True. The same way camera hub can overlay the text on any background using the opacity fairly easily. I guessed the video was made before that latest updates
Hey Meredith, wanted to say thank you so much for your two videos. One on the other teleprompter you had done and another talking about getting the Elgato prompter. It pushed me over the edge and pick it up. I've used it for the first time on my latest video and it's totally changed my workflow - which is brilliant. I would always follow a point form script and fill in the details on video. Ugh, so I had a lot of editing time after. Now, I write my whole script and just add small things on the fly. It's helped to streamline my video and also reduce my editing time significantly. So, thank you very, very much.
This is excellent information and your style is very good. I have 2 questions for you. Do you think that we will soon see a big brother to the Prompter? My last question is I use large monitors (over 43 inches) I can't lower them, do you think the Prompter will help me with that. Thanks in advance for your help.
Great tips. Very useful info, as usual. I think Elgato was watching! My new Prompter just arrived with a soft dust cloth the exact size of the screen to place over the screen when not using it.
Hello Meredith, will the prompter stay stable on the lens if I manually adjust the focus with a remote control and I use the ring adapter? I have a Canon with a fixed 50 mm lens. Thank you
THanks for the great tips. I like the X idea. I might just do a dot of some kind so as not to lose so much screen. But I use the Prompter a lot more for video and not meetings. In defense of the Camera Hub app, the killer feature for me is being able to control the transparency of the prompter text. That way I can put my Ecamm preview on the screen and still read my script. I did have trouble with reading too far into the corners the first couple times I used it, but I pulled the margins in and that seemed to help. I wish the app had a line you could use to keep your reading place like some teleprompter apps do.
I love your videos, but I have to take issue with the dust tip. The camera doesn't look through the screen. It looks through the mirror. It would not matter that the mirror is reflecting dust particles. It just results in less light on the mirror. You might see the dust, but the camera wouldn't. Think about it this way... You can put a quarter on the display and the camera would not see it. Why would it see dust?
First Elgato has the beta 1.9 beta camera hub out that works pretty good! The only thing is the scrolling will change speed on its own. I’ll set it where I want it then while recording but it will usually slow down on its own. Also, I use the Elgato Pedal to control my prompter. I sit back a bit from my desk while recording so I can’t use the mouse or keyboard. However I’m not sure if the pedal will work with other software…But as I said, the beta camera hub does work quite well especially when pasting in scripts! It recognizes spaces between sections now. So you can just copy and paste your script in and not have to paste each section one at a time.
Hi. Did you see that Elgato added a camera overlay for your screen to see where the lens is? Now you can dispose of your little "post-it note" X. You can choose a camera, crosshair or snap icons. You can even add your own, so if you miss your yellow X too much, maybe you can even put it back digitally by adding your own yellow X .svg file. 🤣
Great idea creating a second screen extended from your desktop into the Elgato display to bring in your text from Notion. This is brilliant. (some other creators complained about the Hub software, so using an alternative makes sense.) I am also looking at Notion for developing scripting ideas. I have created about six short RUclips videos for a client, however just starting my own RUclips journey so all these tips you offer are great. I wrote a book on photography (after being one for 20 years), so I decided to break down my chapters into YT videos. I like your 3x4 method, and will be producing videos soon. Thanks for your help. The best thing about Elgato is its small size with included screen and easy to setup with camera for recording at your desk.
Love the content - just wanted to make one side note Elgato Prompter beta version does allow you to create a center point for the lens and allows you to move it around screen and have that marker spot be software base you no to mess with the screen. absolutely love the engineering on your part though - well done! 🎉
I bought mine and it's been giving me a little trouble, first was launching the display and now since yesterday, it's displaying the prompter horizontal,so its reading my scripts from right to left instead of normal vertical.
Awesome tips, that I haven't seen elsewhere. The most recent version of Camera Hub software, lets you add a custom center point. It also works much better in a Mac now. I'd also add. If you have the Mac dock on the right, don't arrange the prompter on the right (in Mac Screen settings), otherwise the dock will appear on the Prompter. Also the new Camera Hub software, has margin options, to reduce the width of the text.
