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1. for more information on importing documents SECTION 2 Editor IN THIS SECTION 1 Expanding the Editor 2 Editor Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts 3 Importing Text A Cue Points The editor is where you input your script and edit it as needed The editor contains all functions for editing and struc turing your script Text can be imported into the editor using a variety of methods The editor is also used to position and manage cue points within your script Cue points will be de scribed below Os Gensybung Address mal d ee FTI Aeh Gettsyburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in Liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal Now we ane engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure We are met on a great battle field of that war We have come to dedicate a portion of that Geld as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this But in a larger sense we can not dedicate we can not consecrate we can not hallow this ground The brave men living and dead who struggled here have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract The world will little note nor long remember what we say here but it can never forget wha2. If the prompter is not already in prompting mode you will automatically be shown the list of groups and scripts on the prompting device Otherwise if you need to switch the cur rently running script from the remote just click the Remote Scripts button at the top of the screen A list of scripts on the prompting device will appear Click the name of the script that you want to control The prompting device will begin to run the script using the settings that are defined on that device You are now remotely controlling the script Groups on iPad Simulator Lectures Gettsyburg Address Have a Dream Return to Remote Control Live Remote Control Text Preview Once a connection is established and prompting is initiated Teleprompt has the ability to preview the text on the remote device during prompting The app makes every effort to keep the text in sync between the devices This allows two person prompting sessions where the controller does not need to be able to see the prompting screen that the reader is viewing During prompting in a remote control session the prompter and the remote will exhibit the following appearance behav iors 35 Prompter On the prompting device the text will appear and behave as specified in the script s settings Use the remote to modify some of these settings live during prompting Remote On the remote device Teleprompt will also dis play the text from the script and scroll it at the s
3. Many day oF ener weeks ore Gearing the interwereny ima the Japas awe oh etme ye ee n i dh Perret a dey ghi i Cee D an CHAPTER 2 Editing mode When you launch Teleprompt the app will be in Editing Mode This mode is used for script editing and also for con figuring how the script will behave when prompting settings When the app starts up it will always load up the text and set tings for the most recent script with which you were working If this is the first time you are using Teleprompt the app will present you with a blank form to enter your first script The editing mode consists of three main areas e Group amp Script List the list of groups and scripts stored in Teleprompt e Editor Script entry and modification e Configuration custom playback appearance settings and cue points 248 Words m in history as the dur nation nbolic shadow we This momentous ns of Negro slaves 3 3 tice It came asa speed gt ty Countdown 2 gt View Timers V 2 One pcos years Mirror Text manacles of segrega ese b ears later the Negro gt lt i et Eam st ocean of material Guide Size _ 4 50 languishing in the cor 1 his own land So we ition Text Color E Background F ash a check When the Font Arial Set Is of the Constitution Font Size ig 4196 pt gt ing a promissory note as a promise that all guaranteed the un iness Save as Default U
4. area provides a preview of what the script will look like when prompting with the current settings applied pbrought forth on this Behavior Settings Just below the preview window are the playback behavior set tings These settings determine how Teleprompt will present and scroll your script Click on each setting to make a change Speed 455 gt Countdown E 2 17 INTERACTIVE 2 2 Behavior Settings No Speed Countdown Timers A View Timers Mirror Text ee Guide Guide Size Reading Guides Text Color Lj Background no Font Arial Set Font Size 196 pt gt Save as Default Use Default Countdown Text Mirroring Appearance Settings The bottom group of settings configure the text s appearance when prompting Text Color Background Font HelveticaNeue Set FontSize sige 4176 pt gt Text Color And Background The Text Color and Background settings allow you to choose the colors that appear when prompting Text Color Background Font The Font setting will show you a visual preview of the text as it will appear during prompting Use the controls to change the font and adjust size to your preference oT Font HelveticaNeue Set n Font Size ie 4 176 pt gt Setting Defaults Teleprompt makes it extremely easy to save your favorite cus tom settings as default for easy applicati
5. cobain had ME Helvetica Neue j light of hope oe l ir But one hundre Previous Script ee Times N discrimination Mext Seript H Georgia ior still languished in the comers of America Palatine itr In a sense we ve come to our nation s capital to cash a check W1 By accessing the View menu and navigating to the Script Edi tor sub menu you can change the appearance of the script edi tor Note these preferences have no effect on the appearance of text while in prompt ing mode see the section on Settings below for information on changing the ap pearance of text while prompting Increase Decrease Font Size and Use these menu options change the size of the font in the script editor area Font This sub menu will give you a choice of 5 pre selected fonts for use with the script editor Shortcuts The editor also provides keyboard shortcuts for easy naviga tion between scripts Previous Next Script and lt To quickly switch between scripts choose these menu options or use the key board shortcuts This works well when you have the script list hidden but need to switch between scripts Importing Text The simplest method of text entry is direct editing Simply click the name and content fields in the editor area and enter or modify your text using the on screen keyboard In addition to direct text editing you can also copy and paste your script text from any other Mac application Copy
