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11.10 How to use ArcSoft VideoImpression™ 1.5

Lets make a video!

Follow these basic steps to make your rst video.

Step 1  Click on new Icon.

Step 2   Using the 

 selector button select video templates.

Step 3   Double click on the Static.avi screen in the video template selection and a copy will appear in the rst large frame 

on the storyboard on the bottom.

Step 4   Double click on the small frame directly right of the large frame. A new template will appear at the top called 

“special effects” Double click on the “1. Fire” special effect which will now drop into the special effect frame you 

highlighted. 

Step 5   Double click on the next right large frame and repeat step 3 using a video template and double click template 5. 

Countdown.avi. Repeat step 4.

Adding an existing video.

Step 6   To add a video you have already made double click on the next large frame in the story board to the right. Click on 

the “Get” icon and select a  video you had made and led in the folder called “album” click on Get, with the selector 

click on the down arrow and select desktop and then double click on “Album” folder and select a le ending with 

mov (video le) the video will appear in the video templates. Double click on the video and it will appear just like 

other video templates in the storyboard.  Now go to step 10.

 

Alternatively you can produce a live video.

 

Ensure your 

Stylus 1000

 is connected to the computer via the USB cable.  Click on the capture icon.

Step 7   And press the 

 record icon. Wait for the video link to go live and now you’re recording, press the ESC key on 

your keyboard to end the video.  

Step 8   Press the “Save” icon and name your le, and then press “save”. Video impression will ask you where you want to 

place your video. Select “video template”.

Step 9   Select the “album” icon and your video clip you have just produced will appear in the video templates. Double  click 

on your video, your video will now drop into the storyboard.  

 

Running the video.

Step 10 Select the “play movie” icon 

 which will assemble your video together. Press the 

 play icon to watch your 

completed video. Watch to see how the special effects merge between the frames on the story board. Now you try 

to make your own and also try the audio template.

11.11 How to use CU-SeeMe™

 

Warning!

 

Using  CU-SeeMe™  will  erase  all  images  stored  in  your 

Stylus  1000

.    Make  sure  you  upload  all  wanted  images  before  using 

CU-SeeMe™.

1.  Connect your 

Stylus 1000

 to the USB cable on one end.

2.  Connect your USB cable to an available USB port on your Mac on the other end.

3.  Put your 

Stylus 1000

 next to your Mac monitor or another at surface.

4.  Connect your microphone (not included) to your audio card’s external microphone connector.

5.  Double click the “CU-SeeMe™” icon from the CU-SeeMe™ folder.

6.  Go to “Edit” and then “Preference”. Edit your settings, e.g. video title, connection settings, etc.

7.  Go to “Conference” and click “Connect”.  Type in the Hostname and IP address for the person you want to call and press 

“Connect”.

8. To nd your own IP address, go to “Control Panel” and then “File Sharing”.  You will be able to see your IP address under 

the “Start/Stop” partition.

9. For further help on how to use CU-SeeMe™, you can visit the following website:  http://www.cuseeme.com

11.12 How to use Adobe® Acrobat® Reader

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader enables you to view document in.pdf format

For more details go to www.adobe.com/acrobat

Static .avi

countdown .avi

1.  Fire

1.  Fire

Storyboard

Summary of Contents for CIC-101

Page 1: ...puter running Windows 98 and Windows Me or Macintosh running OS 8 6 9 1 via the USB Universal Serial Bus port You can also use your Stylus 1000 to capture not only snaps of your family and friends but also video of them in action Your Stylus 1000 can also be used as a Web Cam If you have an internet connection and microphone not supplied you can chat face to face with friends and colleagues confer...

Page 2: ... 9 8 6 Changing the Image Resolution 9 9 Connecting your Stylus 1000 to your Computer 9 10 Uploading Images to Your Computer 9 For Windows Users PC 10 1 Running the Digital Camera Manager 9 10 2 Quick Reference 10 10 3 Uploading Images 10 10 4 Creating Uploading Movie Clips 11 10 5 Creating Live Movie Clips 11 For Macintosh Users MAC 10 6 Uploading Images and movie clips 12 11 How to Use Other Sof...

Page 3: ...tallation For Windows Users PC 5 1 How to Install Digital Camera Software 5 1 1 How to Install Digital Camera Manager Software Your Digital Camera Manager should be installed rst 1 Insert the CD ROM disc into the CD ROM drive and close the CD ROM drawer 2 An installation wizard will automatically launch 3 Click Digital Camera Manager icon 4 Follow the instructions presented on the screen to comple...

Page 4: ... Web Visit http www arcsoft com for all your FAQ s tips and technical support see Section 12 for more details 5 2 1 How to Install ArcSoft Software 1 Re insert the CD ROM disc into the CD ROM drive and close the CD ROM drawer 2 An installation wizard will automatically launch 3 Click the ArcSoft Software icon 4 Select the language for the installation and click OK 5 Follow the on screen prompts 6 ...

Page 5: ...e STV0680 Capture Plug ins le in Hard Disk if you have not install any Photo retouching software If you already installed ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 and you want to use it as a default software to retrieve the images from Stylus 1000 go to Plug ins folder in the PhotoStudio 2000 folder and click Select 7 Click Quit to nish the installation 8 A folder named STV0680 Camera Snapshots will appear in you...

