Three years ago I rigged up a teleprompter for Zoom calls / Skype interviews, specifically so I could see the person I was talking to while also looking directly into the camera, and at the time I searched RUclips to see if anyone else had been using the same setup, and I found literally only ONE video, and the guy was just as excited as I was to have thought of the idea. It is a game changer for interviews and calls. I almost wish Elgado didn't make this, cuz now everyone is going to be doing it!
I got the Glide Gear TMP100 on Amazon and use SpaceDesk on an old Android phone. Since SpaceDesk makes that Android phone a wireless monitor for my PC I just run the Teleprompter Pro and control it with a mouse.
I'm guessing it was 3 separate clips... One where Harris introduced the product, one of a zoomout of the prompter (while it displayed the first clip) and then one panning to the side where Harris has the prompter in front of him. That's just my guess :)
Anybody else watch this and immediately think to themselves "I could rig up a 15 inch monitor with a 2 way mirrored acrylic panel and put my camera behind it..." No, just me? Well good because I am doing it, thanks for the idea Harris.
As a podcaster, I use a teleprompter for making the connection feel more real for the guest and viewer. They are also amazing for making ads and other content in one take which I love as a busy dad and husband who doesn't have hours to make a single piece of content. I'm super pumped for this!
The problem with a larger teleprompter (as in your suggestion for a "full size monitor" version) is that if you read text from it, your eyes will very obviously be darting left-and-right, which honestly makes the reader look like an idiot. It helps to put the monitor/teleprompter (and camera) farther away, but that puts you back to the problem of trying to read it, as well as making it hard to use a webcam which is designed to be up close. The Elgato Prompter looks to be about the right size: Big enough to read clearly, narrow enough so your eyes won't be jumping around. I'd say Elgato did their usual good job of thinking it through for real-life use. Of course a "Prompter XL" would be fine for the "eye contact" illusion in meetings where you're not actually reading rows of text.
Irrespective of the size of the screen, when using it as a teleprompter, you can limit the width of the text to, say, the middle third of the screen, to avoid the problem with your eyes scanning. Too much text on the screen at once makes it too easy to lose your place, anyway.
@@whotube357 8-10 feet away is newscaster distance. This one is designed for streamers where they're right up against the camera lens, so it's a pretty good size for the market they're aiming for, all things considered.
I think one thing to consider about a larger, full-monitor prompter is that it would telegraph more eye movement as you scan from one side of the screen to the other, especially at closer ranges. It would become clearer on camera that you're reading and break the "immersion" factor that using a prompter is geared towards.
I think the point would be that you can be farther from the prompter if it's bigger, but you're probably right that people would use it much closer than they're supposed to. It would mean it would be a useful second monitor for when you're not using the prompter features though.
just do what people do (or did) on TV then. huge letters. want to keep the prompter and monitor away from you for any reason? ok, zoom in the camera on you. there's nothing new to prompter technique, its a technology from the time cathode-ray tvs were the deal
I think the other thing to consider is just how far you'd have to be away from it: the base is a monitor, so bigger and bigger models would force you to be increasingly further from the picture.
The use of an external monitor (also big ones) as the base of a teleprompter is not a new idea. That’s basically how many teleprompters work in TV production. What elgato has done is make it much smaller, more affordable, and convenient in an all-in-one solution for prosumers. This whole setup can be done DIY, but the bigger you go, the more you run into bulkiness, weight, cable, and light issues.
Been using a teleprompter working remotely for over 2 years now. With a similar setup albeit for about twice the price but it’s a slightly larger display and higher resolution. The Lilliput A11 is a 10” monitor that allows for in display rotation with zero latency. It works great paired with a Glide Gear TMP500.
Love the Freudian slip in the video info "Elgato PROMOTER". Seriously, I'm planning to redo my home office and I will plan some space for this. The Prompter-XL would absolutely change the world of web meetings.
Nice review - I think I have found my next purchase! :) Loving the fact we can cast a screen from our computer directly to the teleprompter screen. This saves me time copying and pasting my script into an app, then using my phone under the glass!
I've used one for software tutorials for a while. You are look the screen and the camera at the same time. It makes it almost look like your narrating over previously recorded footage. It's also great for chatting you just bring up the site and zoom in on the chat window, if it doesn't allow you to pop it out. It works great. I DIYed my second prompter when I didn't like my original parrot prompter. Too small and you can't use a real monitor. But less than $50 in parts and an old monitor and I was in business. More recently I purchased a professionally made prompter for $150 then got one of those 15" portable monitors for $100. It's working great and your in the ballpark of the price of the Elgato one that's only 9". I highly recommend it.
Looks nice - I do think that voice controlled scrolling is a must have for modern day teleprompters.. It's soooo much nicer having it scroll at your own pace. (the app Teleprompter Pro does this)
When I wrote about that being Apple's tactic, a marketing lecturer got mad and gave me a bad grade! Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks this is how they operate vs "everything was invented by Apple and they are creative, innovative and great". I would argue being last to market, so you can refine an idea and streamline the experience of using it, is still innovative in it's own way, and I wasn't saying that was their strategy to detract from them.
This looks super cool, but maybe it’s just me, during the sponsor segment it still looks like his eyes are constantly darting off camera? Idk if it’s because he’s actually looking away from the camera, or maybe the prompter screen is too big and so his eyes aren’t technically always looking at the lens?
