A Prompter is the easy and fun to use teleprompting software solution for the every day casual user, as well as the professional studio.  A prompter is packed full of features to satisfy the most demanding of video studio situations, yet easy enough to use anyone can do it.  And with version 2.3.3, it has search and selecting tools possibly not found in any other software.  Version 2.3.3 also added compliance with presidential teleprompters requirements. Version 2.3.4 adds paste and RTF support for accented Latin characters that are part of the Macintosh character set.   This new version adds tab stops, import and auto create bookmarks, additional text and window coloring, text merge and word swap, get info, media queue list, repeat command, record audio and video, type command, key equivalents chart, color chart, grab color, windows menu, new command keys and macros, built-in preference sets, and a game. 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		Wow! Coming from OES, easy yet powerful teleprompting on the iPad and iPod. A Prompter for IOS will not only include many features found in the Mac version, but will also allow syncing and control between devices, and many other features made possible by the touch pad interface.
Current version:	2.3.5 (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 text merge, built-in preference sets, audio record, more
Price:	Now only $89.00, includes free updates forever
Site License:	Reduced, now $125.00
Educational Pricing:	Reduced $60.00

2.2.1 Demo Download OS X 10.3.9 (753KB):
http://www.rattlebrain.com/~oes/teleprompt/APrompter220Image.zip

A Prompter Flyer Download (PDF Format, 241K):
http://homepage.mac.com/gosborn/software/APrompterFlyer.pdf

Other sites where you can find the A Prompter demo download: (NOTE: They may not yet have the new version)

www.macupdate.com

mac.softpedia.com

Sample karoke lyrics and music for A Prompter 2.2.0+ (29.6K)
(Unchained Melody, All My Loving, Bad Moon Rising, more coming)

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 Just a good way to edit a text file while listening to music

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 the 2.3.3 version of A Prompter. Temporary scroll speed changes Progress bar Mouse scroll wheel control Copy and paste style information Search text for style Rectangular text selection Multiple text selection Quick return bookmarks Naming of bookmarks Improved help system Additional open at startup options 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 Drop caps and strikeout formatting Syncing with iTunes Full screen mode across multiple monitors Select and Speak Paste & read from RTF file Latin accented characters(ü, ö, ä, ß, √, etc.) (2.3.4 only) Much more

Here are the features available in the 2.3.5 version of A Prompter. Tab stops Import and auto create bookmarks Additional text and window coloring Text merge and word swap Get info Media queue list Repeat command Record audio and video Instant typing of macro command Key equivalents chart Color chart Grab color Windows menu New command keys and macros Built-in preferences A simple star shoot-em-up game (to relieve boredom)