6. ome Marie Curie Radium V Speeches j Gokarna eaa Marie Curie Radium Created 03 27 2010 i JFK Inaugural 2 I could tell you many things about radium and radioactivity and i Created 08 12 2011 it would take a long time But as we can not do that I shall only i give you a short account of my early work about radium SEA Radium is no more a baby it is more than twenty years old but mn Impat Fules f i the conditions of the discovery were somewhat peculiar and so Churchill Blood T it is always of interest to remember them and to explain them b Created 01 25 2012 l arie Curie Radium t We must go back to the year 1897 Professor Curie and I worked 4 Created 01 27 2012 at that time in the laboratory of thesehool of Physics and oc a r Dropbir E gt Songs BD Chemistry where Professor egielaihisa imes I was engaged in some work of anium rays which been gt Presentations L2 discovered two years Ore by ofessor Becquex View Timers Keynotes CJ I spent some time int d Mirror Toxt Guide Style iF ay acoge Docs Guide Size Text Color Background greater the activity the activity being an atomic property of the elements uranium and thorium Font HelveticaNeue Font Size Save as Default Switching Google Docs Dropbox accounts If you ve already logged in to a Google Doc or Dropbox ac count and need to switch to a different account simply open the import window
7. see a record button in the console Tap this button to record an audio take When audio is being recorded the record button will have a yellow glow You can stop and start recording as many times as you like as long as your computer has space for the audio files Audio files are stored on your computer at lt User Name gt Music Teleprompt They also can be reviewed through the app in the recordings panel explained below see Browsing and Reviewing Recordings 38 Video Recording If your Mac is equipped with a video camera such as a built in FaceTime camera or other digital video camera then you can capture video directly into Teleprompt The app uses the current default camera that is set up for your computer Teleprompt allows 3 different video recording modes high HD 1280 x 720 medium 640 x 480 and low 320 x 240 quality The quality can be set in the preferences window of the app which is explained in the Preferences section above Note high quality recordings can consume a large amount of space on your computer for only a few minutes of video so please ensure you have adequate disk space Video files are stored on your computer at lt Your User Name gt Movies Teleprompt Videos also can be reviewed and or deleted through the app in the recordings panel explained below see Browsing and Reviewing Recordings While prompting the Video button will appear like a camera on the console click t
8. 1 click on the service you want to log out of and click the logout button that is located at the bottom left of the window After a successful login and approval a list will appear showing the folders and text documents available on your account Click one or more files to import logout To select multiple files hold down the Command key and click all documents you would like to import Syncing changes between Google Docs and Dropbox Teleprompt also has the capability to save any changes you make in the script editor back to your online accounts as well When all files have been selected click the Import button that is located at the bottom right of the import window 13 as download any updates to the script that have been made outside of Teleprompt This allows great flexibility in collabo rating with a team to get changes to a script quickly and eas ily In the script list window any script that has been imported from Google Docs or Dropbox will display an icon of the serv ice to the right of the script name 0 0O O Sreated 08 14 201 1 Give Me Liberty Created 08 14 2011 To send changes to or from either Google Docs or Dropbox simply click the icon Teleprompt will then determine if it needs to send changes to the service retrieve an update from the service or ask which version to keep if the script has changed Cue Points Teleprompt supports cue points for fast cuei
9. Multi Monitor Setups By connecting an external display or second monitor you can use Teleprompt in Dual Mode While prompting the text will appear and scroll on both screens The controls will ap pear only on the screen that you have designated as the main screen control screen The secondary screen talent screen is for display purposes only and there is no console visible The main window will work as normal with all the standard controls and gestures available and can be used to remotely control the other monitor This is ideal for professional prompting setups where there is a reader and a separate tele prompter operator There are 3 ways to enable dual mode 1 Goto the preferences window and check Enabled under Dual Screen Mode 2 Use the Dual Mode menu which only appears when a sec ondary screen is detected and select Enabled 3 Press the keyboard shortcut Command D to turn dual mode on and off When in dual mode the secondary screen will display a standby screen when not in prompting mode to let the talent know the operator is busy teleprompt t Please Standby External Display Text Mirroring In Dual Mode Teleprompt also has a unique feature when using an external display and text mirroring combined You have the option of mirroring the talent screen only or both displays e Mirror Both Screens In this mode the text will be inverted on both the monitors Use this mode if you in tend to use two
