E-Prime Compare Editions
| Feature | Standard | Professional |
| Experiment Presentation | ||
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| RefreshAlignment to assist with display timing |  |
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| Displays image formats *.bmp, *.jpg, *.jpeg, *gif, *.png, *.tif, *.tiff, *.emf, *.wmf | |
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| Play movies in MPEG, AVI, DivX, or WMV formats | |
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| Play multiple movies simultaneously on critical timing trials | |
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| Play several different audio formats, including MP3 and WMA | |
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| Play audio files longer than 100 seconds (compared to E-Prime 1.x) | |
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| Present non-English stimuli using UNICODE-based fonts | |
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| Use multiple monitor displays | |
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| Select a monitor on which to display the entire experiment | |
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| Select a monitor on which to display each Toolbox or Canvas object | |
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| Record subject vocalizations using the SoundIn object | |
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| Record subject vocalizations longer than 10 seconds | |
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| User Support | ||
| Access web support, free minor updates, and service packs for 1 year | |
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| Access web support, free minor updates, and service packs for 3 years | |
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| Access the updated E-Basic Help | |
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| Experiment Design | ||
| E-Run Test mode to evaluate experiment design | |
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| Auto Response permits automatically answering Keyboard responses and attempts to meet accuracy criteria | |
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| Conditional Exit permits using Ctrl+Alt+Backspace to safely exit experiment and maintain data file | |
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| Customize data file name via GUI | |
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| Experiment Advisor assist with finding common design anomalies and report experiment run statistics | |
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| Multiple Correct Answers accepted | |
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| Output hyperlinks for .edat2 and experiment advisor reports | |
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| Customized templates for creating experiments | |
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| Select from a dropdown of choices (ScriptSense™) for property, method, and data types after typing a period "." in an InLine object or user script (similar to IntelliSense™ in Microsoft environments) | |
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| View Property Tooltips when hovering over items in Structure view | |
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| Add Certified package files (from PST and industrial partners) to an experiment | ** |
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| Create user PackageFiles using the PackageFile editor | |
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| Add user-authored package files to an experiment | |
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| Specify settings (e.g. screen resolution, subject number) in .startupInfo file using the StartupInfo editor to allow for dynamic processing of experiment without the need to regenerate or edit experiment file | |
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| Select from a dropdown of choices for attributes (AttribSense™) after opening a square bracket "[" in a TextDisplay or SlideText or using c.GetAttrib in an InLine object (similar to IntelliSense™ in Microsoft environments) | |
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| Access the Experiment Design Advisor to assist with common design errors | |
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| Ability to change background color/customize startup info screen | |
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| Name and Tag properties on all E-Object property pages | |
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| Ability to copy/paste Objects in E-Studio | |
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| Ability to copy or clone SlideStates | |
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| Current line bookmarked for compile and runtime errors | |
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| Provides easy way to handle syntax errors in InLines/UserScript (e.g., Moves editor to line with error and highlights it in the InLine or UserScript). | |
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| Ability to use Shift+Delete to remove Objects from Structure | |
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| Ability to specify folder location for data file | |
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| Ability to specify location and name of data file | |
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| Double click E-Run files to start automatically | |
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| E-Merge can filter by file extension | |
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| Multiple experiments can be open at same time in E-Studio | |
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| AutoUpdate checks web and prompts when updates are available | |
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| E-Studio makes backup copy of experiment file | |
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| Interfacing with External Devices | ||
| Task Events permits sending port, serial, socket data at specific times in experiment | |
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| Use serial port device in an experiment | |
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| Use multiple serial port devices per experiment | |
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| Use parallel port device in an experiment | |
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| Use multiple parallel port devices per experiment | |
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| Communicate with a network socket device (Ethernet) | |
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| Use multiple network socket devices per experiment | |
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| Communicate with a joystick device using X/Y coordinates and 4 response buttons | |
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| Use multiple joystick devices per experiment with input mask ability, X/Y/Z coordinates, 8 response buttons, 2 slider controls, and 2 point-of-view controls | |
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| Specify a device to use at Onset/Offset time of an object and specify the duration (in milliseconds) of a corresponding signal pulse | |
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| Use of COM Port 1-4 for SerialDevice and SRBoxDevice | |
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| Use of COM Port 1-256 for SerialDevice and SRBoxDevice*** | |
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| Installation Options | ||
| Connect one hardware key to a network to allow the specified number of seats to simultaneously access E-Studio (Network License) | |
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| Configure and push out E-Prime installations using .msi file and msiexec | |
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| Configure installation settings such as AutoUpdate prompts and silent registration/setup | |
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| Use network management applications such as SMS and GPO | |
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| Subject station installation option | |
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| Supports MSIEXEC /qn and /qb silent installation options | |
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| Version 2.0 can exist on same machine as version 1.x | |
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* PST reserves the right to change the intended feature set for E-Prime 2.0 Standard and E-Prime 2.0 Professional at any time.
* Critical trial movie playback dependent on ability of machine specifications.
** Certified package author may choose to support E-Prime Standard and/or E-Prime Professional.
*** COM Port 1-256 not available in XP or Vista x86.
