New FREE teleprompter web-based app

Duncan Craig · April 3rd, 2009, 03:32 PM

Hey Mike, just wanted to say thank you for your work so far. I haven't used the app yet, but it will be on my MacBook soon.

Oh I should add I'm looking for an upside down font and found this: SunnyNeo - Upside Down Text Generator

It kind of works by flipping the text then pasting it into your app.

Duncan.

Mike Drob · April 4th, 2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Duncan Craig

Hey Mike, just wanted to say thank you for your work so far. I haven't used the app yet, but it will be on my MacBook soon.

Oh I should add I'm looking for an upside down font and found this: SunnyNeo - Upside Down Text Generator

It kind of works by flipping the text then pasting it into your app.

Duncan.

Yeah this is what I was talking about - it only works somewhat. There are no capital letters. This is a unicode hack and unicode doesn't have upside down caps. Thanks for the research though.

Brian Luce · April 4th, 2009, 09:30 PM

Thanks Mike! Very useful thing to have.

Lorinda Norton · April 5th, 2009, 12:30 AM

What a great app to share!

The few times I had to use a teleprompter it was kind of a pain editing text and adjusting the speed. Yours is so easy anyone could figure it out at first glance and operate it sufficiently in no time.

I hope the day comes that you can mirror the text. That would be outstanding.

Very well done! I'm constantly amazed at the talent and generosity of folks on this board. Thank you. :)

Hart Boyd · April 5th, 2009, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Drob

Ask and you shall receive. Portable stand-alone version is now available. Please let me know how it works for you all.

EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter.

Mike,

I saved the portable version but the icons/pictures are not showing up when I run it either from your site or locally.

Brett Sherman · April 5th, 2009, 07:55 AM

A couple suggestions:

- Of course mirroring is critical, but you know that already.
- It would be nice if using the left arrow to decrease speed would take it down to "0". Also there isn't enough fine adjustment for speed at the bottom end. The difference between 0-1-2 are too great. Anything above 4 is too fast to be useful for reading.
- Mouse wheel control of speed would be cool if possible

Nice work! Now I just have to figure out how to mount my netbook to the camera. :)

Matt Ratelle · April 5th, 2009, 02:32 PM

I have to agree with Brett. This program will be great for people doing very short takes, but usually with longer shoots you will need to vary the speed of the read, especially for live shoots. Being able to alter the speed of the scroll on the fly would be a great advancement. It's also fairly easy to create your own font(I know someone who once did one of his one handwriting) so it shouldn't be all that hard to create a reverse font to use with your program, however that would need to be included in your program.

Duncan Craig · April 5th, 2009, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt Ratelle

I have to agree with Brett. This program will be great for people doing very short takes, but usually with longer shoots you will need to vary the speed of the read, especially for live shoots. Being able to alter the speed of the scroll on the fly would be a great advancement. It's also fairly easy to create your own font(I know someone who once did one of his one handwriting) so it shouldn't be all that hard to create a reverse font to use with your program, however that would need to be included in your program.

Speed adjustment on the fly and scrolling up and down is already there. Use the up down left right cursors, you'll see.

Mike Drob · April 6th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Hart - what browser are you using? have you tried in a different one? the only thing I can think of is that it's set not to download/show images.

Brett - unfortunately, the speed of the scroll depends a bit on the hardware and resolution used. Go up to like a 120pt font on a 1600x1050 screen and run it full screen (F11 in most browsers) and 6 or 7 becomes a decent speed. I will see if I can put more fine-tuning in.

Scroll wheel support coming soon.

Instead of going down to 0 speed, you can instead hit pause (or Space bar on the keyboard)

for those trying to mount it - I found a neat solution. I have a portable music stand (I also play the violin in a rock band - SEVEN WAYS OUT - official space of a nyc-based co-ed rock band - so I happen to have this) - this stand is pretty sturdy with a solid top. It's height adjustable and easily supports a laptop - I set it so the top of the screen is just below the lens.

Here is the result:
YouTube - Chiron Training Center promo video
(announcer comes in at 0:20)

keep the comments coming!

Mike Drob · April 7th, 2009, 01:17 AM

OK .. I just posted an update. couple things:

1 - the speed adjustment is more precise now - you should get about 3x the resolution in terms of timing.

2 - scroll wheel is now supported to adjust the speed of the prompter in real time

3 - compact version updated with these changes (so you'll have to download it again). Also, added a link to the compact version to "Check for updates." This will make it easier for those of you who are on the compact version to see if something new has been created without scouring the forums.

Note - you may need to refresh your browser cache in order to see some of these changes.

John Peterson · April 10th, 2009, 05:54 AM

Thank you so much Mike for doing this. My daughter is an actor and she loves it.

John

Mike Drob · April 10th, 2009, 01:14 PM

That's great news. I would love to hear back from end users. Feedback will make this tool better.

Hanno di Rosa · April 10th, 2009, 01:20 PM

very nice idea, well done and so simple and small....all in a browser, thank you!

