- What's the best teleprompter camera app
for iPad and iPhone?
We're about to run through my pick and why it's so powerful.
So if you're looking for a simple, easy to use,
low cost teleprompter or Autocue to use right now
on your iOS device, then this is for you.
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So let's jump into it.
If you look in any serious newsroom or production studio,
a teleprompter will be front and center.
Why?
Because it can make your job on camera so much easier.
And these days you don't even need any additional gear
outside of your smartphone or tablet.
There are some great apps on both iOS and Android
that will let you shoot video and use your device
as a teleprompter at the same time.
And while a proper studio setup
definitely has its advantages,
like this teleprompter that I use in my studio,
the apps are a surprisingly powerful option
when you're on the go and you want an Autocue.
Or you just don't have access to a larger teleprompter.
Now there's a lot of apps out there,
so which is the best Autocue or teleprompter app for you?
We're gonna dive into my top pick,
after testing a ton of options out there,
and look at why it's so powerful.
And, once we're done, to help you get started,
I'm also gonna give you my top three tips
for getting better results with a teleprompter.
And making your presentation on camera
look far more natural.
And, while we're running through,
make sure to jump into the comments
and share with the rest of the community
what your number one tip is for improving results
when using a teleprompter.
Alright, so getting to the app.
After testing a heap of these teleprompter camera apps,
my pick is Video Teleprompter Premium.
Now there is a lite version available as well,
which is a cutdown version.
And it's definitely worth starting there.
But the pro version has some serious features
that really make this app a game changer
for teleprompter camera apps on iOS.
And both the lite version and the premium
will let you do things like adjust the font size,
the font, the background color, and background opacity.
And it'll also let you adjust
the text scrolling speed as well.
To get your script in in the lite version,
you'll have to copy and paste it in.
But, in the premium version,
you'll be able to pull your script directly from Dropbox,
or from PDF's, or a heap of other file types as well.
Now one of the standout features
that makes this the best teleprompter camera app on iOS
is the ability to adjust the box size.
So that's the box that all your text is contained in.
You can resize that to make it thinner or wider,
depending on your device.
And what I really like about this feature
is that the smaller you make it,
the closer the reading area is to the front facing camera.
And that's really a critical part
in creating teleprompter videos,
where it doesn't look like you're reading.
It's to have the text as close the camera lens as possible
so that your viewers think
you're just looking at the camera lens.
So that is a massive feature.
And for any teleprompter camera app that doesn't have that,
then it's not worth using in my opinion.
So the ability to customize that, to change your font size,
to change the scrolling speed,
and to be able to position your text
right next to the camera lens
that you're gonna be reading from
is an amazing feature.
But it's also really, really important for good results.
As I've mentioned, you've also got the ability
to control the speed that your text is going to scroll at.
But you can also stop it.
So if you don't want to have your text scrolling,
then you can turn off the scrolling altogether
and manually move the text, the paragraphs, the dot points
as you're presenting your video.
Which I think is another really good feature.
But the other key feature of this app
is the ability to lock down your focus and your exposure.
Now when you're creating videos,
these are things that you should be doing
on any video that you are creating.
So having that ability in this app too
is really, really important.
And it's actually something that is missed
in most camera teleprompter apps.
So looking at pricing, obviously there is a free version,
Video Teleprompter Lite.
And there's also a paid premium version,
Video Teleprompter Premium,
which sells for around the $18 mark.
The main differences between the two, as I said,
are more control over your scripts.
So being able to bring in your scripts through Dropbox.
Or from PDF, Word document, text document,
instead of just copying and pasting.
So a lot more control around that.
But also more features in and around the actual camera,
and locking down focus and exposure
to give you better results.
So, in my opinion, those are features
that are definitely worthy of the upgrade.
In both the lite version and the premium version,
just having the ability to reposition your text,
control your text, control the speed the text scrolls,
is really, really amazing and they're both solid apps.
So now for my top three tips for getting the best results
when using a teleprompter.
The first one is to keep the text as small as you can.
Now this is gonna be dependent on the individual,
and whether you're wearing glasses,
and how good your eyesight is.
But in order to make it so it looks like your not reading,
for your audience watching your videos,
the smaller the text is, the more text you'll be able to fit
next to the camera lens or near the camera lens.
Which means that you've got
the least amount of eye movement.
Which is how your viewers can see that you're reading
from a teleprompter.
If they can see your eyes moving left to right,
along with the script,
then they'll know that you're reading.
So I think one of the key parts to using a teleprompter
is to not make it obvious to your viewers
that that's what you're actually doing.
So by making your text as small as you can,
obviously, you've gotta be able to read the text as well,
but keep your text as small as you can,
so that it's less likely your viewers
will see that you're reading.
Tip number two is to do a few test runs
before you actually start recording.
So this will get you used to how fast the text is scrolling,
or give you the ability to slow down or speed up the text
to get it to the right speed.
Or you can actually turn the scrolling off altogether
and manually adjust your script positioning,
as you work through your script.
So once you've finished your paragraph,
you can adjust it to the next one.
Or one dot point to the next.
You don't then feel like your pressured
or need to speed up or slow down
while you're presenting your video.
You can just take it step by step or paragraph by paragraph,
and adjust it when you've nailed that take.
Tip number three is to not go overboard with your script,
which is really easy to do
if you're gonna be reading everything out word for word.
So you wanna make sure that the words
that your reading from your script
are exactly how you would say them.
Because written words are different to spoken words.
So you wanna make sure that what you're saying
is how you would actually say it in real life.
So some things that might stand out to your viewers
and let them know that you are actually reading,
would be if you were saying things
like I am going to the shops,
instead of I'm going to the shops.
So it needs to be conversational,
it needs to be as you would say things
in real life conversation.
So speak how you would normally speak,
but also make sure that the words
that are written in the script
are things that you would normally say as well.
So if there's big words in there
that are going to trip you up when you're presenting,
then maybe break them down or change the words out
for things that you would normally say.
So the words need to be your own,
because you're presenting as you.
And it also makes a huge difference to practice.
Or to at least read through your script a couple of times
before you get in front of the camera.
Everything will flow so much more smoothly.
Now those are just a few tips we've put together
from a video running through our best tips
for shooting better videos with a teleprompter.
To check out the whole list,
click the link to the video on screen now.
And I'll see you next time.