New FREE teleprompter web-based app

Ron Cooper · September 19th, 2009, 01:40 AM

Well done mike works really well and with good range of options. - (I'm not concerned with mirrored text.)

However, when I downloaded it, Windows couldn't open the file with a .php extension.

Any suggestions.

RonC.

Mike Drob · October 12th, 2009, 10:49 AM

I am guessing you did something wrong when downloading. The downloaded page should be .html

If it by some chance got the right page with the wrong extension, you an just try renaming it.

Gary Nattrass · October 21st, 2009, 08:03 AM

Hi Mike just did a short clip of my new set-up and it shows your prompter too:YouTube - Studio

Sorry for low res pic we have bad broadband today so it had to go up at i-pod res.

Mike Drob · October 24th, 2009, 11:47 AM

Thanks for the plug Gary! Nice setup.

Just to update everyone - EasyPrompter is still under active development. I just resolved an issue that's been bugging a few of you - under certain circumstances, when using reversed text, some lines would show up out of order. There was also an issue with IE where sometimes the text didn't reverse properly. Both the online and standalone versions have been updated so grab the latest (1.0.7)!

EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter.

thanks
-Mike

Steve Crow · November 27th, 2009, 10:33 AM

Hey, thanks VERY much for putting this together...is there an option somewhere to adjust the line space between sentences?

Mike Drob · January 12th, 2010, 03:20 PM

Sorry - been a while since I checked this thread. Currently there is no such option. Good idea though. I'll keep it under advisement.

Denis Danatzko · January 20th, 2010, 09:54 AM

(Just trying to add a little humor in the title).

BTW, CONGRATS on the (relatively) recent birth of your daughter. (No wonder you've been away for a while, but over time doing that job will ultimately be more rewarding).

GREAT work. I know how tedious it is to wrestle with browsers. I gave it up a while ago, and never even got to the the level of complexity you've been working at.
I just discovered this thread - and your product - and expect to be using it within the next couple of days.

All your effort, (especially in the face of preparing and caring for a newborn), is GREATLY appreciated.
(NOW IS THE TIME FOR EVERYONE TO HIT THAT "DONATE" BUTTON; hopefully it's enough for you to start a college fund for your little angel ;)

Will provide any feedback once I get this upcoming job completed.

!niaga, SKNAHT

sineD

PS: I just noticed where you're located. We're actually very close to each other, maybe 15 miles for a crow. Keep me in mind if you ever need a hand with any any jobs.

Denis Danatzko · January 21st, 2010, 04:05 PM

Been playing w/your product; some w/the net-connected version, mostly with the standalone.

Running FireFox under Vista Home Premium on laptop; XP Pro on desktops.

I notice the standalone version I have (1.0.7) doesn't include the option for the elapsed time window.
Not sure if I did something wrong when downloading, if there's an option box I haven't noticed, or it simply hasn't been added. The option is clearly visible and active in the net-connected version. But, if you're looking for suggestions, having that in the standalone would be helpful.

Other ideas/niceties that come to mind (but certainly aren't necessary) include other display options in addition to highlighting. How difficult to add ability to use italics, bolding, and underline? Those would be handy for VO work and/or anyone reading-back. I tried normal HTML tags, and both opening and closing square braces, similar to [pause], but no joy.

Being able to change the highlighting color might also be helpful.
Also, ability to move/click & drag the elapsed time display (once it's been added to the standalone) might be helpful, too.

More if/when I get ideas.

BTW, In my previous post I offered congrats on the birth of your daughter. I don't know what made me presume your newborn is a daughter, but congrats too, if you have a new son. Both are a blessing and change your perspective of what is important in life.

Thanks again.

Mike Drob · January 29th, 2010, 12:24 PM

Thanks Dennis and you're correct - it's a daughter :)

You're not doing anything wrong - the standalone version doesn't have an elapsed timer. The 2 versions have a somewhat different codebase so it was more difficult to work the ET into the standalone. Again - time restriction.

Also, going forward, I'm going to drop support for IE6 since even microsoft is encouraging people to switch (anyone who's ever written a website for several browsers that HAD to work with IE will surely understand).

With that restriction gone, I should be able to do a few more things.

I'll keep your suggestions in mind. I am also considering a "premium" version that will have more features and the ability to save scripts etc. Let me know if you'd be interested in that.

