How to setup screens and outputs in propresenter 7

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Have you ever wondered how to setup screens and outputs in propresenter 7? Well wonder no longer!
This video takes you through all of the screen configuration options and how to setup your outputs so you can have amazing presentation in propresenter.
Any questions or feedback please drop a comment below and let us know and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

[@elad10e15]

Oh My GOOOSHHH Thank you so much. I have spent a week off and on trying to figure something out amd you helped. Also pray for me and my wife as we just took over our Churches Youth Program. Cheers Mate!

[@learnpropresenter]

I’m glad I could help! Any questions feel free to get in touch to point you in the direction of the right video or maybe create a new one for you

[@chadcarrington1218]

You da man Josh! It's good to see someone making videos with the Windows version!

[@learnpropresenter]

Haha! #windowsforlife but not really I would be happy to swap but it is just what I have at home and use so I don't mind either way :)

[@luquann]

This was a very detailed and helpful video; very clear. Gave me a better understanding as it regards to implementing pro presenter at my church (when the time comes)

[@learnpropresenter]

Thanks Luquann!

[@elliewymore4923]

This was fantastic! For the last.month, I have struggled to learn ProPresenter 7 & the significant problems in using it. I was tearing my hair out. I found this video. Simple solution to a difficulty no one was successful in fixing. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@learnpropresenter]

Thanks so much Ellie. If you have any questions or video suggestions then do let me know so I can keep on helping people

[@activthlete6157]

lovely video..wooooow. my audience screen on-off button would just not stay on and it was outputting to my pc as if it's the main audience output but after your video, I hope it will remain on. the next buttle is to have lower-thirds in FB audience with a coloured background👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@learnpropresenter]

Lower thirds should be easy now :) Just another screen output and some themes to make it change correctly! Let me know if you get stuck and need another video.

[@wiltywayne9131]

Again, thank you Josh.

[@learnpropresenter]

My pleasure! Let me know if there are any concepts you aren't sure about. I will try and keep making a few videos each week.

[@elidacuevas4077]

Can you chance the font and size if you have 2 screens, 1 audience and 1 stage?

[@brucemason4597]

I’m stuck with what’s on the stage screens showing exactly what’s on the operator’s screen. How do I change that?

[@dapsito]

Hi Josh, first-time viewer here. The options you show in your video are a way of having, say, multi-screen or a super widescreen via software? - Providing that your machine has enough resources. In our case, I already have two video outs (front screens and stage monitor); adding two or three more would require more processing power. Have you deployed such a setup? Since I need to deploy a 15-feet widescreen, I was thinking about using a DATAPATH x4 Display Wall Controller. But the options you show seem like they could help me save $$ and rely on the computer's CPU and GPU. Thank you, and great content!

[@learnpropresenter]

Hi David. The most i have persoanply run is two different outputs whenere one of those outputs is split into three differemt connections after leaving the computer so we have three screens uo the front of our church. This isn't the best option and could lead to problems down the track but it is working for now and sometimes that is all you have room for in the budget! If you are running lots of screens from Pro7 you would need to make sure the gpu can handle it. Lots of people suggest ysing a decklink duo (sdi card) as well for lots of outouts and also longer runs

[@chrisogren1952]

Hey Josh, I am having trouble with output by HDMI to a TV. When I click "Audience" it still displays on my laptop screen, not the TV. Is there a step I am missing or maybe even a configuration on my PC that I am getting wrong? The screen shows up, but it must not be configured correctly if it continues to output on my laptop screen. Any help with this would be awesome!

[@learnpropresenter]

My best guess is you haven’t set the correct display for audience. You need to go into your screen options and make sure the screen for audience is set to your others screen. You can click on the button in the screen options and and it will show you the name of each display on the screens

[@mauricioc1860]

How did you make it that each slide moves without clicking?

[@learnpropresenter]

You can add a timer to the slides and allocate a time for them to scroll through

[@jeffhancock891]

Great content! How would I set up for my FOH screen to show an image at the same time my Stage screen is showing lyrics? For example: Kids singing Away In A Manger with words on the Stage screen and an Image of a Manger on the FOH. I know it is probably easy, but I am a newbie to ProPresenter.

[@learnpropresenter]

Hi Jeff, you could use looks and themes for this so the words and image are on the same slide but one theme references the text and the other the media or image. Then you can allocate each theme to a look and a screen. We do have a video or tow on looks and themes

[@jeffhancock891]

@@learnpropresenter Thank you!

[@CraigAPriceJr]

I want to figure out how to split screen. Pastor live on half screen and other half his slide. Would this be setting up an output screen not as full? So when I put slides its side by side with him? Then switching back to other full audience screen for taking power point away? I was just trying to find a simple toggle for this.

