How Does a Teleprompter Work?
A Teleprompter is an electrical means for talent to be able to read lines,
while on camera, and still maintain eye contact with viewers. Similar to using
Cue Cards (but with the added benefit of maintaining talent eye contact with the
lens), text is projected onto a front surfaced two-way mirror which is
positioned in front of the camera lens. The talent sees the text, but the
viewers see only the talent looking right at them.
Text is created and displayed
using a Teleprompter Software package running on a computer. The software
scrolls the text under the control of a computer operator for the talent to see on
the Teleprompter.
There are three elements to a Teleprompter
1) Teleprompter
Head which includes the Hood, Reflector, and mounting system for camera and
tripod. We offer several sizes of monitors and a flatpanel depending on your
application and weight limitations.
2) Teleprompter Software which
provides for creating, editing and scrolling the text to be read by the talent.
We make Teleprompter Software available for IBM PC compatible DOS, and Windows
95/98/SE/NT/2000, as well as MAC.
3) Teleprompter Interface which
includes the conversion box which transforms and/or routes the video image from
the computer to the Teleprompter Monitor. Interfaces take the form of a Splitter
for our VGA monitors, or a Scan Converter for our Composite video monitors.
You
need to supply your computer, camera, and tripod.
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