 Why use a
teleprompter?
Teleprompters are cool. Putting a half-silvered mirror in front of the
camera so the talent can read magically floating white letters scrolling
upward while looking straight down the barrel of the camera lens is a
great way to save the trouble of memorizing lengthy scripts and make
shoots go faster, smoother and better. Even without a mirror, you can put
a laptop below, or above, the camera to achieve almost the same thing.
 What's wrong with
teleprompters?
Professional teleprompters cost too much, and some aren't designed very
well. They usually run you more than a thousand dollars (though the
expensive ones usually include a small dedicated monitor and/or box with
mirror). We consider this highway robbery, since small LCD monitors can be
purchased for under $100, and half-silvered mirrors and boxes are not too
expensive.
 What is
PromptDog?
PromptDog is a software-only teleprompter, designed by DVcreators.net,
one of the world's most respected video training companies, for our actual
shoots, and tweaked extensively on the set and afterwards until it worked
perfectly to our very high standards. And now, we are offering it to you -
for a fraction of the price of competing, inferior solutions.
 Smooth, quiet
scrolling
Instead of using noisy keystrokes, PromptDog uses your mouse scroll
wheel or laptop trackpad, for very quiet and responsive, easily adjustable
scrolling speed. (Although if you don't have a scroll wheel or trackpad,
up and down arrow keys work also!).
 Easily change your
display
When you're on the set, every second counts. All controls for text
size, font, line spacing and inverting text for black-on-white display are
easily accessible right on the main page - no hunting for preferences or
searching through menus.
 Colorize text
In PromptDog, you can colorize specific sections of your script for
designating different sections for multiple speakers or putting emphasis
on specific words.
 QuickRewind
When the talent flubs a line, just a flick of your finger backward on
the mouse wheel and the text will rapidly skip back a few lines at warp
speed so you can retake the section, unlike other prompters where you have
to work very hard to scroll back a few lines.
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 EZedit
Wording sound a little awkward in a section? Want to make an
on-the-spot script revision? This is very common. No hassle. Just click
the edit button, make your change, click done and keep prompting!
 Second talent
window
If the talent is not operating the teleprompter, PromptDog offers a
second resizable window that can be positioned on a second monitor with
perfectly synchronized scrolling that can be placed on a second monitor so
you can operate the prompter for your talent.
 Timing is key
One awesome new feature is the timer showing not only how long you've
been reading, but with a feature only found on the most expensive
teleprompters, which is the total estimated read time, based on the length
of the script and how fast you‘re reading through it.
QuickSearch
Have a long script and want to jump to a certain phrase without
scrolling and scrolling and scrolling? Use the QuickSearch feature,
available both in the Edit Window and the Operator Window, to instantly
jump where you want.
 Adjustable eyeline
indicator
Is the eyeline indicator a little high or low? Just click on it and
drag to reposition - the change is automatically mirrored in the second
window. Or make it more transparent or opaque. You can also choose to have
the eyeline indicator on the left, right or both sides of the prompter
window.
 Mirrored text
For the ultimate in professional teleprompting, with one click, the
text on the talent window can be reversed, so with a second monitor, a
couple cardboard boxes, a black T-shirt to drape around your lens and a
half-silvered mirror, you have a simple, very inexpensive but highly
effective teleprompter - the same that we use on our shoots!
What features are in both PromptDog and
PromptPuppy?
- drag ‘n’ drop or menu import
- mouse scroll wheel operation
- trackpad operation
- arrow key operation
- change font
- text size
- text line spacing
- invert background
- QuickRewind
- movable eyeline indicator
What features are only in PromptDog?
- invert scroll direction
- separate, synchronized Talent Window
- optional mirrored text in Talent Window
- script editor
- can colorize words, phrases
- can save edited script
- search field in Edit Window
- search field in Operator Window
- eyeline indicator on left, right or both
- eyeline indicator opacity
- script timer
- realtime estimated total read time
System Requirements:
- Mac OS X
- Windows XP and Vista
- Reliable internet connection
Recommended:
- mouse scroll wheel or trackpad
- 2nd monitor (for through-the-lens prompting)
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