Thanks for sharing this. Teleprompters are a must have for anyone delivering scripted content media. I only wish I had binocular vision to make it useful for me. I actually built a prompter with an old CRT monitor, and glass for a DVD I made back before the tablets came out, but my one good eye made me appear to be looking away from the camera. I had to use an off axis prompter to compensate. I now have a prompter similar to this one, (maybe an early version). Works great for guests in the studio with scripts, or out of studio, for that matter. :)
damn, I could have used this last weekend when I shot a training video...we just used PowerPoint and held up a laptop... it worked but I'll look into this for sure
I know this is cheap compared to the pro teleprompters, but its still a decent chuck of change for what it is. I use a teleprompter on every episode of my show that I built from 2 picture frames for less than $20 and it works just as well.
lonearcherfilms No anger haha. Just exclamation. I see a lot of people advertise thier channel like this "Hey awesome video.Hey am a new youtuber, could you guys check my channel" I find that annoying
+itastain Yeah, I get them on my channel too unfortunately. I just felt like commenting on something being touted as cheap when its over $200 for what's essentially a trapper keeper with a bit of plastic in it.
That would be an excellent teleprompter for our show if it had REMOTE CONTROL. On camera, sometimes people get nervous and need a loooooot of scrolling back. It'd be nice to have a crew member off camera just to focus on prompter operation. The on-camera talent and the camera person have enough to worry about. If it's a one-man production, that's gonna be one EPIC workout! lol
+My Life Japan Hi. You are 100% right. I have used a diy teleprompter system someone built, and I spent some time building exactly what you are talking about. Basically, it's a windows application that controls the script, fontsize, play/pause and speed. Then any tablet or computer can display the image by simply browsing to a webpage that is on the internal network. We gave our talent some control over the speed of the teleprompter, but quickly agreed that it was a lot better if he just read and I would adjust for his reading speed on the fly. This set up worked great, especially in a live environment when our talent had no time to prepare. Broadcast still looked professional.
+My Life Japan I just got this teleprompter last week - it's pretty cool. I bought and returned one from Ikan that had a hardware remote control, but it didn't work well/consistently, and the rail system was poorly designed (hard to keep attached to the camera, hard to work with, and really heavy and bulky - this is quite thin and portable). With regard to remote control, there ARE some teleprompter apps that provide remote control functionality - the folks at OneTakeOnly recommend Teleprompter +3, which allows you to use your iPhone as a remote control for the app on your iPad - so, don't discount this product because it doesn't come with a remote - that can be added as a function of the software, which is NOT included with this hardware or any others that I have tried. Also, I found the people behind this teleprompter to be REALLY responsive via email for support and questions.
Hey Tom, just wanted to know if there is something in 2022 that is an update to something like this. I know youre a busy guy and I just wanted to throw out the question. Thank you for all that you do.
I wish this was around 5 years ago when I bought my prompter. Now I'm stuck with an older model that connects to a laptop via RGB cable. The price is a bargain, and I know that some will complain. But if you're making money from producing corporate videos, you can easily add on the cost for prompter, which rents for hundreds a day.
Can anyone advise on how to set it up for a tripod? Just purchased it and the instructions don’t really explain tripod. Only shows light stand set up. Thanks
Hi Tom, I have watched a few videos at your channel, and it´s (kind of) funny (or a bit weird) to see you NEVER EVER answer noone´s questions or comments just that, cheers
Too much money. All you need is a HDMI cable for 4 dollars connecting your computer to your TV at home. Put your camera in between you and the TV and start reading the text on your TV screen which is bigger and easier to read from. www.easyprompter.com is a website to scroll your text in the same way. If you are on the go, then you have to pay the money they sell this teleprompter for, sadly.
In a professional environment the way your describing will not work, you will be able to tell the subject is not looking into the camera and is reading something off to the side or above or below . Right tool for the right job is key to getting more jobs. It's the difference between a good content and great content.
Thanks for sharing this. Teleprompters are a must have for anyone delivering scripted content media. I only wish I had binocular vision to make it useful for me. I actually built a prompter with an old CRT monitor, and glass for a DVD I made back before the tablets came out, but my one good eye made me appear to be looking away from the camera. I had to use an off axis prompter to compensate. I now have a prompter similar to this one, (maybe an early version). Works great for guests in the studio with scripts, or out of studio, for that matter. :)
Small, compact, effective. I have had one for several years and it is a great piece of gear.
damn, I could have used this last weekend when I shot a training video...we just used PowerPoint and held up a laptop... it worked but I'll look into this for sure
Dzien dobry Tom this was great information about Tele Prompter.Thank youFreddyAWV Production
Need to test it out! :) Thx for the tip :)
Like lonearcherfilms, I use a couple of picture frames. It works perfectly. The setup took about ten minutes.
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I know this is cheap compared to the pro teleprompters, but its still a decent chuck of change for what it is. I use a teleprompter on every episode of my show that I built from 2 picture frames for less than $20 and it works just as well.
