Couple of feature requests

[Technogeek-CA]

A built in teleprompter section would be great thus allowing for a way to adjust the scrolling speed of stage or podium monitors.

The video output muting function should mute the video to a black screen so that one does not see the desktop. I work with a group that tends to have very cluttered desktops and it seems to be a hard habit for them to break so it's always up on the projector at times when the screen should be black.

[vassbo]

Use the "Scrolling" option.

When you press "Clear all" the output content goes black!

[Technogeek-CA]

Yes I've looked into the Scrolling option however there is no on the fly speed control so getting a proper scrolling speed is pretty much impossible. I can only set an overall time for scrolling which will vary widely based on the length of the document and also the reader. As well there are times that the scrolling will need to be paused which is not really going to work all that well with timed scrolling. So far I've been using Prompt Dog and capturing the prompter output with NDI into OBS however it would be so much better if I could do this in FreeShow for a couple of reasons. First FreeShow works really well for stage and podium monitor setups and the NDI into OBS is pretty jerky.

[vassbo]

You can create different templates with different scroll speeds.

[Technogeek-CA]

If you've ever used teleprompter software it would be evident why templates are not the way to go. This is just a suggested feature request not a way to criticize Freeshow.

[vassbo]

Yeah I know, but it's the best solution at the moment, see this: ChurchApps/FreeShow#3048 (comment)

[Technogeek-CA]

The idea behind clearing to a black screen is because we are working with a lot of volunteers and if we could mute to a black screen instead of the desktop then they can hunt and peck for the next setup before going live like most other software does. Clear All is great however once someone clicks on any slide or asset it instantly becomes live even if we don't want it to be. At this point I'm going to test using a black screen for the output desktop with the taskbar automatically hiding so a black screen displays on the projector while the output is muted.

Note: I've tried to get these guys to stop hunting and pecking but at this point they haven't got the idea yet.

[vassbo]

Removing the physical output window (top right) in the service to hide content is wrong, it should stay active.
Clicking on the preview slide should output instantly, that's how this program works.