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EasyCam
Instruction Manual
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User’s Manual EasyCam User’s Manual Table of Contents 1. Getting Started a. Package Contents ...................................................................................02 b. System Requirements………………………………………………………..02 c. EasyCam Camera View Nomenclature....................................................02 d. Verifying USB Presence...........................................................................03 e. How To Install and Use EasyCam .............
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Package Contents ● EasyCam and stand ● USB connector cable ● Quick Start Guide ● Installation CD-ROM ○ Camera Driver ○ Application Software ● ArcSoft VideoImpression 2.0 ● ArcSoft PhotoImpression 5.0 User’s Manual ○ System Requirements ● Intel Pentium III 800MHz or equivalent ● 256MB System RAM Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista ● ● CD-ROM drive ● 16-bit true color display or higher Optional for VideoConference ● Full- or half- duplex sound card ● Modem for dial-up conne
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Verifying USB Presence Power up your computer and check to see if USB is implemented. Visually inspect the USB ports of your computer. If you cannot find the USB ports at the back of your computer (See Figure 1), read the documentation that came with your computer main board. Figure 1 For computer main board with USB supported: Enter BIOS settings and enable USB, see the documentation that came with your computer. Normally, when the computer power is tu
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How To Install and Use The PC Camera There are two ways to install Camera Driver: 1.1 Use Installer to install camera driver (Recommended) Don’t connect the camera to your computer yet! 1.1.1 Install Driver Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive; the installer screen will automatically come up. Click the "Install Device Driver" button to start installing. Note #1: If the installer screen does not come up automatically, click Start, then Run and execute the file “launch.exe” on the CD t
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1.2 How To Use Your PC Camera 1.2.1 Plug PC camera's connector to the USB port on your computer. 1.2.2 Set the Focus 1. Start VideoImpression. 2. Select “Capture Video” 3. Turn the focus ring until image becomes sharp. 1.2.3 Video Recording: 1. Start VideoImpression. 2. Select “Capture Video” 3. To start video recording, click on “Record ” . 4. To stop video recording, click on “Stop ”. 5. To save captured video, Produce → Drive → Microsoft AVI file, type filename and p
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Getting Started With VideoImpression When you first run the program, a window will appear that lets you choose the type of project you want to make (you can also open previously saved projects). Choose “Create a New Video.” A new window will appear. It will contain multiple options for gathering your video content. For this walk-though, choose “Get From Album.” Even if you choose one of the other options, you’ll end up at your albums soon or later. Albums contain sh
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1 MEDIA This first step is where you select the “media” (still images, videos, and sound clips) that you want to use to create your movie. All you need to do is choose the components you want and add them to the Storyboard. When you save—or “produce”—your movie, all the components on the Storyboard will be combined together into a single video file. Let’s look at the Storyboard again: Video Clips & Still Images Transitions Audio Tracks The Storyboard T
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2 EDIT You’re now ready to touch up and modify your movie components. Different editing options are available depending on the component type. 2.1 MODIFYING IMAGE AND VIDEO BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST 1. Single-click the desired still image or video clip on the Storyboard. 2. Click and drag the sliders to your liking. You can preview the effect within the Player. 2.2 TRIMMING VIDEOS AND AUDIO 1. Select the desired video or audio clip on the Storyboard. 2. Drag the Starting Mark to
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3 EFFECTS-TRANSITIONS The third step in the creation process lets you add cool scene transitions between each still image or video component on the Storyboard. Transitions are effects that occur as one movie component changes to another. You can add/delete transitions in the same way that you add/delete media components. Click the “Randomize” button to automatically add a random transition to each spot. You can go back to Step 2 to modify the display time for your transitions as w
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5 NARRATE In addition to being able to add audio files to the Storyboard, you can also record audio directly within the program. To record audio: 1. Click the Audio Settings button and verify the audio configuration (in general, higher settings will yield higher audio quality but larger file sizes). 2. Click the red Record button. 3. Set the file name and save location for the recorded file. If you want, you can have the file automatically added to an album for easy access in anothe
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6 PRODUCE The final step lets you save your movie in a variety of ways. Consult the Help file for details on the specifics of each case. For this guide, we’ll save a movie as a VCD. When you do this, you can pop the CD into most commercial DVD players to see your movie on your TV! 1. Click on the CD tab. 2. Select the device/drive to which the movie will be written or “burned.” 3. Choose the burn speed. 4. Choose the file type. (Remember, we’re creating a VCD, so choose “Video C
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7 Getting Help VideoImpression provide an extensive online help. If you need more information or instructions on how to use a specific feature or tool, click the [Help] button on the upper corner of the screen. 12
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Getting Started With PhotoImpression 1.1 Connect your camera and your PC with the supplied USB cable. 1.2 Click Start Select Programs PhotoImpression 1.3 PhotoImpression main Screen will appear on your desktop. 2 Viewing Camera Images through PhotoImpression 2.1 To capture a video from the camera to the PhotoImpression main screen . 2.2 Click the [Digital Camera/Scanner ] button. 2.3 Click the [Soc PC Camera ] button. 13
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3 PHOTO VIEW OPTIONS When viewing a single photo, use the set of tools along the top of the screen to zoom in/out, skip to other photos stored in the same location, and rotate the current picture left or right. 4 ENHANCING PHOTOS When you’re ready to edit a photo, bring it up on the screen and then proceed to the Enhance module. From there, you can perform various types of modifications. 5 Getting Help PhotoImpression provide an extensive online help. If you need more inform
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How to Install Microsoft NetMeeting 1 How To Install NetMeeting (XP includes as standard) 1.1 For Windows 98/Me Users Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Internet Tools and then click NetMeeting. For Windows 2000 Users Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Communications, and click NetMeeting. 1.2 Click Next, type the appropriate information in the First Name, Last Name, E-Mail Address, Location, and Comments dialog boxes,
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® How to Install MSN Messenger 2.1 How To Install MSN Messenger 2.1.1 For Windows Vista/XP/2000/Me/98 Users 2.1.1.1 Please log on to http://messenger.msn.com to download. After the installation package is downloaded to your computer, it will start installing MSN Messenger. All you have to do is follow the instructions. 2.1.1.2 After the installation is completed, click Start, point to Programs, and click MSN Messenger. 2.1.1.3 After you run Messenger for the first time, you can add
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Specifications Sensor CMOS with 352X288 (100K) Pixels Color Depth 24 Bits, 16.7 million RGB true color Interface USB V1.1 White Balance & Gain Automatic Exposure Automatic Focus Range Manual, 10cm~infinity View Angle 52° (diagonal) Aperture F/2.4 Shutter Electronic shutter Anti-Flicker Yes CIF(352X288), QVGA(320X240), Video Output QCIF(176X144), QQVGA(160X120) Video Frame Rate Max. 30 fps Video Data Format RGB24, I420 JPEG (still image) File Format AVI (streaming video) Co
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Two Year Limited Warranty Jasco Products Company warrants this product to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of two years from the original date of consumer purchase. This warranty is limited to the repair or replacement of this product only and does not extend to consequential or incidental damage to other products that may be used with this unit. This warranty is in lieu of all other warranties express or implied. Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied w
