I was thinking more of something like this:



http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/542906-REG/Autocue_QTV_PSP08D_PACKAGE_Professional_Series_8_Straight_Read.html

A mere $2,249.95 at B&H.

No surprise there as QTV has always been ridiculously expensive :-(

Mike

They did well to put the prompter above, that way the subject's eyes won't look so sleepy.

What's the largest LCD photo frame nowadays? 8"? That's pretty small, and I don't think you'll have any control over the timing while shooting. Not easy.

If you're close enough to read a 7"-8" screen, the subject will no longer appear to look into the camera. From farther away, it will be hard to read more than a few words, so you'll be at the mercy of the timing.


Do you have a laptop? That would let you use a real prompter program (there are some really inexpensive ones and even free that are still good), and you can use a Keyspan or other remote to control the scrolling.

You could even use that to build a real teleprompter with a mirror, try this DIY project, or this Google search for more.

I would suggest a laptop and a free app.

Easyprompter opens a browser and plays in the browser window fullscreen. It works really well and is customizeable in terms of font and speed. Try it.

John

Did a job with Johnny Bench about a decade ago and he could read a prompter as far away as the pitcher's mound. Pretty amazing eyesight, but it was part of what made him such a good catcher.

Rob Mack

I worked a job last week with client testimonials that the people wrote and there is no way a photo frame would have worked. Unless you have the talent on the spot to write out the text and format it to their pace and pronunciation of each sentence, timing will be horrible.

I wish it would work, I would have liked to have saved $1300, but maybe you can find one to rent or buy a smaller size. Of the nine women I was recording, two had trouble reading a 15" teleprompter from 8' away with a 1024x768 screen size and size 72 font. You will not get a good read from the photo frame.

That makes a lot of sense. I know that people often like to read teleprompters without their eyeglasses and a larger prompter makes sense even if the distance is less that 8 feet I suppose.

I've got a monitor I use while videoing. And THAT has a USB stick and plays DivX files. Ooo-er . .. . could be good.

Laurence - thanks! That could be excellent for me. I do like utilising the kit I've already invested money in for another purpose . .

Grazie

Let me know if you can make it work Grazie. A 15" photoframe costs about $250 here: expensive for a photoframe, but dirt cheap for a teleprompter.

Let me know if you can make it work Grazie. A 15" photoframe costs about $250 here: expensive for a photoframe, but dirt cheap for a teleprompter.
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Laurence,

If you already have a 15 inch laptop, why don't you give my suggestion above a try. It won't cost anything.

John