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1. Main Menu

Item

Mode

Description

Picture Mode

Still image capture mode.

Video Mode

Video recording mode.

Security Mode

Security monitoring mode.

Device

Selection

Select different webcam device.

Summary of Contents for I-LOOK 111

Page 1: ... Look 111 2 3 About Genius Application WebCAM Mate 3 1 Main Menu 4 9 2 Picture Mode 10 12 3 Video Mode 13 14 4 Security Mode 14 17 Using MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger AOL 17 19 CrazyTalk Avatar Creator 19 41 CrazyTalk CamSuite 42 69 Trouble shooting for web camera 70 ...

Page 2: ... live video to your instant messaging Turn your PC into a live broadcast hub with i Look 111 Works with windows Vista XP 2000 Me 98SE Whether you are creating video emails or hosting one to one video chats this easy to use webcam adds a personal touch to your online communication Connect with loved ones easily today with live video chats 1 SnapShot Button You can press the snapshot button to take ...

Page 3: ...k on Windows Driver then simply follow the on screen instructions c Install DirectX from the CD if your pc didn t have it on your system or the version was older NOTE If the Autorun screen doesn t start please follow these steps z Click on Start Menu z Type D SETUP EXE then click the Enter key Assume your CD ROM is in Drive D 2 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation 3 I...

Page 4: ...lease go to the taskbar and follow Start Æ Program Æ i Look 111 Æ Click Uninstall then follow the on screen instructions to remove the driver You can use Genius WebCAM Mate software to capture the real time image record or execute the simple security function NOTE After installing the Genius Application software the system will automatically create a file C WINDOWS Album or C WINNT Album to save t...

Page 5: ...English 4 1 Main Menu Item Mode Description Picture Mode Still image capture mode Video Mode Video recording mode Security Mode Security monitoring mode Device Selection Select different webcam device ...

Page 6: ...tion Selection Resolution selections according to device RGB24 640x480 352x288 320x240 176x144 160x120 I240 640x480 352x288 320x240 176x144 160x120 Property page Preference setting to view your setting and properties Exit Exit the Genius UI ...

Page 7: ...Item Description Enable this function the face tracking function will auto appear When you are watching the display your face should appear in the acquired image In an auto stereoscopic display the image will auto digital zoom ...

Page 8: ... or vertically by choosing Image Mirror or Image Flip When the light is not sufficient you may click on Low Light to get a clear image You can adjust different values for different circumstances and environment You may adjust values toward image appearance Before ...

Page 9: ...us settings Press Save to save the values you set up Select the correct frequency according to the country where you are using the web camera Before doing this you will need to select Indoor If your web camera is located in backlight position you may click Backlight compensation to get a sharper image You can have a black and white photo effect by clicking on B W Mode ...

Page 10: ...English 9 Item Description The effects can also be applied to the video chat software like MSN Messenger ...

Page 11: ...ish 10 2 Picture Mode Take a picture right away and share with your friends Item Mode Description Shot Still image capture mode Multi Snapshot Capture continuous still images based on multi snapshot number ...

Page 12: ...face should appear in the acquired image In an auto stereoscopic display the image will auto digital zoom Rotate Rotate still image 45 degrees counter clockwise Center Rotate still image to center Rotate Rotate still image 45 degrees anti clockwise Multi shot number Select multi shot number from 2 to 10 Full Screen Mode Display your web camera over the entire screen Press ESC to exit full screen m...

Page 13: ...te Image Rotate the selected image file 90 degrees in title list display Email file Attach the selected image file to an email Print Picture Print the selected image file Remark This function must use the resolution of 640x480 or 320x240 Please make sure the resolution is correct before executing this function ...

Page 14: ...English 13 3 Video Mode You can record real time video in this section Item Mode Description Recording Start Stop To begin recording video from your web camera Click to stop recording video ...

