Teleview Teleprompters

By Nikolay Azin

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The trade mark Teleview is registered in 1995 for the advancement of the professional television equipment made in the Russian Federation to the markets of the countries of the former USSR. At present the wide gamma of devices for the organization of studio television production is produced. More than 50 various devices for television studios of a different level and different directions of video production are produced now.

In many studios the Teleview teleprompters, provided by high quality and working convenience at cost in some times smaller, than for any foreign analogue are exploited. The appearance of Teleview teleprompters on the Russian market sharply has allowed to increase the quality and professionalism of news submission in many TV studios. With the help of these prompters the presidents of the several states and republics, leaders of regions and areas congratulate their citizens on holidays. It is realized the production of not only common CRT teleprompters, but also more modern and light LCD models, and also of reporter teleprompters.

Studio teleprompter TLW-LCD150 on the basis of 15" LCD monitor

In the TLW-LCD150 model the high-contrast color LCD 15" monitor is applied, that has essentially decreased the weight of the teleprompter and has allowed to use additional opportunities: to display the texts of different colors for several announcers, separation of the important places etc.

Components of standard complete set TLW-LCD150 are the following:

TLW-LCD150

• Reference sliding platform which fastens on a tripod and is used for installation of the camera and other parts of the prompter;
• Prism for fastening of the tube and the monitor;
• Opaque tube with the 25" mirror and soft opaque screen for the camera lens;
• Color 15" LCD monitor;
• Specialized mirror video converter;
• Adjusting elements;
• Additionally are delivered;
• Counterbalances (are necessary for installation of light camera);
• Teleview 6.3 Software;
• Computer for display of the text.

Studio teleprompters TLW-150 and TLW-120 with the 12" or 15" CRT monitor

In models TLW-120 and TLW-150 the monitors with CRTs in the facilitated plastic cabinets that has allowed essentially to lower the weight of teleprompters are used. Monitors are provided by the removed adjustments and the built-in power supply unit. High luminance and contrast of monitors in a combination with good reflecting characteristics of a glass of the prompter allow applying models TLW-120 and TLW-150 in any room and at any illuminance of studio. It is recommended to apply the prompters TLW-120 on distance about 3 meters from the announcer, and TLW-150 — on distance of 5 meters. It allows making the movement of eyes of the announcer at reading the text on a mirror of the prompter invisible.

Components of the standard complete set are the following:

• Reference sliding platform which fastens on a tripod and is used for installation of the camera and other parts of the prompter;
• Prism for fastening of the tube and the monitor;
• Opaque tube with the 25" mirror and the soft opaque screen for the camera lens;
• Black-and-white 12" monitor (the teleprompter TLW-120) or 15" (the teleprompter TLW-150);
• Installation elements.

Additionally are delivered:

CRT based prompter

• Counterbalances (are necessary for installation of light camera);
• Teleview 6.3 Software;
• Computer for display of the text;
• Technical features are the following;
• Size of the mirror cornerwise — 25“;
• Inclination angle of the mirror — 45°;
• Transparency of a mirror — 75…85%;
• Input video signal — composite;
• Power consumption — 20 W;
• Weight of the teleprompter: TLW-120 — 8 kg, TLW-150 — 10 kg.

All models of teleprompters are designed for installation for video cameras by standard size with standard lenses, but it does not mean, that if it is necessary to use the old Soviet cameras or modern video cameras by small size, or lenses of the large size are installed on cameras, the application of teleprompters Teleview is impossible. In assortment of production of this trade mark there are the counterbalances and adapters for work practically with any video cameras.

Mobile 6" teleprompter TLW-6 for field work

In model TLW-6 Reporter the color 6" LCD monitor is applied. The basic destination of this teleprompter is the using for field shootings in structure of TV journalism complex. The prompter is fixed on the handle of a video camera and receives video signal over composite video input. For the output of the text to the monitor of the prompter it is recommended to apply the notebooks with video output.

The teleprompter for conferences TLW-20

This model is applied for carrying out of conferences and orator performance from tribunes. The 20" monitor is mounted on a floor and is normally “masked” by colors or other decorative elements. The thin rack with changeable height and a 25" mirror are fixed above the prompter monitor. From the auditorium side the mirror without edging and thin bar of fastening are not evident, and the text reproduced on a mirror, is not seen from the auditorium.

Teleview 6.3 software for teleprompter

This program application is intended for preparation and the text displaying to the teleprompter screen.

Distinctive features of this teleprompter are the following:

• Russian-language interface;
• Two-monitor mode of operation;
• Import of textual blocks from files in Microsoft Word and txt formats;
• Transmission of texts from other computers through Ethernet;
• Possibility of editing of textual blocks even during display of the text;
• Fast transition by means of pressing one key to preliminary marked fragments of the text (up to 22 marks in each of files);
• Display of the removed text in the monitor window;
• Blocking of keys and “buttons” of the program in a mode of the air to avoid the accidental switching out or exit from the program;
• Hand-held or programmed (on current time) a sheet of texts distribution;
• Base of the individual adjustments which are taking into account the announcer features;
• Possibility of work with national fonts;
• Control of scrolling of the text by means of the keyboard, mice or pedal;
• autosaving.

Additional devices for teleprompters are the following:

• Videoinvertor: this device is intended for the picture mirror revolution in system of teleprompting. It is executed as a stand-alone unit in the 1U rack cabinet for installation in the standard rack;
• Pedals of control FS30: three pedals for control (slower, start/stop, faster). Are connected on interface RS-232 to COM port of the computer and allow the announcer himself to operate by process of output of the prompter text;
• Jog/Shuttle — the desktop handle of control of the text output;
• Counterbalances and adapters for installation of non-standard video cameras;
• Splitters of video signal with the text on 2, 3, 4 prompters.

Material is provided by Okno-TV Company