+lonearcherfilms THAT!!!!!! Is how you advertise a channel
+itastain Lol I can't tell if you're angry or not - damn text with its lack of tone :/
lonearcherfilms No anger haha. Just exclamation. I see a lot of people advertise thier channel like this
"Hey awesome video.Hey am a new youtuber, could you guys check my channel"
I find that annoying
+itastain Yeah, I get them on my channel too unfortunately. I just felt like commenting on something being touted as cheap when its over $200 for what's essentially a trapper keeper with a bit of plastic in it.
lonearcherfilms That seems steep
great Tom!
great video !!
That would be an excellent teleprompter for our show if it had REMOTE CONTROL. On camera, sometimes people get nervous and need a loooooot of scrolling back. It'd be nice to have a crew member off camera just to focus on prompter operation. The on-camera talent and the camera person have enough to worry about. If it's a one-man production, that's gonna be one EPIC workout! lol
You can get bluetooth foot switches for the iPad (Pageflip Cicada is a good one) that let you pause the scroll - works for me.
+My Life Japan Hi. You are 100% right. I have used a diy teleprompter system someone built, and I spent some time building exactly what you are talking about. Basically, it's a windows application that controls the script, fontsize, play/pause and speed. Then any tablet or computer can display the image by simply browsing to a webpage that is on the internal network.
We gave our talent some control over the speed of the teleprompter, but quickly agreed that it was a lot better if he just read and I would adjust for his reading speed on the fly.
This set up worked great, especially in a live environment when our talent had no time to prepare. Broadcast still looked professional.
After having a look at the website, it seems that it can operated by smartphone, which is awesome!
+My Life Japan I just got this teleprompter last week - it's pretty cool. I bought and returned one from Ikan that had a hardware remote control, but it didn't work well/consistently, and the rail system was poorly designed (hard to keep attached to the camera, hard to work with, and really heavy and bulky - this is quite thin and portable). With regard to remote control, there ARE some teleprompter apps that provide remote control functionality - the folks at OneTakeOnly recommend Teleprompter +3, which allows you to use your iPhone as a remote control for the app on your iPad - so, don't discount this product because it doesn't come with a remote - that can be added as a function of the software, which is NOT included with this hardware or any others that I have tried. Also, I found the people behind this teleprompter to be REALLY responsive via email for support and questions.
I really would like to try this out, it would be handy, shared on facebook. Thanks Tom. Hope im the lucky one.
Very cool!
Hey Tom, just wanted to know if there is something in 2022 that is an update to something like this. I know youre a busy guy and I just wanted to throw out the question. Thank you for all that you do.
did Tom mentionned the price of this system ?
Didn't know tomatoes had a youtube channel :)
very helpful!
Nice!
Got one after seeing your review. It works great, nice and light. Thanks Tom.
Hey, hope all is well. Are still using it or you got something else? TIA
What is the maximum wide focal length that is compatible for this teleprompter? Thanks!
Does it work with the camera Alexa mini?
I wish this was around 5 years ago when I bought my prompter. Now I'm stuck with an older model that connects to a laptop via RGB cable. The price is a bargain, and I know that some will complain. But if you're making money from producing corporate videos, you can easily add on the cost for prompter, which rents for hundreds a day.
Can anyone advise on how to set it up for a tripod? Just purchased it and the instructions don’t really explain tripod. Only shows light stand set up. Thanks
You don't attach it directly to a tripod but to 15mm rails that are part of the camera rig. You then attach the whole rig ti the tripod.
Tnx sir
Cool but what's the cost?
How well does this work with a real sized camera? I want to use something like this in a professional setting, so no DSLR junkers.
yourmediateacher it works great. I've used with the URSA Mini Pro camera and Cine lenses.
Hi Tom,
I have watched a few videos at your channel, and it´s (kind of) funny (or a bit weird) to see you NEVER EVER answer noone´s questions or comments
just that,
cheers
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thx
What would you recommend today?
FWIW These can be rigged on your 15mm rails too.
Too bad there's no simple way to get a remote for the app.
Click back and forth between 1 and 8 and you'll see the difference in quality......yeesh, I don't know if that's post color on his part or what.
Spoko produkt, but you can make one on your own for dirt cheap.
I only clicked this video because I thought it said "portable teleporter"
I was disappointed
? What's not portable about this?
+Vick Broushet And it is teleporting a text to a mirror^^
This is not a teleportation device? 😳
P
Too much money. All you need is a HDMI cable for 4 dollars connecting your computer to your TV at home. Put your camera in between you and the TV and start reading the text on your TV screen which is bigger and easier to read from. www.easyprompter.com is a website to scroll your text in the same way. If you are on the go, then you have to pay the money they sell this teleprompter for, sadly.
In a professional environment the way your describing will not work, you will be able to tell the subject is not looking into the camera and is reading something off to the side or above or below . Right tool for the right job is key to getting more jobs. It's the difference between a good content and great content.
Practice makes perfect.