At a glance

Free teleprompter software that supports all operating systems, including: Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Chrome, and Linux. About Autocue/QTV Qstart. Entry-level Mac Teleprompter Software. Native Mac OS QStart teleprompter software. Dual screen functionality to work with any teleprompter monitor. Support teams in 3 locations - NY, Charlotte & London. 50+ years of experience serving global broadcasters' prompting needs. Free upgrades. OpenShot™ was created in 2008, in an effort to build a free, simple, open-source video editor for Linux. It is now available on Linux, Mac, and Windows, has been downloaded millions of times, and continues to grow as a project! AutoCue is compatible with any iPhone and iPod Touch running the iPhone 2.x software udpate. Dale Gardner is a freelance writer and aspiring photographer who lives in Northern Virginia.

Our Verdict

Popular folklore tells us Abraham Lincoln wrote his historic Gettysburg Address on the back of an envelope. Today’s orators wouldn’t be caught with such unsophisticated tools, preferring complex and expensive TelePrompTers that let them appear to speak extemporaneously. With AutoCue from Softalk, you can join presidents and prime ministers with your own prompter, right in the palm of your hand.

AutoCue provides a simple and easy-to-use prompter which scrolls the text of your speech or notes, allowing you to stay on track with your iPhone or iPod touch. You can write speeches using AutoCue’s built-in editor. A faster—and easier option—is to create a text file and upload it to your iPhone using a Web browser, the Finder, or a Network Drive in Windows.

The application’s default white text on a black background—as well as the size of text—can be modified as you desire. Scrolling speed, ranging from glacial to to literally breathtaking, is set to an adjustable default and can be changed as you speak. You can also pause scrolling, which displays a progress bar revealing elapsed time and the estimated time required to complete the presentation.

The app displays scrolling text in either portrait or landscape mode, although the pace of the display is appreciably slower when presenting in landscape. If you’re a fast talker, you might find you outpace the application, even at full speed. While uploading and file management tasks are simple, AutoCue is sensitive to file format. AutoCue only supports text files, and those lacking a .txt file extension are not displayed in the application’s list of speeches.

If you’re often called on to give presentations, AutoCue is an inexpensive and useful addition to your toolkit.

AutoCue is compatible with any iPhone and iPod Touch running the iPhone 2.x software udpate.

[Dale Gardner is a freelance writer and aspiring photographer who lives in Northern Virginia.]

Now you’re prompting with QStart are you thinking about on-camera teleprompters but don’t know where to start?

Autocue Prompter

Here’s our easy guide to the questions you should ask….now click on to find out the answers!

It’s not true for all teleprompters, but Autocue Starter Series prompters use a fully adjustable riser system that support all cameras up to ENG size. They also include adjustment in the hood of the prompter allowing you to position the lens of the camera centrally in the glass to get direct eye contact from talent while they read the script. So with Starter Series prompters your main consideration will be whether your support system (fluid head, tripod, etc.) has the capacity to hold the weight of the prompter you have selected.

The second fundamental factor in your search for a teleprompter is the distance from the talent to the camera. Get something too small, and it will be hard to read. Get something too big, and the audience will be able to see the talent’s eyes scan across the screen. A great rule of thumb is one inch per foot. If the talent is 12 feet away, then you should get a 12” screen on your prompter.

You might consider going with a plexi beamsplitter if your teleprompter is going to be traveling all the time, but plexi will cloud and even become discoloured over time so Autocue Starter Series only use the high quality glass that’s included with our broadcast teleprompters. We recommend using a case to protect your investment on your travels. And remember iPad Prompters are a great solution for difficult or unknown locations because they don’t need a constant power supply.

As you will know by now, QStart can be controlled by a keyboard or mouse. For regular prompting we’d recommend treating your operator to a more ergonomic scroll wheel controller like the ShuttleXpress. We also suggest considering if it will improve your workflow to purchase one of our talent controllers, like the great value wireless mouse hand scroll control.

Free Autocue Software Mac

All Starter Series teleprompters come with MAC and Windows software included, giving you the ultimate flexibility.

You might find that you still need some feedback and information to help make that final decision. We have the widest range and knowledge of prompters in the world, with over 100,000 users of our systems worldwide – so always feel free to contact us for advice, we’re here to help!