| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
leenie
Joined: 07 Sep 2005
Posts: 125
|
 Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:25 am Post subject: Is SP Dead? |
 |
|
I haven't been back to this forum for a long long time so I thought I'd stop in to see if there have been any updates. But still nothing? Is SP officially dead?
LeAnn |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
David Burton
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
Posts: 1673
Location: Gadsden, AL
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:16 pm Post subject: Re: Is SP Dead? |
|
|
| leenie wrote: | I haven't been back to this forum for a long long time so I thought I'd stop in to see if there have been any updates. But still nothing? Is SP officially dead?
LeAnn |
More MIA, hopefully.
I, finally, have a new pastor and he wants WEB, DVD and other multi-media.
I guess, how do you say Media Shout?
I will be calling the GRS number this afternoon to try to talk to someone. If I could get a functioning Cloud, could give SP a ride for a while longer.
I have a nice library of SP music and other stuff and really don't have the time or inclination to make the changes required to the new program.
_________________
David Burton, OD (aka Old Dude)
SP 2.4.2
Cloud/Freepath Beta
MS 4.5.0.190 but prefer 187
Media Director
Bellevue Baptist Church
Gadsden, AL |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jameshorsley1976
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Posts: 482
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:07 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If David Burton is ready to switch for sure SP is definitely on life support and the doctor is on his way into the room
_________________
ROLL TIDE
Last edited by jameshorsley1976 on Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:22 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
frankly73
Joined: 16 Oct 2004
Posts: 665
Location: Covington, Louisiana
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Hey David, if you get any response from anyone at GRS, would you post that you got an acknowledgement?
BTW I found a macro that will convert your ptf file into a format that can be imported into MS. Took about 5 minutes to convert 220 files into MS.
_________________
Frank Wynne
Computer Insultant & Media Wannabe
http://bellsouthpwp.net/f/r/frankly73/
"Hey Rocky - watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David Burton
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
Posts: 1673
Location: Gadsden, AL
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:20 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| frankly73 wrote: | Hey David, if you get any response from anyone at GRS, would you post that you got an acknowledgement?
BTW I found a macro that will convert your ptf file into a format that can be imported into MS. Took about 5 minutes to convert 220 files into MS. |
How well did it keep the formatting? I tried one and it was a mess.
If I get a response, I'll post it.
_________________
David Burton, OD (aka Old Dude)
SP 2.4.2
Cloud/Freepath Beta
MS 4.5.0.190 but prefer 187
Media Director
Bellevue Baptist Church
Gadsden, AL |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mmdavis
Joined: 24 Jul 2007
Posts: 66
Location: Arlington, Texas
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Yep, I'd rather keep S+ and FP or Cloud than have to redo software that we don't have the money for, not to mention the learning curve for everyone that uses it.
_________________
Mike Davis
Arlington Park Baptist Church
Arlington, Texas |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David Burton
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
Posts: 1673
Location: Gadsden, AL
|
| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:11 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| mmdavis wrote: | | not to mention the learning curve for everyone that uses it. |
When you become an old dude, that becomes very important. 
_________________
David Burton, OD (aka Old Dude)
SP 2.4.2
Cloud/Freepath Beta
MS 4.5.0.190 but prefer 187
Media Director
Bellevue Baptist Church
Gadsden, AL |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mmdavis
Joined: 24 Jul 2007
Posts: 66
Location: Arlington, Texas
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| David Burton wrote: | When you become an old dude, that becomes very important.
|
I think I qualify........let's see..........what were we talking about..........oh yeah, I qualify.
_________________
Mike Davis
Arlington Park Baptist Church
Arlington, Texas |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
frankly73
Joined: 16 Oct 2004
Posts: 665
Location: Covington, Louisiana
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
| David Burton wrote: | | How well did it keep the formatting? I tried one and it was a mess. |
It did ok...not perfect but workable. I'll post a link to it on our Facebook group.
_________________
Frank Wynne
Computer Insultant & Media Wannabe
http://bellsouthpwp.net/f/r/frankly73/
"Hey Rocky - watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!" |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
soundtech
Joined: 17 Jan 2004
Posts: 33
Location: Fairfax, VA
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject: S+ on Life Support? |
|
|
I just heard a major staff member here at our church wants to dump Sunday Plus. He's young and adaptable, but I think it's just too unfamiliar for him. I want to query him as to what his expectations are.
On another note mentioned, looking at FP and Cloud, to me the learning curve may not be as steep as other products, but definitely a challenge for some of our people. We're slowly moving ahead with a team to evaluate other products.
