Creating a Post in the Teleprompter App
Overview
After you record a take in the Social Cascade Teleprompter app, the Create Post screen is where you write the caption, add hashtags, choose platforms, and then post now, schedule for later, or save the video to your team's My Stream.
Before You Start
- Posting and saving videos needs the Admin or Editor role on your team. Viewers can't post or save videos.
- Your team needs at least one connected social account to post or schedule. A team Admin connects them in the web app under Account Settings → Social Profiles. See Connecting Social Profiles.
- Open Create Post by tapping Create Post after a take, or from a take in Recordings.
How to Create a Post
- Edit the Caption (up to 1,500 characters). It may be pre-filled from your script.
- Under Hashtags, type a hashtag and tap Add. You can add up to 5.
- To add on-screen captions, turn on Add captions and choose a style. See Adding Captions and Your Logo to Videos.
- Under Platforms, tap each account you want to post to.
- Under Post Options, tap one:
- Post Now: posts as soon as the video finishes processing.
- Schedule: posts at a date and time you choose. See "How to Schedule a Post" below.
- Save to My Stream: saves the processed video to your team's My Stream in the web app, without posting. Anyone on your team with the Admin or Editor role can schedule it from the web app's Calendar.
The app uploads your take and opens Processing Video. See Video Processing and Review.
If you're editing an existing post and change the caption or hashtags, tap Save Changes.
How to Schedule a Post
- Under Post Options, tap Schedule.
- In the Schedule post sheet, pick a date and time. The default is a recommended posting window for your platforms. Times use your device time zone.
- Tap Schedule post.
The app uploads the video right away and opens Processing Video. Your post goes out at the time you chose. To change or cancel a scheduled post, use the Calendar in the web app.
On My Scripts, the script shows a Scheduled to Post badge with the date.
Video Length by Platform
Recordings from the app are at most 3 minutes long, so they fit every platform except Facebook Reels.
| Platform | Maximum length | If your video is longer |
|---|---|---|
| Facebook Reels | 90 seconds | It's posted as a regular Facebook video in the feed instead of a Reel. |
| Instagram Reels | 3 minutes | App recordings always fit. |
| YouTube Shorts | 3 minutes | App recordings always fit. |
Troubleshooting
| Issue | Cause | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Post Now and Schedule are greyed out | No platform selected, or the caption is empty | Select at least one platform and enter a caption. |
| Save to My Stream is greyed out | The caption is empty | Enter a caption. |
| "No social accounts connected. Connect accounts on the web dashboard." | Your team has no connected accounts | Ask a team Admin to connect them, then reopen Create Post. |
| "Scheduled date must be in the future" | The time you picked has passed | Pick a later time. |
| Saving or posting fails for a Viewer | Viewers can't post or save videos | Ask a team Admin to make you an Editor. The app will hide these options from Viewers in its next update. |
| Facebook Reel posted as a regular video | The video is longer than 90 seconds | Keep the video to 90 seconds or less if you want a Reel. |
FAQ
Q: Does the app remember my draft?
A: Yes. A new post's draft is saved on your device, so you can leave and come back.
Q: Is My Stream the same as Streams in the web app?
A: No. My Stream holds videos your team saved from the Teleprompter app. Streams are the content topics your team follows.