10. Paste From Another App This example demonstrates copy paste from the Safari app but the same method can be used to copy text from any other application that supports text 11 Note like most teleprompters Teleprompt is a text only application Special for matting such as bold italic will not translate to Teleprompt The text will copy but you will lose any formatting 1 First select and copy text from any application as normal 2 Next create a new script in Teleprompt and see Creat ing a script above Click in the content area and either press Command V or click the the Edit menu and select Paste Your script text will now appear in Teleprompt Teleprompt File Edit View Dual Mode Window Help New Script sonpt 3 of 3 Gettsyburg Add Created 04 27 2011 ow Script Have a Dre Created 427 20 New Script Select All EA Created O7T 17 201 Special Characters HT y File Menu As with most other Macintosh apps Teleprompt has a File menu with some of the standard options such as Open When clicking on this option it opens the standard file dialog Just the find the text file you want to import select it and click the Open button Note The open window will only allow you to import files that have the txt exten sion Please make sure any files that end with that extension are true plain text files Drag amp Drop Teleprompt also supports dragging a
11. Terms Drag related terms here Find Term Chapter 1 Getting Started Index Dropbox Web service that allows you to store files in the cloud to be accessed from any com puter with Internet access Teleprompt can access your Dropbox file storage and im port plain text files that you store within your Dropbox area To find out more about the Dropbox service you can visit www dropbox com e a Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Group and Script List Editing Mode This is the view that appears when you launch Teleprompt Use this mode to enter your script and configure the appearance and playback settings for each individual script Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Editing mode File Menu Found in the menubar at the top of your screen the File Menu for Teleprompt con tains a number of commands including New Script New Group Open Close and Im port Teleprompt Edit View Window Help New Script N New Group dN Open a0 Close W Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Group and Script List Google Docs A web service offered by Google Share documents between computers and other peo ple easily for free using the Internet Teleprompt can read the documents in your Goo gle Docs account making for a great way to share your scripts b
12. ayback Behavior During a remote prompting session the following settings can be altered in real time Scroll Position To scroll the text forward or backward use either the scroll bar a scroll wheel on your mouse or a two fin ger Swipe up or down on a trackpad The prompter will ad vance or reverse its position in sync Use the console on the remote to control the following Pause Play Click the pause play button on the remote to stop and start playback Speed Click the speed up down buttons to control scrolling speed Cue Points Click the advance or reverse cue point buttons to cue the script to pre defined cue points in the script Font Size Use the font size buttons to change the text size on both devices in real time Reset and Exit Click the Reset button at the top left of the remote screen to restart the script on both devices Click Exit to stop the script and exit remote control 37 SECTION 4 Audio and Video Recording IN THIS SECTION 1 Audio Recording 2 Video Recording 3 Browsing and Reviewing Recordings Teleprompt can capture audio through any standard audio capture device such as the built in microphone or any 3rd party microphone that is attached and configured on your Mac Video can also be captured on computers that have a camera such as a built in FaceTime camera or standard digital video camera Audio Recording If your computer has a microphone while prompting you will
13. e text area if you enable them in your settings see Reading Guides in the Settings section of this guide The purpose of a reading guide is to highlight a fo cus area where the reader should concentrate his or her atten tion while reading Here we have enabled both an arrow and highlighting guides As you can see the reading area is identi fied by an arrow and highlighted area Console Click the screen once to reveal the console The console ap pears at the bottom of the screen It will auto hide after about 5 seconds Click the lock button to lock the console in place if you do not want it to auto hide The console contains the fol lowing controls that will allow you to tweak the playback of your script in real time Augo Font Size Lock Pause Play Speed viggo Reverse Cue Point Advance Cue Poi Playback Controls Playback can be controlled by clicking the pause play but ton to stop and resume scrolling Your chosen speed is dis played to the right of the pause play button To quickly in crease or decrease speed click the slower or faster button If you require more precise speed control the speed slider can be used to make very fine speed or large adjustments The buttons just below the play pause button are cue point buttons These buttons will advance or reverse the text to spe cific points that you have predefined in your script For more information about placing cue points in your script please see Cue Points i
14. e the existing Text Color E diplomatic negotiations it contained no threat or Background _ hint of war or of armed attack Font Arial Set It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was FontSize ei 4220 pt gt deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago During the intervening time the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive Save as Default Use Default SECTION 1 Group and Script List IN THIS SECTION Opening and closing a group Creating a group Renaming a group Reorganizing groups Deleting groups Selecting a script Creating a script Moving a script between groups Reorganizing scripts Deleting a script Importing scripts The group and script list is a list of all the scripts that you have created and stored using Teleprompt organized into various groups You can hide and display the script list in vari ous ways Click the Scripts button in the tool bar along the bot tom of the window select Hide Show Scripts in the View menu or simultaneously press Command Option sS F Y Famous Speeches 2 L Give Me Liberty Created 11 17 2011 Pearl Harbor Address Created 11 17 2011 m i Movie Scenes B Opening and closing a group Groups are merely ways of grouping scripts into various buck ets for better organization To open a group just click on the arrow to left of the group name Do the same to close the group Creat