Page 15: ...ean hours minutes seconds 4 Security Mode Using motion detection function it records any movements that appear in front of your monitor automatically It can also record anytime until the HD is full If there s no movement it will shut down automatically after four seconds or otherwise it will be active when detecting new movement ...

Page 16: ...English 15 Item Mode Description Recording Start Stop To begin recording monitor video from your web camera Click to stop recording video Audio Setting Setting the audio device ...

Page 17: ...English 16 Item Mode Description Schedule Recording Set up time for the security monitoring system Email Alert When this button is enabled it will send out an email if an alert happens during recording ...

Page 18: ... Recording time display Displays monitor recording time 00 00 00 mean hours minutes seconds MSN Messenger a For live video function you ll need MSN Messenger version 6 or later If you don t have it please refer to the website http messenger msn com to download b Sign onto MSN Messenger service c Choose a friend on the contact list and Click OK to confirm d Double click on your friends who are avai...

Page 19: ...enger List and choose View Webcam e Your friend will then receive an invitation message When your friend clicks YES the video chat will start f For the further information please refer to the website at http messenger yahoo com AOL Instant Messenger a You can download AOL Instant Messenger free at http www aim com and finish the registration if you don t have it b Sign onto AOL Instant Messenger c...

Page 20: ... collection Animate any person animal or illustration with CrazyTalk Avatar Creator s easy to use professional editing tools Your photos are brought to life in amazing animation by fitting them with CrazyTalk Avatar Creator s proprietary Facetrix facial morphing technology CrazyTalk Avatar Creator s then gives a voice to your photos by allowing them to lipsync with audio recordings and spoken text...

Page 21: ...rd image in a variety of formats including cab mht file or an AVI movie Operating System Windows Vista XP 2000 CrazyTalk Avatar Creator allows you to import any digital photo image or likeness of a face with the innovative real time image Getting Started ...

Page 22: ...r to send to your friends and colleagues using various output options You can send animated greeting cards or even export movie files of numerous formats with CrazyTalk Avatar Creator You can create your own customized CrazyTalk Avatar Creator Model using any digital image Click Edit Model to start creating a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator model Getting Started Creating a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator Model ...

Page 23: ...nd click Open to load it 2 The Image Processing tools will be automatically launched Crop Image Select the required image area Rotate CW Rotate CCW Rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise Mirror Flip the image horizontally as a mirrored reflection Smart Level Adjust the color levels of the image automatically ...

Page 24: ...t hue and saturation levels of the image manually Color Balance Adjust the color balance manually 3 Click Next and the Auto Fit Anchor Points dialog box pops up Follow the guide sample image at the right side to place the 4 points for the fitting process ...

Page 25: ...ask Editing Modify the mask of the image also known as alpha channel to specify the none effect part of the image o Brush Tool Increase To enlarge the background area in the image Decrease To erase parts of the background mask ...

Page 26: ...sh 25 o Brush Size Move the slider to adjust the size of the brush tool Advanced Facial Settings Click to open a dialog box with four tabs Eyes Add virtual eyes and adjust the color of each part of the eyes ...

Page 27: ...English 26 Teeth Add virtual teeth and adjust the teeth ...

Page 28: ...English 27 Mouth Adjust the color levels of the inner mouth ...

Page 29: ...English 28 Lips To close an open mouth in the image and set the position of the lips ...

Page 30: ...ing model with expressions facial movements and special effects Select Edit Script To create a Talking Message 1 To specify the speech for the talking model do one of the following Voice Recorder Click to open the sound recorder menu Getting Started Creating a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator Script ...

Page 31: ...ick the Record button to start recording from the audio source specified Import Wave File Import a speech file in PCM WAV format and use it as the script text Edit by Text To Speech Click to open the TTS dialog box ...

Page 32: ... model Adjust the voice quality to achieve a real life effect using the Volume Pitch and Speed sliders Click button to Preview the result NOTE Download the text to speech converter from Microsoft or browse Reallusion s website for more information 2 Click Background Audio for inserting background music ...

