The Elgato Prompter is Practically Perfect

Teleprompters are awesome tools, but up until now they’ve also usually been complex nightmares to deal with. The Elgato Prompter solves all of these problems at an affordable price by combining a built in display, tons of camera compatibility, simple setup, and great software. Aside from using it for scripts and outlines, the Prompter is fantastic to use for things like reference monitoring and video calls. It's totally changed my video production workflow for the better!

•Elgato Prompter:

•Stream Deck Pedal:

⏱️Chapter Markers:
0:00 - What Prompted Me to Make This Video
0:54 - Why Would You Need a Prompter?
3:07 - What About Other Prompters?
4:22 - Mounting Cameras to the Elgato Prompter
6:29 - The Prompter’s Display
8:12 - Prompter Setup
9:19 - The Software (How Everything Comes Together)
10:17 - How I’ve Been Using the Prompter With My Setup
11:09 - Controlling the Prompter With the Stream Deck Pedal
12:36 - Areas for Improvement
15:36 - Final Thoughts

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Episode 382: The Elgato Prompter is Perfect

[pizza.de.sushi]

Bro, the lighting, the focus and the overall look of this video is impeccable

[Torranium]

13:57 "It makes the things slightly darker." This is a consequenz of physics. Because it is a semi-transparent Mirror. And the mirror reflects the light, which then can not reach the cam. Now there less light reaches the cam, so its darker.

[realchipgriffin]

I have had the Prompter for a few weeks now and love it. I use it every day for all of my video calls and agree with you that it makes it so much more comfortable and enjoyable.

[TheNotaRubicon]

I don't know who you are, or why the Youtubes decided to show me your video, but I'm glad for both of you. I've been putting off getting a prompter for 3 years, but you just convinced me that I should get this - just ordered!

[TheCoolFactor]

It is such a game changer for me. As a non-native speaker I tend to talk too much even with scripted bullet points (and I get distracted thinking what to say) and using a cheap prompter for a smartphone is adding too much friction. This is solving so many friction points for me you have no idea.

[JimBarnes]

Whoa. The shot at 1:25 was trippy since Tom just said he only had one prompter. Cleaver shot!

[ElbowsTight]

I love my Elgato Prompter. As a podcaster it helps so much with my ad reads and conversations with my guests. Before getting it, I used a different prompter/monitor setup and it was nightmare to setup. It has 3 separate cables and it was a big hurdle for motivation. Now with one cable for everything and the app is great! Okay...I'll stop talking about how much I love it now...

[GuilDormeus]

Seeing you control the prompter with the pedal blew my mind 🤯. Great video. My setup is slowly being infiltrated by Elgato and I love it.

[Mohajerhub]

Hey Tom, just wanted to say thank you for making this high-quality content! I was interested in buying a few products to add to my video recording setup and every time and I ended up to your good videos! I'm a content creator myself and I know how hard it is to keep high quality all the time. Thanks again and appreciate your time!

[kaydawgy]

Elgato Prompter is the BEST teleprompter ever!!! Not only is it affordable, but it is also so much easier to use than other teleprompters. Please disregard the fact that I work for Elgato and that I got mine for free. TRUST ME!!! IT'S THE BEST!!!!

[CoffeeTalkandTechJohnRyan]

The software and what you showed using the pedal with it sells it for me. Thanks Tom.

[aawenel]

This is a fantastic product review. I'm grateful for the work.

[PatrickRambles]

Great overview, Tom! I love it too :) The only thing missing for me is voice tracking. I’m using PromptSmart which follows your voice, meaning you don’t need to control the text on the prompter and you can talk as fast or slow as you want, it just follows your lead. I wish the software on the Elgato would do that too. Other than that it really does solve a TON of problems

[wordsofjames]

Your Dad Joke/Segway is great.
The Dad Joke wordplay is awesome.
My 9 year old son loves doing that since he as about 3. He loves it when I do it too.
So, listening to you always reminds me of my daily interactions with him and it brightens my day.
It is appreciated. Thank you for your style and your in-depth reviews and use cases for all the gear.

[remnantco]

Thanks for this! Just bought it earlier this week, and should get it today! Looking forward to using it.

Great video!

[mohakhu]

I know this is not an advertisement, but believe me, if Elgato tried to make a million videos explaining this device in your fun way, they would not be able to.
They are lucky with this free ad.😂

[Maneetpaul]

Just signed up for the waitlist. This seems like it will be game-changing. Can't wait to get my hands on one! Great video, Tom 👏🏽

[marcuscarter]

super cool, ordered mine today, can't wait, thanks for the great review!

[joeglennaz]

Hello from Phoenix Arizona laying in bed at four in the morning. I came across this video because I have an all gone to stream deck. It’s still in the box after a year I need to break it out and get it going because I do zoom calls for work. I work from home and I’m on zoom most of the day, anyway I stumbled across your about you page and wow you’ve done a lot. Congratulations anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for all the time and effort and work you put into those high school kids. I look forward to some of your additional videos are going back and watching your old videos. Thank you.

[everydaycameraman]

Made my own XL version with a 15.6" second-monitor screen, a teleprompter large enough to cover up to 16" screens and some basic and minimal 3D printed items to bring it all together. It's big, bright and beautiful!