15. ecording 1s permanent and cannot be undone You can also right click on each take and choose Play or De lete from the pop up menu Locating The Recording Files Audio recordings are stored in your user account Music folder which is found at lt User Name gt Music Teleprompt Video recordings can be found in your Movies folder under lt User Name gt Movies Teleprompt A quick of way of finding your recordings is to control click or right click on the take in the recordings panel and choose Show in Finder This will open a Finder window to the loca tion of the file and automatically select the file 2011 09 02 11 30 PM U FET 2011 8 Take 4 2044 00 Pls Show in Finder J Delete Note Moving or deleting recordings from these folders will also cause the record ing to be removed from Teleprompt the next time it runs or the script is updated 40 Cue points Bookmarked areas within a script that allow for easy jumping from one section to an other while prompting Cue points can be added anywhere within a script and you can create as many as you like Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Editor Dock A User Interface element in Mac OS X that serves as a convenient application and docu ment launcher among other things It is usually located at the bottom of the screen but can also be pinned to the side of the screen Related Glossary
16. ere Teleprompt Teleprompt uses two main views or modes The vast major actually renders your script and scrolls the text for you to read ity of setup and prompting is done using these two views Editing Mode This is the view that appears when you launch Teleprompt Use this mode to enter your script and configure the appear ance and playback settings for each individual script in real time Qo era WN Worse Pear Haria Adore T Fasuies gerne Li Dh iig Leer mummers iii Faai Masher ia Rar Vice Prpich Lr Spee Members of the Compe tere bie saute and of the Moves of Aerio vee Tee Deceiver Pth 14 9 cate which oar ll love in irlar thee Lined States of Arig E Leche L Was mkidsiy are deien e by nN by borip are or eee of te Empire of Jean Ths hiiia Sorte wae oi peace with Ghat majion era 25 the eolicigiion of open wee sil in Dome Erian with tte pea and fs emperor CR E Bey Pogra kaki board Shas mares of pan bi thee Vn Tn T Pach ine oe ae ee Lee r ee ee had comment Geer bn tha Arica cla Baik pi Aaii Of Ooh the pees aries fo the inetd States and he TEENAA celversd to our a Secretary of Stabe a forme reply fc a rei Aon Tae Ad witb ihis eee sired that Ht seamed useless to cortiu the aising Poel Gate EI Coders nanara i contained no eni or a hint od wero of armed atheck s H wall be recorded that the distance of Hren pan From Japan makes H obrita tart fhe NAA was Port Laa Gelber meh Cae
17. etween different com puters or between your iOS and Mac OS devices You can find out more about Google Docs at docs google com S Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Group and Script List Group and script list Located on the left side of the Editing Mode window the group and script list contains all of your script names collected into the groups you create You can drag and drop to reorder scripts within a group or to move scripts from one group to another Y Famous Speeches DE Give Me Liberty Created 11 17 2011 z Pearl Harbor Address Created 11 17 2011 gt Movie Scenes s Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Group and Script List Prompting mode This is the prompting or playback view where Teleprompt actually renders your script and scrolls the text for you to read in real time Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 1 Getting Started Script The text of a single prompting session A script is formatted in plain text and can have unique settings and cue points assigned to it Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 1 Getting Started Text mirroring When using a professional reflector device for teleprompting the display text gets re versed in the mirror To correct for this Teleprompt can mirr
18. ew the Getting Started section of this guide and then dig deeper into the advanced features to find the options that meet your needs We are constantly looking to improve our product If Tele prompt is not meeting your needs in some way or if you have suggestions for improvement please contact us at support bombingbrain com Enjoy Gene Whitaker CEO Bombing Brain Interactive CHAPTER 1 Getting Started The text that you read in Teleprompt is referred to as a script Prompting with Teleprompt can be as simple as fol lowing 5 basic steps 1 Launch the app by double clicking the app icon in the ap plications folder or single click the icon in your Dock 2 Clickthe button to add a new script or type N This button is located in the lower left corner of the list of scripts 3 The Script name field will automatically be selected Type a name for your script 4 Click the content field and either type in your script copy paste your script from another app such as Mail or Pages 5 Click the Start Button Thats it A countdown will appear followed by the prompting screen also referred to as prompting mode in this guide where your text will begin scrolling from bottom to top of the screen using several default appearance and behavior settings that are built into Teleprompt MOVIE 1 1 Your first Prompting Session REM 00 20 44 Modes Prompting Mode This is the prompting or playback view wh
