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Snow Leopard Compatibility
(Mac OS 10.6)
All known issues with ProPresenter have been addressed in version 3.5.4. This includes the random crashing issues some have experienced in the Editor panel when copying and pasting from other applications. None are known with ProVideoPlayer (PVP).
That said, we always recommend holding off on major upgrades if you don't need them. As far as our software is concerned, there is no benefit to Snow Leopard (10.6) over Leopard (10.5).
We've developed a number of video tutorials and walkthroughs that you should immediately benefit from.
All ProPresenter 3 purchases on or after September 1st, 2009 qualify for a FREE upgrade to ProPresenter 4 when released.
Video playback has never been better as we've incorporated the video playback engine of ProVideoPlayer into ProPresenter 3. Now you get gorgeous, high-quality cross-dissolves between backgrounds while text is displayed over them. Whether you're using background video loops or foreground presentation videos (i.e. a sermon), you'll find ProPresenter's video playback functionality outstanding. Most any video you can play in QuickTime Player can be played smoothly and reliably within ProPresenter. Unlike some of our competitors, you can switch video backgrounds as often as you wish within a song, and even switch them dynamically on the fly!
ProPresenter fully supports any resolution right out of the box. At no additional cost, you can playback Standard-Def, all forms of High-Def, as well as ultra-wide resolutions for multi-screen installations (as seen on our home page with David Crowder). NOTE: For higher resolutions of HD content, faster systems may be required; call us to talk about your specific needs.
ProPresenter also supports Quartz Composer documents (called compositions). This is an advanced graphics rendering system that is based on mathmatical computations rather than images. They appear like QuickTime movies, but are FAR smaller in size and can even accomodate external inputs (audio, video, etc.). While not for the faint of heart, you can learn how to create your own from many sites on the web (i.e. 
The new Pro allows you to cue a particular background when clicking on a slide. This provides the ability to pre-program a song or presentation so the operator, who is busy following the words being sung, doesn't have to worry about doing this. Perfect for volunteers!
Editing text is easier than ever with in-line slide editing. This means you can either go to the slide editor to make changes OR right-click on any slide and edit the text within it directly (eliminating the need to leave Presenter mode). With this also comes spell-checking and a greatly enhanced playlist and library which always remain present for quick program changes. Making global changes to font, size, color, etc. of a whole song or multiple songs is a snap and nearly instant!
ProPresenter 3.0 comes bundled with a small sampling of songs and still images as well as a premium set of 50 video clips! We've selected an excellent variety of clips from several leading vendors for you to begin using with your purchase (including some high-definition clips). Purchased separately, these clips have a value worth the cost of the software alone! Best of all, these clips are available immediately upon purchase within the Renewed Vision Store embedded in ProPresenter. Look for the "Resources" button located in the top center of the interface to get started.
Adding songs to your library should be quick and painless, so ProPresenter makes use of two different methods of importing song lyrics fast. You can import text files individually as you always have, or as a batch into ProPresenter 3. The ability to import directly from the clipboard is also still available. Simply look-up the lyrics from any song on the Internet, whether through SongSelect, Google, or any other website. Either download them as text files to import later or select the text of the song in your Internet browser. Switch to ProPresenter and select "Presentation from Clipboard" from the File menu or import from your downloaded text files. Every line of text will automatically be imported as its own slide. In addition, if there are labels in the song for Verse, Chorus, or Bridge, these will automatically be interpreted by ProPresenter as slide labels for easy identification in your presentations. Version 3.0 adds the ability to label one or more slides with a particular color for grouping together common portions of a song (i.e. chorus, bridge, etc.) for easy visual identification.
How do I import PowerPoint or Keynote slide presentations? Easy! Both programs support exporting a presentation into a sequence of JPEG images. Once this is done, you can import all the images into a ProPresenter presentation as "Foreground" slides. Transitions and slide will be lost, but this works very well for integrating a slide show directly in ProPresenter.
Quickly search your favorite version of the Bible for one or more verses for nearly instant display. So when your Pastor makes an unexpected call for a verse, you'll be ready with the built-in database of bibles. You can also save sets of looked up scriptures as well as format found verses into a sequence of slides by paragraph, verse, or custom delineation.
Use ProPresenter for all your DVD playback needs! You can create as many clips as you like from any disc by navigating the DVD and setting in and out points on any part of it to define a new clip. These clips will then be saved in your DVD bin for easy, random access. This great new feature also prevents the need for a separate DVD player, which conserves space as well as the precious input port a DVD player consumes on your switcher. This is particularly ideal for small and traveling ministries eliminating one extra piece of equipment to buy and carry around.
Live video in is now supported by ProPresenter offering you the ability to take a live feed from FireWire or SDI. While this feature is convenient and well priced (included free), it does have some drawbacks with respect to latency (delay). It's best suited for overflow rooms or small services where you may have a single camera and cost is more important than latency. It's not recommended for larger, multi-camera venues that are served best by a multi-port switcher. 
Service countdown timers are cool, but a pain traditionally. With ProPresenter, that's all changed. No longer do you have to find, purchase, download, and manage countdown videos that are usually short (5 minutes) and have to be fired at the right moment. Now you can easily type in how much time you need and hit go! The timer will be composited over any background you want which works great with timed service announcement slides. Even better, the countdown timer is smart. You can just tell it when your service starts and it will automatically compute how long until the service begins. Duration is no longer an issue either. It can be 5 minutes, 5 hours, or 5 days for all we care!
Control ProPresenter from anywhere in your church with the ProPresenter Remote for iPhone or iPod Touch! This application takes remote control to the next level by displaying all playlists, presentations, and slides via a Wi-Fi connection. You can "observe" or "control" presentations from the stage or other remote location where having a computer is inconvenient. The application can control any copy of ProPresenter available on the network.
Yes. While we don't rule out doing a Windows version of some of our software, we won't risk our reputation for excellence until we're confident the experience will be as good as that which we have on the Mac.