OK, so I cannot speak for the Mac version, but the PC version has a couple of features that your system doesn't provide. Most notably, the text of your script can have a translucent background, so you can see the image (say your "comfort cam" with the text superimposed.... Also, I was REALLY confused by your comments about dust. Dust on the screen may affect the image you see when using the teleprompter, but it will have zero effect on the camera image, since it isn't between you and the camera... Other than that - great video!
🎉 I could not agree more about the Camera Hub App. Incredibly clunky, very hard to understand and set up, and I never had the confidence that it wouldn’t melt down while in use. After a lot of frustration, my Elgato Prompter is now up for sale on eBay, hopefully passed on to someone who does not get as easily frustrated. That said, I think the prompter setup itself, camera mount, mirror and monitor are top notch. They await matching software. Also, I just think that the difficulty in getting everything setup just right, made me reevaluate my “need” for a prompter - and it really just isn’t there. That’s something people should really consider before purchase. It’s not only a financial investment, but a learning curve and time commitment, as well.
Keep in mind that Prompter does have crosshair capabilities. You didn't have to tape the X on the screen.
The camera hub app didn’t have that feature when i posted this video. And I don’t use the camera hub app.
True. The same way camera hub can overlay the text on any background using the opacity fairly easily. I guessed the video was made before that latest updates
Great tips. Thank you for all you do.
Great tips. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Neil!
Hey Meredith, wanted to say thank you so much for your two videos. One on the other teleprompter you had done and another talking about getting the Elgato prompter. It pushed me over the edge and pick it up. I've used it for the first time on my latest video and it's totally changed my workflow - which is brilliant. I would always follow a point form script and fill in the details on video. Ugh, so I had a lot of editing time after. Now, I write my whole script and just add small things on the fly. It's helped to streamline my video and also reduce my editing time significantly. So, thank you very, very much.
Oh wow, that’s awesome to hear! ❤️
This is excellent information and your style is very good. I have 2 questions for you. Do you think that we will soon see a big brother to the Prompter? My last question is I use large monitors (over 43 inches) I can't lower them, do you think the Prompter will help me with that. Thanks in advance for your help.
Great tips. Very useful info, as usual. I think Elgato was watching! My new Prompter just arrived with a soft dust cloth the exact size of the screen to place over the screen when not using it.
I wonder if mine had one in the box and I just didn’t realize it 😱
Didn't the new software update add an X function? I'm still waiting for my promoter to be delivered to try it.
Yes, the beta version of camera hub has that ability - but likely only works if you’re using the software.
Hello Meredith, will the prompter stay stable on the lens if I manually adjust the focus with a remote control and I use the ring adapter? I have a Canon with a fixed 50 mm lens. Thank you
Hmm. I don’t think it will but I’m no totally sure on the construction of the lens. Might work if you focus it once and the leave it
THanks for the great tips. I like the X idea. I might just do a dot of some kind so as not to lose so much screen. But I use the Prompter a lot more for video and not meetings. In defense of the Camera Hub app, the killer feature for me is being able to control the transparency of the prompter text. That way I can put my Ecamm preview on the screen and still read my script.
I did have trouble with reading too far into the corners the first couple times I used it, but I pulled the margins in and that seemed to help. I wish the app had a line you could use to keep your reading place like some teleprompter apps do.
Yeah I like the transparency feature, and I understand the new camera hub updates are making it even better! Looking forward to checking it out.
I love your videos, but I have to take issue with the dust tip. The camera doesn't look through the screen. It looks through the mirror. It would not matter that the mirror is reflecting dust particles. It just results in less light on the mirror. You might see the dust, but the camera wouldn't. Think about it this way... You can put a quarter on the display and the camera would not see it. Why would it see dust?
You might be right, thanks for bringing it up
@@meredithmarsh Same as your X marks the spot! (Also a great tip)
Can the prompter be used for filming outdoors? What is best prompter software for windows PC?
