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.. title: OpenLP 2.2 Released!
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.. slug: 2015/10/18/openlp-22-released
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.. date: 2015-10-18 12:00:00 UTC
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.. description:
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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!
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A lot of work has gone into making this new version more stable, less buggy and easier to use, resulting almost 300
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bugfixes and improvements. This version also sees some changes under the hood, in terms of moving to Python 3 and adding
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unit testing to increase the quality of the codebase.
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New Features
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^^^^^^^^^^^^
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But, without further ado, here are the new features you'll find in OpenLP 2.2:
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Songs
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* Show active song title in preview and live pane
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* Allow authors to be tagged by their type (words music etc)
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* CCLI SongSelect integration
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* Importers
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* ProPresenter 4
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* Worship Assistant
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* PowerPraise
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* PresentationManager
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* EasyWorship Service Files (.ews)
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* WorshipCenter Pro
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* Songbook can be displayed in footer
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* Duplicate Songs can be identified and removed manually if required.
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* An improve Formatting Tags user interface
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Bibles
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* New web bible: Neue evangelistische Übersetzung (German)
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* Importers
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* Zefania XML format
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* OSIS importer rewritten
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Presentations
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* Support for presentations created in PDF format
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* Support for LibreOffice 4 and 5
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Projector Remote Control
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* Projectors that support the PJLink protocol can be controlled from OpenLP (On/Off/Blank/Source Select)
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Images
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* Can be placed in groups and added to services as groups.
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Remote
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* Supports SSL for all requests. Certificates will need to be created outside of OpenLP
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* Supports Authentication for all update requests
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* Display thumbnails and notes when available in the Web User Interface
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Custom
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* Auto load items from saved services
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* Items can be created from the Service Manager for items like bibles
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Media
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* Support for DVD and CD clipselection and playback (requires VLC).
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Services
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* Items can be renamed
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* Custom Items generated from Text items like bibles
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* Media items can be configured to autoload and remove screen blank when added to live display
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* 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).
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Internals
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* Upgraded the code to Python 3 from Python 2
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* Refactored and improved the internals to:
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* Improve performance and start faster
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* Improve reliability of the media functionality
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* Increase testability and start to introduce a comprehensive test suite
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* Improve consistency of the settings
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Important Notes
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Incompatibilities
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**OpenLP 2.2 is not backwards compatible with 2.0.5.**
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**Service Files created in 2.2 cannot be opened in 2.0.**
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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
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startup, but it is recommended that you make your own backup too.
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Upgrading from versions of OpenLP before 2.0.5 are not supported. You need to upgrade to 2.0.5 first, and make sure
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you run OpenLP at least once before continuing to upgrade to 2.2.
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Known Issues
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There are some known issues in OpenLP 2.2 that you should know about before upgrading:
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1. Live Backgrounds does not work on Windows and Mac OS X
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2. Playback of linked audio does not work on Mac OS X
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3. OpenLP on Linux will not start up if VLC is not installed. Simply install VLC to get around this problem.
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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.
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Thanks
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^^^^^^
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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.
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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.
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Luke 15:20, New International Version
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.. raw:: html
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<div class="text-center"><p><a class="btn btn-success btn-lg" href="/#downloads"><strong>Download Now</strong></a></p></div>
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[ Image Credit: `Thai Lanterns by Mark Fischer`_ ]
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.. _Thai Lanterns by Mark Fischer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fischerfotos/7455424224/
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