OpenOffice
Impress
–
equivalent to
PowerPoint, only
free
Zoho – free and web based
Thumbstacks – free and web based
Easislides – freeware, seems to have all the features of the $400 programs
Zionworx – freeware
OpenSong - manage lyrics and chords and also project them
Foobar
SongBase – $329, expensive for what it does, not as flexible as others, similarly priced software, but prvides guitar cords.
WinAmp
VLC – configuring the advanced options in VLC you can obtain a pretty much the same effect as Mediashout(imho) with a bit of extra work, but all free software
SundayPlus – Its a robust program also with a $349 price to get into it along with the biblesoft software included in that.
Freepath – If you are into powerpoint and don’t want to leave it then this is worth looking at. Its designed for business/education use but for a ppt church (85% of all churches that are using projection are using ppt in their services). One of the benefits it gives you is a point and click on your powerpoint presentations so you have the freedom of the non-linear but still using powerpoint but in thumbnails.
openlp.org – a fully featured presentation application written especially for churches” and is even open source. It is under active development and seems to have quite a bit of promise.
ProPresenter – Mac software, allows video to be output over firewire rather than the main monitor port (backgrounds/video play via firewire and lyrics via monitor). The text keys very cleanly as well (still no alpha though). $399 for single user or $799 for site license
Presentation Manager claims to handle 2 projects, each with a different image.
Zoho – free and web based
Thumbstacks – free and web based
Easislides – freeware, seems to have all the features of the $400 programs
Zionworx – freeware
OpenSong - manage lyrics and chords and also project them
Foobar
SongBase – $329, expensive for what it does, not as flexible as others, similarly priced software, but prvides guitar cords.
WinAmp
VLC – configuring the advanced options in VLC you can obtain a pretty much the same effect as Mediashout(imho) with a bit of extra work, but all free software
SundayPlus – Its a robust program also with a $349 price to get into it along with the biblesoft software included in that.
Freepath – If you are into powerpoint and don’t want to leave it then this is worth looking at. Its designed for business/education use but for a ppt church (85% of all churches that are using projection are using ppt in their services). One of the benefits it gives you is a point and click on your powerpoint presentations so you have the freedom of the non-linear but still using powerpoint but in thumbnails.
openlp.org – a fully featured presentation application written especially for churches” and is even open source. It is under active development and seems to have quite a bit of promise.
ProPresenter – Mac software, allows video to be output over firewire rather than the main monitor port (backgrounds/video play via firewire and lyrics via monitor). The text keys very cleanly as well (still no alpha though). $399 for single user or $799 for site license
Presentation Manager claims to handle 2 projects, each with a different image.
