i bought the Elgato telepromter, and one of the thing i hate the most when buying anything, regardless of price is that it doesn't work the way it's supposed to. Elgato is absolute trash. I will never buy anything from them again.
This is by far the best DIY teleprompter tutorial I’ve found on RUclips, it looks really easy to make and the finished product seems pretty solid! I am definitely doing it! Thanks guys!
For Android - @play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.confidentteleprompter Teleprompter - read text while scrolling in your screen & record video or audio at the same time. Read your text straight from your phone while recording yourself. Just like a professional teleprompter.
You GUYS are SUPER AWESOME!!!! Thanks so much.... THIS IS BY FAR the greatest Teleprompter Tutorials I've EVER seen. I am sooooooo grateful.... Thanks so much...
I swear, 24 hours ago, it hit me that I could use a cheap photo frame glass to make one of these. The black binder was a brilliant bonus. Would like to see the footage recorded by the camera through that glass though. If it's not anti-reflective, and that glass isn't low-refraction, I feel like there might be some ghosting?
Great project! Just a note: the current version of Apple Pages on the iPad has something called "Presenter Mode" that does the scrolling automatically.
James Eaton yes it’s working. I only need someone who is holding the button... or do you perhaps have a suggestion for that too?🤞 Grateful that you share this, time saver and money saver.🙏
@@PhiloKralen Touch the aA icon then set the scrolling speed touch the text to go back there touch the text to start scrolling touch the text to stop touch the text to start again I'm going to check today to see whether a bluetooth clicker will start and stop it. Also investigating putting bits of text on keynote slides which I know can be moved with a clicker.
Oh man..... Thanks. I just finished recording 4 short videos. rigged my tablet by duct taping it on the wall behind my camera. Used MS word and a mouse to scroll.... What a pain. There is a reason you have the script roll Infront of the camera.... Live and learn everyday THANK YOU.... I love this.
I totally agree! That is why I am watching your video today. I know more about sewing alterations and repairs than most sewers, but as soon as I look into a camera, even my name eludes me.......not really but you get the idea.
Hi! Just needed to drop by and say I made this today and it works beauuuutifully. Thank you so so much. My channel will benefit a ton. Love from Jamaica!
I just wanted to comment to say I used this video and made one!!! I did it for a project and stuck it on something taller and used my laptop as the camera! I also just left the binding one because I was not strong enough to take it off and it works fine leaving it on also! But it worked really well! The app they used you have to pay for now but there is a parrot app that is similar when you look up the same thing that works the same way!
This was the best direct set of instructions. I made it and added bumpers to the side to keep the tablet from sliding off. I used unsharpen #2 pencils wrapped in black duck tape. COOL STUFF!
OMG this video was so useful. although it actually cost me $9 to make, I can't believe how well it worked! I wish i could do more than just like and subscribe
Great video. No one seems to talk about this problem. Brain freeze on cue. I was wondering how many videographers are using teleprompters just like any TV personalities. You answered this question elegantly.
Sam.....just wanted to say: You have an incredible head of hair. You may not realize it because you have always had it....but it's incredible. The 'red' may be a cross you have to bear but, believe me, it is well worth it. Lucky you.
This is awesome! Thanks a lot! Yes, if I were to record videos of me talking on a daily as part of my business, I’d likely invest in a “professional” setup for the sake of having it all as a set. For the couple times a year I do feel like recording a personal video just for the fun of it, this DIY solution is awesome! Thanks! :)
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It was exactly what I needed at a price point in my budget! My local Dollar Tree was out of everything - but even at Walmart, it came in under $10. The hardest part was finding a glass picture frame, there's SO much plastic out there. I ended up grabbing black duct tape though, the electrical tape would shrink and release, The duct tape holds much better.
I don't get it. So the "picture" goes through the glass with the letters running on it. And you don't see the letters on the video...? I wish they actually showed it on camera how it works in practice...
@@thehappyhippie3826 I've used it, so I can tell you how it works. With the glass bent forward slightly, you place your tablet with teleprompter app underneath. Then, you place your camera behind the glass and cover the back of the teleprompter and camera with a dark sheet. The glass reflects the screen, and the sheet allows your camera to record without any of the words getting in the way.
Take a look at PromptSmart Pro for iPad. It uses voice recognition to move the text. Also, I made one that I thought was budget, but it cost me like $30. Of course it is on a rails system and uses a latch to hold open the picture frame from the glass, but it's essentially the same. Here's a tip. Use a black t-shirt for the fabric. Put the bottom around the teleprompter glass and the head hole around the lens.
