To record a scripted video, load a script, rehearse its scrolling, tap Record, and tap Stop when you finish. Teleprompter Focus saves successful takes in its own library, where you can review and export them.

Start with a script

Open Scripts, choose a script, then tap Record with this script on its detail screen. The camera screen shows your script beside the lens. The prompter is an on-screen reading aid; it does not appear in the saved video.

For a new script or an imported file, see Scripts and Importing Scripts.

Before you record

  1. Place your iPhone at eye level and choose portrait or landscape before starting.
  2. Choose the front or rear camera and check your framing. A composition grid helps you line up the shot; it is not saved into the video.
  3. Check microphone access and record a short test to confirm the sound, especially with an external microphone.
  4. Open Tools → Resume prompting to rehearse the scroll speed and adjust the text until you can read comfortably. Choose voice-follow if you have an active trial or subscription.
  5. Choose any filter or virtual background before the take. These effects become part of the saved video.

See Prompter Controls, Camera Controls, and Voice-Follow Scrolling for those settings.

Start the take

Tap the record button. Recording and prompting begin after the selected countdown. The default is 3 seconds; capture settings also offer Off, 5 seconds, and 10 seconds. Tap the record control again during the countdown to cancel it.

If an upgrade screen appears, the selected script exceeds the free script-length limit. Shorten the script or use a trial or subscription. See Free Tier.

During the take

The elapsed timer shows how long the camera has been recording.Tools → Pause prompting controls the prompter separately: pausing the text does not pause the video. Tap Stop to finish the take.

Keep the app open and the phone unlocked. Switching to another app or locking the phone can end the take; backgrounding stops recording. Return to the app and check the saved result before recording again.

Stop, review, and save

Tap Stop and wait for processing to finish. Filters and virtual backgrounds may need processing before review opens. A successfully saved take appears in the in-app Recordings library; it is not automatically added to Photos.

Review the video and sound, then choose Captions to create a captioned copy or Export video to save or share the clean recording. See Captions and Export for both paths.

Check the finished take

Play back a short test after changing camera, orientation, microphone, or effects. Check framing, eye line, sound, and any background edges before a longer take. The app does not include trimming or post-record filter changes; export to another editor if you need those edits.

To find, export, or delete earlier takes, see Recordings Library. For capture errors, see Permissions and Troubleshooting.