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09/23/2008 1:39 PM  
A short discussion about the differences between SSP's Photo Slides Builder and Microsoft's Photo Story.
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09/23/2008 2:30 PM  
I gotta admit, for a lot of the stuff, I like the full screen of PhotoStory vs. the framed pics in PSB.

I also really like the UI for setting the pan/zoom in PhotoStory.

But it is nice to have the caption out of the picture frame. And it's really nice that you don't have to rerender an entire .wmv when you make a change, like you do in PhotoStory.

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09/23/2008 2:33 PM  
And I like the way that PhotoStory keeps the picture moving while the next pic fades in. But I know there are times that I wanted PhotoStory to be able to zoom in full and stay there, and that isn't an option, like it is with PSB.

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09/23/2008 2:37 PM  
You can adjust the layout area in Photo Slides Builder to use the entire slide for the image. In this case, the caption would remain static while rendered over the image. The non-caption version of Photo Slides Builder automatically defaults to using the entire slide are for the image.
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09/23/2008 3:08 PM  
I know what the issue is. When I did the PSB slide show last weekend, several pics were portrait, not landscape, and pan/zoom left the black edges on the slide. I didn't know enough to try to work around that.

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09/23/2008 8:57 PM  
Am I the only one that only gets white boxes where the videos should be? I'm useing IE7.

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09/23/2008 10:23 PM  
Posted By twj on 09/23/2008 8:57 PM
Am I the only one that only gets white boxes where the videos should be? I'm useing IE7.

Make sure that you have the latest version of Adobe Flash installed.
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09/23/2008 10:58 PM  
Posted By osborn4 on 09/23/2008 3:08 PM
I know what the issue is. When I did the PSB slide show last weekend, several pics were portrait, not landscape, and pan/zoom left the black edges on the slide. I didn't know enough to try to work around that.

Ah yes. When the aspect ratio of the image does not match the aspect ratio of the display, SSP will present the pan / zoom differently than what PhotoStory does. That has been the topic of some internal discussion here.
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09/24/2008 11:24 AM  
Posted By twj on 09/23/2008 8:57 PM
Am I the only one that only gets white boxes where the videos should be? I'm useing IE7.


I also can't see the movies and have updated the flash. The page never gets finished loading. I've left it for 1-2 Hours and they're still loading. This also is the case on the last Blog entry. 

I'm not on dialup so it should be done in a few seconds. 

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09/24/2008 2:50 PM  
It works OK for me in Firefox 3.

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09/24/2008 7:27 PM  
Posted By cegarrett on 09/24/2008 11:24 AM
Posted By twj on 09/23/2008 8:57 PM
Am I the only one that only gets white boxes where the videos should be? I'm useing IE7.


I also can't see the movies and have updated the flash. The page never gets finished loading. I've left it for 1-2 Hours and they're still loading. This also is the case on the last Blog entry. 

I'm not on dialup so it should be done in a few seconds. 


Ditto.


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09/24/2008 8:01 PM  
It works for me in Fire Fox 3. So I installed the latest player and it still won't load in IE7 on XP Pro or Vista.

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09/24/2008 8:25 PM  
I Checked at home and It works in Chrome So I've seen it now.

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09/24/2008 11:08 PM  
Posted By twj on 09/23/2008 8:57 PM
Am I the only one that only gets white boxes where the videos should be? I'm useing IE7.
The IE incompatibility problem has been fixed.

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10/09/2008 1:36 PM  
I agree about the better pan and zoom in SSP's product. I also like it that there is more space for a "lightbox" and the ability to move slides around in that space.

I don't like that when you are finished your slide show can only be seen in SSP. I wish there were an export function to export the slide show to other formats.

However, SSP's Photo Slides Builder is a good product.

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10/24/2008 6:58 AM  
I love Sydney.

Because I prefer a higher type of control, I probably would not use this tool, but use Premiere/ After Effects to do what I want.

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10/24/2008 3:25 PM  
Posted By Lucas on 10/24/2008 6:58 AM
I love Sydney.

Because I prefer a higher type of control, I probably would not use this tool, but use Premiere/ After Effects to do what I want.

This blog was about Photo Slides Builder vs. PhotoStory, not Photo Slides Builder vs. Premier / After Effects .

What higher type of control would you use? Is there simple version of that control that could be implemented in an easy-to-use builder?
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07/03/2009 3:42 PM
RE: Import lots of XML Songs by osborn4 in User Support - V7

Here's the XML format that SSP uses.

Hopefully that will help. I've not tried it before.

07/03/2009 2:43 PM
Background improv issue by iamgap in User Support - V7


If Background Improv is set as your default motion background, you cannot use an image background. Even if you have Transparent as the Default Background. I have also tried No Change, and the Background Image will not show. I have to set Background Improv to None. IMO this negates the advantage of Background Improv.

This started as soon as I installed the 6/30/2009 update.

EDIT:
I just found that if I manually click the transparent button on the Plug-in Panel, the background image becomes available. It is as if the Display Properties is not triggering the Transparent option as it should.

07/03/2009 2:33 PM
RE: Import lots of XML Songs by iamgap in User Support - V7


I haven't used it, but there is an import from XML feature. It is not a default Plug-in, so you have to select it during the install. You can add it by running the SSP installer again. The installer will only install items you check. Also note that it is a Professional plug-in, so you cannot install it if you have a basic license.

You can also install the Plug-in using the SSP Updater. Start Menu\Programs\SongShow Plus\SongShow Plus Update. Select All available components and Click here to check for updates. XML Importer will be an option under the Proffessional Level Plug-ins.

