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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 12 - Issue 3 | March 2022
InStudio
Prompting Technology
continues. " The base app is still
free, giving you easy script prompting
with a rich text
editor. The extra
options are available as a one-time
$9.99 in-app-purchase and give
you access to options such as real
time control and editing from a web
browser. The built-in rich text editor
is completely renewed and provides
the ability to change the colour or the
font of the text, or embed pictures
in your script. This makes the app
perfect for when you are presenting
with multiple talents or when you
want to implement visual cues for
gestures. Using the premium version
of the app you can also mirror the
running script to multiple tablets or
browsers at the same time. This app
requires a recent tablet running iOS
11 or higher, or equivalent Android
version. " The dvPrompter Plus can be
controlled with an external Bluetooth
remote as well
(model WR-500).
This controller can be completely
customised by the end user. Its
capabilities include adjusting speed,
skipping cue markers and skipping
to other scripts. " Each teleprompter
can be housed in an optional hard
case. These cases are a precise fit
in which you can drop in the foam
internals of the gift box. This way the
teleprompter is completely protected
for when you are on the road. "
Portaprompt's Jon Hilton reports
a turbulent 2020 and 2021: " What a
24 months we have had, from seeing
all our rental and sales business
just disappear in March 2020 to our
best ever month since the business
opened in the 1970s - in November
2021. It's been a rollercoaster ride.
Covid restrictions definitely made a
change in some of the way prompting
is used. Initially we saw a big
increase for our 365/465 tablet and
MicroPrompt rigs as news operations
like Channel 4 News moved into
remote presenter working. We then
started to see a big expansion in
demand for large scene displays like
our 24 inch and 32 inch Quasars for
live Zoom-style presentations. The
past 12 months have seen a real
take-off with PTZ camera prompting
rigs using our Fusion and Fusion Hi
Bright range.
" Product development has focused
on improving what we have rather
than brand new kit
launches. The
mid-range Fusion and Fusion Hi
Bright have been upgraded with
mirroring as standard in the plastic
cased Fusions and SDI input as
standard in the 1200 nit metal-cased
Fusion Hi Brights. These are the
backbone of our PTZ advances. We
have also completed our first
full
IP workflow install at Bournemouth
University's new studio using our
full WinDigi IP Prompting software
suite and six of our Premium/Quasar
17 inch IP prompt monitors with our
Umount and ENG/studio rigging.
" Our large screen 24 inch and 32
inch Quasars were initially designed
for broadcast
studio applications
where long reading distances
between the prompter and the
talent are required - on shows like
Strictly Come Dancing. They are now
being also being used in corporate
applications on separate roll
in/
out stands. We have introduced a
both a new lightweight carbon fibre
stand plus a heavy duty stand for
this type of work, both of which have
been very well accepted. It is not just
the hardware. We are delighted to
announce full compatibility between
our WinDigi prompting software and
Ross Inception newsroom system.
" The one part
Portaprompt prompters at Strictly Come Dancing 2020
workflows, " says
Jim Murphy,
of the business
that has been hit hardest during
Covid has been the live event and
conference business, using either
our manual or motorised conference
poles. A lot of this has been replaced
with Zoom conference prompting but
we are now seeing the conference
poles coming back as live events
get back on track. During this lull we
have updated the height controller
for the motorised conference poles
and now have a new buttoned/LCD
display for height control which is
very much better than the previous
touch-screen device. "
Finally we must
not
forget our
people and operators who have been
so full on. While we acknowledge
that there is a talent/skills shortage,
we
have
new
bought
a
young operators
number
into the
Portaprompt family. "
Telescript has partnered with
Netgear to showcase an IPconnected
system.
" Broadcasters
and the industry as a whole are
rapidly shifting into interconnected
Product Specialist & Development
Manager at Telescript. " Other IP
workflows
can
require
significant
investments in time and money.
Our IP offering is affordable, easy to
implement and use, and requires
minimal
bandwidth.
The NDI
of
platform allows us to connect to any
device across any network virtually
anywhere in the world. IP workflows
can be used in tandem with the
same physical network hardware. For
example, you may want to use a very
high bandwidth protocol like SMPTE
2110 for high-definition broadcasts.
Sending non-broadcast 'in-house' IP
signals like teleprompt data via NDI
frees up bandwidth for other needs. "
Telescript is debuting a new IP-based
SMART wireless system at NAB 2022.
These wireless devices work on their
own network and do not require
pairing. Once a device is turned on it
will be automatically recognised. The
network then assigns an IP address
to the wireless device (either hand
control or foot pedal) and it is ready
to function. The IP base also has
connectivity
and
status
indicator
lights constantly giving information
about the wireless connections on its
network.
cont'd...
Datavideo's TP-650
Telescript Wireless Kit
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