The Wave Pool > Why stay with SSP over Pro Presenter?
10/30/2008 12:52:47 AM
I am seeking reasons to stay with SSP over Pro Presenter. Has anybody here used both and then decided to us SSP for their worship services?
The new (earlier this year) director over our tech ministry departments of lighting and displays, video, and audio is pushing to replace SSP with Pro Presenter. He will be making this known to the Worship Leader and church staff this week.
I do not agree with this move for a variety of reasons. We are both volunteers, but I am the director of lighting and computer display department of the tech ministry. Any problems we have had with SSP are primarily attributed to "user error" (more training is needed) or configuration errors that can be corrected if we utilize the support from SSP.
My suggestion is to back up all of our data on the Windows computer we are currently using, wipe the hard drive (or replace it) and reinstall the OS. Then reinstall the software fresh and new. I think we have to be good stewards of the money that has been invested into the equipment and software that we already have. I also do not wish to learn or train the other volunteers to use an Apple computer.
I also don't believe we would be good stewards of the money that has already been spent on the hardware and software we already have. Much of the work we have already created may not be compatible with the new software solution or an Apple computer. We would also have to buy an Apple computer to use for this purpose.
I have until February 2009 to convince everyone here to stick with SSP, but it won't be easy.
Please post with your reasons for staying with SSP over Pro Presenter and why. If you can show any websites with comparisons, please post those links.
Thanks!
The new (earlier this year) director over our tech ministry departments of lighting and displays, video, and audio is pushing to replace SSP with Pro Presenter. He will be making this known to the Worship Leader and church staff this week.
I do not agree with this move for a variety of reasons. We are both volunteers, but I am the director of lighting and computer display department of the tech ministry. Any problems we have had with SSP are primarily attributed to "user error" (more training is needed) or configuration errors that can be corrected if we utilize the support from SSP.
My suggestion is to back up all of our data on the Windows computer we are currently using, wipe the hard drive (or replace it) and reinstall the OS. Then reinstall the software fresh and new. I think we have to be good stewards of the money that has been invested into the equipment and software that we already have. I also do not wish to learn or train the other volunteers to use an Apple computer.
I also don't believe we would be good stewards of the money that has already been spent on the hardware and software we already have. Much of the work we have already created may not be compatible with the new software solution or an Apple computer. We would also have to buy an Apple computer to use for this purpose.
I have until February 2009 to convince everyone here to stick with SSP, but it won't be easy.
Please post with your reasons for staying with SSP over Pro Presenter and why. If you can show any websites with comparisons, please post those links.
Thanks!
10/30/2008 6:52:26 AM
The only reason I'd switch to Pro Presenter is if we were utilizing multiple screens.
I really don't know enough about PP to know where SSP is superior. I know the new pan zoom stuff is fantastic.
The main reason (without digging into PP) is financial. You'd need to buy a Mac plus the PP license. And then training all your volunteers on the new platform and software.
Check this post for one other SSP user's impression.
And check Doug's blog for write ups on the newer features. We've found the hue adjustments for stills and videos to be very useful. There are several other video enhancements that can be made through SSP without having to edit and rerender the video.
We also use the image overlay quite a bit to enhance motion and still backgrounds. Yes you could reedit the motion or still, but this can be done much quicker and keep your library smaller because you don't have to have a seperate background with each variation you want to use.
Visualizations and SlideShowBuilder are also things that PP probably doesn't have. In fact check out the feature list and see if anything else pops out.
SSP is very stable. I've only had it crash once in the last several years and I was trying to install a font while showing a Powerpoint using that font. So I'm not sure I can blame SSP for that one.
Good luck and thanks for trying to be a good steward of God's resources.
I really don't know enough about PP to know where SSP is superior. I know the new pan zoom stuff is fantastic.
The main reason (without digging into PP) is financial. You'd need to buy a Mac plus the PP license. And then training all your volunteers on the new platform and software.
Check this post for one other SSP user's impression.
And check Doug's blog for write ups on the newer features. We've found the hue adjustments for stills and videos to be very useful. There are several other video enhancements that can be made through SSP without having to edit and rerender the video.
We also use the image overlay quite a bit to enhance motion and still backgrounds. Yes you could reedit the motion or still, but this can be done much quicker and keep your library smaller because you don't have to have a seperate background with each variation you want to use.
Visualizations and SlideShowBuilder are also things that PP probably doesn't have. In fact check out the feature list and see if anything else pops out.
SSP is very stable. I've only had it crash once in the last several years and I was trying to install a font while showing a Powerpoint using that font. So I'm not sure I can blame SSP for that one.
Good luck and thanks for trying to be a good steward of God's resources.
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