MediaShout 3.5

MediaShout has released the beta of version 3.5 bearing some of the most requested features of all time. The biggest feature is the ability to have multiple backgrounds for each song. MediaShout 3.5 will allow you to set a different background for each stanza if you desire. We will address the details of this in a later blog. The other big deal is the addition of dissolve transitions for text over video for subcues.

Here is the list of features in the registered user beta forum.

• page text dissolves (Text, Bible and Lyric cues)
• stanza-specific BGs (Lyric cues)
• new stanza types (Lyric cues)
• in-text verse numbers (Bible cues)
• enhanced songselect downloading (ShoutSinger; in Express now)
• select and fire cues by number (Script window)
• Get Shoutable Media link (Help menu and main toolbar; in Express now)
• Song Group assignment in Import Songs wizards (ShoutSinger)
• "One verse per paragraph" pagination option (Bible cues)
• Bible selection controls in CPB (Bible cues)
• insert Bible passage into text from CPB FG tab, Insert button menu (Text, Bible and Lyric cues)

I am also excited about the fire by number feature. I look forward to seeing how it will impact typical operation and efficiency. I will be testing 3.5 over the next week or two and give you my feedback and the opinions of users trying it out.

Look for a final update to be released to the public soon.