19. he video button to open the video record ing preview window This window can be moved to any posi tion on the screen and resized by clicking and dragging the lower right corner Place the preview window outside of the area from which you will be reading for best results Video Record Button To begin recording click the Video Record button The button will glow bright red To stop click the button again Multiple takes can be recorded by stopping and starting recording All videos recorded with Teleprompt are compressed with standard H 264 video compression and can be easily imported into most video editing packages for further refinement and publishing og Browsing and Reviewing Recordings To review your recordings both audio and video exit prompt ing mode and return to editing mode On the bottom right side of the toolbar is a Recordings button Click this button to review a list of your recordings rgency of the moment This scontent will not pass until In this view you can play back your recordings Click the play button next to each recording in the list to play back the re cording E Take 3 01 39 2011 00 02 11 90 PM 1 Play y Take 2 00 42 Delete Recording 2011 00 02 11 28 PM Recording Take 1 00 35 AH 1 402 14 27 PM Take 2 00 55 2071 00 02 11 31 PM Take 1 60 39 i 1 11 40 PM To remove a take simply click the trash can to the right of the take Please note that deleting a r
20. ing a group To create a group click on the button which is at the lower left hand side of groups and scripts list This will add a new group in the list and allow you to give the group a name Renaming a group To rename a group just double click the group name and it will enter edit mode so it can be changed Press enter or click outside the edit window to save the new group name Reorganizing groups You can organize groups in any order you would like To move a group click and drag the group up and down the group list When the guide line is where you want the group lift your fin ger off the mouse button and the group will be moved the new location Deleting groups You can delete one or more groups at a time by clicking on the group or groups you wish to delete Hold down the option key to select groups that are not side by side Once the groups have been selected press the delete key or click the delete but ton whichis at the lower right side of the group list Note Any scripts that are stored within a group that is being deleted will also be deleted This cannot be undone If you do not want to delete the scripts inside a group move them to another group before deleting the group See Moving scripts between groups below Selecting a script To access a script click the arrow to the left of the group name to expand the list if it isn t already expanded Then simply click on the script s name in the script l
21. int 2 OW We tis obvious today that ntous Cue point 3 Slaves Ng have a dream this e Pe To remove a cue point simply place you cursor after the cue point marker in the text editor and hit the delete key on the keyboard To see cue points in action click the start button to begin prompting Your script will begin to scroll To quickly jump to one of your predefined cue points while prompting click the forward or reverse cue point buttons just below the pause but ton on the console Clicking these buttons will advance the prompter to the posi tion of the next or previous cue point Teleprompt remem bers the position of your cue points but does not display their markers while in prompting mode to reduce distraction to the reader 15 SECTION 3 Settings IN THIS SECTION 1 Preview Area 2 Behavior Settings Appearance Settings Setting Defaults The settings view appears to the right of the editor and shows nearly all of the behavior and appearance settings for your script when in prompting mode One nice feature of Tele prompt is that these settings are customized and saved per script so you can have different settings for each script To display the settings panel just click on the Settings button in the bottom toolbar rgency of the moment This content will not pass until om F Torre 16 Preview Area At the very top of the settings panel is the preview area This
22. ist The content and set tings for that script will populate the editor and configuration areas Creating a script To create a script click the button in the bottom left of the script list panel Another way of creating a new script is to use the New menu option in the File Menu or simply press Command N When a new script is created the editor will dis play an empty form for you to enter your script name and con tent The new script will automatically be placed in the last group you were in To move the script to another group sim ply drag the script onto another group Moving a script between groups To move one or more scripts between various groups select the scripts to move and drag them on top of the desired group Reorganizing scripts Scripts can be organized in any manner you would like within a group Organizing scripts is as easy as clicking and dragging the script where you want it Deleting a script To delete a script select a script in the script list and click the button at the lower left hand side or press the delete key You will be asked to confirm the delete Click Yes and your script will be deleted Note This action cannot be undone Importing scripts To import one or more scripts from the Dropbox or Google Docs online services click the import button at the lower left hand side of the script list or use the Import option in the File Menu See the Importing Text section in the next chapter
23. itor is detected Here you can enable or disable dual screen mode and set how text is displayed on both monitors while prompting Please refer to the section on Dual Screen Mode later in this document for more information Note All of these settings can also be quickly changed through the View Script Editor and Dual Mode menus Recording Preferences Teleprompt has the ability to use any digital video camera at tached to your computer to record the presenter while prompt ing Through the recording preferences you can set the video quality of the recording There are 3 options from which to choose high HD 1280 x 720 medium 640 x 480 and low 320 x 240 From the recording preferences window you can set which quality you would like ann Preferences High H 264 HD 1280x720 C Medium H 264 640x480 _ Low H 264 320x240 29 SECTION 2 Mirrored and Dual Mode Prompting IN THIS SECTION 1 Text Mirroring 2 Dual Mode Prompting Text Mirroring Teleprompt supports text mirroring for split glass reflec tor hardware that is commonly used in film and broadcasting If you have turned on the Mirror Text setting for a particular script the text area in prompting mode will invert the script text and the reading guides on screen When the Mac or an ex ternal screen is placed in the camera reflector the text will ap pear correctly to the reader 2S 10 00 Max 30 Dual Mode