Oh wow! I'll have to look into that voice recognition! A black TShirt would work well! We thought about that too! But just kinda used what we had laying around
@@samdezao I just found a 3D printed one (that builds off of DSLR camera rig rails, too). Since I just got a 3D printer, that's something else I'll be trying.
I can’t wait to try this. I get lost and fumble too when trying to look at the camera and speak. Thank you. Awesome. I also love that it’s not expensive to make.
I seriously do too! I'm getting better though! With time! I'm about to post a video about being confident on camera! Hope that is helpful to you as well Kimberly!!
Made this today! Even had all the material around the house and saved a trip to dollar tree. Thank you and Mina Studio both for this budget friendly solution! Awesome!!!
I did this too with a picture frame, but I added a hinge and so used the "inside" of the frame as the iPad rest, fitted with a screw to an old camera tripod. I like your approach - it's even cheaper than mine :).
I just watched and made one. Thank you SO Much! The only issue I ran into was when I cut the binder, there was no loose vinyl to put the glass in but no worries - I just taped it up good all around and it's fine! Thank you!!
And even that, in a certain sense can be simplified further. Thanks for the video I actually happened to have the perfect sized 8 1/2 X 12 picture frame with a glass frame and I used the black backdrop as the bottom of the binder. Works great, you saved me $150 bucks today!@!
Hey Sam, could you reveal a link or brand name for that solid-looking monopod you are using to hold the camera? I could not find it in your kit-list. Was it RONIN...? How to google that thing? Cheers bud.
@@caszscountrycrafts3258 I think he did not include it because it is such a giant jump from the 4 dollar teleprompter. It is called the DJI Ronin-S and it costs more than my camera AND lens combined... haha. Now I understand why the need to save money on the DIY teleprompter...
FIRST OF ALL THIS WAS THE MOST RELATABLE VIDEO I EVEE CAME ACROSSthe beginning is sooo me. My first yt video I spent two days recording cuz I would get frustrated at myself for not remembering anything after I pressed record. I would blank out all the time
I tried to build a teleprompter a few years ago to much failure. This method is much cheaper than what I tried. Thankfully I still had the picture frame glass from the first failure. It initially had the same issue that my first attempt did, the text was way too dim (a problem I also have), I bumped the brightness up, and it's very easy to read now! I figured I couldn't get such results without buying beam split glass. I just spent a lot of money on the iPad, and I figured I'd have to wait a while to buy even a cheap teleprompter. I had to separate the vinyl from the cardboard because I bought the cheapest one I could find at Wal Mart. Apparently I shopped at too high end of a store, because the vinyl was adhered to the cardboard. But my X-ACTO Knife fixed this quickly. I'm sure it had been mentioned already, but I love to use the app called Prompt Smart. It's $20 for the pro version which will mirror the text, but both the pro and free version uses speech to text technology to always move the text as you speak, which is awesome. Though of course, it doesn't always work. My reason for a teleprompter is I always have to record multiple takes, then I forget if I said a certain point in that attempted recording, or if it was the previous one. I found even an outline didn't help for the same reason, I'd skip around and lose track!
Hi Sam & Nathan, Thank you for the tutorial. Did you use a Teleprompter on this presentation, very informative. and maybe also interesting have you guys ever thought of converting Powerpoint presentation slides into a teleprompter software and try it out?.
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Nearly bought a $300 teleprompter. Thank God this video was recommended to me after watching a couple of teleprompter reviews
i bought the Elgato telepromter, and one of the thing i hate the most when buying anything, regardless of price is that it doesn't work the way it's supposed to. Elgato is absolute trash. I will never buy anything from them again.
Teleprompter, $4... cutting into table while making teleprompter, priceless. 😀
This is by far the best DIY teleprompter tutorial I’ve found on RUclips, it looks really easy to make and the finished product seems pretty solid! I am definitely doing it! Thanks guys!
This has to be the best DIY idea with the highest ROI I’ve ever seen. Nice work, gentlemen! Sincerely, Will.
Best $4 I've ever spent. 😉
Wow this guy is a genius, a scholar, and a gentleman. And that Mina Studio guy was OK too....
Whatever! That guy stole the show!
Thanks for the good content. This is genius.
HAHA! you two crack me up!
great job gentleman
love the teleprompter hack
To Mina Studio: He would be if he could help us economize on the other elaborate, expensive equipment we may need.
For Android - @play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.confidentteleprompter
Teleprompter - read text while scrolling in your screen & record video or audio at the same time.
Read your text straight from your phone while recording yourself. Just like a professional teleprompter.
