Alternatively, when you’re engaged on a manufacturing that mandates a $280 teleprompter, there’s a good likelihood you have got one thing higher than a $130 webcam. So, Elgato features a pair of other backplates. One, a common shroud, has a easy rectangular gap and cloth shroud, just like the one I described above. If all else fails, this backplate handles any digicam that may match contained in the teleprompter.
If Elgato solely included these two, it will be ample, however the firm went past and included a DSLR/mirrorless backplate and eight step-up rings from 48 mm to 77 mm. These rings connect on to the entrance of your digicam lens. The rings then slot instantly into the Prompter’s backplate, blocking out all stray gentle with out requiring a hood. It made it a lot simpler to hook up my cameras to the prompter.
The Prompter additionally comes with a platform that may be adjusted up or all the way down to line the digicam up precisely the place wanted. The digicam may also be bolted to the platform, although in my testing it wasn’t fairly spacious sufficient to deal with bigger units like Blackmagic’s cinema cameras. For those who’re utilizing a very cumbersome digicam or lengthy lens with the Prompter, you would possibly must construct a customized rig to mount it.
As a pleasant little bonus, the Prompter has two hot-shoe mounts alongside its prime, permitting you to mount issues like lights or a microphone. That is helpful if you need to construct a rig across the prompter.
{Photograph}: Eric Ravenscraft
The Second Display screen I Want
Teleprompters received comparatively cheap as soon as producers realized many individuals have iPads (or a spare phone) sitting round they will use to show their scripts. We even recommend a couple of these. Elgato takes the Prompter in a special route by together with a display instantly.
When linked to a pc (both Home windows or Mac), this display is acknowledged as an exterior show, identical to another monitor. By default, it might probably mirror or lengthen your desktop, permitting you to make use of no matter app to point out your script. You’ll be able to even open up a Google Doc and bump the textual content measurement up if you wish to put as little effort into messing with the teleprompter as doable.