It takes a bit of skill to read text without looking directly at it. It’s doable and you can get used to it, but it’s not intuitive. Maybe he’s suffering from this? Anyone can learn to properly read from a promoter though
I’ve been using a Teleprompter on my channel for 2 years now; it’s been a game changer. It makes my whole production process more streamlined, being able to write my script, ensure I say the right things, and it cuts down editing. I have had a similar setup to this through different components, but it’s all been jank - so having an AIO setup, so much cleaner.
Can we just admit that this video is low-key a masterpiece...In many ways 👍 Love the way you do things, Harris! Learning a lot! And the Elgato Prompter is absolute 🔥
This product looks amazing. Almost exactly what I’ve been looking for to solve my problem when recording video and reading scripts. Also the twitch chat integration is a huge plus. I hate looking away from my camera to engage with chat
Elgato always coming in to change the game!! I’ve been working with a workaround setup that does all the same but with like 5 cables lol I also vote for a bigger one - actual monitor size would be dope!
when you said "Use 1" i thought to myself, this would be great for reading chat (not just Twitch) and i was blown away by "Use 4". i literally have my chat and cam as close to eye level as i can get so i'm looking towards the viewer. couple this with a switch to camera output, then stream output, then obs, then back to chat. absolute endless use cases i can also think of. i'll also admit that the price is really modest as the people that NEED something like this is not the beginner streamer/content creator... its the people that make their income from content. can they afford NOT to buy it?
Good video as always, my friend. Here's a tip for using a teleprompter: Keep it at a distance. You don't want your eyes to scroll. The further, the better. When you're reading, try to skip some words and add your own to make it sound more natural. I understand that the prompter might seem too small to place further from you, which can be a design flaw. But, it does work, sure.
well, you could use the prompter just for "bookmarks" in your braint. A List of points you want to talk about. Or just the beginnings of some Sentences, so your brain has to finish the sentence on its own. Or you just use the Margin-Option in the Camera-hub, so you can define, that the text is not all over the whole screen but just in the middle.
Remember, if the prompter gets too big, then your viewers will start to notice your eyes moving from left to right as you read the script. That’s why I think it serves a function for it to be small.
If you are sitting really close like in this video then a small 8 inch screen is probably fine. But with a larger screen you can set the prompter further back and still read the text. You can also use larger text with a wider margin if you are concerned about eye movement. Also sometimes zoom calls can have several people on screen so a larger screen makes it easier to see them. All that said I think this product will be perfect for a lot of people. It's an all in one solution. No need to shop around for a monitor with image flip.
You know what, that could actually be quite cool to use in livestreaming. Imagine having your chat on that, and for those "just chatting" scenes you will actually be looking at the chat while talking to it.... so that you don't look else where, like you are looking straight at the audience. Am I overthinking it?
if they had a 24" and 27" telepromter size then they will definitely be selling big in the media studio production space. That being said, I'd buy it just for my corporate video clients.
I'm usually critical of Elgato products, but as someone who has bought and used teleprompter kits off amazon, the requirement for phone or tablet, crap software, shoddy build quality etc makes for a real pain of an experience. Elgato really nailed this one, they saw the gap in the market and delivered
Lol, too expensive. I can get a second hand Desview teleprompter for below 50 bucks if I only want the teleprompting part. 279 is ridiculous, even with a 'second monitor'. The second monitor I can make by buying a 7 inch screen on Amazon or Aliexpress for 50 bucks and then connecting it to an hdmi port on my GPU. Total cost < 100 bucks if you include a second hand teleprompter. You would essentially pay 200 bucks for the software alone. Granted, that is okay if you actually use specific features. But this product should be 80-100 bucks cheaper if you think about it.
@@SuellioAlmeidaI’m a pretty handy guy, I can usually put new parts in my computer, could probably build one from scratch, I can clean my house, fix broke furniture, do gardening etc… But I also have a full time job that I earn money for: I spend that money so I can save my time later.
@@SuellioAlmeidaStill a company trying to squeeze the most amoun of money with a product that should obviously be cheaper is not that good. They are pandering to the dumb rich audience. Like Apple selling cheap things as expensive stuff. Like diamond sellers that inflate prices out of nothing. That elgato price is ridiculous for reasonable people. Not unreasonable for rich people.
@@SuellioAlmeida In five minutes on Amazon I found a comparable (1024x600, 9in, IPS) screen for $60. The convenience of all-in-one is pretty minimal. The idea of a $280 teleprompter being accessible to everyone (seriously, everyone) is pretty laughable.
I use a teleprompter outside a lot and having a SUPER bright screen would be the best feature for me, so hard to read off the mirror outside in sunlight, any prompter will work in a dimly lit studio like yours. Larry
Besides the recorded videos Im teaching 300-400 students maths in zoom meetings and looking in the eyes was important for me but I couldn’t do it with the cam I was streaming but with this Im so excited. As a huge fan of Elgato I’ll defitely get one. Thank you so much Harris for this. Best
Genuinely, as somebody who wants to go into more tutorial type of videos but have issues remembering everything that I need to talk about, this is definitely a game changer. I hope that with this I should finally feel comfortable enough to make the videos I've been planning and working on for the last few months
This product already exists, even in monitor sizes. They are expensive, but they feature HDMI in and everything. There's literally nothing new about this, it's just cheaper than the competition.
What product are you thinking of? All the teleprompters I have seen advertised require the user to use an iPad or buy a portable monitor (ideally with image flip). The latter being a better solution but more expensive.
@ubellubo Just google HDMI teleprompter... They cost 4000 USD+, but they are out there. And yes, at large sizes, the monitor will be separate... which is serviceable over time and much better than having it fully integrated.
Well the problem with making the screen biger is then you wouldn't be looking directly into the lens since you would be looking around the lens. The only way it would work is if it were super far away but then that defeats the purpose of the monitor being bigger.
