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Mike Tesh · January 29th, 2007, 03:09 PM

Anyone know of any free teleprompter software for Mac OSX?
I'm not looking for anything that does the flipping for a mirror, just something that will auto scroll text on a screen at my desired speed.

I found one called Prompt! But it's free version has a text size limit. Any other suggestions?

Tim Hodgson · January 29th, 2007, 05:58 PM

A bigger monitor ?

Chris Harris · January 29th, 2007, 07:14 PM

Proprompter is a good one for OSX. It's not free, but it's good. It'll set you back $125.

Bob Howard · February 2nd, 2007, 01:56 AM

Just set up the ProPrompter on my small Dell laptop and it's a dream. Using a wireless mouse with a scroll wheel and setting the whole thing just below and in front of the lens. I am using a second camera tripod and setting the laptop on a small platform that has a quick release camera adapter mounted to the underside of same. Platform (11" x 10") has a nonskid surface and the elevation crank makes it very fast to set exactly where I want it.

I'll be doing a shoot next week where I'll use a larger laptop that has NTSC out and place TV sets to camera right and left (looped) so that the talent can turn to each side and still keep his/her place with the copy. Of course a set/monitor can be can also be turned back toward the camera person if they are controlling the scroll.

Again, very pleased

Bob Howard

January 29th, 2007, 03:09 PM	#1
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February 2nd, 2007, 01:56 AM	#4
Bob Howard New Boot Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 20	And ProPrompter again Just set up the ProPrompter on my small Dell laptop and it's a dream. Using a wireless mouse with a scroll wheel and setting the whole thing just below and in front of the lens. I am using a second camera tripod and setting the laptop on a small platform that has a quick release camera adapter mounted to the underside of same. Platform (11" x 10") has a nonskid surface and the elevation crank makes it very fast to set exactly where I want it. I'll be doing a shoot next week where I'll use a larger laptop that has NTSC out and place TV sets to camera right and left (looped) so that the talent can turn to each side and still keep his/her place with the copy. Of course a set/monitor can be can also be turned back toward the camera person if they are controlling the scroll. Again, very pleased Bob Howard

January 29th, 2007, 05:58 PM	#2
Tim Hodgson New Boot Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Westport Ontario Canada Posts: 18	A bigger monitor ?

January 29th, 2007, 07:14 PM	#3
Chris Harris Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 487	Proprompter is a good one for OSX. It's not free, but it's good. It'll set you back $125.