Descript: Resizing and positioning the Teleprompter window
Descript
Demo summary
The creator demonstrates resizing the teleprompter box to minimize eye travel and moving it to the top-center of the screen to stay close to the camera lens.
Step-by-step
- Click and drag the edges of the teleprompter box to adjust its width and height
- Physically move the teleprompter window to the top-middle of your screen
Options
- Make the box wide or short depending on reading comfort
Watch out for
- The wider the box is, the more your eyes will have to move from left to right
Tips
- Minimize eye travel by making the box narrow
- Keep the teleprompter box as close to your camera lens as possible to maintain eye contact
- Position the window at the top-center if using a laptop or top-mounted webcam
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- 0:341:07Accessing the Descript TeleprompterThe creator demonstrates how to open the teleprompter window from within a Descript project by navigating through the record feature and clicking the teleprompter icon.Learn Descript with Ross
- 1:501:22Importing text into the TeleprompterThe video shows three ways to add text to the Descript teleprompter: pasting copied text, typing directly into the window, or importing a document file.Learn Descript with Ross
- 8:090:57Resizing and positioning the Teleprompter windowCurrentThe creator demonstrates resizing the teleprompter box to minimize eye travel and moving it to the top-center of the screen to stay close to the camera lens.Learn Descript with Ross
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