24. le with older versions of Teleprompt for remote control pur poses This is because we often rework remote control func tionality in our updates In order for the remote to work both the prompting device and the remote control have to commu nicate in the same language For this reason it is imperative to have the latest versions of the apps on both devices For the greatest reliability please ensure that you are running the most recent version of Teleprompt on all devices We rec ommend always keeping your app versions current To do this run the App Store app on all devices and computers and click the Updates button at the bottom of the screen If Tele prompt or Teleprompt Remote appears in the list of up dated apps click Install to download and install the update If Teleprompt does not appear in this list on either device your apps should be up to date and compatible Wireless Network Setup Once you have Teleprompt for Mac installed on a machine and either Teleprompt or Teleprompt Remote installed on the remote control device first ensure that WiFi is enabled on both devices Make sure both the Mac and the remote controlling device are on the same WiFi network Please refer to the user guide for iOS for instructions on how to enable WiFi on those devices Remote Control Setup Once you have enabled wireless networking on your devices you are now ready to setup Teleprompt for remote control 1 Launch Tele
25. llow for quick adjustments during the the prompting session Use the following keystrokes to control prompting behavior e Play Pause Space Bar e Slow Down lt e Speed Up gt e Previous Cue Point e Next Cue Point e Exit Script ESC or X e Restart Begin Script B e Decrease Font Size Increase Font Size e Up Arrow Speed Up e Down Arrow Slow Down Gestures And Mouse Scrolling Teleprompt recognizes hand gestures made directly on a trackpad e Single Click Click once with one finger to reveal the Console see below e Two Finger Swipe Up and Down To scroll the text forward or backward live while prompting simply place a two fingers on the trackpad and swipe up or down to the position the text where you desire If you do not have a trackpad then using a scroll wheel on your mouse will have the same affect Two Finger Double Tap You can pause and resume playback by tapping twice quickly double tapping NOT clicking anywhere on the text area using two fin gers Three Finger Swipe Left And Right Placing 3 fin gers on the trackpad and swiping left will jump your script to the previous cue point Swiping right with 3 fin gers will advance your script to the next cue point 22 e Pinch amp Zoom Using the standard pinch and zoom gesture will slow down and speed up the script respec tively Guides Optional reading guides appear as either an arrow high lighted area or both in th
26. n the Editor section of this guide 23 On the left side of Play Pause button are buttons to quickly ad just the font size that is currently being displayed On the far left side of the console are the audio and video re cording buttons Clicking the audio button will start recording audio Clicking the video button will display the video preview window from which you can start recording video Please see the Audio amp Video section below for more details Reset And Exit When you reveal the console two additional controls appear toward the top of the screen On the left a reset button al lows you to restart your script from the beginning On the right the exit button is used to exit prompting mode 24 CHAPTER 4 z _s a W PA Advanced A Features le Recording Take 4 E tA i FICAUIVEIT Now that we ve taken a look at the major functions of Teleprompt it s time to dive further into the more advanced fea AQ O 3 a Q re at tures of the application Many users will i ose symbolic be perfectly happy never looking at any of these features but for those wanting to get the most of what Teleprompt has to E offer this chapter is for you L SECTION 1 Preferences IN THIS SECTION 1 Script Editing Preferences 2 Prompting Preferences 3 Recording Preferences There are several application preferences that control the way Teleprompt appears and behaves To access the ap
27. nd dropping of files di rectly into the app To import a script with drag amp drop make sure your file is a plain text file and has the txt extension Drag the file to the Script List area and drop the file Your script will then appear in the list and will be stored within the app You can also drag amp drop multiple files for quick imports Importing From Google Docs And Drop box Teleprompt integrates with both the Google Docs and Drop box services to provide simple import of scripts that have been written and saved to your online Google Documents or Drop box accounts Note Teleprompt can only import text files If you are using a rich editor such as Microsoft Word please save your document as text txt before attempting to im port it into Teleprompt To import from Google or Dropbox follow these simple steps 1 Click the Import button in the bottom left of the script list or choose the Import option from the File menu 2 The import window will display Click on the option for Google Docs or Dropbox from the list on the left 3 The first time you use either of these services they will re quest that you login and give approval for Teleprompt to 12 access your account If you ve already logged in using Sa MOVIE 2 1 Google Docs Import fari then it will automatically log you in and ask for ap proval Teleprompt File Edit View Window Help aeger COM i F lt B amp sunl054 Q i
