Prompster
An excellent app which does what it says it will do.
Great update
Appreciate the new features, even the icon looks cool. Just wish this app had a way where instead of having to hit stop each time or fiddling with the speed buttons in order to slow down or speed up the prompt; that the (black) prompt screen could be advanced or frozen by the swipe or touch of a finger, yet done in such a way that would not affect the timer.
Another great feature would be an edit on the fly feature, or at least when going back to edit mode, that the screen could leave off more or less where the prompt mode was at, rather than having to stop the prompt, switch back to edit, scroll furiously through the whole presentation to find where the edit needs to be made, then switch back to prompt, wherein the darn thing takes you all the way back to the beginning, and once again you have to scroll furiously to find your spot. This is the worst when it's 5 minutes before show time.
Another thing that seems kinda bad: because I tend to carry the iPad in-hand while speaking, sometimes my gestures cause the screen to rotate. Now I lock the screen with the side switch, but should the screen rotate, the action itself takes you to a whole different area of the text while in prompt. One just has to remember to lock.
Another great feature would be an edit on the fly feature, or at least when going back to edit mode, that the screen could leave off more or less where the prompt mode was at, rather than having to stop the prompt, switch back to edit, scroll furiously through the whole presentation to find where the edit needs to be made, then switch back to prompt, wherein the darn thing takes you all the way back to the beginning, and once again you have to scroll furiously to find your spot. This is the worst when it's 5 minutes before show time.
Another thing that seems kinda bad: because I tend to carry the iPad in-hand while speaking, sometimes my gestures cause the screen to rotate. Now I lock the screen with the side switch, but should the screen rotate, the action itself takes you to a whole different area of the text while in prompt. One just has to remember to lock.
Show less
Under featured and overpriced
I bought this app with the idea of using it for my training videos. After using it for a short time I realize that i wasted the purchase price. I'll have to find another app.
If all you need is to autoscroll a text file, this app is fine. The 'record a video of you speaking' is a neat gimmick... Unfortunately the app is so under featured even the gimmick isn't worth it. All you can do is enter text and then set it to auto scroll. You have extremely limited control over font and there is no line highlighting, no flip (for mirror / camera use) or any other features you'd expect for an app at this price point.
The app doesn't even let you go full screen. This could be great, but sadly is not. If you want a teleprompter app, keep looking there are better ones out there. What you see in the screenshots is all you get.
If all you need is to autoscroll a text file, this app is fine. The 'record a video of you speaking' is a neat gimmick... Unfortunately the app is so under featured even the gimmick isn't worth it. All you can do is enter text and then set it to auto scroll. You have extremely limited control over font and there is no line highlighting, no flip (for mirror / camera use) or any other features you'd expect for an app at this price point.
The app doesn't even let you go full screen. This could be great, but sadly is not. If you want a teleprompter app, keep looking there are better ones out there. What you see in the screenshots is all you get.
Show less
Solid App and Positive User Experience
I bought Promptster in a pinch for a video shoot, but realized it wasn't what I needed. The user interface was very nice and easy to work with, but I didn't realize that it didn't work with a mirrored display and I couldn't control it with another iOS device via Bluetooth. I contacted one of the support staff, mentioned the issues, and had a very good experience while dealing with them. They mentioned these features could possibly be in a future update. I'd seriously recommend the app for speakers and prosumer video production applications.
Show less
Very good & useful, needs small tweaks
I make training videos for a living, and this helps a lot with the on-camera portions. Using iTunes, I import scripts from the PC into Prompster. And the app is intuitive; it has a low learning curve and I didn't need a manual. Still, it needs a few tweaks to be even better:
• Import multiple files at once. I had 20 files and it was tedious to import them one-at-a-time.
• Delete multiple files at once.
• Allow custom, default settings for font size and speed. The app always defaults to text that's too small and too slow.
• Support an extended character set. Single and double quotes don't import properly, so I have to remember to convert them to foot and inch marks before importing.
• Import multiple files at once. I had 20 files and it was tedious to import them one-at-a-time.
• Delete multiple files at once.
• Allow custom, default settings for font size and speed. The app always defaults to text that's too small and too slow.
• Support an extended character set. Single and double quotes don't import properly, so I have to remember to convert them to foot and inch marks before importing.
Show less
A Rosy Future already achieved - yet may still be unfolding!
Hi folk,
I have just purchased this app and am immediately impressed by its interface which is both attractive and well thought out with the controls being easily to hand and sensibly placed. I uploaded a file from my Mac at the first attempt following the very clear instructions on the iPad's app screen.
Presently the display for prompting is white text on black, is crystal clear and can be changed for font, text size and device orientation without distorting or losing the scrolling text. The Stop/Start button also acts as a Pause control when reading.
The voice recording and playback options of spoken text also worked well first time tried - once the sequence of buttons are fully understood as to what each activates and when.
I have a lot of hanging indents on word processing rtf files and could see these posing problems with all the text becoming left aligned. However, I have a macro within the word processing programme which replaces the hanging indents and the word wraps with the pre-insertion of blank spaces across each horizontal line up to the positioning of the hanging indent. This is of great use in ensuring pages for html display on a scrolling website page retain for display their desired horizontal start position on lines. It also works extremely well for generating formatted ePub books.
eBook Reader - I know it is not intended for this - but I can see a future for it in this additional use as a lot of eBook readers do not auto-scroll the text. I have already uploaded a section of an ePub book and it works fine for reading with auto-scrolling text. All I had to do was convert the ePub book to a text file - AND it displayed the text in the original quite complex horizontal formatting of the line which also enabled vertical alignment to also be accurately obtained over varying numbers of lines of text. (See section above on preinserting blank spaces into horizontal lines.)