I have been waiting for this for years. I have been workshopping budget ways to make one in my free time. Now I can just buy it. I'm pumped. Promoter for chat, then prompter xl for the game. Always just staring into the audiences soul.
First, thank you for your work. Always neat and straight to the point. Second, this gadget happens to solve a lot of my problems with recording scripted videos and the chat idea is AWESOME! I hate when I read the chat and I have to remember to look at the camera for engaging. Thank you so much Senpai!
As a Mobile developer, I have like 6 meets a day and created a crazy studio around it with perfect monitor placement just so you have the idea that I'm talking to the other person without having to break eye contact. But this would resolve so many of those problems at once. I'm super pumped for this!
This is freaking amazing. I've had a $200 teleprompter sitting in my closet for a couple years that I used for like one project and that was it, but the screen feed on this one is mega sauce.
I have one of those small prompters that uses a phone, and while you make some great points... there's one thing that this can't do that mine can. I can use the Prompt Smart Pro app that will scroll the text as I talk. It's listening to what I say and will scroll as I complete sentences. If I stop speaking, it's stops. I've not seen another prompter software that can do this. For me, that's worth dealing with it being flimsy and a slight PITA. And I just use one of my older phones anyways, that way I can use my current phone as a remote for the app. If this had that ability... I'd be all for it, but without it, all those other benefits are moot for me. I will also say that a bigger prompter sounds nice, but not with a wide lens as being that close, it will become apparent that you're reading rather than having, what looks like, a genuine conversation with your viewers.
This sounds awesome. On a full scale display teleprompter… you might have get less perception of eye-contact because the speaker would potentially have to move their head and eyes further from edge to edge.
so.... i was already using a teleprompter for streaming specifically for the ability to "look at chat" but the website i have to use to flip the twitch chat adds like 2-10 more seconds of delay. being able to use the chat screen from OBS makes this so tempting. it also means i could use my tablet for other things while i'm live
if the screen is too big, youd have to be farther away for it not to pick up the eye movements youlle be making while reading the text on a larger surface so it would pretty much defeat the purpose. the distance between the edges of the two way mirror and the camera lens would be longer and so when you look at the edges of the teleprompter it would be more noticeable in the shot
I use webcams. I use a teleprompter too. I was excited about this but I’m not sure it’d work with webcams. I’ll keep it in the back of my mind since it’s be nice to upgrade. Teleprompters are gold. Makes recording a video take 1/8 the time if I just sit and write a script first.
I can't believe I'm actually tempted by this for work. I do a lot of training calls, and this feels like it would be way more engaging to present with... The price is a bit more than I was expecting though, but they're going the apple route so...
I initially thought a larger prompter would be great, but the issue I came across was... I really dislike when I notice someone is reading while looking into the camera. A larger screen would then result in the eye focus being SLIGHTLY off most of the time, which would feel really weird. I think it's hard to go much bigger, while still being able to make it feel like you're looking straight into the lens, and not at the side.
As an all-in-one setup this is truly awesome. I agree. Prompter XL to go 16 in screen or larger would be awesome, but obviously that targets industry groups and would need other features that aren't their current demographic market. I look forward to seeing this paired with the footpedal though in smaller studios or student production houses to cycle the scripts up and down. It'd be like a more affordable news studio at that point.
I find it gamechanging, I've always done this with an extremely small display which is exactly on the right side of the camera, so you can read the chat perfectly and look almost into the cam. But with this, especially because you can control it as an additional monitor is perfect. I like this idea very much.
If anyone from Elgato is reading the comments, I would pay gladly for a Prompter XL with at least a 17'' monitor. The model in this video is great when you what to do talking head videos but to film content on a set or just having the camera father away from you and still being able see the text, I would need a larger monitor.
This is almost exactly how I use my 80$ teleprompter. I added a Field Monitor and use it as a second screen on my Mac. I have a WINDOWED OBS preview so that I can put my Teleprompter Premium app on top of it with transparency. I can read my script AND see my camera preview at the same time. Works amazingly well with the iPhone's Continuity Camera as well.
Like you said, Elgato turned existing old tech in something new and affordable.. Lets face it, its just a screen with a reflective surface.. so the price is still high.. but for a promter its quite cheap.. And they have been creative with finding reasons to buy it. I just use an old 22 inch monitor with the free teleprompter-online for this, but id might just buy this one:)
I love the idea of a Prompter XL, but at a larger size, the likelihood of eye scanning becomes apparent. People will be moving their eyes and head while reading..... taking away the whole idea of a teleprompter.
Bought it frame one! A few months ago I was looking for teleprompter and was disappointed Elgato didn’t have one. They made EXACTLY what I needed, can’t wait for it to turn up.
I think this is a huge game changer. As someone who meets with customers around the globe using teams in a professional capacity and then is limping along try to stream games with the boys, let’s just say, I already purchased one and can’t wait for it to arrive.
Dude. Seems like I can always rely on this channel to have the kind of video I'm looking for. The other videos I found reviewing this were fine but they were a bit of a mess. Thanks for making this. Hope y'all have a merry Christmas as well :)
Important question: The widest it can go is 17 to 20mm, but is this specifically full frame? For example, I use a 16mm on a Canon m6 which is cropped, so should I treat it like the 24mm it "technically" is?
2:39 Pretty good, pretty good. But I could still see you looking down at the streamdeck. A footpedal will 100% be better mid-shot vs streamdeck to setup for the shot.