You GUYS are SUPER AWESOME!!!! Thanks so much.... THIS IS BY FAR the greatest Teleprompter Tutorials I've EVER seen. I am sooooooo grateful.... Thanks so much...
OMG!!!! That’s incredible! I do 3-5 commercial scripts a week needing teleprompter and you’ve just made my day! What a blessing!
I swear, 24 hours ago, it hit me that I could use a cheap photo frame glass to make one of these. The black binder was a brilliant bonus. Would like to see the footage recorded by the camera through that glass though. If it's not anti-reflective, and that glass isn't low-refraction, I feel like there might be some ghosting?
Actually made one of these today with stuff I already had in the house - it works! Thank you Sam and Nathan, saved me a ton of cash. :)
Woohoo!! Glad it worked for ya!
Great project! Just a note: the current version of Apple Pages on the iPad has something called "Presenter Mode" that does the scrolling automatically.
Love this fun fact! Thanks!!
Thank you for the tip. I found it but I could only use it by scrolling bij hand. Is that what you meant?
@@PhiloKralen Pages on IPad will auto-acroll. Go to the aA icon, it will let you set the speed of scrolling.
James Eaton yes it’s working. I only need someone who is holding the button... or do you perhaps have a suggestion for that too?🤞
Grateful that you share this, time saver and money saver.🙏
@@PhiloKralen Touch the aA icon then set the scrolling speed
touch the text to go back there
touch the text to start scrolling
touch the text to stop
touch the text to start again
I'm going to check today to see whether a bluetooth clicker will start and stop it.
Also investigating putting bits of text on keynote slides which I know can be moved with a clicker.
Thank you very much for your helping us make a very good home make Teleprompter !!!
Oh man..... Thanks. I just finished recording 4 short videos. rigged my tablet by duct taping it on the wall behind my camera. Used MS word and a mouse to scroll.... What a pain. There is a reason you have the script roll Infront of the camera.... Live and learn everyday THANK YOU.... I love this.
I totally agree! That is why I am watching your video today. I know more about sewing alterations and repairs than most sewers, but as soon as I look into a camera, even my name eludes me.......not really but you get the idea.
I am definitely creating this teleprompter! Thanks to both of you for sharing and being quite entertaining!
Wow, I can't believe this actually worked! Thanks for putting this together.
This is a big help to new RUclipsrs like me who want to have the equipment but don't have the money to buy it ;) Thank you!
Hi! Just needed to drop by and say I made this today and it works beauuuutifully. Thank you so so much. My channel will benefit a ton. Love from Jamaica!
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I just wanted to comment to say I used this video and made one!!! I did it for a project and stuck it on something taller and used my laptop as the camera! I also just left the binding one because I was not strong enough to take it off and it works fine leaving it on also! But it worked really well! The app they used you have to pay for now but there is a parrot app that is similar when you look up the same thing that works the same way!
Did you keep the binder bac under the glass?
lol wish I saw this comment earlier
Spent 15minutes trying to get off the binder and gave up
Im making it now I dont lnow if itll work
This was the best direct set of instructions. I made it and added bumpers to the side to keep the tablet from sliding off. I used unsharpen #2 pencils wrapped in black duck tape. COOL STUFF!
I like when you say "if you really want to be cheap" as if the dollar store wasn't cheap enough. LOL!! Thanks guys!
NOT CHEAP ENOUGH!
Worked like a charm!
OMG this video was so useful. although it actually cost me $9 to make, I can't believe how well it worked! I wish i could do more than just like and subscribe
Man i have never seen such professional hack within 4$, liked it very much.
Subscribed for future videos.
Thank you guys! Saved me some money!
Can’t believe you have him on there! I used to watch his videos all the time. Hymns…. He’s a prince of a man!
Glad I found this. Using it for online church since corona is stopping in person gatherings!
Wonderful!. Thank you so much. It is 10:25 pm and I will not sleep tonight until I get mine done. Thank you
Using a binder to place the glass inside is a great idea. Thank you for sharing.
Great video. No one seems to talk about this problem. Brain freeze on cue. I was wondering how many videographers are using teleprompters just like any TV personalities. You answered this question elegantly.
Awesome video and tips, thanks so much. Dollarama here I come 😉
Thanks chaps (I'm British ) that was truly great stuff. Am on my way to the store now 😃
Same Robert! 🇬🇧
Excellent guy, How we solve the reflection problem on photo glass? The letter has a bit ghost mirror
Sam.....just wanted to say: You have an incredible head of hair. You may not realize it because you have always had it....but it's incredible. The 'red' may be a cross you have to bear but, believe me, it is well worth it. Lucky you.