28. ng inside a script Cue points allow you to mark key points in the script so that you can jump quickly to those points during prompting To add cue points to your script position the cursor in the text editor where you would like to put the cue point and right click control click A context menu will appear Click Add Cue Point Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure We are metonagreatl aug Cue Point at war We have come to dedicate aportiorvortnat field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live It is altogether Teleprompt will insert a small symbol in your script to mark the position of the cue point To review all of the cue points you have set within a script click the Cue Points button at the bottom right of the toolbar rgency of the moment This content will not pass until A menu will appear showing a list of all of your cue points Click on a cue point to advance the text editor to that posi tion 14 When the cue points panel is visible you can also add cue points with a click of the button that is at the top of the cue points panel Just place your cursor in the script where you want the place the mark and click the Add new Cue point button 5 Cue Points Add new Cue point as the Cue point 1 But ane hundred years Cue po
29. on to other scripts To configure your default settings simply click the Save as De fault button once you have chosen your preferred settings in any script Save as Default To apply these settings to any other script open the script by clicking on its name in the Script List and then click the Use Default button Use Default 19 CHAPTER 3 Prompting in with you Mode II go down in satest gt r freedom in arciilelar Once you have a script created in Tele AQ O J a Q re at prompt and have configured the set ose symbolic tings click the Start button to begin prompting or press Command Option R This will launch Teleprompt into Prompting Mode INTERACTIVE 3 1 Prompting Mode HAA Gettsyburg Address ACTUAL 00 00 06 ELAPSED 00 00 23 REM 00 04 15 y o our fathers c broug n An NIS a Av A A R ey Timers At the top of the screen are timers that can help you properly time your speech or session Teleprompt calculates an esti mated speaking time based on the length of your script and the playback speed selected Running timers will show elapsed time actual prompting time and time remaining based on the estimate The timer bar can be turned off if you prefer see View Timers in the previous chapter Text Area Your script will appear in the center of the prompting view and scroll automatically Keyboard Shortcuts Teleprompt has a set of keyboard shortcuts that a
30. or its text so that it looks backwards on the Mac s screen but correct in the reflector s display OS 70000 MSA Related Glossary Terms Index Find Term Chapter 4 Mirrored and Dual Mode Prompting Toolbar User Interface element located at the bottom of the Teleprompt window Contains sev eral icons that control the contents of the edit mode screen including scripts settings cue points and recordings Also contains the Start Prompting button which is used to switch Teleprompt into Prompting Mode Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term Chapter 2 Editor WiFi WiFi short for Wireless Fidelity is a protocol that allows electronic devices to ex change data wirelessly over a computer network It is commonly found in portable elec tronic devices such as the iPad as well as laptop computers Related Glossary Terms Drag related terms here Index Find Term i Chapter 4 Wireless Remote Control
31. peed that is configured in the scripts settings The text will appear on the remote with the same font and colors as on the prompting de vice The size of the text will depend on your remote setup The remote will always try to mimic the exact appearance of the prompting device This is to ensure that the text align ment and spacing is consistent and synchronized on both de vices If the remote is an 10S device it may have to switch ori entations landscape or portrait to better match the con trolled device The remote may also scale its view if the size of the displays do not match for example If the remote s screen and the prompting screen are the same size such as Mac to Mac same display resolu tions the text should appear pretty much identical be cause there is no need to scale If the remote s screen is different from the prompter Mac to iPad Mac to iPhone etc the remote will scale its text view to match the prompting device s view size and perhaps change screen orientation in the case of 10S devices The text should stay in syne with what is currently on the prompter Without this scaling the text size would not fit on the remote screen and the text preview on the remote would quickly fall out of syne with the prompting device come here today to dramatize a shameful condition In a sense we ve come to our nation s capital to cash a check When the architects of our 36 Controlling Pl
32. plication preferences click the Teleprompt menu in the application menu and choose Preferences Command for the short cut There are 3 preference sections Script Editing Prompting and Recording which pertain to different areas of the applica tion Simply click on an option at the top to view and config ure the application to your liking 26 Script Editing Preferences The script editor is the main section of the app where you can create modify and add cue points to your scripts We have pro vided a small set of font choices that you can use to configure the appearance of the text in the editor Click on a font to change the editor font Click the font size up and down but tons to find the font size that works best for you Verdana Times Georgia Palatino Script Editor Font Size AY A 4 27 Prompting Preferences Teleprompt defaults to prompting in full screen mode but if a8 oo Preferences you would rather it display in a resizable window simply click T Sat ore the In Window option within the Preferences screen This is Serigi Editing einen Recording useful if you have other windows you would like to see while prompting or for aligning the teleprompt view in line with Display Prompter e Full Sereen Jin Window your camera Dual Screen Mode Enab Dual Screen Mode Preferences i e Dual Screen mode preferences are only enabled when a secon Mirror talent screen only dary mon