They need to add a microphone feature to that so when you talk into the words keep up with your voice and speed of your talk. so you don’t have to keep scrolling up or down to keep up with the words. Also it would be cool it the words highlighted after you said them so you know were to read next instead of it all being the same color
Great explanation, as I wondered what all the fuss was about with this new Teleprompter. Makes total sense now that you showed it in action. Thanks for posting this video.
Saw the tweet from Elgato this morning and instantly ordered it. I do a lot of UGC work on TikTok, so this is a gamechanger for me. This video of yours just made me even more happy about ordering this.
Just saw the email from Elgato today and was like "gee this is not too expensive, wonder if it is any good." Glad you did this video to give more details.
I’ve been using a teleprompter for at least the last 5 years for all of the 4 uses you described. I actually use a 10” camera monitor with a Glide Gear teleprompter. It does take some fiddling to get it just right and to really get it going you need an HDMI switcher and all that. The Prompter takes all the things I use a teleprompter for and streamlines it all. I’m going to have to get one. Or get Elgato to send me one. 😊
I love this idea! I am using a big clunky teleprompter that is so heavy I had to put it on a full tripod, being able to get rid of the tripod and bring the camera back to the desk would give me more space! And give me back my setup being height adjustable easily at my sit stand desk. As I stream more to youtube than to anwhere else, I wonder if the youtube chat could be brought on screen as easily as that twitch chat.
The reason teleprompters are not too big (at least the consumer / prosumer level, not late night show size level...) is to hide your eye movements. Bigger screen when you are closer to the camera = the audience would see you reading. Still, seems like a killer product once again from Elgato!
Even if I never streamed again, this would be amazing for my day job in corp america. Being able to look right at the camera and see the other people on a video call would make everything so much more engaging.
Apart from the prompter I'd actually be interested in sort of a "business update" video. I remember u sharing some stuff about streambeats a year or smth like that into it. Would be cool to see how it's going currently from a more detailed perspective.
I havint been streaming for a while. But I can say this sounds and looks like a game changer! Feel like this is a good step in the right direction of creativity. Great video Harris!
Everything said in this video about the benefits of teleprompters is spot-on. Couldn't agree more. But with all due respect to the wonderful and innovative company, Elgato, we'd never use this. Anything that attaches to the lens is a complete pain in the rear-end during production. Not to mention probably not too great for your camera's lens mount. We've tried many of these rigs and found the absolute best setup to be the ikan Elite Tablet & iPad Light Stand Teleprompter. It's just the glass, shroud and monitor holder, but what's cool is that it mounts to a light stand which you set up in front of your camera. Add a monitor or iPad and you're in business. But the best part is that you can quickly pull it away when you no longer need it and easily put it back. No lens adapters or any of that silliness. Really nice when you have multiple cameras you'd like to use it with.
Damn! It's a must have for any person working remotely. The zoom call thing is incredible! I have a webcam on top on my secondary screen and I look directly at it a lot during the calls to help other people feel a bit more connected to me, but it's weird: I don't look at them. It's artificial. This thing... I want it!
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Three years ago I rigged up a teleprompter for Zoom calls / Skype interviews, specifically so I could see the person I was talking to while also looking directly into the camera, and at the time I searched RUclips to see if anyone else had been using the same setup, and I found literally only ONE video, and the guy was just as excited as I was to have thought of the idea. It is a game changer for interviews and calls. I almost wish Elgado didn't make this, cuz now everyone is going to be doing it!
Ha, me too!
Mark Dice is in da house!!!
I got the Glide Gear TMP100 on Amazon and use SpaceDesk on an old Android phone. Since SpaceDesk makes that Android phone a wireless monitor for my PC I just run the Teleprompter Pro and control it with a mouse.
Shouldn't you be happy that Elgato is doing it so that everyone can use it?
... kind of a shitty attitude foreal
What monitor did you use? Can it flip the screen so I'm not looking in the reverse?
Can we just appreciate how beautiful and well crafted that whole intro sequence was 👌🙏
Getting it perfect took like 5 hours 🫠
@@Senpai it was worth it! Fantastic end result!
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dude yes! omg that was fantastic
It was very MKBHD-esque and it was awesome!
I absolutely love the pan out from the prompter at the beginning of the video. Very cool. Seriously, very cool touch.
They have my attention. Definitely will shortlist when they get a 12-inch+ model released as that would be far more useful generally, IMO.
I can only imagine how hard that first shot was to do. Just want to leave a note that I respect that you took the time to do it. Really impressive!
I'm guessing it was 3 separate clips... One where Harris introduced the product, one of a zoomout of the prompter (while it displayed the first clip) and then one panning to the side where Harris has the prompter in front of him. That's just my guess :)
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Quite easy. That's what makes it even more impressing and great handicraft. It's just three clips and dissolve transitions.
Anybody else watch this and immediately think to themselves "I could rig up a 15 inch monitor with a 2 way mirrored acrylic panel and put my camera behind it..." No, just me? Well good because I am doing it, thanks for the idea Harris.
As a podcaster, I use a teleprompter for making the connection feel more real for the guest and viewer. They are also amazing for making ads and other content in one take which I love as a busy dad and husband who doesn't have hours to make a single piece of content. I'm super pumped for this!
Can't wait for this to be available! 😎
And great idea with a Prompter XL, will buy that in an instant!
I'm not sold on a Prompter XL because if you are not looking at the center of the (large) Prompter than you lose "eye contact".
Elgato has done it again. Releasing something I don’t really need but really want.
and? will you buy it?