[@learnpropresenter]

You could probably create a new look and theme and just apply it to the slides you want this to happen on so when you get to that slide it splits automatically then goes back to full slides when you move on

[@PastorJanetW]

I am adding tv's to our church and not projectors and I am trying to figure out if I can output on those tv's instead of having a projector? I understand setting up the displays, I am just not totally clear on if tv's work.

[@learnpropresenter]

As long as you can get the signal from the computer to the tv it should work the same as projectors for example using a hdmi cable from your computer to the tv.

[@butler92]

My issue is that pro presenter isnt recognizing my TV on the Stage

[@idowunafiu4725]

I have a mac studio which i've installed pro presenter 7 on. I have two monitors connected as a display for the mac studio, just like normal cpu-monitor connection. I have hdmi splitter connected via hdmi cable to the mac, and the hdmi spliter is connected to a projector and two tv. At the moment, only the screen of the of the mac is showing on the projector, if the propresenter is running, it doesn’t display/extend the output to either the projector or the two tv. So at the moment, I'm stuck as I'm not able to display any presentation, live output etc. Please kindly help.

[@manshutyo995]

Ive already know how to project the screens and things of that nsture but it seems the cameras are not projecting onto the monitor anymore. Do you know how to fix this?

[@AntonKiiko]

I have laptop with two output VGA and Hdmi, I am trying connect projector for audience via and stage TV screen with Hdmi, however for some reasons it does not see VGA, any recommendations ?

[@buckmajor]

I am using a M1 Mac mini and I have one monitor to use, and three screens; 1x stage and 2x mirror. However, only one has an identity and the other two is not listed? Those three screens are connected using a multiple hdmi adapter. What to do if I want to select one screen to display a different content?

[@jasonfaircloth4450]

hey there so im using an HP laptop hooked to a TV with an HDMI cable. The TV displays whatever is on my computer screen. But I can't get the presentation to only show the audience out put on the tv. If i turn on the audience view it shows the audience slide on my computer and the tv. How do i fix this? Thanks

[@learnpropresenter]

Hi Jason, are you trying to just use an audience screen? What would you like to display on your computer screen whilst the audience screen is on your monitor?

[@amandabear9818]

I think I have it set up right but when I hit audience it is showing up on the right screen but with a black screen on over it with a timer and the time on it. I can see my slide in the background though. What am i missing?

[@learnpropresenter]

Is it possible that you have this display setup as a stage display? I would double check it is not listed as your stage display as having the time and timer on the screen is usually on the stage display but this could also show the rest of your slide on there too making it a little bit confusing.

[@leaf7363]

Hi we as a church just recently switched over and I was curious is there a way to just show the logo while being able to edit freely in the background even with Misclicks

[@nereidac493]

Hi Josh, we have a Mac sending NDI to another Mac which outputs to an EP and a stage screen. Both outputs flicker. I’m guessing it is the frame rate. How do you know what the NDI frame rate should be?

[@learnpropresenter]

I would have a play around with the frame rate e.g. 24fps, 23.98 fps, 25 fps and 30 fps and see if that changes it. I would also check the load on cpu and graphics on each computer to make sure it is not overloaded.

[@bryanshufelt5883]

Josh need help.. my knowledge is very limited ... i need to hook up 2 projectors for audience and 1 tv for stage, what hardware do I need, how do I hook these into the computer? I am beyond frustrated.. grateful for any help...

[@learnpropresenter]

Depends mainly on what outputs your computer has. What computer do you have?

[@bryanshufelt5883]

@@learnpropresenter I have a new H&P pc it only has 1 out put for a hdmi cable .. I’m using a 2 way splitter it works sometimes and sometimes it doesn’t .. tried a 3 way but it won’t work

[@GatewayChurchFL]

Very very helpful Josh. Question: I'm attempting to setup my screen configs in PP7 but I don't have additional screens yet...using placeholders to familiarize myself with the process. However, when I attempt to test the output it defaults to the Mac that I'm working on and displays the sample announcements in full screen and I get locked there. It took me 30 minutes of pressing random keys to get out of it...only for it to happen again. Why is it so difficult to get ESC from that display option? Or should I ask, what is the easiest way to ESC from that screen? Thank you.

[@learnpropresenter]

I am away from my computer but there should be a circle with an x in it appear on that screen when you move your mouse around to shut this.

[@GatewayChurchFL]

@@learnpropresenter Thank you.

[@karldahlin858]

@@learnpropresenter In my case on a mac it is invisible. I have to click on a completely black part of the screen to get out. Also, its ignoring the displays it is supposed to out to. It will Identify them fine but only displays to the laptop screen. ARG.