Page 6: ...er 2 Double click the CD ROM icon Digital Camera 3 Double click the VideoImp 1 5 installer icon in English folder 4 Follow the instructions presented on the screen to complete the installation 5 7 How to Install CU SeeMe CU SeeMe started the craze for videochat on the Internet and it s still the most popular full featured software for seeing hearing and sharing It can be used over the Internet or ...

Page 7: ...ton twice when you are in the Delete Clear Mode see page 9 7 1 6 Change Resolution The Shutter Button can be used to switch between High Resolution and Low Resolution settings see page 9 7 2 View nder The view nder is the window you look through when you aim the Stylus 1000 Make sure you center the subject in the view nder before taking an image 7 3 Mode Button The Mode Button has 3 primary functi...

Page 8: ...e Internet access To talk and listen you will require a sound card speakers and microphone not supplied 8 Getting Started 8 1 Switching the Stylus 1000 On from the Stand by Mode Pressing the Mode Button when the Stylus 1000 is in Stand by Mode LCD is blank will reactivate your Stylus 1000 Important Note If you cannot reactivate your Stylus 1000 by pressing the Mode Button this means your battery p...

Page 9: ...ailable Images Changing from Low Resolution Mode to High Resolution Mode Press the Shutter Button to Con rm Available Images 9 Connecting your Stylus 1000 to Your Computer The USB cable allows you to upload images from the Stylus 1000 to your PC or Mac One end of the cable connects to the USB port on the side of the Stylus 1000 and the other end connects to your PC s or Mac s USB port When your St...

Page 10: ...IF software enhanced to 640 x 480 pixels Select Yes or No Close Saved images s Adjust image Album 4 Create New Album 3 Select wanted image s 6 7 Save the selected image s into the album 3 All uploaded images will be shown on the left panel 4 During your Digital Camera Manager installation a folder called Album has been automatically created in the bottom right section of the Digital Camera Manager...

Page 11: ...er you want in your PC 3 If you have already created an album folder and you want to save image s in double click the album 4 Click the button to create a movie clip avi le with all the selected images by holding the CTRL key on your keyboard with the mouse click on each image 5 Select the video compression format Full Frames Uncompressed format is recommended 6 The movie clip created will appear ...

Page 12: ...ter the number of seconds you want for the video clip to run at frames per second You can adjust the frame rate number of frame per second by pressing the Frame Rate Button 1 Click the button 2 Enter the frame rate you want for your movie clip For example 80 frames at 10 frames per second 8 sec movie clip 80 frames at 5 frames per second 16 sec movie clip To adjust resolution You can adjust resolu...

Page 13: ... click on Get Photo 1 and click Acquire Select STV0680 Camera as the source The capture interface will show up To capture image s highlight the wanted image s and click Capture 4 The captured images will be shown in the window Select the image you want and click Capture 5 The selected image will shown within the mask on the selected template You can play with the image by using the function icons ...

Page 14: ...elect a le ending with mov video le the video will appear in the video templates Double click on the video and it will appear just like other video templates in the storyboard Now go to step 10 Alternatively you can produce a live video Ensure your Stylus 1000 is connected to the computer via the USB cable Click on the capture icon Step 7 And press the record icon Wait for the video link to go liv...

Page 15: ... Double click on Get Photo 1 and click Add Find the image you want which you have already saved in your hard disk and click Open The selected images will be shown on the left hand side Click OK 4 The selected image will shown within the mask on the selected template You can resize rotate or reposition the image by using the function icons show in the right hand side or reposition the image using y...

Page 16: ...Press the Save icon and name your le and then press save Video impression will ask you where you want to place your video Select video template Step 9 Select the album icon and your video clip you have just produced will appear in the video templates Double click on your video your video will now drop into the storyboard Running the video Step 10 Select the play movie icon which will assemble your...

Page 17: ... mail japan arcsoft com and E mail support arcsoft com support mds2000 com For China For South Central America ArcSoft China Support Center Beijing Tel 1 510 979 5520 Tel 8610 6849 1368 Fax 1 510 440 1270 Fax 8610 6849 1367 E mail latinsupport arcsoft com E mail china arcsoft com For Oceania For Europe Middle East Africa Rest of the World ArcSoft Australian Support Center ArcSoft Europe Support Ce...

Page 18: ...PC which is turned on via the USB cable which will then draw power from the PC whilst you insert fresh batteries or make sure there is suf cient power on the backup battery Check all cables connections are secured If you have any other camera installed on your computer remove the camera and it s driver completely from your system to avoid con ict with another camera or capture device Put Digital C...

Page 19: ...pload all images to your Mac and replace batteries Digital Camera Manager does not load You have lost power to your Stylus 1000 by either The installer for the Digital Camera Manager requires the Stylus 1000 be connected to the PC via the USB after the software has been installed the PC restarted Insuf cient battery power Battery power is too low to continue taking images Connection failure Removi...

Page 20: ...C Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Warning Changes or modi cations to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This e...

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