Thank you Ron. This is the best and easiest rig ever if you build it with a regular piece of glass and not with a silvered glass that costs $109.00 (10 x 10 inches)
Thank you for the video, Ronscott. I had gain a huge video quality, especially talking heads from using a teleprompter and PPT Mirror software, I speak freely and, of course, ‘‘get your messages across’’ in self -produced videos. I display my PowerPoint in reverse or flip it and put your tablet in the teleprompter and get started, simple, and easy to use. Which leads my videos to more naturalness, and I advance my slides using bluetooth remote.
Hi Ron, I am a journalist from the Netherlands and I was just about to make a prompter like you did (as a camera I will use my Huawei P7 and as a prompter my Surface). I found your vid well done and inspiring. Are the measurements/materials available somewhere? Was that 'foamboard'that you used? Thanks Theo Richel
+Theo Richel I used 1/2 inch black foamcore (original brand name "Fome-Cor" ). I bought mine at a local art supply store but you can find it online. There is a product called "gator board" or "gator foam" that is stronger but cannot easily be cut with an X-acto knife (razor) like I used. There is a caption in the video near the end with a link to where I got the partially silvered mirror glass. Here is a link to a drawing of my rig: onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=50AFACB28BC82526!5484&authkey=!AOzm52TUgiOymvg&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg
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Thank you so much for the video, I made the teleprompter! It works great. One question though, what are is the mount and gadgets on you camera in min 10:28 of your video?
Hi Ron! I have built the teleprompter as per your spec. I changed it a little (mainly extended the length of the bottom beyond the size of the mirror) to also include space to place my phone so I can mount he whole box, phone included, on a single tripod. However I have a small problen/question: in your video you placed the prompter on one tripod, and the camera on another. I only have the one tripod, so I have added to the whole box a wooden floor, so the bottom is harder and sturdier. The only thing is I can't really find a way to attach the wood to the tripod. any idea would be appreciated :) Great vid by the way!!! Thanks!
+Rodolfo Suarez Thanks. It has come in handy, especially for my "Ron Reads and Rants" vids (which I have suspended for a while because the news has been so full of horrid stuff that does not lend itself to snarky comments ;-)
Biggest cost is for partially silvered glass. You can save money by using ordinary picture frame glass but you will get double images on your text (see video). The foam-core is very cheap. I don't know of a cheaper material that would work as well.
Thank you so much for the video, I made the teleprompter! It works great. One question though, what are is the mount and gadgets on you camera in min 10:28 of your video?
From left to right: receiver for Sennheiser EW100G3 wireless mike, Rode VideoMic Pro, SmallHD DP4 video monitor. The 3 are mounted on a cold shoe bar that mounts on top of the camera on its hot shoe mount. The audio is from the Sennheiser lav mike on me. I may have used a splitter to put the lav mike on one channel and the Rode on the other. This way I have backup audio if one fails or I want a roomier sounding audio via the Rode. Subsequent to posting this video I built a rig expressly for handing two mic inputs into a DSLR that features volume controls and other features. Here is a link to that video: ua-cam.com/video/QaM6S4wE7aw/v-deo.html
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7 years later your video is still relevant... Thank you Sir. The best around.
Edited in Vegas Pro 12, wow, that dates it! DaVinci Resolve forever!
Thank you Ron. This is the best and easiest rig ever if you build it with a regular piece of glass and not with a silvered glass that costs $109.00 (10 x 10 inches)
Thank you for the video, Ronscott.
I had gain a huge video quality, especially talking heads from using a teleprompter and PPT Mirror software, I speak freely and, of course, ‘‘get your messages across’’ in self -produced videos. I display my PowerPoint in reverse or flip it and put your tablet in the teleprompter and get started, simple, and easy to use. Which leads my videos to more naturalness, and I advance my slides using bluetooth remote.
Exellent Work. Simply genius. Thank you very much.