The problem with a larger teleprompter (as in your suggestion for a "full size monitor" version) is that if you read text from it, your eyes will very obviously be darting left-and-right, which honestly makes the reader look like an idiot. It helps to put the monitor/teleprompter (and camera) farther away, but that puts you back to the problem of trying to read it, as well as making it hard to use a webcam which is designed to be up close. The Elgato Prompter looks to be about the right size: Big enough to read clearly, narrow enough so your eyes won't be jumping around. I'd say Elgato did their usual good job of thinking it through for real-life use. Of course a "Prompter XL" would be fine for the "eye contact" illusion in meetings where you're not actually reading rows of text.
Irrespective of the size of the screen, when using it as a teleprompter, you can limit the width of the text to, say, the middle third of the screen, to avoid the problem with your eyes scanning. Too much text on the screen at once makes it too easy to lose your place, anyway.
@@Ron_Ventura True!
Not for people reading 8 - 10 feet away
@@whotube357
8-10 feet away is newscaster distance.
This one is designed for streamers where they're right up against the camera lens, so it's a pretty good size for the market they're aiming for, all things considered.
I think one thing to consider about a larger, full-monitor prompter is that it would telegraph more eye movement as you scan from one side of the screen to the other, especially at closer ranges. It would become clearer on camera that you're reading and break the "immersion" factor that using a prompter is geared towards.
I think the point would be that you can be farther from the prompter if it's bigger, but you're probably right that people would use it much closer than they're supposed to. It would mean it would be a useful second monitor for when you're not using the prompter features though.
just do what people do (or did) on TV then. huge letters.
want to keep the prompter and monitor away from you for any reason? ok, zoom in the camera on you.
there's nothing new to prompter technique, its a technology from the time cathode-ray tvs were the deal
@@bzipolithe letters were large on tv promoters because they're across the studio
You can both increase the size of the text and increase the margin size so you're not reading across the full wide space.
I think the other thing to consider is just how far you'd have to be away from it: the base is a monitor, so bigger and bigger models would force you to be increasingly further from the picture.
The use of an external monitor (also big ones) as the base of a teleprompter is not a new idea. That’s basically how many teleprompters work in TV production. What elgato has done is make it much smaller, more affordable, and convenient in an all-in-one solution for prosumers. This whole setup can be done DIY, but the bigger you go, the more you run into bulkiness, weight, cable, and light issues.
Been using a teleprompter working remotely for over 2 years now. With a similar setup albeit for about twice the price but it’s a slightly larger display and higher resolution.
The Lilliput A11 is a 10” monitor that allows for in display rotation with zero latency. It works great paired with a Glide Gear TMP500.
I use the same monitor on my teleprompter setup, wish it was tad wider, 12” perhaps, to better see content shared on video calls.
I LOVE this teleprompter, I use it for everything, work, streaming, recording, i've legit never found anything so versatile.
The production quality of this video and the transitions look fantastic!
Love the Freudian slip in the video info "Elgato PROMOTER". Seriously, I'm planning to redo my home office and I will plan some space for this. The Prompter-XL would absolutely change the world of web meetings.
Nice review - I think I have found my next purchase! :) Loving the fact we can cast a screen from our computer directly to the teleprompter screen. This saves me time copying and pasting my script into an app, then using my phone under the glass!
I've used one for software tutorials for a while. You are look the screen and the camera at the same time. It makes it almost look like your narrating over previously recorded footage. It's also great for chatting you just bring up the site and zoom in on the chat window, if it doesn't allow you to pop it out. It works great.
I DIYed my second prompter when I didn't like my original parrot prompter. Too small and you can't use a real monitor. But less than $50 in parts and an old monitor and I was in business.
More recently I purchased a professionally made prompter for $150 then got one of those 15" portable monitors for $100. It's working great and your in the ballpark of the price of the Elgato one that's only 9". I highly recommend it.
You can also adjust the opacity so you can preview your camera and see your script at the same time!
If the monitor is too big, then you will look like you're not looking directly into the camera.
Looks nice - I do think that voice controlled scrolling is a must have for modern day teleprompters.. It's soooo much nicer having it scroll at your own pace. (the app Teleprompter Pro does this)
When I wrote about that being Apple's tactic, a marketing lecturer got mad and gave me a bad grade!
Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks this is how they operate vs "everything was invented by Apple and they are creative, innovative and great". I would argue being last to market, so you can refine an idea and streamline the experience of using it, is still innovative in it's own way, and I wasn't saying that was their strategy to detract from them.
This looks super cool, but maybe it’s just me, during the sponsor segment it still looks like his eyes are constantly darting off camera? Idk if it’s because he’s actually looking away from the camera, or maybe the prompter screen is too big and so his eyes aren’t technically always looking at the lens?
He looks away a handful of times and blinks, looking staring straight ahead 100% of the time is uncomfortable for speaker and viewer
It takes a bit of skill to read text without looking directly at it. It’s doable and you can get used to it, but it’s not intuitive. Maybe he’s suffering from this? Anyone can learn to properly read from a promoter though
I’ve been using a Teleprompter on my channel for 2 years now; it’s been a game changer. It makes my whole production process more streamlined, being able to write my script, ensure I say the right things, and it cuts down editing.
I have had a similar setup to this through different components, but it’s all been jank - so having an AIO setup, so much cleaner.
