SSP Best Practices - Media Recommendations for SongShow Plus

Applicable SongShow Plus Versions: 
This article applies to all versions of SongShow Plus

 * Ensure that you are using the most current build of SongShow Plus from the Download page for the best experience. *   

In addition to the information noted in other articles, we make the following general recommendations regarding media use in SongShow Plus:

For the best result, we recommend that your media resolution and aspect ratio match that of your projection output.  This should be shown in your Windows Display settings.  If you do not know or cannot find your current output resolution, contact your local IT department.

For the best performance of SongShow Plus, we recommend that your target size for your media files be the smallest file size possible while getting the quality that you want. 
If your projector has a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080, there is no benefit to having media files larger than that.   

Images

• JPG and PNG are the recommended formats.  These are the most common and have a good file size to resolution ratio.  PNG with transparency is supported.

Refer to this article for additional details.

Video

• H.264 (AVC) and WMV are the recommended formats.  These are both supported natively in Windows 10 and later.  H.264 (AVC) usually has the better file size to resolution ratio.

Refer to this article for additional details.

Audio

• MP3 is the recommended format.  This has a better file size to quality ratio than wma or wav and has fewer file protection issues than m4a.

Refer to this article for additional details.

Following these guidelines for your SongShow Plus system should contribute to trouble-free use. 

If this article does not resolve the issue, contact the Support Team.

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