Paul, et al, I use the ProPresenter Sync Up to Repository for my backups and Sync Down from Repository when I want to restore. It works really well and captures (almost) everything automatically for you. I create a new folder before each major event (e.g., new Pro7 version) and every couple of months ... I save these on another location different from the PC being used by Pro7 (note I download the Pro7 install setup for the version of the program the backup works on too and store it with the repository files). I have done this when I have migrated to a new main computer; I synced up to repository from current PC, disabled the Pro7 seat (from web page), installed Pro7 and activated the seat on new PC and then restored everything using the sync down from repository. One item I found that this process did not help with was calendar events and countdown timers. I had calendar events that would automatically start a 5 countdown timer (and associated display) 5 mins before the service started. When I moved to the new PC and synced down from the repository, the calendar event and countdown timers were not captured correctly and I had to recreate them (the timer and link it to calendar event) ... not a big deal except it caused the first service after PC change to have a bit of a rocky beginning. It's probably obvious, but using this repository sync process will not backup anything that was added/changed between the last repository sync and when you restore. One other item I have done is to create a Pro7 bundle for some specific presentation and associated media. I have done this as a unique and focused backup so if something got messed up for that specific item, it could easily be restored with just using the File/Import feature and selecting the Pro7 bundle I created. Gary
Libraries? It would be A LOT. Presentations are TINY, like size measured in kb. Now, for media, that's different. First, make sure the media isn't larger than your largest screen. ProPresenter doesn't like downscaling 4k videos to 1080p, for example. Second, limit the amount of media within ProPresenter to what you'll ACTUALLY USE this week and what you MIGHT USE. Archive the stuff for Easter until next spring, for example. Finally, limit the amount of smart playlists you use. One or two is fine, but I've talked to churches that subscribe to a media service and put EVERYTHING they get each month into a new smart playlist. So, they've got several which ProPresenter is always checking for changes in. That's asking for trouble.
@@PaulClifford I used to do this (several smart playlists and loaded lots of content in them) and it worked for a while. But when I started having lots of content (several hundred files), Pro7 slowed down a lot. I have now reduced my smart playlists to 3 and they have limited content (max total about 50 files), which I use to support each Sunday. Some content in these smart playlists are changed each week and some content are changed for holidays and/or seasonal. It's been a good compromise to having everything dynamically available versus bogging down Pro7.
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Paul, et al,
I use the ProPresenter Sync Up to Repository for my backups and Sync Down from Repository when I want to restore. It works really well and captures (almost) everything automatically for you. I create a new folder before each major event (e.g., new Pro7 version) and every couple of months ... I save these on another location different from the PC being used by Pro7 (note I download the Pro7 install setup for the version of the program the backup works on too and store it with the repository files). I have done this when I have migrated to a new main computer; I synced up to repository from current PC, disabled the Pro7 seat (from web page), installed Pro7 and activated the seat on new PC and then restored everything using the sync down from repository. One item I found that this process did not help with was calendar events and countdown timers. I had calendar events that would automatically start a 5 countdown timer (and associated display) 5 mins before the service started. When I moved to the new PC and synced down from the repository, the calendar event and countdown timers were not captured correctly and I had to recreate them (the timer and link it to calendar event) ... not a big deal except it caused the first service after PC change to have a bit of a rocky beginning.
It's probably obvious, but using this repository sync process will not backup anything that was added/changed between the last repository sync and when you restore.
One other item I have done is to create a Pro7 bundle for some specific presentation and associated media. I have done this as a unique and focused backup so if something got messed up for that specific item, it could easily be restored with just using the File/Import feature and selecting the Pro7 bundle I created.
Gary
Quick question: What is a good rule of thumb for how much stuff can be added to a library before it begins to slow down ProPresenter?
Libraries? It would be A LOT. Presentations are TINY, like size measured in kb. Now, for media, that's different. First, make sure the media isn't larger than your largest screen. ProPresenter doesn't like downscaling 4k videos to 1080p, for example. Second, limit the amount of media within ProPresenter to what you'll ACTUALLY USE this week and what you MIGHT USE. Archive the stuff for Easter until next spring, for example. Finally, limit the amount of smart playlists you use. One or two is fine, but I've talked to churches that subscribe to a media service and put EVERYTHING they get each month into a new smart playlist. So, they've got several which ProPresenter is always checking for changes in. That's asking for trouble.
@@PaulClifford I used to do this (several smart playlists and loaded lots of content in them) and it worked for a while. But when I started having lots of content (several hundred files), Pro7 slowed down a lot. I have now reduced my smart playlists to 3 and they have limited content (max total about 50 files), which I use to support each Sunday. Some content in these smart playlists are changed each week and some content are changed for holidays and/or seasonal. It's been a good compromise to having everything dynamically available versus bogging down Pro7.
@@garyjohnson8580 I agree, that's a good compromise.