_________________
The SoundTech
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
ELCA, Fairfax, VA
http://www.lordoflifelutheran.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David Burton
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
Posts: 1673
Location: Gadsden, AL
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: S+ on Life Support? |
|
|
| soundtech wrote: | I just heard a major staff member here at our church wants to dump Sunday Plus. He's young and adaptable, but I think it's just too unfamiliar for him. I want to query him as to what his expectations are.
On another note mentioned, looking at FP and Cloud, to me the learning curve may not be as steep as other products, but definitely a challenge for some of our people. We're slowly moving ahead with a team to evaluate other products. |
Part of the deal is learning curve and what you are used to. The new pastor changes sermons on the fly sometimes, from what I have been told. He did say that sometimes it is not until Saturday night that he determines which of several sermons that he will use.
As I told someone who was telling me to be prepared for the new pastor, I have done the sermon outline during the sermon more than once. At least at this time, I would not be comfortable doing that with something else. But that is from my years of experience with SP, and learning to type with something other than the 'Columbus method'. (Going out and discovering the key.)
I can see using 2 different programs to accomplish what is being asked of us. My preference would be Cloud and/or SP 3. But that does not seem to be in the cards. I did find that MS and SP did play nice together, but that is a lot of $ to spend for a couple of additional capabilities.
_________________
David Burton, OD (aka Old Dude)
SP 2.4.2
Cloud/Freepath Beta
MS 4.5.0.190 but prefer 187
Media Director
Bellevue Baptist Church
Gadsden, AL |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
jameshorsley1976
Joined: 09 Dec 2003
Posts: 482
Location: Birmingham, Alabama
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 3:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If you used Easy Worship or Media Shout or Song Show Plus there would be no need for a second proogram. Any of those 3 and many others already do what SP does and more. Yes there is a learning curve but there was a learning curve when I first used Powerpoint, then Zionworx, then Prologue whatever Sunday plus was then and then Media Shout, but the time it took to learn each program was worth it because it made our worship services better and that is what this is all about. If you are happy with your services the way they are and you are not jumping through 110 hoops to do all that your church asks then you shoould probably never upgrade because SP is a good program for what it does. If like David you have a pastor that is going to stretch out way beyond the limits that SP has then you like so many others probably need to move on.
_________________
ROLL TIDE |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mmdavis
Joined: 24 Jul 2007
Posts: 66
Location: Arlington, Texas
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:26 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Here's what I sent John:
Hey John,
We're all beginning to feel a little like Custer. Is there any real news you can tell us one way or the other? I know things can't be going good for you with the period of time that has passed. But let us know if we can still hold on to some hope or need to move on.
Here's the reply:
I understand how you feel; I'm scrambling now to try and get the rest of the pieces together to test, so we can get this thing shipped. As you can probably appreciate, it's not just the application, it's the web pages where you can buy it, manage it, update it, etc. All have to work together, and they nearly do... if you can hang in for a couple more weeks, we should have an update.
So don't give up yet.
_________________
Mike Davis
Arlington Park Baptist Church
Arlington, Texas |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
David Burton
Joined: 16 Apr 2004
Posts: 1673
Location: Gadsden, AL
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:21 am Post subject: |
|
|
| mmdavis wrote: | Here's what I sent John:
Hey John,
We're all beginning to feel a little like Custer. Is there any real news you can tell us one way or the other? I know things can't be going good for you with the period of time that has passed. But let us know if we can still hold on to some hope or need to move on.
Here's the reply:
I understand how you feel; I'm scrambling now to try and get the rest of the pieces together to test, so we can get this thing shipped. As you can probably appreciate, it's not just the application, it's the web pages where you can buy it, manage it, update it, etc. All have to work together, and they nearly do... if you can hang in for a couple more weeks, we should have an update.
So don't give up yet. |
Thanks for the info, I just hope that he can pull it off since it appears that GRS=John
_________________
David Burton, OD (aka Old Dude)
SP 2.4.2
Cloud/Freepath Beta
MS 4.5.0.190 but prefer 187
Media Director
Bellevue Baptist Church
Gadsden, AL |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
soundtech
Joined: 17 Jan 2004
Posts: 33
Location: Fairfax, VA
|
| Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:50 am Post subject: Is SP Dead? |
|
|
| Quote: | | Thanks for the info, I just hope that he can pull it off since it appears that GRS=John |
This is good news, but I have to agree with David, can SP survive and provide the support necessary for a major application release for all potential customers? If enough orders are received, can another employee be hired?
_________________
The SoundTech
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
ELCA, Fairfax, VA
http://www.lordoflifelutheran.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
