template is created, select any of the slides in that document, hit “Cmd-A” ( or “Ctrl-A” on Windows) to select all the slides. Then right-click on one slide and select “Templates,” then select the template you just created. That’s it.
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One note, this process only affects the slide layer, so you need to add backgrounds separately.
2) Not Using Stage Display
Do your worship leaders sometimes forget words or get lost in a song? Maybe you have a pastor who is notorious for going over time (despite being the person who set the time limit) or who accidentally omits an important message during the announcements. ProPresenter’s Stage Display can help.
This feature lets you have a dedicated display with its own simplified layout, showing people leading the room information they need. This can be the next line of the song that’s being sung before the congregation can see it, a countdown clock for the duration of the sermon or even messages to tell the pastor to wrap it up or other notes.
Stage Display is included with the basic license for ProPresenter but requires a dedicated video output (see below).
Once it is wired into a display (like a TV on the front row of seats or a projector shooting onto the back wall), it is simply a matter of clicking the “Enable Stage Display” checkbox in ProPresenter Preferences under Display, after you’ve dragged the purple box that says “SD” to the box representing that display.
You can also create different configurations and switch between them here or automate switching between configurations by adding a stage display cue on a particular slide (like the first slide of the sermon notes, etc.) in [amazon_textlink asin=’B00ZDFFNRM’ text=’ProPresenter 6′ template=’ProductLink’ store=’churc0da-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’84544da6-74da-11e8-ae35-0d6e8f046c05′].
3) Using a Matrox TH2Go or DH2Go as an Output for Stage Display
Many people think that you can use one of the additional display outputs created by a [amazon_textlink asin=’B004FPTQTM’ text=’Matrox TripleHead2Go’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’churc0da-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’b29e1c60-74e1-11e8-8b91-cf61b5e88f2a’] or [amazon_textlink asin=’B0080K6WIG’ text=’DualHead2Go’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’churc0da-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’a16a7043-74da-11e8-a79d-a32236fc3c22′] for stage display. You cannot. ProPresenter requires a dedicated display.
In the system preferences on Macs, for example, the computer needs to see three display outputs. One could be the built-in display, like in a laptop or an iMac, but the other two have to be dedicated external displays.
Promodel free. Some computers cannot output three display signals, so additional hardware would be needed to ensure you would have three total.
4) Updating the OS Before ProPresenter is Ready
Apple has been routinely releasing new versions of [amazon_textlink asin=’1786461692′ text=’MacOS’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’churc0da-20′ marketplace=’US’ link_id=’e2a8b1c2-74e1-11e8-8d90-6bc455a1cda5′] every year. That’s good, except when it causes problems. Developers need time to test the new OS and make changes to their software to make sure everything works as expected.
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So, don’t get anxious. Wait until you get the green light from Renewed Vision to update your MacOS.
5) Updating Either ProPresenter or the OS Right Before Church
Anytime updates are made there might be problems. Other hardware attached to computers or other things could affect systems or software in ways developers do not anticipate. Therefore, it is better to make updates when there is considerable time to fix any problems that might pop up.
Good times to make updates would be AFTER the last weekend service, not before. Then, if there are problems, you can figure it out yourself, look for help in one of the online communities or even talk to Renewed Vision tech support during business hours on Monday.
It is also a good practice to run through a couple of old playlists after updates are made to catch any problems that may not be immediately obvious.
6) Insisting on Using PowerPoint
For various reasons, some staff members may still insist on making their own presentations with PowerPoint templates. These templates can have random and dated animations, which could make it harder for the team who is already using ProPresenter.
The good news is that ProPresenter can bring the text from PowerPoint into a presentation or imports stills of the slides. However, some may still insist that the dated look of PowerPoint is better. For the sake of visual consistency, it is better to encourage all team members to either learn ProPresenter or let another team member design the slides in ProPresenter for them.
7) Putting Too Much Text on the Screen
This is not a mistake with ProPresenter per se, but with all presentation software. Just because something is legible on a screen that is a foot or two away from the operator does not mean that it will be legible for people across the room from a projector screen or other display.
A better practice is to keep lyrics to no more than five or six lines and scripture to no more than eight lines at a time on screen. Less text on the screen tends to be better, as long as the operator can keep up with the flow.
These are just a few of the mistakes to avoid when using ProPresenter that can help improve the quality and effectiveness of creating and running church presentations. Learning how to make these improvements can lead your team toward mastering ProPresenter functionality and making this powerful tool more simple to use.