Can we just admit that this video is low-key a masterpiece...In many ways 👍 Love the way you do things, Harris! Learning a lot! And the Elgato Prompter is absolute 🔥
This product looks amazing. Almost exactly what I’ve been looking for to solve my problem when recording video and reading scripts. Also the twitch chat integration is a huge plus. I hate looking away from my camera to engage with chat
Elgato always coming in to change the game!! I’ve been working with a workaround setup that does all the same but with like 5 cables lol
I also vote for a bigger one - actual monitor size would be dope!
when you said "Use 1" i thought to myself, this would be great for reading chat (not just Twitch) and i was blown away by "Use 4". i literally have my chat and cam as close to eye level as i can get so i'm looking towards the viewer. couple this with a switch to camera output, then stream output, then obs, then back to chat. absolute endless use cases i can also think of. i'll also admit that the price is really modest as the people that NEED something like this is not the beginner streamer/content creator... its the people that make their income from content. can they afford NOT to buy it?
amazing video, can’t wait to get one of these
I use a 19" PrompterPeople one and swapped out the screen for a high bright Lilliput monitor. Its a full size monitor at this point.
I need the full monitor version. Like seriously. It’s a great idea! Please Elgato
@@travisminneapolis That's great idea. What exact Lilliput monitor are you using?
Good video as always, my friend. Here's a tip for using a teleprompter: Keep it at a distance. You don't want your eyes to scroll. The further, the better. When you're reading, try to skip some words and add your own to make it sound more natural. I understand that the prompter might seem too small to place further from you, which can be a design flaw. But, it does work, sure.
well, you could use the prompter just for "bookmarks" in your braint. A List of points you want to talk about. Or just the beginnings of some Sentences, so your brain has to finish the sentence on its own.
Or you just use the Margin-Option in the Camera-hub, so you can define, that the text is not all over the whole screen but just in the middle.
I immediately went straight to Elgato and ordered this thing.
Its sold out since weeks here, in Germany, unfortunately :/
Larger screens are a bad idea. Because then your head and your eyes. Have further to travel left, right
Seems neat. I have always tried to have my chat as near to my camera as I can, just to try and get that "I am looking at you" vibe when I read it
Remember, if the prompter gets too big, then your viewers will start to notice your eyes moving from left to right as you read the script. That’s why I think it serves a function for it to be small.
Then they could just add a adjuster to move where the words are in the prompter then have it as a big screen otherwise/
If you are sitting really close like in this video then a small 8 inch screen is probably fine. But with a larger screen you can set the prompter further back and still read the text. You can also use larger text with a wider margin if you are concerned about eye movement. Also sometimes zoom calls can have several people on screen so a larger screen makes it easier to see them. All that said I think this product will be perfect for a lot of people. It's an all in one solution. No need to shop around for a monitor with image flip.
You know what, that could actually be quite cool to use in livestreaming. Imagine having your chat on that, and for those "just chatting" scenes you will actually be looking at the chat while talking to it.... so that you don't look else where, like you are looking straight at the audience. Am I overthinking it?
if they had a 24" and 27" telepromter size then they will definitely be selling big in the media studio production space. That being said, I'd buy it just for my corporate video clients.
I'm usually critical of Elgato products, but as someone who has bought and used teleprompter kits off amazon, the requirement for phone or tablet, crap software, shoddy build quality etc makes for a real pain of an experience.
Elgato really nailed this one, they saw the gap in the market and delivered
Lol, too expensive. I can get a second hand Desview teleprompter for below 50 bucks if I only want the teleprompting part. 279 is ridiculous, even with a 'second monitor'. The second monitor I can make by buying a 7 inch screen on Amazon or Aliexpress for 50 bucks and then connecting it to an hdmi port on my GPU. Total cost < 100 bucks if you include a second hand teleprompter. You would essentially pay 200 bucks for the software alone. Granted, that is okay if you actually use specific features. But this product should be 80-100 bucks cheaper if you think about it.
if you want to pay price of cost for everything you own in your life without paying for convenience you'll always think everything is too expensive
@@SuellioAlmeidaI’m a pretty handy guy, I can usually put new parts in my computer, could probably build one from scratch, I can clean my house, fix broke furniture, do gardening etc…
But I also have a full time job that I earn money for: I spend that money so I can save my time later.
@@SuellioAlmeidaStill a company trying to squeeze the most amoun of money with a product that should obviously be cheaper is not that good. They are pandering to the dumb rich audience. Like Apple selling cheap things as expensive stuff. Like diamond sellers that inflate prices out of nothing. That elgato price is ridiculous for reasonable people. Not unreasonable for rich people.
@@SuellioAlmeida In five minutes on Amazon I found a comparable (1024x600, 9in, IPS) screen for $60. The convenience of all-in-one is pretty minimal.
The idea of a $280 teleprompter being accessible to everyone (seriously, everyone) is pretty laughable.
For me it looks like it should replace gears for around $800 so it seems pretty cheap and get better integration with stream deck
I use a teleprompter outside a lot and having a SUPER bright screen would be the best feature for me, so hard to read off the mirror outside in sunlight, any prompter will work in a dimly lit studio like yours. Larry
Doing the same with a cheap external monitor on my prompter. Nothing new here but it’s a good all in one solution for the masses.
Besides the recorded videos Im teaching 300-400 students maths in zoom meetings and looking in the eyes was important for me but I couldn’t do it with the cam I was streaming but with this Im so excited. As a huge fan of Elgato I’ll defitely get one. Thank you so much Harris for this. Best
Genuinely, as somebody who wants to go into more tutorial type of videos but have issues remembering everything that I need to talk about, this is definitely a game changer. I hope that with this I should finally feel comfortable enough to make the videos I've been planning and working on for the last few months
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This product already exists, even in monitor sizes. They are expensive, but they feature HDMI in and everything. There's literally nothing new about this, it's just cheaper than the competition.