Mike Drob · February 2nd, 2010, 04:34 PM

Hi Everyone,

I am thinking of adding a "Pro" version to EasyPrompter. Some of the features would include:

- Saving Scripts
- Saving speaker profiles (for instance if speaker A always reads at speed 1 with font size 60, you can save it and then quickly apply it to a script - can also be used to easily account for hardware changes)
- More config options (like colors, etc)

I'd like to gauge interest in a product like this. This would be a subscription service. I am guessing I'd charge something like $10-$20/month for the service.

DVInfo members that have contributed to the development of EasyPrompter and anyone who has donated will get a free membership for a year.

I don't yet know how long this will take me to develop since some of these features are kinda complex, but I am just curious what everyone things of the idea.

Any comments are welcome.

Yeay / Nay?

Buba Kastorski · February 4th, 2010, 11:29 PM

AWESOME APP,
many thanks!

Mike Drob · April 23rd, 2010, 08:17 AM

Just an update - enrollment in the private beta of EasyPrompter PRO is now open!
http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/open-dv-...a-testers.html

Mike Drob · November 4th, 2010, 11:53 AM

I finally rolled out PRO!

http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/open-dv-...ml#post1585032

in case the mods consider that a marketing link, please check out the site for updates:

EasyPrompter - The free, web-based, plugin-free, browser independent, online and offline teleprompter and auto-cue software!

DVINFO members get a discount too - use coupon DVINFO25 go get 25% off your subscription

October 12th, 2009, 10:49 AM	#92
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	I am guessing you did something wrong when downloading. The downloaded page should be .html If it by some chance got the right page with the wrong extension, you an just try renaming it. __________________ -Mike Drob EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter - (Twitter) \| (Facebook)

October 21st, 2009, 08:03 AM	#93
Gary Nattrass Trustee Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cornsay Durham UK Posts: 1,992	Hi Mike just did a short clip of my new set-up and it shows your prompter too:YouTube - Studio Sorry for low res pic we have bad broadband today so it had to go up at i-pod res. __________________ Over 15 minutes in Broadcast Film and TV production: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1044352/

October 24th, 2009, 11:47 AM	#94
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	Thanks for the plug Gary! Nice setup. Just to update everyone - EasyPrompter is still under active development. I just resolved an issue that's been bugging a few of you - under certain circumstances, when using reversed text, some lines would show up out of order. There was also an issue with IE where sometimes the text didn't reverse properly. Both the online and standalone versions have been updated so grab the latest (1.0.7)! EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter. thanks -Mike __________________ -Mike Drob EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter - (Twitter) \| (Facebook)

November 27th, 2009, 10:33 AM	#95
Steve Crow New Boot Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 14	Line Spacing? Hey, thanks VERY much for putting this together...is there an option somewhere to adjust the line space between sentences?

January 12th, 2010, 03:20 PM	#96
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	Sorry - been a while since I checked this thread. Currently there is no such option. Good idea though. I'll keep it under advisement. __________________ -Mike Drob EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter - (Twitter) \| (Facebook)

September 19th, 2009, 01:40 AM	#91
Ron Cooper Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 481	Well done mike works really well and with good range of options. - (I'm not concerned with mirrored text.) However, when I downloaded it, Windows couldn't open the file with a .php extension. Any suggestions. RonC.

January 20th, 2010, 09:54 AM	#97
Denis Danatzko Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Metro area Posts: 579	!SKNAHT, ekiM (Just trying to add a little humor in the title). BTW, CONGRATS on the (relatively) recent birth of your daughter. (No wonder you've been away for a while, but over time doing that job will ultimately be more rewarding). GREAT work. I know how tedious it is to wrestle with browsers. I gave it up a while ago, and never even got to the the level of complexity you've been working at. I just discovered this thread - and your product - and expect to be using it within the next couple of days. All your effort, (especially in the face of preparing and caring for a newborn), is GREATLY appreciated. (NOW IS THE TIME FOR EVERYONE TO HIT THAT "DONATE" BUTTON; hopefully it's enough for you to start a college fund for your little angel ;) Will provide any feedback once I get this upcoming job completed. !niaga, SKNAHT sineD PS: I just noticed where you're located. We're actually very close to each other, maybe 15 miles for a crow. Keep me in mind if you ever need a hand with any any jobs. __________________ Denis ------------ Our actions are based on our own experience and knowledge. Thus, no one is ever totally right, nor totally wrong. We simply act from what we "know" to be true, based on that experience and knowledge. Beyond that, we pose questions to others. Last edited by Denis Danatzko; January 20th, 2010 at 10:02 AM. Reason: PS

