We tend to just have one playlist at a time (That Sunday’s playlist) and after that’s over, we delete it and move on.
Playlists are stored in another area and not something we sync. Pro6 has an auto-saving feature that would create a lot of file conflicts if we attempted to share the exact same library folder across multiple computers. if I make a slide change to an open presentation in “Aud 1”, it automatically shows up on the open presentation of the same name in “Aud 2”, but I can easily replace the file if desired. We like this because it’s then super easy to replace a file on the “Aud 2” machine with the copy from “Aud 1”. “Aud 2” has its library set to ~/Dropbox/ProPresenter Libraries/Aud 2/.Īny time “Aud 1” makes a change, the files are synced to the Dropbox account, and sent over to the same “Aud 1” folder on the “Aud 2” computer. So, I have ~/Dropbox/ProPresenter Libraries/Aud 1/ where all my presentation files for the “Aud 1” computer are stored. The way we use Dropbox for syncing, we basically have a separate unique folder for each computer’s ProPresenter Library. Or, if you have a great syncing method that works well for your team, share it! I’d love to hear how you are using technology well to help the church be more efficient. Do you use ProPresenter and Dropbox together? If not, give this a try. We have been using this workflow for over a year now and it has been great for us. The other computers see the bundle file almost immediately and they can then be imported to get any new changes needed. To sync over mass changes, we create a ProPresenter bundle file of presentations and save it to Dropbox. We have found this to be very helpful, because a volunteer running ProPresenter in one Auditorium can fix or redesign a slide, and the volunteer running ProPresenter in another Auditorium can simply pull up that file on their computer and copy it into their local library.
Essentially, every computer has a full backup of all the other computers’ ProPresenter libraries, accurate to within the last time it synced, typically within a couple of minutes at most.
This allows that computer to make all the changes it needs while those library files are in use.Īs changes are made, they are automatically synced to Dropbox and back down to the other devices, into that same folder name/structure. Each computer using ProPresenter is set up with its own library folder in the Dropbox account. We have a shared Dropbox account logged into all production devices. I tried the local sync option and never got it to reliably work like I expected, and the cloud sync was not something we were interested in paying for at the time. However, we don’t use either of these options. The cloud sync option uses Renewed Vision servers and costs a small monthly fee.
The local sync option is free and you can set it up yourself to sync to a local drive or network share. ProPresenter has two built in options for sync, “local sync” and “cloud sync”.
The software auto-saves changes when you make them, which is great.īut what do you do when you have multiple ProPresenter computers in multiple venues and rooms across the campus or ministry? This is where a syncing method comes in very handy. This allows you to easily search and re-use songs week to week. ProPresenter maintains its own internal library/folder system of all of your presentations (songs), background videos, images, etc. In my opinion, it’s the best lyric presenting software out there.
If you haven’t heard of ProPresenter, it is an media presentation software package from a company called Renewed Vision that is designed specifically to make live production easier. We also like syncing our ProPresenter Libraries in Dropbox, and I thought I would share that method with you. The files are stored locally on each device/computer, so they are quickly accessible. It’s great because the files automatically sync to all the devices, and it allows us to collaborate with a lot of people/contributors. We use it for everything, from weekly temporary files just for a particular weekend service, to long term resources that need to be available on a regular basis. Dropbox is an excellent tool for production use.