X-Date: 2021-11-08T23:22:34Z
X-Note-Id: fa98a093-818f-489f-823b-49d73b43eda6
Subject: An idea: minimalist Linux teleprompter
X-Slug: minimalist_linux_teleprompter_idea

As I have a [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXl4fIN0Rix5lkbwQ0UI43w), I use
lots of tools that help me with filming videos. One of such tools is a teleprompter. This is
a device that helps me remember key points that I want to talk about without looking sideways.

Before recently, I used my phone as a teleprompter. But since Apple now refuses to accept my
cards (due to region locking), the phone teleprompter stopped working. So I was thinking --
maybe it's possible to do something simple that would work on Linux? I mean, there are small
external HDMI displays you can put into the telemprompter instead of a phone.

The only problem is that there are no simple teleprompters that are lightweight. Here are my requirements:

- Accept Markdown as input
- Produce a scrollable area with light text on dark background (to reduce the bleed of reflection into the camera)
- Allow remote control through a macropad or an analog wheel

I don't think I'm asking for too much. It can really be done with just a little bit of code.
Maybe I'll even take it as a next side-project.