Downs - There is presently not an option to change background colour, tone, or intensity of colour. It may well be desirable to have, say grey tones or pale yellows or cream colours with grey or darkish green tones of text etc for easier reading under bedside light illumination or in a darkened auditorium for multimedia presentations which may be significant in avoiding eye strain through high contrast text.
Congratulations to the authors. This start augurs well for the future of this app. I wonder what its future holds and may unfold.
I have just purchased this app and am immediately impressed by its interface which is both attractive and well thought out with the controls being easily to hand and sensibly placed. I uploaded a file from my Mac at the first attempt following the very clear instructions on the iPad's app screen.
Presently the display for prompting is white text on black, is crystal clear and can be changed for font, text size and device orientation without distorting or losing the scrolling text. The Stop/Start button also acts as a Pause control when reading.
The voice recording and playback options of spoken text also worked well first time tried - once the sequence of buttons are fully understood as to what each activates and when.
I have a lot of hanging indents on word processing rtf files and could see these posing problems with all the text becoming left aligned. However, I have a macro within the word processing programme which replaces the hanging indents and the word wraps with the pre-insertion of blank spaces across each horizontal line up to the positioning of the hanging indent. This is of great use in ensuring pages for html display on a scrolling website page retain for display their desired horizontal start position on lines. It also works extremely well for generating formatted ePub books.
eBook Reader - I know it is not intended for this - but I can see a future for it in this additional use as a lot of eBook readers do not auto-scroll the text. I have already uploaded a section of an ePub book and it works fine for reading with auto-scrolling text. All I had to do was convert the ePub book to a text file - AND it displayed the text in the original quite complex horizontal formatting of the line which also enabled vertical alignment to also be accurately obtained over varying numbers of lines of text. (See section above on preinserting blank spaces into horizontal lines.)
Downs - There is presently not an option to change background colour, tone, or intensity of colour. It may well be desirable to have, say grey tones or pale yellows or cream colours with grey or darkish green tones of text etc for easier reading under bedside light illumination or in a darkened auditorium for multimedia presentations which may be significant in avoiding eye strain through high contrast text.
Congratulations to the authors. This start augurs well for the future of this app. I wonder what its future holds and may unfold.
Show less
Excellent for Voiceovers
I got this app for the few public speaking engagements I give every year. However, if you work in voice-over, narration, or anything similar, this app will take your productivity to the next level.
Awesome tool!
Awesome tool!
It's really good
Wow.....kind of nice to be able to write a good review.....for a change!!!
This program is really useful. At first I was hesitant because of the cost but that has been quickly overcome. It's a simple program and does exactly what it says. You type in your presentation and then hit prompters button and you are good to go. I love that you can move through your speech manually or automatically(you have plenty of timing adjustments you can pick from based upon how fast or slow you want to proceed).
I love how it blacks out everything and just leaves the words you want up as you go. It also automatically keeps the iPad turned on, so there are no surprised turn offs, leaving you stranded in the middle of your presentation.
This program for me was well worth the money.
This program is really useful. At first I was hesitant because of the cost but that has been quickly overcome. It's a simple program and does exactly what it says. You type in your presentation and then hit prompters button and you are good to go. I love that you can move through your speech manually or automatically(you have plenty of timing adjustments you can pick from based upon how fast or slow you want to proceed).
I love how it blacks out everything and just leaves the words you want up as you go. It also automatically keeps the iPad turned on, so there are no surprised turn offs, leaving you stranded in the middle of your presentation.
This program for me was well worth the money.
Show less
Great start, looking forward to the updates!
Great app! Love the clean interface!
Would love to see some features added:
- a 'time remaining' clock display
- the ability to drop word docs, PDFs and pages docs into it- this really is a must! I find that preparing presentations often needs an editor that I can format sections and titles etc, and then can cut and paste text around between the sections.
- the ability to add colours into the presentation- I will often use blue for illustrations, red for references etc
- most importantly, the ability to move the text manually. This is particularly helpful when using cues rather than reading the text fully. It there was an option to turn the text scrolling off, but allow the presenter to swipe up or down, that would make this a five star app!
Great start, looking forward to the ongoing development!
Would love to see some features added:
- a 'time remaining' clock display
- the ability to drop word docs, PDFs and pages docs into it- this really is a must! I find that preparing presentations often needs an editor that I can format sections and titles etc, and then can cut and paste text around between the sections.
- the ability to add colours into the presentation- I will often use blue for illustrations, red for references etc
- most importantly, the ability to move the text manually. This is particularly helpful when using cues rather than reading the text fully. It there was an option to turn the text scrolling off, but allow the presenter to swipe up or down, that would make this a five star app!
Great start, looking forward to the ongoing development!
Show less
Excellent Program
This is a real good program that would go from good to great if you could import MS Word and Pages documents into the program, instead of having to save as a text file. Having said that, buy this app, it works really well.