The best budget diy teleprompter I've found so far on youtube
Just built this lads and it works a treat. Thanks so much from the UK
This is awesome! Thanks a lot! Yes, if I were to record videos of me talking on a daily as part of my business, I’d likely invest in a “professional” setup for the sake of having it all as a set. For the couple times a year I do feel like recording a personal video just for the fun of it, this DIY solution is awesome! Thanks! :)
Holy sweet mother of Jesus. You guys are great. You've earned my subscription.
Thank you so much for this tutorial. It was exactly what I needed at a price point in my budget! My local Dollar Tree was out of everything - but even at Walmart, it came in under $10. The hardest part was finding a glass picture frame, there's SO much plastic out there. I ended up grabbing black duct tape though, the electrical tape would shrink and release, The duct tape holds much better.
ruclips.net/video/FyMa-hu-luo/видео.html
Genius! LoL... Great video. I was waiting to see you show yourself using it recorded. The humor was great too! 😅
Well, you can't get cheaper than that for a home made teleprompter! Well done!
#dollarstorewins
Thank you Sam and Nathan for your brilliant awesome idea. Good job.
You just saved me hundreds of dollars. Thanks guys!
This is a great solution on the cheap, just good to show that there is always a way
Wonderful! I wish you both much success in your future. This was informative, instructive, concise, and entertaining!
dude this genius! thank you soooo much... i was about to buy one on amazon for 200 bucks.... this was so innovative!!
worked perfectly and you saved me £150... thank you!
Made this teleprompter today. Looks and works pretty good for just $4! Thanks!
I don't get it. So the "picture" goes through the glass with the letters running on it. And you don't see the letters on the video...? I wish they actually showed it on camera how it works in practice...
@@thehappyhippie3826 I've used it, so I can tell you how it works. With the glass bent forward slightly, you place your tablet with teleprompter app underneath. Then, you place your camera behind the glass and cover the back of the teleprompter and camera with a dark sheet. The glass reflects the screen, and the sheet allows your camera to record without any of the words getting in the way.
Take a look at PromptSmart Pro for iPad. It uses voice recognition to move the text. Also, I made one that I thought was budget, but it cost me like $30. Of course it is on a rails system and uses a latch to hold open the picture frame from the glass, but it's essentially the same. Here's a tip. Use a black t-shirt for the fabric. Put the bottom around the teleprompter glass and the head hole around the lens.
Oh wow! I'll have to look into that voice recognition! A black TShirt would work well! We thought about that too! But just kinda used what we had laying around
@@samdezao I just found a 3D printed one (that builds off of DSLR camera rig rails, too). Since I just got a 3D printer, that's something else I'll be trying.
Tanx guys This should save me HOURS of time...
Just finished mine! You guys literally saved me hundreds of dollars!
What app are you using for the teleprompter?
Nathan is hilarious. A natural comic. Nice job guys. Thanks
WOW this show is SO UNDERRATED! It's really good! Even though you only have 781,000 subscribers!
Thanks for Hanks and Hunks of Howl!
Hello, I applause you both. I am impressed. Smart. Cool. 👍🙌🙌
I can’t wait to try this. I get lost and fumble too when trying to look at the camera and speak. Thank you. Awesome. I also love that it’s not expensive to make.
I seriously do too! I'm getting better though! With time! I'm about to post a video about being confident on camera! Hope that is helpful to you as well Kimberly!!
ruclips.net/video/FyMa-hu-luo/видео.html
This is very cool... I was wondering if someone came up with low buck solution and Nathan nailed it.
Made this today! Even had all the material around the house and saved a trip to dollar tree. Thank you and Mina Studio both for this budget friendly solution! Awesome!!!
Great video. You will get the ghosting effect if you not properly close out all light. Happy filming guys!
I did this too with a picture frame, but I added a hinge and so used the "inside" of the frame as the iPad rest, fitted with a screw to an old camera tripod. I like your approach - it's even cheaper than mine :).
Wow! Love like this guy!! Just saved me over $200. On the way to Dollar Tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great video! This is going to save me a bunch of money.
You are saving me $194! Thank you for sharing your clever idea!
So brutally efficient and inexpensive! Kudos!
Very - I say VERY - ingenious. Clever work guys.
I just watched and made one. Thank you SO Much! The only issue I ran into was when I cut the binder, there was no loose vinyl to put the glass in but no worries - I just taped it up good all around and it's fine! Thank you!!
