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CuePrompter: A Screencaster’s Best Friend?

2011/01/10 By David

People prepare for screencasts in different ways. Some folks will create detailed outlines, while others might jot down a few talking points. And then there are those who can just sit down and click record; they never formally prepare.

If you’re one of those people who likes a more scripted approach, you might want to consider CuePrompter.

CuePrompter is a free, online utility that transforms your laptop or monitor into a teleprompter. Just copy your script, talking points or outline and paste into CuePrompter, and you’ll never trip up on another screencast. You can control  scrolling speed, type size and colors.

I probably wouldn’t use something like this for screencasting, but it could be something I’d use for video podcasts or impromptu interviews at conferences.

Anyway, it’s a great idea and I’d be interested to know how or if you’d use something like this.

Filed Under: E-learning Toolkit Tagged With: CuePrompter, journalism, Screencasting, screenr, teleprompter, toolkit

Comments

  1. Monica Quijada says

    2011/01/10 at 10:24 am

    Are you in my head? I was just getting ready to record a Happy New Year video for ASTD and was wondering how I was going to remember everything. Thanks for solving my problem!

  2. david says

    2011/01/11 at 11:33 am

    @Monica – I like the idea of using CuePrompter on a laptop or second monitor. I could see it working better on a second computer where someone could help monitor the pacing for you.

    Here’s another idea on teleprompters but this time using PowerPoint: http://www.labnol.org/software/powerpoint-as-teleprompter/18453/

    Good luck on your ASTD video.

  3. Will Findlay says

    2011/09/07 at 9:12 pm

    I recently did a video shoot where we used an iPad with GoodReader (an app) as a teleprompter. The script was copied over to GoodReader as a text file. I was able to scroll the text manually in GoodReader so that it matched the pace of the presenter. It worked quite well.

  4. Enna Ayub says

    2014/09/04 at 8:53 am

    David,
    I was teaching lecturers doing screen recording today and they were reading from a script and we can hear paper flicking in the background, and I was wishing if only we could have a teleprompter. Thanks for this post!

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