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About MediaShout
MediaShout is a fully customizable church presentation tool that provides a library of worship songs, in-built Bible versions and functionality to edit in real time.
MediaShout’s interface provides ribbon bars, script bars, cue pages, quick cues, editing windows and viewers tabs. It allows users to create and manage various types of church content such as auto-create lyric slides, dual Bibles, liturgy, announcement loops, Twitter feeds, PowerPoint files and web cues. The platform's designing tools provide facilities such as an inline editor tool, content organization, a template tool, multiple objects per slide and display masking. It further allows church authorities to export reports, which help them track songs used in services performed during a specific date.
MediaShout integrates with SongSelect, Planning Center Online and Dropbox. It is Windows and Mac compatible.
MediaShout pricing
MediaShout does not have a free version but does offer a free trial. MediaShout paid version starts at USD 21.00/month.
Starting Price:
USD 21.00/month
Free Version:
No
Free trial:
Yes
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MediaShout Reviews
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Rita
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Review Source
4
Reviewed on 13/06/2018
Customer service/support is amazing! First time user or an experienced user, they've got your...
Pros
First and foremost, their customer service / support is the best. Any issue (my own or theirs) I've ever had the MediaShout team has effectively and efficiently solved to my utmost satisfaction. The team is very knowledgeable about their software, know it inside out, and are on top of their game with it. [No non-english speaking people reading from a script with these guys!] They are tirelessly patient and extremely concerned with making sure my experience with MediaShout is the best they can make it. That alone makes the money spent on the software well worth it!
Secondly I love that I can edit the presentation on the fly and live. My Pastor has a tendency to ask for something to be done right BEFORE service starts. Can you show this? Can you add this scripture? You can do all that easily during service with just a few clicks! We couldn't do that before. It's a win/win for us. Pastor's happy and we're happy!
And thirdly, I love that I can now spend more of my time focusing on the pictures / graphics that I want to use instead of spending the majority of my time on formatting and setting up road maps for our worship songs. MediaShout allows you to format the entire cue or script easily! Setting up road maps [that my worship leader changes each time we sing it] is a breeze. Just drag and drop everything in the order you want it and wallah!
And the best part, with the words showing up on the stage with the next line feature, MY team thinks I'm a rockstar!
Cons
I don't like that the main stage and the stage are tied so closely together when creating lyrics. I'm very anal about word placement in regards to the picture / graphic I am using. One slight change on the main effects the words on the stage as well as the next line feature. I know I can use the alignment buttons the software provides, but like I said, I'm anal about word placement. I would also like the ability to change the position of the words that show on the stage without it affecting the words or the next line feature as well.
Although the MediaShout customer service is top notch and the support they offer is the best service around, I do wish their user forum was a bit more active. You can learn a lot about how to use a program more effectively by communicating with other end users. I have yet to find a forum within [or without] MediaShout that actively offers this valuable resource.
Carlyn
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Review Source
5
Reviewed on 09/07/2020
Have used for over ten years
Pros
Easy and intuitive once you are up and running. Many times I've been w/o a tech and had to grab a random person from the congregation to advance the screens while I was directing.
Literally tell them "Just hit the space bar ". Have recruited several tech subs that went on to being proficient once they tried it!
Cons
The down time needed to learn each new full version (not the updates).
Alternatives Considered
ProPresenterReasons for Choosing MediaShout
Much faster, adding moving backgrounds are a snapSwitched From
Microsoft PowerPointReasons for Switching to MediaShout
I've been to seminars where they pushed PP. Had to keep pointing out MS does the same things, in my opinion easier. Especially if u rely on non-techs to fill in
Robert
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Review Source
3
Reviewed on 05/09/2019
MS7 needs lots of work!
I have been a loyal MediaShout user since they began. However, Versions 5, 6, and now 7 are so riddled with problems that I have decided I will not invest any more money in this software. Tired of them repackaging the same program with the same problems.
Pros
So far, I can't really say that there are a lot of pros to this release.
Cons
MediaShout has always had lots of potential, but issues are many. MS7 was rebuilt from the ground up and is marketed as being more stable than other versions. This is simply not true. I upgraded over a month ago and it crashes or locks up weekly. It is also marketed as "powerful presentations made easy." There is nothing easy about this program. It is powerful, if you are willing to go through multiple steps to get your presentations the way you want them. MS7 is missing many of the features that were found in previous releases. In reworking the software, they have made many changes that practical usage very difficult and time consuming.
Response from Wordsmith
We're so sorry for your trouble. I understand where you're coming from. In streamlining & rebuilding MediaShout in Version 7, a lot was simplified, and we're still releasing some of the more advanced features over the next several months. But the basics are where the majority of users do think things are easier and quicker. We broke out of the box of limitations on a lot of things. Tech support has had less "how do I" questions than ever because things seem to make more sense. With that said, there are things about the heart of MediaShout that we want to stay in the workflow..we're always open to feedback on those. As for stability, we've had a few hurdles, but it's been an impressively smooth new release--much more stable than previous versions right off the bat, and issues we've had have been with very small groups and specific systems. V7 has nothing in it that was repackaged from the past. Tech support is available and developers will work ASAP on any reported issue.
Replied 12/09/2019
Renordna
- Industry: Media Production
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Review Source
5
Reviewed on 13/09/2019
Great Software
So far, MediaShout is a great program. We use it st my church and we're still getting used to it but working with it hasn’t been that bad. We’ve had a few hiccups but it wasn’t anything that the support team couldn’t solve.
Pros
I love the user friendly software. It was easy to install and the setup is easy to navigate.
Cons
No cons at this point. We are still getting adjusted to the software. The small issues that we’ve had have been easily taken care of by customer support.
Alternatives Considered
EasyWorshipReasons for Switching to MediaShout
MediaShout in my opinion offered more features and again user friendly software than the competitor. Also, a friend of mine recommended MediaShout to us. He also uses the software at his church.Response from Wordsmith
Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to provide your feedback. We're here for you, so continue to take advantage of support if you need us!
Replied 16/09/2019
Julia
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Review Source
4
Reviewed on 12/12/2019
BUYER BEWARE. LICENSE VANISHES.
Overall, in 10 years, we were left fixing and resetting codec issues multiple times a year.
It worked 85% of the time and most recently not at all.
Pros
We have been customers for upwards of 10 years.
The program worked with dual monitors.
Cons
We have purchased several upgrades - one because they forced us to. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
A few months ago we showed up for service as usual and our program said we were using a trial version. It started the 30 day countdown.
Eventually we dig out the registration codes for the product we had purchased and it would not accept the code. We tried multiple times but it would never go through.
We contacted tech support and eventually they just told us the company that managed the licenses for them no longer was. We asked what we could do to fix the problem.
The answer? Pay $400 to get a new version. WHAT?!? We purchase a product with the express understanding they are going to deliver on that product.
Instead, because they made an unfortunate decision to do business with the wrong company, it was going to cost US -the customer- $400. No product discount, no alternate license or work around. Just a response that would mean they succeeded at doing this to us TWICE.
I’m not happy nor would I recommend this product. It does the job. There were things we liked and didn’t like but because of the investment we had, we stayed. No longer.
We still haven’t replaced our program. We will be very diligent in reading reviews so we can get a company that is:
1) available with tech support without charging an additional fee and
2) stands behind the service they offer