33. prompt on your computer 2 Launch the remote software on the remote device If you are running the full version of Teleprompt on the remote device launch the app and then click the Re mote button at the top left in Editing Mode on the iPad on the bottom toolbar on the iPhone or iPod touch to access the device list e If you are using Teleprompt Remote simply launch the app e If you are using Teleprompt for Mac as a remote click the button labeled Remote in the lower left hand side of the toolbar 3 Choose your network connection Teleprompt will ask which type of connection you prefer to use To control the teleprompter running on a desktop you will always have to choose WiFi Note Bluetooth communication is not available for the Mac version at this time Note If you use Teleprompt for Mac to control another Mac it will not display this prompt 4 Choose a device to control The Device List will appear If your devices are able to pair or the devices are set up on 34 the same wireless network correctly you should see the name of the prompting device in this list Click the device name to initiate a remote control request Controllable Teleprompters Choose your devioe from this list Be sure your devices are connected to the same WIFI network Device List in Teleprompt for Mac 5 On the prompting device you will be prompted with a re mote control request Click Yes to allow remote control
34. reflectors for both sides left and right of the talent This mode is excellent for dual reflector set ups where the reader has a choice of which reflector to read e External Screen Only In this mode Teleprompt will only invert the text on the secondary talent moni tor while keeping the text on the main screen in a nor 21 mal orientation This is perfect for integrating Tele prompt with traditional split glass setups where a monitor is placed in the reflector In this configuration both reader and the controller will see the text correctly 32 SECTION 3 Wireless Remote Control IN THIS SECTION 1 Version Compatibility 2 Wireless Network Setup 2 Remote Control Setup 4 Live Remote Control Teleprompt has the capability to be remotely controlled as well as control another device using the following wireless de vices iPhone iPod touch or an iPad An iOS device that has 802 11 wireless networking support can be used to remotely control Teleprompt Macintosh A desktop or laptop computer running Tele prompt for Mac can also be used to remotely control another desktop running Teleprompt over a local 802 11 wireless net work When using an 10S device you must run one of the following apps on the device Teleprompt for iPad or Teleprompt for iPhone full paid version Teleprompt Remote free iPhone app 33 Version Compatibility New versions of Teleprompt are normally not compatib
35. se Default promissory note inso honoring this sacred d check a check which efuse to believe that that there are insuffi ation So we have ipon demand the e also come to this hal f now This is no time anauilizina drua of INTERACTIVE 2 1 Editing Mode gt Movie Scenes gt Lectures gt My Scripts JO PM Script List Y Famous Speeches Give Me Liberty Created 11 17 2011 Pear Harbor Address Created 11 17 2011 lt gt Editor Pearl Harbor Ac script 2 of 2 518 Words Pearl Harbor Address Mr Vice President Mr Speaker Members of the Senate and of the House of Representatives Yesterday December 7th 1941 a date which will live in infamy the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan The United States was at peace with that nation Configuration and at the solicitation of Japan was still in poon conversation with its government and its emperor Countdown lt 0 gt looking toward the maintenance of peace in the ASEEN J Pacific Indeed one hour after Japanese air squadrons Mirror Text had commenced bombing in the American island Guidesye ROP amp of Oahu the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our i Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continu
36. t they did here It is for us the living rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced lt is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have aiad in vain that this nation ny under Gord shall have a new birth of al L U IE Ej m smmm E Expanding the Editor Teleprompt was designed to help make script editing simple 10 The text fields within the editor can be expanded for more viewing area by clicking the Scripts button in the bottom tool bar and turning off the cue points or settings panel with the buttons on the right side of the toolbar This will increase the size of the text fields for easy reading and editing To see the cue points or settings panels again just click the buttons in the toolbar Editor Menus and Keyboard Shortcuts Appearance Settings The script editor s appearance can be customized to suit your needs Most of these preferences can be accessed via the appli cation menu and keyboard shortcuts Edit Bu Dual Mode Window Help n Hide Scripts HS Start Prompter XER jam Increase Font Size mesihiiehidaeigh _ Decrease Font Size g Will go down in histo Five score year Whos
37. teleorompt am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation FOR OS X VERSION 1 4 USER MANUAL by Bombing Brain Pe ewer rk eS TV OE Teleprompt for Mac User Manual Version 1 4 Introduction Teleprompt is a simple yet powerful professional telepromp ter application for the Macintosh iPad iPhone and iPod touch Whether you are a video producer looking for an afford able portable alternative to traditional teleprompter setups or a public speaker looking for a powerful aid for delivering speeches our goal is to provide you with the easiest to use and yet most effective prompting solution available on the iOS and Macintosh platforms In addition to basic text prompting functions Teleprompt offers many advanced options and features that will enable you to custom tailor your prompting setup according to your own needs We offer such advanced features as text mirroring for true hardware mirror setups dual screen prompting video and audio recording and wireless remote control capabil ity Despite these advanced features it is incredibly simple to get up and running with Teleprompt We ve strived to keep Tele prompt as simple to use as possible and we believe we ve succeeded Within minutes of purchase you can be prompting with little setup or knowledge of the product To get started quickly we suggest you revi
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