A Prompter is the teleprompting software solution for the every day casual user, as well as the professional studio.  A prompter is easy to use, yet packed full of features to satisfy the most demanding of video studio situations.  And with this most recent version, it is now fun to use.  Additionally, if there is a feature that you need but isn't yet supported in A Prompter, you are invited to email the author to request the feature.

Official name:	A Prompter		ATTENTION: Now available, the 2.3.2 release, which includes rotated text, drop caps, and many other new features. The download link is below.
Current version:	2.3.2 (OSX 10.4+ Universal) Snow Leopard Compatible, 2.2.0 (OSX 10.3.9), 1.3.0 (OSv7-9)
Features:	All the major needs of a professional teleprompter. (see list below)
Plus:	Now includes macros and shapes
Price:	Still only $99.00, includes free updates forever
Site License:	Reduced, now $150.00
Educational Pricing:	$70.00

2.2.0 Demo Download OS X 10.3.9 (513KB):
http://homepage.mac.com/gosborn/software/APrompter220Image.zip
A Prompter Flyer Download (PDF Format):
http://homepage.mac.com/gosborn/software/APrompterFlyer.pdf

Other sites where you can find the A Prompter demo download:

www.macupdate.com

mac.softpedia.com

Sample karoke lyrics and music for A Prompter 2.2.0+
(Unchained Melody, more coming soon)

Some possible uses for the A Prompter software: As a video teleprompter in a TV studio or school media center As a public informational display As an easy way to read a text document without using your hands to scroll To create a scrolling headline for a web page using the "Save scroll to movie" feature As a lyrics scroller for Karaoke Scrolling credits To create a scrolling letter complete with pictures To add captions to a movie

A Prompter Feature List (Click on underlined features to see a screen shot, screen samples are from 2.2.0 version) These features are available in version 1.3.0 and 2.2.0+. Main feature presents an automatic smooth scrolling text window Create new text using built in text editor Open Text or Resource Files with 'TEXT' and 'STYL' resources Open Recent provides a convenient list of recently opened files Save as Text File allows you to save the text to a file Show Next and Show Previous provide easy method to move through 'TEXT' resources Revert Text returns text to unedited state Print text scripts for offline viewing Undo reverses the last editing operation performed Cut, Copy, Paste and Clear editing features enabled Favorite Set feature allows saving and selecting a saved preferences set Font, Size, Style and Text Color can be changed for individual text characters Bookmarks feature allows setting marks in text for immediate access via keyboard or mouse Optional Cue Pointer marks the screen position to read from Loop option causes text to scroll in endless loop Scroll Control allows scrolling speed to be set by pixel, character, or total scroll time Also allows scrolling smoothness to be set for optimum performance per processor speed Mark Character Setting allows a text embedded character to mark bookmarked text, or store bookmarks in resource fork Pause pauses the scrolling without turning off scroll mode Page Up pages up one screen Page Down pages down one screen Home goes to beginning of text End goes to end of text F3 starts scrolling at beginning of text F2 starts scrolling at current location F5 and F6 control a non-verbal message window Space starts and stops scrolling, also p Up arrow scrolls down Down arrow scrolls up Left arrow slows down scrolling Right arrow speeds up scrolling Use a single window to edit and scroll text, or dual windows, each with a different text style Line spacing may be set from no spacing to beyond reasonable limits Left/Center/Right justify of text Text and Background Colors may be set for both Edit and Scroll windows Multiple monitors supported, now with optional scroll monitor Scroll in full screen mode on any portion of the screen Add a picture to the scroll screen, and resize scroll rectangle Window size, scrolling timers, Scroll/Edit mode, and pause status in optional info bar Linked lists of texts for scrolling multiple files automatically Non-verbal cues, allows alerting the reader without verbal disturbance Save scroll to movie or picts Live scrolling Optional chime when scrolling is finished

These additional features are now available in the OS X version as of the 2.2.0+ release. Words in all capital slow scrolling to allow time to read letters Scroll speed set by number of lines, syllables, or synchronized Support for mouse scroll wheels Scroll against clear background for scrolling over pictures Turbo scrolling speed Optional Toolbar for quick access to some common commands Scrolling in space or Matrix like screen Scroll monitor window Optional scroll bar on scroll window Quicktime picture support Quicktime movie support Count up timer in info bar Different style cue pointers Scroll speed adjusts in real time Scrolling one line at a time Pausing at bookmarks Auto scroll to next/previous bookmark Hide desktop color is selectable Changing word or line color to pace reader Bouncing ball to pace reader Disabling of screen saver while scrolling Count up timer Text transparency Scroll window transparency Optional creation of backup file Rainbow text and background Fading text Syncing with mp3 music for true Karaoke support

Here are the features available in this new 2.3.2 version of A Prompter. Edit text while another window scrolls different text Macro files Scrolling shape editor Find/Replace for quick searching and/or replacing of text Create your own toolbar commands Save image sequence as jpegs Scroll against live video Insert text command Rotated text Movie looping/font> Drop caps and strikeout formatting Syncing with iTunes Full screen mode across multiple monitors Select and Speak Much more