January 21st, 2010, 04:05 PM	#98
Denis Danatzko Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC Metro area Posts: 579	Elapsed Time in Standalone version? Been playing w/your product; some w/the net-connected version, mostly with the standalone. Running FireFox under Vista Home Premium on laptop; XP Pro on desktops. I notice the standalone version I have (1.0.7) doesn't include the option for the elapsed time window. Not sure if I did something wrong when downloading, if there's an option box I haven't noticed, or it simply hasn't been added. The option is clearly visible and active in the net-connected version. But, if you're looking for suggestions, having that in the standalone would be helpful. Other ideas/niceties that come to mind (but certainly aren't necessary) include other display options in addition to highlighting. How difficult to add ability to use italics, bolding, and underline? Those would be handy for VO work and/or anyone reading-back. I tried normal HTML tags, and both opening and closing square braces, similar to [pause], but no joy. Being able to change the highlighting color might also be helpful. Also, ability to move/click & drag the elapsed time display (once it's been added to the standalone) might be helpful, too. More if/when I get ideas. BTW, In my previous post I offered congrats on the birth of your daughter. I don't know what made me presume your newborn is a daughter, but congrats too, if you have a new son. Both are a blessing and change your perspective of what is important in life. Thanks again. __________________ Denis ------------ Our actions are based on our own experience and knowledge. Thus, no one is ever totally right, nor totally wrong. We simply act from what we "know" to be true, based on that experience and knowledge. Beyond that, we pose questions to others.

January 29th, 2010, 12:24 PM	#99
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	Thanks Dennis and you're correct - it's a daughter :) You're not doing anything wrong - the standalone version doesn't have an elapsed timer. The 2 versions have a somewhat different codebase so it was more difficult to work the ET into the standalone. Again - time restriction. Also, going forward, I'm going to drop support for IE6 since even microsoft is encouraging people to switch (anyone who's ever written a website for several browsers that HAD to work with IE will surely understand). With that restriction gone, I should be able to do a few more things. I'll keep your suggestions in mind. I am also considering a "premium" version that will have more features and the ability to save scripts etc. Let me know if you'd be interested in that. __________________ -Mike Drob EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter - (Twitter) \| (Facebook)

February 2nd, 2010, 04:34 PM	#100
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	Hi Everyone, I am thinking of adding a "Pro" version to EasyPrompter. Some of the features would include: - Saving Scripts - Saving speaker profiles (for instance if speaker A always reads at speed 1 with font size 60, you can save it and then quickly apply it to a script - can also be used to easily account for hardware changes) - More config options (like colors, etc) I'd like to gauge interest in a product like this. This would be a subscription service. I am guessing I'd charge something like $10-$20/month for the service. DVInfo members that have contributed to the development of EasyPrompter and anyone who has donated will get a free membership for a year. I don't yet know how long this will take me to develop since some of these features are kinda complex, but I am just curious what everyone things of the idea. Any comments are welcome. Yeay / Nay? __________________ -Mike Drob EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter - (Twitter) \| (Facebook)

February 4th, 2010, 11:29 PM	#101
Buba Kastorski Trustee Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,414	AWESOME APP, many thanks! __________________ I love this place!

April 23rd, 2010, 08:17 AM	#102
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	Just an update - enrollment in the private beta of EasyPrompter PRO is now open! http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/open-dv-...a-testers.html __________________ -Mike Drob EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter - (Twitter) \| (Facebook)

November 4th, 2010, 11:53 AM	#103
Mike Drob Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 75	I finally rolled out PRO! http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/open-dv-...ml#post1585032 in case the mods consider that a marketing link, please check out the site for updates: EasyPrompter - The free, web-based, plugin-free, browser independent, online and offline teleprompter and auto-cue software! DVINFO members get a discount too - use coupon DVINFO25 go get 25% off your subscription __________________ -Mike Drob EasyPrompter - the best free online teleprompter - (Twitter) \| (Facebook)