What product are you thinking of? All the teleprompters I have seen advertised require the user to use an iPad or buy a portable monitor (ideally with image flip). The latter being a better solution but more expensive.
@ubellubo Just google HDMI teleprompter... They cost 4000 USD+, but they are out there. And yes, at large sizes, the monitor will be separate... which is serviceable over time and much better than having it fully integrated.
Well the problem with making the screen biger is then you wouldn't be looking directly into the lens since you would be looking around the lens. The only way it would work is if it were super far away but then that defeats the purpose of the monitor being bigger.
I have been waiting for this for years. I have been workshopping budget ways to make one in my free time. Now I can just buy it. I'm pumped. Promoter for chat, then prompter xl for the game. Always just staring into the audiences soul.
The opening shot where it’s zooming out to show the teleprompter and then you turn your camera to also show you by the teleprompter broke my brain 🤯
First, thank you for your work. Always neat and straight to the point.
Second, this gadget happens to solve a lot of my problems with recording scripted videos and the chat idea is AWESOME! I hate when I read the chat and I have to remember to look at the camera for engaging.
Thank you so much Senpai!
As a Mobile developer, I have like 6 meets a day and created a crazy studio around it with perfect monitor placement just so you have the idea that I'm talking to the other person without having to break eye contact. But this would resolve so many of those problems at once. I'm super pumped for this!
This is freaking amazing. I've had a $200 teleprompter sitting in my closet for a couple years that I used for like one project and that was it, but the screen feed on this one is mega sauce.
I have one of those small prompters that uses a phone, and while you make some great points... there's one thing that this can't do that mine can. I can use the Prompt Smart Pro app that will scroll the text as I talk. It's listening to what I say and will scroll as I complete sentences. If I stop speaking, it's stops. I've not seen another prompter software that can do this. For me, that's worth dealing with it being flimsy and a slight PITA. And I just use one of my older phones anyways, that way I can use my current phone as a remote for the app. If this had that ability... I'd be all for it, but without it, all those other benefits are moot for me. I will also say that a bigger prompter sounds nice, but not with a wide lens as being that close, it will become apparent that you're reading rather than having, what looks like, a genuine conversation with your viewers.
This sounds awesome. On a full scale display teleprompter… you might have get less perception of eye-contact because the speaker would potentially have to move their head and eyes further from edge to edge.
Never thought I would see Harris reviewing a teleprompter of all things
so.... i was already using a teleprompter for streaming specifically for the ability to "look at chat" but the website i have to use to flip the twitch chat adds like 2-10 more seconds of delay. being able to use the chat screen from OBS makes this so tempting. it also means i could use my tablet for other things while i'm live
if the screen is too big, youd have to be farther away for it not to pick up the eye movements youlle be making while reading the text on a larger surface so it would pretty much defeat the purpose. the distance between the edges of the two way mirror and the camera lens would be longer and so when you look at the edges of the teleprompter it would be more noticeable in the shot
Really cool intro, one of your best tbh, which is saying a lot considering how many you have, very MKBHD feeling!
I use webcams. I use a teleprompter too. I was excited about this but I’m not sure it’d work with webcams. I’ll keep it in the back of my mind since it’s be nice to upgrade. Teleprompters are gold. Makes recording a video take 1/8 the time if I just sit and write a script first.
Not only would I use this for streaming, but I would also use it when I see patients via tele-health.
It's dope how you show what you're doing while you're doing it. Super helpful. Thanks!
You’re telling me there is a future where we actually make direct eye contact on zoom calls?! I don’t have to talk to chins and foreheads all day?!
I can't believe I'm actually tempted by this for work. I do a lot of training calls, and this feels like it would be way more engaging to present with... The price is a bit more than I was expecting though, but they're going the apple route so...
I initially thought a larger prompter would be great, but the issue I came across was... I really dislike when I notice someone is reading while looking into the camera. A larger screen would then result in the eye focus being SLIGHTLY off most of the time, which would feel really weird. I think it's hard to go much bigger, while still being able to make it feel like you're looking straight into the lens, and not at the side.
Just narrow the text box on the larger promoter so it’s less noticeable when you read
@@JurijsJutjajevs - "Have a bigger screen, but also don't use the full screen"
Obviously it could have more uses than text, but yeah!
As an all-in-one setup this is truly awesome. I agree. Prompter XL to go 16 in screen or larger would be awesome, but obviously that targets industry groups and would need other features that aren't their current demographic market.
I look forward to seeing this paired with the footpedal though in smaller studios or student production houses to cycle the scripts up and down. It'd be like a more affordable news studio at that point.
I find it gamechanging, I've always done this with an extremely small display which is exactly on the right side of the camera, so you can read the chat perfectly and look almost into the cam. But with this, especially because you can control it as an additional monitor is perfect. I like this idea very much.
If anyone from Elgato is reading the comments, I would pay gladly for a Prompter XL with at least a 17'' monitor. The model in this video is great when you what to do talking head videos but to film content on a set or just having the camera father away from you and still being able see the text, I would need a larger monitor.
Am so amazed of how talented and creative you are the first section of this video is absolutely amazing. The cuts the scene is amazing.
I would have never thought a teleprompter would be so huge for streamers. This really opened my eyes.
This is almost exactly how I use my 80$ teleprompter. I added a Field Monitor and use it as a second screen on my Mac. I have a WINDOWED OBS preview so that I can put my Teleprompter Premium app on top of it with transparency. I can read my script AND see my camera preview at the same time. Works amazingly well with the iPhone's Continuity Camera as well.
the bokeh, the lighting, the colors, geez Harris this video is beautiful
Ordered one this morning. Excited for it! I've been waiting for something like this to try tackling my on-screen voice work
Like you said, Elgato turned existing old tech in something new and affordable.. Lets face it, its just a screen with a reflective surface.. so the price is still high.. but for a promter its quite cheap.. And they have been creative with finding reasons to buy it. I just use an old 22 inch monitor with the free teleprompter-online for this, but id might just buy this one:)
"It's going to get very parasocial in here" had me DYING.
