Voice scroll · Pro
A teleprompter that follows your voice
Turn on voice scroll and CamPrompter listens as you read, moving the script along with your words instead of at a fixed speed. Stop to think, and it waits. Skip ahead, and it catches up.
Why a fixed speed gets in the way
A regular teleprompter scrolls at whatever speed you set. Real speech isn't that even: you slow down for the point that matters, speed through a list and stop for a beat before the punchline. At a fixed speed you end up chasing the text or waiting for it, and both show on camera.
How voice scroll works
- It listens with your phone's built-in speech recognition and matches what you say to the words in your script.
- The line you're reading stays in the box right under the front camera, so your eyes stay close to the lens.
- When you stop talking, the script stops too. Take a breath or a moment to think and it holds its place.
- If you ad-lib, it waits, and picks up again when you come back to the script.
- If you skip a few words or a line, it finds where you are and catches up.
- Anything in square brackets, like
[smile]or[pause], is a note to yourself. Voice scroll doesn't expect you to say it.
Voice scroll or steady scroll?
CamPrompter has both. Switch between them with the tabs above the shutter: Scroll With Voice and Linear Scroll (steady scroll).
| Voice scroll | Steady scroll |
|---|---|
| Follows your pace, however it changes | Moves at the speed you set, 50 to 300 words a minute |
| Waits while you pause or ad-lib | Gives you a beat at the end of each line and paragraph, and wherever you add a [pause] cue |
| Best in a quiet room | Works anywhere, even with music playing |
| Part of Pro | Free |
Not sure what speed to set for steady scroll? Paste your script into the script timer to see how long it runs at different speeds.
Tips for the smoothest scroll
- Read the words as they're written. Voice scroll matches what you say to the script, so the closer you stay to it, the closer it follows.
- Record somewhere quiet. Background noise and music make it harder to tell your words apart.
- Keep the phone within arm's length and don't cover the microphone.
- If the script doesn't move, check that CamPrompter may use the microphone and speech recognition in your device settings.
Is my voice recorded or sent anywhere?
CamPrompter never stores or receives your audio apart from the video you record. Voice scroll uses your phone's built-in speech recognition, which runs on the device where the phone supports it. See the Privacy Policy for details.
Price and devices
Voice scroll is part of CamPrompter Pro, on iPhone, iPad and Android. Pro is free for 3 days, then $19.99 a year or $4.99 a month in US dollars. It also adds Automatic Eye Stabilization on iPhone and iPad, and unlimited scripts. Steady scroll and everything else in the app are free.