OpenLP could then open the default program to edit the image or presentation on your platform. jpg etc) in the Service Manager (and maybe also in the library lists?). I know it is possible to still do this by creating a theme to use with a custom slide (or create an image) but it's just not as smooth -)Ī new feature that I think would get round this problem is to have a menu item called "Edit" when you right click on a file (.png. We currently use this for some graphical slides to announce things like coffee in the evening service. The only downside I can see at the moment is that the custom slides are not as flexible/easy to edit as the EasyWorship equivalent (that is almost like PowerPoint). The $500 price tag for version 7 got me thinking of alternatives especially given a number of niggles we have with the software.įrom my quick test I am impressed with OpenLP, especially the way the bible verses are split over slides and the SongSelect integration is much better than EasyWorship. We have been using EasyWorship 6 for just over a year and are keen to be able to control our slides from mobile devices. We are looking at making the change across to OpenLP from Easyworship. Once I'd put in a bit of time to get the top 50 songs into OpenLP the rest was pretty smooth. Import the top 50 into OpenLP by hand (use OpenLP importer then edit, or paste/type in directly).Build list of songs by reading my old e-mails and asking the guy who logs song usage with CCLI to send me a log.My solution took a few hours split over several days but was manageable. I suspect this was due to the source format or the way they had been entered originally rather than a shortcoming of OpenLP. I think OpenLP did provide a conversion tool but a lot of the songs ended up with weird characters in them, the verses weren't split correctly and none of the author fields were populated. We migrated from something called SundayPlus (never heard of it anywhere except in our church) several years ago and the import wasn't as smooth as I'd hoped.
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You might find that OpenLP can import songs from EasyWorship very smoothly and without any manual intervention.