Page 33: ...e audio continuously Preview Click to playback the audio 3 Click the Emotives tab double click on the desired profile for applying to the model and the project plays automatically 4 Use the slider to adjust the strength of the model s expression 5 Click the Timeline tab and you are prompted to upgrade for full features of the Timeline 6 Click the Save button to save the current script as a customi...

Page 34: ...ded in e mail or Html pages or CAB compressed file To create a card do the following 1 Select a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator model with facial features motions and expressions specified 2 Create a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator script to specify the animation and speech 3 Click the Output Greeting tab Getting Started Creating a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator Greeting Card ...

Page 35: ...r Your Name of the card accordingly with customized text styles by using the Text Editing Tools Reset Text Discard all changes to the text 10 Card Settings Image Effect Select a JavaScript effect to apply onto the card Auto Play Automatically playback the card as it is opened 11 Image Quality Move the slider or enter a number to the edit box to adjust the image quality 12 Sound Quality Move the sl...

Page 36: ...create the card Movie files supported by CrazyTalk Avatar Creator AVI Real Media RM WAV Sequence BMPs TGA Animation GIF and Windows Media WMV files NOTE Install WMVEncoder9 from the Microsoft website for exporting WMV files format Getting Started Exporting Movie Files ...

Page 37: ...resolution as the source file 7 Check the Target to specify the resolution corresponded to the media format 8 Check the Use Full Image to export media with the whole image 9 Check the Crop option if you want to crop talking image on the sides 10 Click the Background Color box to select the background from the color palette 11 Specify the dimensions of the output frame by entering the height and wi...

Page 38: ...lected talking image to multimedia format How can I fine tune the model image for more realistic facial movement a The control point 1 2 3 and 4 are the key to control the facial mesh morphing 1 2 control the vertical movement strength and 3 4 controls the horizontal movement strength Tips and Suggestions Facial Fitting Tips ...

Page 39: ...eck the Head Motion Preview to preview the movement If not perfect you can close the dialog and try to change the location of control point 1 4 How can I make the chin movie more naturally while talking a Drag the chin control point out of the face Good Bad ...

Page 40: ...oints outside the eyelids to create an even more realistic blinking action Incorrect Correct If you are using eyes from the CrazyTalk eye library you need to set the eye control points inside the eyelids This improves the realistic quality of the animated eyes Incorrect Correct How can I improve the mouth movements for a photo with an open mouth Use the Detailed Facial Mode to keep the upper and l...

Page 41: ...an I avoid background movement without changing the original background Use the Background Mask Editing button and spread out the background using the brush and clear tools Don t get the mask too close to the facial area and make sure that it does not overlap the head of the model Incorrect Correct ...

Page 42: ...ed mouth enable this feature so no dark line is visible between the lips while the mouth is closed If your model has an open mouth disable this feature so you can fit the points to the upper and lower region of the lips Before closing After closing How do I know which control point is the upper or lower control points Control points that are yellow in color indicate that they are the upper control...

Page 43: ...synching instant emotive animations and special effects on your behalf Alternatively they can see your face with different expressions and special effects featuring by MagicMirror You can download a variety of avatar content from the Reallusion website or create your own avatar from a photo using CrazyTalk Avatar Creator So any photo of yourself your family or friend your pet from cartoons or comi...

Page 44: ...ne Help 1 If you have an instant messaging application installed on your OS please manually change the audio video devices 2 You may apply the features in the Avatar tab i Click one emotion item to preview the avatar video You can also initiate a video call and see the avatar video display in your messenger video window ii Click to select an emotion from Emotions Emotions offers a wide range of em...

Page 45: ...avatar and the animation even if your partner does not have CrazyTalk Cam Suite installed 3 Alternatively you can utilize your own face applied different effects in the MagicMirror tab i Click on one of the expression to apply to your face The result will be reflected on both the preview window in MagicMirror and your messenger conference window Expression library provides numbers of expressions s...