Paula DiSante · April 11th, 2009, 09:08 PM

This is great! Thank you!

Mike Drob · April 12th, 2009, 12:03 AM

EasyPrompter is now on Twitter - follow the news / updates and add suggestions there
Easy Prompter (EasyPrompter) on Twitter
Thanks!

P.S. - I love seeing people from all over the world using this! Let me know if there are issues with other languages or anything.

April 3rd, 2009, 03:32 PM	#16
Duncan Craig Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 660 Images: 10	Hey Mike, just wanted to say thank you for your work so far. I haven't used the app yet, but it will be on my MacBook soon. Oh I should add I'm looking for an upside down font and found this: SunnyNeo - Upside Down Text Generator It kind of works by flipping the text then pasting it into your app. Duncan. __________________ FCPX/LS300/EX1/FS100/GoPro/Vinten/HotHead/Jib/Track/Dedos/Lightstorm/Coollights

April 5th, 2009, 12:30 AM	#19
Lorinda Norton Wrangler Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southwest Idaho, USA Posts: 3,066	What a great app to share! The few times I had to use a teleprompter it was kind of a pain editing text and adjusting the speed. Yours is so easy anyone could figure it out at first glance and operate it sufficiently in no time. I hope the day comes that you can mirror the text. That would be outstanding. Very well done! I'm constantly amazed at the talent and generosity of folks on this board. Thank you. :) __________________ Lorinda

April 10th, 2009, 01:20 PM	#28
Hanno di Rosa Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tuscany Italy Posts: 38	excellent very nice idea, well done and so simple and small....all in a browser, thank you!

April 4th, 2009, 09:30 PM	#18
Brian Luce Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,290	Thanks Mike! Very useful thing to have.

April 5th, 2009, 07:55 AM	#21
Brett Sherman Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mount Rainier, MD Posts: 428	A couple suggestions: - Of course mirroring is critical, but you know that already. - It would be nice if using the left arrow to decrease speed would take it down to "0". Also there isn't enough fine adjustment for speed at the bottom end. The difference between 0-1-2 are too great. Anything above 4 is too fast to be useful for reading. - Mouse wheel control of speed would be cool if possible Nice work! Now I just have to figure out how to mount my netbook to the camera. :)

April 5th, 2009, 02:32 PM	#22
Matt Ratelle Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: St. Catharines, ON Posts: 63	I have to agree with Brett. This program will be great for people doing very short takes, but usually with longer shoots you will need to vary the speed of the read, especially for live shoots. Being able to alter the speed of the scroll on the fly would be a great advancement. It's also fairly easy to create your own font(I know someone who once did one of his one handwriting) so it shouldn't be all that hard to create a reverse font to use with your program, however that would need to be included in your program.

April 6th, 2009, 09:36 PM	#24
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	Hart - what browser are you using? have you tried in a different one? the only thing I can think of is that it's set not to download/show images. Brett - unfortunately, the speed of the scroll depends a bit on the hardware and resolution used. Go up to like a 120pt font on a 1600x1050 screen and run it full screen (F11 in most browsers) and 6 or 7 becomes a decent speed. I will see if I can put more fine-tuning in. Scroll wheel support coming soon. Instead of going down to 0 speed, you can instead hit pause (or Space bar on the keyboard) for those trying to mount it - I found a neat solution. I have a portable music stand (I also play the violin in a rock band - SEVEN WAYS OUT - official space of a nyc-based co-ed rock band - so I happen to have this) - this stand is pretty sturdy with a solid top. It's height adjustable and easily supports a laptop - I set it so the top of the screen is just below the lens. Here is the result: YouTube - Chiron Training Center promo video (announcer comes in at 0:20) keep the comments coming!

April 7th, 2009, 01:17 AM	#25
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	OK .. I just posted an update. couple things: 1 - the speed adjustment is more precise now - you should get about 3x the resolution in terms of timing. 2 - scroll wheel is now supported to adjust the speed of the prompter in real time 3 - compact version updated with these changes (so you'll have to download it again). Also, added a link to the compact version to "Check for updates." This will make it easier for those of you who are on the compact version to see if something new has been created without scouring the forums. Note - you may need to refresh your browser cache in order to see some of these changes.

April 10th, 2009, 05:54 AM	#26
John Peterson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Monroe, NY Posts: 703	Thank you so much Mike for doing this. My daughter is an actor and she loves it. John

April 10th, 2009, 01:14 PM	#27
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	That's great news. I would love to hear back from end users. Feedback will make this tool better.

April 11th, 2009, 09:08 PM	#29
Paula DiSante Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Posts: 31	This is great! Thank you!

April 12th, 2009, 12:03 AM	#30
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	EasyPrompter is now on Twitter - follow the news / updates and add suggestions there Easy Prompter (EasyPrompter) on Twitter Thanks! P.S. - I love seeing people from all over the world using this! Let me know if there are issues with other languages or anything.