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Once you get familiar with operation of software it is fantastic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Font sizing is limited. With MediaShout 4.5 you could size your font in increments of 1 size at a time. After switching over to MediaShout 6, I found it impossible to do this. It is set up to go in increments of 2 up to 28. 20, 22,24,. Example font size of 28 . It then goes to 36, 48, 72 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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This is a church presentation software first, not a presentation software that can be used for churches. This means they are dialed in on their persona and features are tailored to fit it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Some of the features you are going to want require a fair amount of additional effort, and documentation is not crystal clear. I was able to get through it, but I think less tech savvy people (I work in software) might struggle. Point - make the ability to cast to OBS and the ability to show slides or lyrics easier! Also, give us two outputs in OBS so we can do a 2nd monitor for on-stage cues as well as lyrics in lower third on OBS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We needed a platform to would let us integrate lyrics from our song collection and hymnal while allowing us to to have a very fluid unfolding of our programs. Media shout let's all do all these things and more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
To run at full capacity you need a fairly descent computer. We are currently using it remotely due to the current situation and not all our operators are able to have it run smoothly on their systems even though they have the minimum requirements.
I also wish the UI was more customisable and some feature would but more handy instead of having to open new windows everytime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I have been using MediaShout since v2. The improvements in technology over the years are kept up with as MediaShout continues to improve the software. Tech Support is very responsive, even to non-member subscribed users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
I dislike an inconsistency with playback of some videos, even of the same file type. I can run an *.mp4 file just fine in one cue, but a different *.mp4 file just crashes the system. (As of this review, we are working to find the issue and find a resolution.) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Love that I can pull in lyrics and song selections from CCLI. Adding in Powerpoint presentations is a breeze! Quite intuitive for the most part, I am mostly self taught. I did watch a couple of the instructional videos which were great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Adding extra pages and verses to songs doesn't always work well. There's no option to add a new verse once the song has been inserted. There is no phone support unless you pay an additional fee. This is very frustrating as if there is an issue, it can only be addressed via email or facebook messenger. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
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Many beneficial feature which enhance the worship service.
Can develop on one system and play on another. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Occasional difficulty figuring out how to make something work. This is mostly due to lack of knowledge/experience, but partially due to difficulty finding the proper documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
Not much....it was somewhat affordable.... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We were a MediaShout customer for many years but finally have given up on this software. We tried many times to resolve issues and were patient with the support team but could not continue to deal with the problems and difficulties this program caused our church. MediaShout stops working and crashes multiple times during editing of the slides. Customer service was not good, never answered the phone even during the customer service hours and took a long time to call back. The tutorial videos were not helpful at all. The software does not have a user-friendly interface in general but is especially unusable to people who have no experience with the program.
MediaShout updates were sent out and caused the software to completely crash. We had to call customer service and were told we would have to completely reinstall the system with a new access code. The technician had to be involved to make sure we did not use up an extra licensing code when reinstalling. Each time the software crashed the MediaShout support team gave a different reason for the cause of it crashing. We were told the program was cloud-based, but it was so complicated and confusing to set up the cloud-based system we gave up and were not able to utilize that feature. Steep learning curve transitioning from MediaShout 5 to MediaShout 6. Opening the MediaShout program each day took a long time to load. MediaShout crashes when we try to add certain types of media into the presentation such as PowerPoint or images. Overall, MediaShout is not worth the time or money and we ended up switching to one of its competitors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
We use this program for our church to present slides and songs and all multimedia every single week and it works like a charm. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
It has a high learning curve that can be difficult for less tech-savy people to understand and takes time to learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
