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Chapters:
0:00 - Elgato is the Apple for content creators
1:06 - The problem with normal teleprompters
2:06 - Your teleprompter is just another computer screen
2:27 - Use 1. The obvious one (plus sponsor segment)
3:52 - Use 2. Look at the person during Zoom calls!
4:13 - Use 3. A MASSIVE camera screen
5:11 - Use 4. Look deep into your Twitch chat mmmmm
5:27 - Which cameras will work on this?
6:49 - I'm obsessed and want a HUGE one now
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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 KZhead 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!
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".
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.
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 production quality of this video and the transitions look fantastic!
It's dope how you show what you're doing while you're doing it. Super helpful. Thanks!
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!
They have my attention. Definitely will shortlist when they get a 12-inch+ model released as that would be far more useful generally, IMO.
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 🔥
Ordered one this morning. Excited for it! I've been waiting for something like this to try tackling my on-screen voice work
Great video, such a good job done in presenting this new prompter. Thank you!
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!
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)
Love your videos Harris, you have become a benchmark for me when it comes to new streaming equipment and advice ❤.
I absolutely love the pan out from the prompter at the beginning of the video. Very cool. Seriously, very cool touch.
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?
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
I LOVE this teleprompter, I use it for everything, work, streaming, recording, i've legit never found anything so versatile.
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 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.
Elgato has done it again. Releasing something I don’t really need but really want.
and? will you buy it?
This looks sick! Appreciate the quick video on it!
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.
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.
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 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!
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 :)
You can also adjust the opacity so you can preview your camera and see your script at the same time!
I immediately went straight to Elgato and ordered this thing.
Its sold out since weeks here, in Germany, unfortunately :/
Really cool intro, one of your best tbh, which is saying a lot considering how many you have, very MKBHD feeling!
Oh man, perfect timing! Been looking for something like this for my training calls. Can’t wait to purchase this!!
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.
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/
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
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!
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
Love the beginning of the video. Love the Elgato idea! Thanks for the review! 🤯🤯🤯
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
This will be an absolute game changer for me - I always trip up on my words etc when in front of a camera as I'm still pretty camera shy and get anxious about it. I'm always conscious of looking over at the camera flip screen and not the actual lens often as well, as I'm always making sure the shot looks good. Was wondering what the next step for Elgato would be, and this is an amazing (if not my favourite) addition.
I’ve been waiting for something like this for a while. I’m so glad that I don’t have to try to piece one together. Thank you for the great video!
This thing is so good and so useful...So many use cases and well thought thru.
This is exactly what I have been looking for. THANK YOU!
great production value on all of your videos!
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.
Yup, I need this. Excellent run down as always.
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.
this is a pretty cool. nice to see some new ideas coming into focus for streaming,
That's a great demonstration and explanation thank you. I've used a teleprompter on and off for years and this would be a nice upgrade. The monitor connected to the computer is a great addition.
Your lighting is the best. Love the videos brother.
Oh daang that looks awesome! I have 0 use for it but dang it looks sick! Great work Elgato. Fab video as always Mr. Harris!
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.
I’m excited to see people start using this. It’s a big step forward
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.
This is super interesting. I was never interested in getting a teleprompter, but this looks like a really neat and useful product that I can totally see using myself. I have sooo many zoom calls and this could easily make them all better.
Seems like a fantastic product, will definitely add it to my wishlist.
This is actually an incredible product, great examples. I'm sold.
Very nice, I think I might actually add this to my Christmas list :)
HAHAHAHAHAH I laughed so loud in the end when you mention the full size monitor because that was what I was thinking from the first minute of the video! I felt like you read my mind 😂
it is very helful and innovative. cant wait to see what else they make
Yet another elgato device I never knew I need till right now ❤Thank you as always Harris 🙌
This is fortuitous indeed! I've been on the prowl for a good Teleprompter and was looking in all the expensive places (here's looking at you B&H!) and should have looked at Elgato again! Thanks for the video, and as a fellow BYU grad, nihongo to ganbatte ne!
Almost certainly will add this to my setup sometime in the next couple of months.
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. 😊
bought one this morning. I've wanted a prompter for a while now and this one was just too tempting to pass up. i cant wait to try it out
the bokeh, the lighting, the colors, geez Harris this video is beautiful
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 can already see a Prompter XL in the works. This is Amazing.
I was looking into building one of these for a while and now it’s here what? Great demonstration of this promter
Looks great, thank you! I bought one and it's backordered, should arrive by January... 😮
Thank you. I have an Elgato Stream Deck (for productivity, not streaming) and was thinking of the Elgato Prompter for my content creation to add to my Panasonic G7 camera. Your review was insightful and is a big help to my deliberations.
This looks awesome! Can't wait to try this!
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.
I have a teleprompter Glide Gear through Amazon and seeing this now has me drooling. exactly what I need. dammit need to save up more money. Great Video!!!
Nice vid…will be planning how to incorporate this into my virtual classroom setup.
Love the content, Harris!
Wow, this is another product that can help my office setup. Thanks!
I have 4 teleprompters and always fall back to my first one from 20 years ago that I put a newer Lilliputing 11” monitor in. But it’s kludgy and I was close to shelling out the 2k plus for an ikan model. But this looks amazing. Ordered as soon as I saw the thumbnail for this video.
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
I would have never thought a teleprompter would be so huge for streamers. This really opened my eyes.
Wonderful video. Fantastic intro!
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.
I've been waiting for this moment.
Thanks for this dude!
This is exciting I would love to see some larger options but I think they are adding some awesome options for creators here.
That might be the best intro I’ve seen this year on any video.
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.
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?
Yeah - this was an easy impulse buy. Great overview - super excited for this to show up! I'm on Zoom/Google Meet calls probably 50% of the time during the work days so anything that helps there is amazing.
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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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.
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.
I was tempted to go for this the day it was announced. Just saw this review and absolutely made it a yes
That intro was absolutely amazing, reminded me of MKBHD, love the editing
Damn, I was hoping someone would make something like this. Great video and good product it seems. I might have to buy it.
Never thought I would see Harris reviewing a teleprompter of all things
prompter looks great, will add that to my list of stuff I want :)
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
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.