ikan PT4500S SDI 15" Teleprompter, Tripod & Dolly Turnkey with SDI Widescreen Talent Monitor & Hard Travel Case

Add a sturdy and mobile teleprompter to your studio, live event, or virtual production gear arsenal with the PT4500S SDI 15" Teleprompter, Tripod & Dolly Turnkey with SDI Widescreen Talent Monitor & Hard Travel Case from ikan. The PT4500S boasts 1000 cd/m² of brightness and features a high-quality 65/35 beamsplitter glass to ensure a perfect balance of reflection and pass-through without distorting the image. Signal inputs include 3G-SDI, HDMI, and VGA.

Turnkey Broadcast Solution

This turnkey solution includes a 15" SDI teleprompter, SDI talent monitor, tripod, dolly, and carrying bag (for the tripod legs and dolly). The system has been tested internally for payload compatibility with camera setups up to 19.2 lb.

The teleprompter is designed for a quick and easy set up to work efficiently in studio or broadcast applications. The teleprompter includes a 65/35 reflective glass that makes the reflection easier to see for the presenter. This teleprompter kit also features a 15" widescreen SDI talent monitor with a built-in tally light.

The beamsplitter glass allows a presenter to read from a teleprompter screen while maintaining direct eye contact with the camera or audience. The 3mm thick optical-grade glass features a front surface mirror coating with 65% transmission and 35% reflection, along with an anti-reflection (AR) coating on the rear to prevent ghosting. This design ensures clear, color-neutral images for the camera and easy-to-read text for the presenter.

The glass is coated, so that it reflects 65% of the light projected onto it while allowing the remaining 35% to pass through. This unique characteristic enables the presenter to read the reflected script text clearly, projected from a monitor below or behind the glass, while simultaneously allowing the camera positioned directly behind the glass to record through it without capturing the reflected text.

The teleprompter includes three different camera mount bases, making it compatible with a wide variety of cameras such as professional ENG cameras, cinema cameras, mirrorless cameras, and camcorders.

Versatile Teleprompter Monitor

The 15" monitor features HDMI, 3G-SDI, and VGA inputs. The native resolution is 1280 x 1024 and the max brightness is 1000 cd/m². The OSD adjustment menu allows adjustment for contrast, brightness, backlight, tint, chroma, and sharpness. You can also adjust the intensity of each RGB color channel. Aspect ratio can be set as 16:9, 4:3, full, or it can be set to automatically detect the aspect ratio and set it accordingly.

The monitor features an image flip button that allows for both horizontal and vertical flipping of the displayed image. This feature is ideal for presenters who are video conferencing since it enables the presenter to view themselves as if they were looking into a mirror, giving a greater sense of comfort during the video conference or live stream.

High-Bright Screen

The 1000 cd/m² high-bright screen delivers clear and vivid text visibility in various lighting conditions and in environments with intense lighting, such as outdoor settings or brightly lit studios. This feature is particularly vital for outdoor teleprompting, where sunlight can wash out the display of a standard monitor.

Aluminum Chassis

The custom aluminum housing is robust and will protect the monitor from the rigors of production. The monitor features bezel-mounted buttons making it easy to navigate menu functions or change your input source.

The 15" teleprompter includes a rail that allows you to easily balance your entire teleprompter setup so that you don't need a counterweight. The teleprompter can be offset along the sled.

The 15" widescreen talent monitor is designed to conveniently attach below the teleprompter to enable on-screen talent to see their presentations live. The monitor features 3G-SDI, HDMI, and VGA inputs. The native resolution is 1920 x 1080 with a maximum brightness of 1000 cd/m². The OSD adjustment menu allows adjustment for contrast, brightness, backlight, tint, chroma, and sharpness. You can also adjust the intensity of each RGB color channel. Aspect ratio can be set as 16:9, 4:3, full, or it can be set to automatically detect the aspect ratio and set it accordingly. When plugged into a compatible video switcher, the talent monitor utilizes a red/green tally light that lets you know when your camera is live.

The widescreen talent monitor features a tally light that illuminates red, green, and yellow. This means that a director can cut between cameras and the tally color will let the on-camera talent know which camera is live. Yellow tally lights are typically used to signal to the talent, crew, and director that a camera is about to go live, and to be ready for the shot. A green tally light is typically used to indicate that a camera is in preview mode. This means that the camera's output is being sent to a monitor, but it is not currently on air. This allows the talent, director, and production crew to check the composition, focus, and other aspects of the shot before it goes live. A red tally light is used to indicate when a camera is live or on-air.

The talent monitor can be mounted as either a talent monitor or a script monitor. The monitor features a toggle switch that allows you to choose which of the two tally lights you would like to use depending on which setup you decide to choose. The hood of the teleprompter is anchored to the frame with bolts and additionally secured with magnets for extra stability.

The teleprompter hood features a much wider opening, allowing some of the biggest lenses available to be used.

The 8" tripod plate mounts the teleprompter system to the fluid head and provides an extra 6" of sliding range. By allowing horizontal adjustments of the camera position on the tripod plate, this feature enables precise counterbalancing. Videographers can fine-tune the distribution of weight to achieve equilibrium, ensuring that the counterbalance system effectively stabilizes the camera setup, especially when using heavy lenses or accessories.

The fluid head features individual locks for both the pan and tilt. These locks allow videographers to fix the horizontal panning and vertical tilting axes, ensuring stability and eliminating unintended shifts in framing.

Counterbalance

Counterbalance is a crucial feature in video camera tripods, enhancing stability and facilitating smooth camera movements. The fluid head provides smooth panning and tilting and provides eight levels of adjustable counterbalance.

The dual pan handles allow you to maintain firm control on your shots. These pan handles also work perfectly for mounting zoom, focus, and iris controls. The length range for each pan handle is 16.7 to 24".

The fluid head includes a 100mm bowl mount with a twist lock to secure the teleprompter and camera payload. This standardized bowl size serves as a connection point between the tripod legs and the video head, providing a secure and versatile platform.

The heavy-duty tripod is made of aluminum and the legs are a twin tube design with two stages. It includes the E-Image Mono-Lock design, which allows you to control the height of both stages with a single twist lock. The tripod by itself can be adjusted to a maximum height of 63" and a minimum height of 18" with a folded length of 29".

The dolly supports up to 132 lb and is ideal for moving tripods along a flat surface for quick repositioning between shots. The adjustable rubber foot mounts provide a quick and easy setup. This dolly also comes with height-adjustable cable guards and is perfect for both studio and on-location use where support for heavy setups is a requirement.

Rolling Hard Case and Reusable Custom Foam

The rolling hard case is designed to accommodate the full teleprompter system including the teleprompter base, risers, hoods, glass, monitors, and power supplies. The injection molded Mil-Standard waterproof case is crafted from ultrahigh-strength polypropylene copolymer resin. This case includes a gasket-sealed, water and dust tight design, ensuring it is submersible and complies with MIL-STD 810H standards. It is designed to withstand corrosion and impact damage. The professional teleprompter is shipped in reusable custom cut foam, which will help keep the kit safe and organized when you set it up or break it down. The custom cut foam fits perfectly in the included rolling hard case.