First Elgato has the beta 1.9 beta camera hub out that works pretty good! The only thing is the scrolling will change speed on its own. I’ll set it where I want it then while recording but it will usually slow down on its own. Also, I use the Elgato Pedal to control my prompter. I sit back a bit from my desk while recording so I can’t use the mouse or keyboard. However I’m not sure if the pedal will work with other software…But as I said, the beta camera hub does work quite well especially when pasting in scripts! It recognizes spaces between sections now. So you can just copy and paste your script in and not have to paste each section one at a time.
I'm looking forward to the new version of camera hub!
I am really excited to try this device for my youtube live streams Meredith
I hope you like it!
Do you use legato face cam pro
Hi. Did you see that Elgato added a camera overlay for your screen to see where the lens is? Now you can dispose of your little "post-it note" X. You can choose a camera, crosshair or snap icons. You can even add your own, so if you miss your yellow X too much, maybe you can even put it back digitally by adding your own yellow X .svg file. 🤣
Saw that! I'm playing with it now. Post-it still comes in handy when camera hub software isn't open 👍
Great idea creating a second screen extended from your desktop into the Elgato display to bring in your text from Notion. This is brilliant. (some other creators complained about the Hub software, so using an alternative makes sense.) I am also looking at Notion for developing scripting ideas. I have created about six short RUclips videos for a client, however just starting my own RUclips journey so all these tips you offer are great. I wrote a book on photography (after being one for 20 years), so I decided to break down my chapters into YT videos. I like your 3x4 method, and will be producing videos soon. Thanks for your help. The best thing about Elgato is its small size with included screen and easy to setup with camera for recording at your desk.
If you're using obs just add an overlay of the third and a cross hair and move it to the prompter
4:08 love the moustache sticker idea!
Why would you not put yourself fullscreen behind the script and then adjust the opacity?
Love the content - just wanted to make one side note Elgato Prompter beta version does allow you to create a center point for the lens and allows you to move it around screen and have that marker spot be software base you no to mess with the screen.
absolutely love the engineering on your part though - well done! 🎉
Thanks! Yes I understand the beta version of camera hub has a center point! Looking forward if to trying that out
I bought mine and it's been giving me a little trouble, first was launching the display and now since yesterday, it's displaying the prompter horizontal,so its reading my scripts from right to left instead of normal vertical.
Did you contact elgato’s support team?
Yes,we have been in contact with them but it’s been back and forth one issue after another,but I was able to resolve.
Awesome tips, that I haven't seen elsewhere. The most recent version of Camera Hub software, lets you add a custom center point. It also works much better in a Mac now. I'd also add. If you have the Mac dock on the right, don't arrange the prompter on the right (in Mac Screen settings), otherwise the dock will appear on the Prompter.
Also the new Camera Hub software, has margin options, to reduce the width of the text.
I recoded this like a day before they announced the new camera hub 😆😆😆 can’t wait to try it out!! Thanks for watching!!
Maybe a circle sticker ??? Made on cricut
6:22 your eyes look like it's doing this right now
OK, so I cannot speak for the Mac version, but the PC version has a couple of features that your system doesn't provide. Most notably, the text of your script can have a translucent background, so you can see the image (say your "comfort cam" with the text superimposed....
Also, I was REALLY confused by your comments about dust. Dust on the screen may affect the image you see when using the teleprompter, but it will have zero effect on the camera image, since it isn't between you and the camera...
Other than that - great video!
Someone else pointed out the dust thing 😆 I get it now. Thanks!! 🙏
Do you have a masterclass
🎉 I could not agree more about the Camera Hub App. Incredibly clunky, very hard to understand and set up, and I never had the confidence that it wouldn’t melt down while in use. After a lot of frustration, my Elgato Prompter is now up for sale on eBay, hopefully passed on to someone who does not get as easily frustrated. That said, I think the prompter setup itself, camera mount, mirror and monitor are top notch. They await matching software. Also, I just think that the difficulty in getting everything setup just right, made me reevaluate my “need” for a prompter - and it really just isn’t there. That’s something people should really consider before purchase. It’s not only a financial investment, but a learning curve and time commitment, as well.
I film bible study for a house of worship and I could not figure out why my pastor had the purple hue on his skin!! Thanks!
Not user friendly at all. Nothing but headaches setting this up. It’s being returned immediately.
Bummer. Sorry it didn’t go smoothly for you!