07/03/2009 1:02 PM
Import lots of XML Songs by chmaier in User Support - V7

Dear All,
I was wondering how I am suposed to import 400+ Songs into SSP. They are all in XML Format
[ppl version="3.0"]

[general]
[title]KL I 4 I bi vo inne usse obe une[/title]
[category]Kinder[/category]
[language/]
[/general]

[songtext]

[part caption="Teil 1"]

[slide mainsize="32" backgroundnr="0"]
[line]I bi vo inne, usse, obe, une[/line]
[line]glücklich alliziit.[/line]
[line]vo inne, usse, obe, une[/line]
[line]glücklich alliziit.[/line]
[/slide]

[slide mainsize="30" backgroundnr="0"]
[line]Sit Jesus zu mir isch cho,[/line]
[line]die Sünd vo mir gät gno,[/line]
[line]bin i vo inne, usse, obe, une,[/line]
[line]glücklich alliziit![/line]
[/slide]
[/part]
[/songtext]

[order]
[item]Teil 1[/item]
[/order]

Any Help would be really apricated. It might be that I didn't find the right post too 

Thank's a lot!!!

07/02/2009 2:48 PM
RE: May 2009 Edition Released by osborn4 in Latest News

If your projector has a freeze function and the content of the main screen isn't going to change, then you could freeze the main projector and show whatever you want on the secondary display.

But you'd have to remember to change what you are displaying back before you unfroze the main projector.

07/02/2009 2:05 PM
RE: May 2009 Edition Released by bhackle2 in Latest News

If they make the second screen editable that would be hugh!

I was looking at Media Shout for that reason. Every support person I talked to said the same thing "the second display shows the same as the first except no background", but on the forums I found a person that found a way to edit the second display. I would rather use Song Show. Our media team really likes its ease of use.

07/02/2009 1:33 PM
RE: May 2009 Edition Released by osborn4 in Latest News

As I understand it, the feature will only show the same words on both monitors, just different formatting.

07/02/2009 1:01 PM
RE: May 2009 Edition Released by bhackle2 in Latest News

I'm excited about the secondary display output. Has anyone figured out how to edited the secondary display? We currently use two computers. One computer displaying lyrics only for the congregation, and the other computer displaying lyrics and notes to the praise team. If Song Show will allow editing of the secondary display, we can get by with one less computer and operator.

07/01/2009 6:57 PM
RE: Change DataPath to use external drive? by osborn4 in User Support - V7

Yes. In SSP, go to Tools -> Utilities and select Data Files Setup From there, follow the bouncing ball.

You will need to be sure and have that drive attached whenever you fire up SSP. But I don't know why it wouldn't work.

07/01/2009 6:51 PM
RE: New Plug-ins Now Available by osborn4 in Latest News

I saw it. But I had to click in and enter my church's software ID to get in to the plug ins page.

07/01/2009 6:18 PM
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I just added an external drive to our media computer, and would like to change the data/file path for our SSP items to this external drive.  Is it possible to change the default file location?  If so, please direct me to the function in SSP.  The current location default is as follows:

DataPath: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\R-Technics\SongShow Plus

Thank you in advance,
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07/01/2009 2:51 PM
RE: New Plug-ins Now Available by cegarrett in Latest News

I didn't see the H.264 Plugin listed at SSPSTORE.com is it available now?

07/01/2009 12:52 PM
RE: New Plug-ins Now Available by markrief in Latest News

I plan to purchase the H.264 plug-in.

Do I need one for each system, or is it a stie license for the projection and and workstation systems?

Thanks, Mark

07/01/2009 9:18 AM
RE: New Plug-ins Now Available by osborn4 in Latest News

Posted By cegarrett on 07/01/2009 8:09 AM
Am I correct in my thinking that the New Public Bibles are already included in the install; and the $25 fee is per machine/per translation only for the bibles listed above?
Yes, you are correct. At least the public domain versions got loaded with the preview version. So I would assume they are still there.

07/01/2009 8:09 AM
RE: New Plug-ins Now Available by cegarrett in Latest News

Am I correct in my thinking that the New Public Bibles are already included in the install; and the $25 fee is per machine/per translation only for the bibles listed above?

07/01/2009 12:04 AM
New Plug-ins Now Available by NewsGuy in Latest News

The plug-ins for the New American Standard Bible, New International Version Bible, New Revised Standard Version, Revised Standard Version, and The Message are now available for sale.

Also available for sale is the new H.264 plug-in.

Pricing information is available at sspstore.com.

Note: For those of you who may have acquired a license for a Bible plug-in during the test phase: You will need to be issued a new license file. Please contact technical support for assistance with this.

06/30/2009 11:59 PM
May 2009 Edition Released by NewsGuy in Latest News

The May 2009 Edition of SongShow Plus is formally released and is available to all users who have a current subscription, or whose subscription was current as of May of this year.

You can download the new edition from within SongShow Plus using the menu command Update > Check for Updates or by going to http://www.songshowplus.com then to the Download page.

Click here for a list of What's New in the May 2009 Edition.

06/30/2009 2:43 PM
RE: Title Slides for Songs by osborn4 in Feature Reviews

Yes. I do basically the same thing (only I call the song part Opening) and it works fine.

But it will be nice to not have to do this anymore.

06/30/2009 1:50 PM
RE: Title Slides for Songs by Real Life Community in Feature Reviews

This is a great new feature. This will certainly be easier than the work around I've been using for some time now. I make a song part titled 'title' and hit enter in the spot where the lyrics are typed. Now when this part is displayed, it has no lyrics but has the title on the screen. You can then put this as the first thing in the verse sequence and have the same effect as this new feature. In case anyone was getting anxious to use this it is possible to do it now.

06/30/2009 6:38 AM
RE: List of Short List songs by osborn4 in Tips & Tricks

I should paste into 2003 (I've done it). I don't think I was able to paste into Word 2000. I've never tried 2002.

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