Great!! What are you making a prompter for?? RUclips? Something else??
Sam DeZeeuw RUclips
I may even have an unused binder hanging around the office I can use. This is sooo in my wheelhouse. Thanks.
Well go get it and lets go!!
And even that, in a certain sense can be simplified further. Thanks for the video I actually happened to have the perfect sized 8 1/2 X 12 picture frame with a glass frame and I used the black backdrop as the bottom of the binder. Works great, you saved me $150 bucks today!@!
All good information . . . even the part about not cutting into your table.
Well done guys. Brilliant
Wooooowwwww!!!!!!! That's fantastic guys!! Thank you so much! Tomorrow I'm going to the nearest store to buy some spares! Subscription!
Great video!!! and .....I knew what was going to happen to the table
Hey Sam, could you reveal a link or brand name for that solid-looking monopod you are using to hold the camera? I could not find it in your kit-list. Was it RONIN...? How to google that thing? Cheers bud.
I was wondering that too?
@@caszscountrycrafts3258 I think he did not include it because it is such a giant jump from the 4 dollar teleprompter. It is called the DJI Ronin-S and it costs more than my camera AND lens combined... haha. Now I understand why the need to save money on the DIY teleprompter...
"Well, I am what you would call a professional cheapskate."
I like you already.
Wow..what a design..Super DIY. Dude you both are awesome. Thanks a lot!!!
Thank you both so much, Im on my way to dollar tree now!
you guys are the best , thank you so much for this , you guys saved my money :)
Absolutely love the intro and can so relate to the multiple takes.
Awesome video! I love building cheap and effective solutions. Thanks for this!
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Fantastic. Thanks for the tip. I have tried putting scripts taped below the tripod but it doesn't work very well.
awesome dude, that trick blows my mind, thanks for sharing guys
The teleprompter was easy to make and effective. Thank you. :)
Absolutely excellent... nice one fellas, many thanks.
FIRST OF ALL THIS WAS THE MOST RELATABLE VIDEO I EVEE CAME ACROSSthe beginning is sooo me. My first yt video I spent two days recording cuz I would get frustrated at myself for not remembering anything after I pressed record. I would blank out all the time
God dam that was good...now I make more videos almost twice a week because of this DIY...you guys are awesome
Very good and very nicely presented.
I tried to build a teleprompter a few years ago to much failure. This method is much cheaper than what I tried. Thankfully I still had the picture frame glass from the first failure. It initially had the same issue that my first attempt did, the text was way too dim (a problem I also have), I bumped the brightness up, and it's very easy to read now! I figured I couldn't get such results without buying beam split glass. I just spent a lot of money on the iPad, and I figured I'd have to wait a while to buy even a cheap teleprompter. I had to separate the vinyl from the cardboard because I bought the cheapest one I could find at Wal Mart. Apparently I shopped at too high end of a store, because the vinyl was adhered to the cardboard. But my X-ACTO Knife fixed this quickly. I'm sure it had been mentioned already, but I love to use the app called Prompt Smart. It's $20 for the pro version which will mirror the text, but both the pro and free version uses speech to text technology to always move the text as you speak, which is awesome. Though of course, it doesn't always work. My reason for a teleprompter is I always have to record multiple takes, then I forget if I said a certain point in that attempted recording, or if it was the previous one. I found even an outline didn't help for the same reason, I'd skip around and lose track!
Dude, Bro, Champ, Boss, Guy, Buddy, Sport, that was really cool!
Thank you so much and now I'm on my way to Dollar Tree 🤷🏾♀️
ahhahaha great video guys. I loved the humor. Going to make it this weekend
Great video guys. Thanks
Your intro showing your bloopers cracked me up. They were really funny. I bet every RUclips creator has bloopers that they edit out.
That was actually pretty cool!
Hi Sam & Nathan, Thank you for the tutorial.
Did you use a Teleprompter on this presentation, very informative. and maybe also interesting have you guys ever thought of converting Powerpoint presentation slides into a teleprompter software and try it out?.
You had me at “blood”! Very well put together....your presentation that is.
Hello .. What is the thickness of the glass used due to the appearance of the problem of text mismatch in its reflection on the glass?
You guys are awesome and just saved me $200 !
very educational and entertaining! thank you.
I hope it helps you!!
Cool DIY! Thanks for sharing!
You can't be cheaper... if you already have an Ipad... (or an other notepad ?).
Brilliant idea !
Awsome Solution ..unfortunatey that App is no longer avalable for ipad ..
Wow! I can actually do this!!! Thank you!