Page 46: ...ck one of the comic effects and it will display on your face instantly in the preview window 4 Plug in a microphone and your avatar can lip sync whatever you say instantly 5 You are now ready to use a wide range of animated expressions along with your video avatar on your instant messaging applications Refer to the other parts of this Online Help for more information about CrazyTalk Cam Suite ...

Page 47: ...ponents of CrazyTalk Cam Suite interface Avatar Interface 1 Modes 2 Add Content from web site 3 Play Control 4 Emotions 5 More Emotions 6 Avatars 7 More Avatars 8 Settings 9 Help 10 Audio Control 11 Enable Facial Tracking 12 Preview About the Interface ...

Page 48: ...English 47 MagiceMirror Interface 1 Modes 2 Add Content from web site 3 Face Morph 4 More Expression 5 Comic Effect 6 More Comic Effect 7 Audio Control 8 Settings 9 Help 10 Preview ...

Page 49: ...ssions to show a wide range of emotions such as happy sad and angry as well as facial movement such as winking blinking opening and closing of the mouth and nose or cheek movement Moreover all the emotions are accompanied with sound effects to enhance the expressions Use one of the following steps to select the emotion applied to your avatar Select an emotion and your avatar will show the emotion ...

Page 50: ...e Content In Default Emotions you can see the default emotion content provided by CrazyTalk Cam Suite Click My Emotions and you can see the content which you have purchased from the Reallusion website or create by CrazyTalk Avatar Creator In Online Content you can play back and ...

Page 51: ...nd click To Favorite the emotion will be added to Favorite Content the Favorite Content will be displayed on the CrazyTalk Cam Suite main interface which is convenient for you to select afterwards o Select an emotion in Favorite Content and click Clear and you will remove the emotion from the Favorite Content Please note you will not delete the content instead you remove the content from the Favor...

Page 52: ...lick Custom to browse through the custom created scripts Refer to CrazyTalk Cam Suite Online Help to learn how to create custom scripts 3 Select a template or customized script and click Preview to see the script file If the Auto Play checkbox is checked it will auto play the script file 4 Click OK to use it as your CrazyTalk Cam Suite emotion The emotion is now displayed in My Emotions in More Em...

Page 53: ...he new emotions are saved under My Emotions Selecting an Avatar CrazyTalk Cam Suite enables you to select a customized image created by CrazyTalk Avatar Creator and use it as your avatar during instant messaging video calls Select an avatar from the Avatars area You will see your selected avatar appearing in the preview window If you are preceding a video conference you will see the selected avata...

Page 54: ...zyTalk Avatar Creator In Online Content you can play back and preview the latest avatars with emotions or link to the content store site for purchasing more contents Double click to select an avatar from the More Avatars dialog and the avatar will be displayed in the preview window If you are preparing a video conference your partner will see this avatar and the animation even if your partner does...

Page 55: ...lect an avatar in Favorite Content and click Clear you will remove the avatar from Favorite Content Please note you will not delete the content in CrazyTalk Cam Suite instead you remove it from the Favorite Content section Importing an Avatar CrazyTalk Cam Suite allows you to import customized images or photos from CrazyTalk Avatar Creator and use them as your avatars This function expands your av...

Page 56: ... to learn how to create custom models 3 Select a template or customized model and click OK to use it as your messenger avatar The avatar is now displayed in My Avatars 4 To create new avatars using CrazyTalk Avatar Creator click Launch Editor to start CrazyTalk Avatar Creator The new avatars are saved under the Custom tab 5 To download avatars from the Reallusion website click Add from Web The new...

Page 57: ...er with alien bull or foxy expressions To use the Face Morph features Check up the Apply Expression check box to apply the expression onto your face Check off the box to discard the expression Click on one of the expression you desire Drag the Strength slider right to strengthen the expression while drag it left to decrease Click on the Preview button to invoke the preview window MagicMirror ...