[@learnpropresenter]

Thats ok. Let us know if you have more questions.

[@learnpropresenter]

If you click identify screens sites it recognise the screens properly?

[@mattcosgrove2368]

Is there anything special I need to do to SAVE these screen configurations? I set my configurations up, then I close ProPresenter and I have to set them up again every time I launch. I must be missing something here!

[@chadcarrington1218]

I've watched many videos on NDI and I still really don't totally understand it.... Would be nice for a video on that and the hardware needed to use it. It would also be nice to understand the hardware for getting the video into the computer and then getting it out of the computer.... Example: a switcher output into the computer then back out to a streaming device.

[@learnpropresenter]

Hi Chad, When you say hardware for video in and then out of the computer do you mean in terms of getting it into Propresenter from a camera and then how to livestream it or something similar out of propresenter? We have done some work with NDI ourselves and can sort of explain it a little bit on how to set it up if you would like us to keep it to the basics.

[@chadcarrington1218]

@@learnpropresenter It would be great to see what you say about NDI. Pretty much all the videos don't talk about the hardware. I guess they just assume that everyone already knows about it. I have a ATEM mini that I want to get the AV into the computer, then I want to get the AV out to an external Facebook Live streamer (Webcaster X2). What hardware for the computer would I need?

[@learnpropresenter]

The nid thing might just be because nkbody really knows how it works haha usually it just works. For your Atem mini if you plug your camera into an in e. G. 1 via hdmi then use thw usb cable to your computer it shpuld be recognised as a webcam and should be able to be setup in propresenter as a camera or media source. (I'll make a video about cameras). Im not familiar with a webcaster but if it needs an rtmp tbis can be set in propresenter or if it needs something else it depends how it needs to leave the computer to the webcaster

[@learnpropresenter]

@@chadcarrington1218 Here is the NDI Video kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5zFlnuHadN0iKM

[@chadcarrington1218]

@@learnpropresenter thank you!

[@israelg408]

hey! my church is having some trouble with our screens glitching on and off and we suspect that it may be correlated to propresenter. does anyone have any ideas how to fix this?

[@rescand2]

How do I undo if I accidentally select the Imac for the stage screen?

[@learnpropresenter]

A couple of options. There might be a small grey x in the bottom left corner. Click this and it will shut. If this is not there you could try and force quit propresenter using cm + option + esc or try pressing cmd + 1 or cmd + 2. We haven't used this last option as we do not work on macs but it apparently disables either the audience or stage displays.

[@tylonmonger53]

Is there a way to display to an output without going full screen on your computer?

[@learnpropresenter]

You'll need another screen or output plugged into your computer

[@GreenGurlLover]

I’m having the same issue. It’s never happened to me before. I just installed propresenter for a second seat. It has worked fine before so I’m not sure what changed or could it be the hdmi I’m using for the TV?

[@activthlete6157]

do u hv consultations

[@learnpropresenter]

I currently don't but you can send me an email at [e-mail] and we can work it out from there if needed.

[@thangpiang9477]

I think you use windows right? So, can you create more details about to connect the computer to the projector? I am trying to my answer in this video, but I don't see any that I need information on this video, please. We use windows PC, and we trouble to make a presentation to our projector. Thanks.

[@learnpropresenter]

It’s probably worth watching the video about setting up screens as your projector will be a screen

[@delta_mechanic]

Hello again, quick question, now we added a TV to display lyrics for group, before we have only lyrics for audience, and finally we installed a TV to display lyrics for stage, so the question is, how to connect a TV to my iMac? Do I need to buy just a $5.00 dollars HDMI splitter, and connect both HDMI cables for Stage and Audience? And use only 1 cable to get plugged into iMac? Or do I need to buy another HDMI to USB little converter box? Thanks.

[@learnpropresenter]

Either way could work. If you use a splitter this will show the exact same thing on all screens. If you want to setup a separate display for the people in the group (I’m assuming on stage) you would need to use a separate output from your Mac which may mean you need to convert it when outputting from your computer to get it to your tv

[@williamspraise]

Sorry man. I need your help.. So I opened my propresenter 7 in church and opened my adobe after effect to rework a video.. Then my system lagged.. I then had to shutdown the AE but since then my propresenter output has been skipping /lagging.. Do you have e any fix in mind.. PS:ive even reinstalled it

[@learnpropresenter]

Not sure on that ome sorry. Possibly contact support from renewed vision.

[@williamspraise]

@@learnpropresenter I guess.. SMH

[@learnpropresenter]

@@williamspraise Sorry I couldn't be more help.