ENPS Reviews & Product Details

ENPS was the first program I used in a newsroom. I was a young producer out of college who had no idea how to actually build rundown. ENPS made it so easy because everything was color coded. Yellow means nothing is inside the script, Red means something is in the segment. It makes it easy scroll through and see what needed to be done. Most programs have this, but my favorite thing about ENPS is how Segments get blocked together. You can add a 1shot, VO, and SOTVO line but it will all be one self-contained unit unlike iNews. That makes it easier to move stories around and kill them last second. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I disliked having to put the video placeholder inside the script. I like scroll through my rundowns periodically to see what needs to be done, so I can't tell if a segment needs a video placeholder just by scrolling. I need to click on each individual line which could take long in crunch time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Coding in it makes my job as a producer much simpler.

It’s easier to navigate through the different tabs like planners and the grid. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It will freeze up at the worst times when you don’t want it to. It also goes unresponsive rather quickly, especially when your first boot it up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ENPS is easy to use as a news producer. It puts everything in one place in an easy to use, easy to understand workflow. Easy to make quick changes on the fly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can crash when you work too fast, or with too many plugins. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Love how ENPS organizes news wires and stories, plus we use it as a template for screen sharing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The newest version (8.2) is a little clunky and has taken a bit to learn, realtive to older versions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ENPS works well in real time.

Everyone can be working on different lines of the rundown at the same time and there isn't any issue.

It's also a great all in one- newswires, network outlooks, and scripts come through. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be clunky sometimes- by that I mean there are some extra buttons and clicks that feel unnecessary. You also can't completely customize a layout.

When it crashes, it crashes hard and there isn't any going back Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I really like how the AP ENPS is directly linked to video tape IDs. This makes it super easy to find older footage instead of having different files and having to look through folders of video. By simply looking into the archive folder you are able to access old video which is great. I also like how easy it is to add supers or CGs to the script. I have used other script softwares before and there are many steps to do such a simple task so I definitely like how much easier it is to do this task in AP ENPS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

AP ENPS is a bit more complicated than other scripting softwares I have used. There are many more options and things you can do with on it. Although this is a great problem to have (too many options), it can become difficult for a new user or beginner as they are trying to learn the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is user friendly and I'm able to pull up a saved run-down and anyone in the newsroom with the proper access can add and edit.... makes a nice flow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish the Lowers were shortened and the timecodes were closer to the left. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease in viewing layouts and AP story content Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The search function. Would like to see more results at once. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how clean it looks (especially compared to iNews). Makes it easier to navigate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I wish it would time the show (like iNews) instead of make you do the math. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It’s helpful at work for writing scripts and stories and if links well to the newscast. You can update keys to your preferences and create your own settings within your profile which is nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are certain products that work through ENPS and can slow it down. At times the program even crashes and you lose all your work. At those times if he program can be really frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.