Page 58: ...multaneously Check the Horizontal Mirror to flip the images in the two panes horizontally You can then interact with Cam Suite much more like a mirror Getting More Expressions MagicMirror enables you to adjust the amount of the Expression templates Besides you can also add remove or purchase expressions to modify the contents in the Expression Favorite library Please Click to get more expressions ...

Page 59: ...nts which you have purchased from the Reallusion website In Online Content you can play back and preview the latest expressions or link to the content store site for purchasing more expressions o Double click any expression in the More Expression dialog your face will show the expression instantly o Click Online Content and it will lead you to the content store on the website You can view and purc...

Page 60: ...ill remove the expression from the Favorite Content Please note you will not delete the content instead you remove the content from the Favorite Content section Selecting a Comic Effect You can select interesting comic effects to entertain you and your messenger partners You can use the effect to show your mood emotions feelings or even add some accessories onto your face To use the Comic Effect f...

Page 61: ...al look of your face The right pane MagicMirror shows the face with the comic effect applied The MagicMirror pane is able to show Expression and Comic effect simultaneously Check the Horizontal Mirror to flip the images in the two panes horizontally You can then interact with Cam Suite much more like a mirror ...

Page 62: ...urchase comic effects to modify the contents in the Comic Favorite library Please Click to get more comic effects o In the dialog you can see Default Comics My Comics and Online Content In Default Comics you can see the default comic contents provided by CrazyTalk Cam Suite Click My Comic and you can see the contents which you have purchased ...

Page 63: ...To delete a comic effect select the comic effect and click Delete o Select a comic and click To Favorite the comic effect will be added to Favorite Content the Favorite Content will be displayed on the CrazyTalk Cam Suite main interface which is convenient for you to select afterwards o Select a comic effect in Favorite Content and click Clear and you will remove the comic effect from the Favorite...

Page 64: ...k to turn the audio volume up The Mixer controls the audio level between music sound effect and microphone Click to increase the music sound effect and decrease the microphone volume Click to decrease the music sound effect and increase the microphone volume This section describes items related to facial tracking Facial Tracking ...

Page 65: ...ger the avatar to track Tip As for the target for tracking please refer to Setting Click Preview button to invoke preview dialog box You will see the Web Camera and Avatars window panes simultaneously Check the Horizontal Mirror box on so the window pane flips horizontally Thus you see yourself move toward the same direction as you move Settings ...

Page 66: ...English 65 CrazyTalk Cam Suite allows you set the default status Click Settings to show the Setting window You can change the general settings in this dialog box ...

Page 67: ...anguage If you have instant messaging application installed on your OS please manually change the audio video devices Take Skype 3 0 for instance please invoke dialog box under Tools Options Set both the Audio In and the Video Select webcam to Reallusion Virtual Audio and Reallusion Virtual Camera ...

Page 68: ...ead and eyes will track your head or mouse and move Select Camera allows you to select your default camera If you have multiple cameras installed on your PC you need to select one of them Check Popup confirm dialog when change your avatar checkbox and the confirm dialog will pop up while you change your avatar ...

Page 69: ...ally Take Skype for instance 1 Launch CrazyTalk Cam Suite before using IM applications 2 Make sure that you have already logged onto your instant messaging application 3 Click Tools Options to open the option dialog box 4 Select the Sound Devices and set the Audio In to Reallusion Virtual Audio Set Devices ...

Page 70: ...English 69 5 Select the Video and set the Select webcam to Reallusion Virtual Camera 6 Click Save button Your messenger then receives its audio and video sources from CrazyTalk Cam Suite ...

Page 71: ...ction There are too many devices in the system causing IRQ problems with the system s USB controller Do the following Remove some USB devices from the system Restart the system The computer reallocates resources Q3 The web camera does not light up or the computer restarts for no apparent reason You may have USB devices drawing too much power from your computer This can happen especially when conne...

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