Very nice tutorial and one of the nicest looking ones. A Lot of other videos look awful and cheap. Where did you get the glass from ? Thanks
I used the glass from the front of a 90's microwave which is silvered
Nice simple design. Just saw the Fire tablets real cheap - looks like a great way to go. Thanks !
Great idea with the foam core!
Great stuff, Ron. I'm going to attempt to build one based on yours :)
Hi Ron,
I am a journalist from the Netherlands and I was just about to make a prompter like you did (as a camera I will use my Huawei P7 and as a prompter my Surface). I found your vid well done and inspiring. Are the measurements/materials available somewhere? Was that 'foamboard'that you used?
Thanks
Theo Richel
+Theo Richel I used 1/2 inch black foamcore (original brand name "Fome-Cor" ). I bought mine at a local art supply store but you can find it online. There is a product called "gator board" or "gator foam" that is stronger but cannot easily be cut with an X-acto knife (razor) like I used. There is a caption in the video near the end with a link to where I got the partially silvered mirror glass. Here is a link to a drawing of my rig: onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=50AFACB28BC82526!5484&authkey=!AOzm52TUgiOymvg&v=3&ithint=photo%2cjpg
Hi great work...you have inspired me to build my own teleprompter...thanks
nice video, I will try to do it tonight.
Thanks, Ron. Very helpful.
Thank you for the additional info about the "miror issues" at the end of your video.
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Very very nice !!!
Thank you so much, simple yet looks pro. Clean job too 😃
Thank you so much for the video, I made the teleprompter! It works great. One question though, what are is the mount and gadgets on you camera in min 10:28 of your video?
Awesome! Thank you!
Hi Ron! I have built the teleprompter as per your spec.
I changed it a little (mainly extended the length of the bottom beyond the size of the mirror) to also include space to place my phone so I can mount he whole box, phone included, on a single tripod.
However I have a small problen/question: in your video you placed the prompter on one tripod, and the camera on another. I only have the one tripod, so I have added to the whole box a wooden floor, so the bottom is harder and sturdier.
The only thing is I can't really find a way to attach the wood to the tripod.
any idea would be appreciated :)
Great vid by the way!!!
Thanks!
too awsome! thanks for the advice. Now to just get the piece of glass lol
Thank you.
Would you build one of these for someone else ?
Like you're little design, but am all thumbs.
I could do that but would have to charge about $500 to do it.
excellent. i did it, and it was great.
I would love a set of plans, but the link for them is broken.
Try this link: 1drv.ms/u/s!AiYlyIuyrK9Qqmzs5udk1IIjspr4
Great vid man
+Rodolfo Suarez Thanks. It has come in handy, especially for my "Ron Reads and Rants" vids (which I have suspended for a while because the news has been so full of horrid stuff that does not lend itself to snarky comments ;-)
Muito top !!!
Nice ...
Excellent!
gracias !!!!
Muito bom, gostei.
There is a link in the video at about 11:23 for where I got glass,.
Cost is high. It can be cheaper
Biggest cost is for partially silvered glass. You can save money by using ordinary picture frame glass but you will get double images on your text (see video). The foam-core is very cheap. I don't know of a cheaper material that would work as well.
Thank you so much for the video, I made the teleprompter! It works great. One question though, what are is the mount and gadgets on you camera in min 10:28 of your video?
From left to right: receiver for Sennheiser EW100G3 wireless mike, Rode VideoMic Pro, SmallHD DP4 video monitor. The 3 are mounted on a cold shoe bar that mounts on top of the camera on its hot shoe mount. The audio is from the Sennheiser lav mike on me. I may have used a splitter to put the lav mike on one channel and the Rode on the other. This way I have backup audio if one fails or I want a roomier sounding audio via the Rode. Subsequent to posting this video I built a rig expressly for handing two mic inputs into a DSLR that features volume controls and other features. Here is a link to that video: ua-cam.com/video/QaM6S4wE7aw/v-deo.html
Thank you! I appreciate your work and your time.