The Peat Group’s Guide To Worship Presentation Sofware

General Presentation

Keynote

• No Built In Database
• Some databases plugins can create and send Keynote Presentation.

Powerpoint

Worship Oriented Software

LiveWorship

• Song database
• Media Database
• Scripture Database
• Decent Drag & Drop features
• Coded in latest version of IDE (RealBasic)
• Universal Binary to be release ASAP
• UB version will allow our Mac to do DVD cueing
• Community Forums
• Responsive to email

MediaShout

• Was donated to the church several years ago.
• Uses Microsoft Access database
• Song database
• Media Database
• Scripture Database
• Integrates with company’s music management software
• Windows Only. High Learning Curve.
• Would need to use Apple’s BootCamp Beta and reboot into Windows-only mode.
• Mac version dropped, at least until well after next version of Mac OS X and Quicktime is released
• Community forums
• responsive to email

OpenSong

• Open Source
• Cross Platform
• Song database
• Media Database
• Scripture Database
• Slow Development
• No Universal Binary at this time
• Being Developed in Legacy IDE (RealBasic 5.5)
• Some song/chord management
• Transposes songs
• Speed Issues

ProPresenter

• Song Database
• Media Database
• No Scripture Database (no announced plans to add)
• Coded in Macromedia Director
• Version 3.0 due out by end of year
• Has “companion” software to integrating video and lyric projection.
• No “community” (forums, etc).
• Not responsive to email

SongScreen Liquid

• Appears to not be actively developed
• Text over live video is said to be more capable than others
• Interface is . . . . “different”
• Believe to have Song, Media, and Scripture Database