With over 100 new features, ProPresenter 4 represents a major leap forward for the best selling Worship Presentation Software for the Mac platform. If you’re new to ProPresenter just to cover the basics, it is a lyric and media presentation package geared toward the live worship service. ProPresenter’s intuitive, thumbnail-based approach to display, is very simple for beginners but allows a vast degree of customization that is sure to please the power users as well. The interface for version 4 has been tweaked just a bit to provide some more continuity while maintaining the clean look that ProPresenter’s users have been enjoying for years.

The heart of any display software is its display engine. In ProPresenter 4 the display engine has been completely redesigned to allow more capabilities than ever before. Multiple objects can now be placed on a single slide with precise control of spacing, alignment, and style. Adjustments for kerning, line color, and fill color as well as other parameters make it simple to create a custom look without sacrificing the overall ease of use of the software.

A new feature for ProPresenter 4 is Templates. Templates are a simple way to change the style of any presentation in the library quickly and easily. If you want to use a certain song as lower thirds to go over the top of a live video feed, just create a template with the text constrained to the lower part of the slide. Place a graphic behind the text and apply the template to your presentation. It’s that easy. Changed your mind and want that same song to full screen, just apply your normal full screen template and it’s done.

The Props Layer is another new addition to ProPresenter 4. Props are objects that can be placed on certain slides, multiple slides, or an entire presentation independent of the other layers that are being displayed. For example, does your church have a logo that you would like to place in the lower right hand corner like a screen bug. No problem, just create a prop and place the logo where you want it to sit on the slide. Props also maintain any transparency settings for graphic formats that support them.

PP4 even has a feature that enables very simple and affordable environmental projection (if you don’t know what that is, wait for our upcoming blog post about Environmental Projection to find out more).

These are just a few of the new features offered in ProPresenter 4. There are plenty of others to check out when you install the free 30 day trial that is available at http://www.renewedvision.com/pro_download.php.

Fowler Productions also offers a training class for ProPresenter 4 every other month for $99. The next class is September 14^th at 6pm CST, so be sure to register soon!

EasyWorship and ProPresenter training dates will be changing starting in January 2010. Instead of being on Tuesdays, they will be on Thursdays.

Dates currently listed for EasyWorship:
January 14th, March 11th, May 13th at 6:00-7:30 pm

Dates currently listed for ProPresenter:
December 8th, February 11th, April 15th at 6:00-7:30 pm

Fowler offers training on every product we sell. Just ask your sales representative to include it in your system recommendation. If you would like a more customized training program for your staff and volunteers, our trainers will also make house calls. If you need something more specialized, call us – we want to help your church do multimedia better.

EasyWorship Training Fowler offers LIVE online training for your EasyWorship presentation software. This class is FREE for 90 days with the purchase of a projection system, and is good for one session with two logins. Standard training starts at the low price of $99.00. Group discounts are available.

Since the prospect of learning an entirely new operating system can be a little daunting, we’re here to make it as easy as possible. Fowler can provide training on a large number of things but in some instances though, there’s no sense in reinventing the wheel. In the case of Apple products, some of the very best training that can be had is both free and readily available straight from the horse’s mouth.

If you want to learn how to move from a Windows based computer to a Mac, watch some of the videos on this site: http://www.apple.com/findouthow/mac/

If you’re up to speed on the Mac but are ready to take the next step and start working on your big blockbuster debut, these videos will help you get started: http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie

Be sure to watch the tutorials covering iMovie and Garage Band if you’re interested in podcasting. You’ll likely end up using one or both of these pieces of software.

Remember that we’re here to help so if you have any technical questions, operational questions, or workflow questions, give us a call. There are many people on staff that have “been there and done that” so there’s lots of experience we can bring to your situation.

Fowler Productions, Inc is now offering ProPresenter training in addition to EasyWorship Training. ProPresenter is an Apple based worship presentation software.

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The next date for EasyWorship Training is coming up, be sure to register for June 9th!

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The EasyWorship training date for May 11th has been moved to May 19th. We have emailed those who currently signed up for the 11th over this matter.

For those who possibly signed up for the next time time (June 9th) please call or email us and we will get the date moved to May 19th if you wish to attend that time instead.

Thanks, and sorry for the inconvenience.

EasyWorship training dates updated!