I love the idea of a Prompter XL, but at a larger size, the likelihood of eye scanning becomes apparent. People will be moving their eyes and head while reading..... taking away the whole idea of a teleprompter.
Bought it frame one! A few months ago I was looking for teleprompter and was disappointed Elgato didn’t have one. They made EXACTLY what I needed, can’t wait for it to turn up.
Well, guess I solved my problem with forgetting to look at my Camera when chatting with my viewers, just gonna put my chat-box on the teleprompter! 😍
I think this is a huge game changer. As someone who meets with customers around the globe using teams in a professional capacity and then is limping along try to stream games with the boys, let’s just say, I already purchased one and can’t wait for it to arrive.
Dude. Seems like I can always rely on this channel to have the kind of video I'm looking for. The other videos I found reviewing this were fine but they were a bit of a mess. Thanks for making this. Hope y'all have a merry Christmas as well :)
Important question: The widest it can go is 17 to 20mm, but is this specifically full frame? For example, I use a 16mm on a Canon m6 which is cropped, so should I treat it like the 24mm it "technically" is?
I've had the idea for a full-sized monitor with a camera see-through function for years and I hope this can happen.
2:39 Pretty good, pretty good. But I could still see you looking down at the streamdeck. A footpedal will 100% be better mid-shot vs streamdeck to setup for the shot.
Love your videos Harris, you have become a benchmark for me when it comes to new streaming equipment and advice ❤.
They need to add a microphone feature to that so when you talk into the words keep up with your voice and speed of your talk. so you don’t have to keep scrolling up or down to keep up with the words. Also it would be cool it the words highlighted after you said them so you know were to read next instead of it all being the same color
Thanks for the video. I have often thought of getting a teleprompter. I study Japanese too.
Great explanation, as I wondered what all the fuss was about with this new Teleprompter. Makes total sense now that you showed it in action. Thanks for posting this video.
Saw the tweet from Elgato this morning and instantly ordered it. I do a lot of UGC work on TikTok, so this is a gamechanger for me. This video of yours just made me even more happy about ordering this.
Just curious-Was it back ordered when you ordered?
I wish it was not on back order until February- we ordered ours! Thank you for your great review.
Just saw the email from Elgato today and was like "gee this is not too expensive, wonder if it is any good." Glad you did this video to give more details.
I’ve been using a teleprompter for at least the last 5 years for all of the 4 uses you described. I actually use a 10” camera monitor with a Glide Gear teleprompter. It does take some fiddling to get it just right and to really get it going you need an HDMI switcher and all that. The Prompter takes all the things I use a teleprompter for and streamlines it all. I’m going to have to get one. Or get Elgato to send me one. 😊
Can you use the foot pedal to adjust the speed instead of the dial knob? more hiding of the magic..
Could be cool.
I love this idea! I am using a big clunky teleprompter that is so heavy I had to put it on a full tripod, being able to get rid of the tripod and bring the camera back to the desk would give me more space! And give me back my setup being height adjustable easily at my sit stand desk. As I stream more to youtube than to anwhere else, I wonder if the youtube chat could be brought on screen as easily as that twitch chat.
The reason teleprompters are not too big (at least the consumer / prosumer level, not late night show size level...) is to hide your eye movements. Bigger screen when you are closer to the camera = the audience would see you reading. Still, seems like a killer product once again from Elgato!
Even if I never streamed again, this would be amazing for my day job in corp america. Being able to look right at the camera and see the other people on a video call would make everything so much more engaging.
Apart from the prompter I'd actually be interested in sort of a "business update" video. I remember u sharing some stuff about streambeats a year or smth like that into it.
Would be cool to see how it's going currently from a more detailed perspective.
One reviewer completely dogged it and never talked about these other ways of using it! Can't wait to get started on it!
Your suggestion to Elgato is actually a good idea. A bigger teleprompter that could serve as an actual second screen ... someone should make that.
holy sh** can't wait till they release Teleprompter XL!!! they must have it lined up - it has to be
I havint been streaming for a while. But I can say this sounds and looks like a game changer! Feel like this is a good step in the right direction of creativity. Great video Harris!
Everything said in this video about the benefits of teleprompters is spot-on. Couldn't agree more. But with all due respect to the wonderful and innovative company, Elgato, we'd never use this. Anything that attaches to the lens is a complete pain in the rear-end during production. Not to mention probably not too great for your camera's lens mount. We've tried many of these rigs and found the absolute best setup to be the ikan Elite Tablet & iPad Light Stand Teleprompter. It's just the glass, shroud and monitor holder, but what's cool is that it mounts to a light stand which you set up in front of your camera. Add a monitor or iPad and you're in business. But the best part is that you can quickly pull it away when you no longer need it and easily put it back. No lens adapters or any of that silliness. Really nice when you have multiple cameras you'd like to use it with.
Damn!
It's a must have for any person working remotely. The zoom call thing is incredible!
I have a webcam on top on my secondary screen and I look directly at it a lot during the calls to help other people feel a bit more connected to me, but it's weird: I don't look at them. It's artificial.
This thing... I want it!
whoa whoa whoa we're not gonna just gloss over that BEAUTIFULLY executed transition in the beginning.