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+.. title: OpenLP 2.2 Released!
+.. slug: 2015/10/18/openlp-22-released
+.. date: 2015-10-18 12:00:00 UTC
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+.. previewimage: /cover-images/openlp-22-released.jpg
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+It's finally here! After almost three years in development, the next major version of OpenLP has arrived!
+
+A lot of work has gone into making this new version more stable, less buggy and easier to use, resulting almost 300
+bugfixes and improvements. This version also sees some changes under the hood, in terms of moving to Python 3 and adding
+unit testing to increase the quality of the codebase.
+
+New Features
+^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+But, without further ado, here are the new features you'll find in OpenLP 2.2:
+
+Songs
+-----
+
+* Show active song title in preview and live pane
+* Allow authors to be tagged by their type (words music etc)
+* CCLI SongSelect integration
+* Importers
+
+  * ProPresenter 4
+  * Worship Assistant
+  * PowerPraise
+  * PresentationManager
+  * EasyWorship Service Files (.ews)
+  * WorshipCenter Pro
+
+* Songbook can be displayed in footer
+* Duplicate Songs can be identified and removed manually if required.
+* An improve Formatting Tags user interface
+
+Bibles
+------
+
+* New web bible: Neue evangelistische Übersetzung (German)
+* Importers
+
+  * Zefania XML format
+  * OSIS importer rewritten
+
+Presentations
+-------------
+
+* Support for presentations created in PDF format
+* Support for LibreOffice 4 and 5
+
+Projector Remote Control
+------------------------
+
+* Projectors that support the PJLink protocol can be controlled from OpenLP (On/Off/Blank/Source Select)
+
+Images
+------
+
+* Can be placed in groups and added to services as groups.
+
+Remote
+------
+
+* Supports SSL for all requests. Certificates will need to be created outside of OpenLP
+* Supports Authentication for all update requests
+* Display thumbnails and notes when available in the Web User Interface
+
+Custom
+------
+
+* Auto load items from saved services
+* Items can be created from the Service Manager for items like bibles
+
+Media
+-----
+
+* Support for DVD and CD clipselection and playback (requires VLC).
+
+Services
+--------
+
+* Items can be renamed
+* Custom Items generated from Text items like bibles
+* Media items can be configured to autoload and remove screen blank when added to live display
+* Services can be saved without embedding media files. This will limit the portability of the files but reduces the file size (useful when media files are part of the service).
+
+Internals
+---------
+
+* Upgraded the code to Python 3 from Python 2
+* Refactored and improved the internals to:
+
+  * Improve performance and start faster
+  * Improve reliability of the media functionality
+  * Increase testability and start to introduce a comprehensive test suite
+  * Improve consistency of the settings
+
+Important Notes
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+**OpenLP 2.2 is not backwards compatible with 2.0.5.**
+
+**Service Files created in 2.2 cannot be opened in 2.0.**
+
+Once you have upgraded from 2.0.5, version 2.0.5 cannot read the upgraded files. OpenLP 2.2 will make a backup on
+startup, but it is recommended that you make your own backup too.
+
+Upgrading from versions of OpenLP before 2.0.5 are not supported. You need to upgrade to 2.0.5 first, and make sure
+you run OpenLP at least once before continuing to upgrade to 2.2.
+
+There are some known issues in OpenLP 2.2 that you should know about before upgrading:
+
+1. Live Backgrounds does not work on Windows and Mac OS X
+2. Playback of linked audio does not work on Mac OS X
+
+We plan to fix these issues in OpenLP 2.4. We're moving to a faster release cycle, which means that OpenLP 2.4 should be released in 6 to 12 months from now.
+
+Thanks
+^^^^^^
+
+As leader of the project, I'd like to say a special thank you to the folks involved in this release. A special thank you to Tomas Groth, Jonathan Springer and Tim Bentley for their help, encouragement and preseverence.
+
+    So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
+
+    Luke 15:20, New International Version
+
+.. raw:: html
+
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+
+[ Image Credit: `Thai Lanterns by Mark Fischer`_ ]
+
+.. _Thai Lanterns by Mark Fischer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fischerfotos/7455424224/