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Besides the 26 kinds of video effects/frames in section 1, you also

can bring in your customized frame. Please note that, in the

customized frame, you must have the color in Pantone number

255 in the area, where you want your image show up.

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Page 1: ...k 1321 2 3 About Genius Application WebCAM Mate 3 1 Main Menu 4 10 2 Picture Mode 11 13 3 Video Mode 14 15 4 Security Mode 15 18 Using MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger AOL 18 20 CrazyTalk Avatar Creator 20 43 CrazyTalk CamSuite 44 70 Trouble shooting for web camera 71 ...

Page 2: ...k 1321 provide Mega Pixel High Definition video i Look 1321 also feature low noise CMOS imaging technology that achieves superior signal to noise ratio and low light sensitivity lets you enjoy the clarity of web video 1 SnapShot Button You can press the snapshot button to take still images 2 Lens Adjust the focus by twisting the lens 3 LED Indicator i Look 1321 is connected to the computer s USB p...

Page 3: ...Click on 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 Inser...

Page 4: ...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 simply security function To run the Genius WebCAM Mate software please go to the task bar and follow Start Click Program Choose i Look 1321 Click i Look 1321 Or you may execute the software by simply clicking the shortcut of i Look 1321 ...

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: ...ns according to device RGB24 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 352x288 320x240 176x144 160x120 pixels I240 1280x1024 1024x768 800x600 640x480 352x288 320x240 176x144 160x120 pixels Property page Preference setting to view your setting and properties Exit Exit the Genius UI ...

Page 7: ...6 Property page Setting Item Description You can flip the image horizontally 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 ...

Page 8: ...ge appearance Before adjusting values you have to unclick Auto to unlock Press Reset to return to the default settings Press Restore to return to the previous settings 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 ge...

Page 9: ...l be 26 different kinds of video effects frames for you to select The effects can also be applied to the video chat software like MSN Messenger You can directly connect to this effect page from the web camera settings in the video chat software ...

Page 10: ...ides the 26 kinds of video effects frames in section 1 you also can bring in your customized frame Please note that in the customized frame you must have the color in Pantone number 255 in the area where you want your image show up ...

Page 11: ... Enable Zoom before zooming Scroll the bar to zoom in or zoom out Press the 4 direction button to move the image upward downward leftward and rightward 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 12: ...ight 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 Mail Send photo by email Adding Frame Select photo frame to add inside still ...

Page 13: ...eoscopic 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 mode or click left mouse to return to normal mode Refresh...

Page 14: ...he 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 15: ...English 14 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 16: ...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 17: ...English 16 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 18: ...English 17 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 19: ... 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 20: ...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 21: ...r digital image 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 ...

Page 22: ...English 21 You can send your talking messenger or card image in a variety of formats including cab mht file or an AVI movie Operating System Windows Vista XP 2000 Getting Started ...

Page 23: ...ned with your talking image provides a CrazyTalk Avatar character 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 ...

Page 24: ...h 23 To create a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator Model 1 Click Import Image The Open dialog box appears Select the desired image and click Open to load it 2 The Image Processing tools will be automatically launched ...

Page 25: ...degrees clockwise or counterclockwise Mirror Flip the image horizontally as a mirrored reflection Smart Level Adjust the color levels of the image automatically Color Level Adjust the brightness contrast hue and saturation levels of the image manually Color Balance Adjust the color balance manually ...

Page 26: ... Points dialog box pops up Follow the guide sample image at the right side to place the 4 points for the fitting process 4 Background Mask Editing Modify the mask of the image also known as alpha channel to specify the none effect part of the image ...

Page 27: ...rease To enlarge the background area in the image Decrease To erase parts of the background mask 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 ...

Page 28: ...English 27 Eyes Add virtual eyes and adjust the color of each part of the eyes ...

Page 29: ...English 28 Teeth Add virtual teeth and adjust the teeth ...

Page 30: ...English 29 Mouth Adjust the color levels of the inner mouth ...

Page 31: ...English 30 Lips To close an open mouth in the image and set the position of the lips ...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...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 34: ... 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 35: ...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 36: ...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 37: ...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 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...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 44: ...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 45: ...ssenger friends see is your chosen avatar conveying lip 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 yours...

Page 46: ... Cam Suite refer to the rest of this Online 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 Em...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...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 49: ...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 50: ...English 49 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 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...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 54: ...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 55: ...re 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 avatar displayed on yo...

Page 56: ...ation even if your partner does not have CrazyTalk Cam Suite installed Online Content will lead you to Reallusion Content Store on the web You can view and purchase the new hot and featured avatar content If you have installed CrazyTalk Avatar Creator click Add Avatars to show the CrazyTalk Avatar Creator content data Please refer to Import an Avatar for details To delete an avatar select the avat...

Page 57: ...em as your avatars This function expands your avatar library tremendously as you can choose any photo of yourself or even your favorite movie star as your avatar In addition to creating your own avatars you can download new avatars from the Reallusion website To import new avatars do the following steps 1 Click to display the import options ...

Page 58: ... 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 avatars are saved under the My Avatars tab Using Face Morph You can add different expressions to enhance your face by means of Face Morph technology This can enhance your face so that your face looks thinner young...

Page 59: ...view window The left pane Web Camera shows the original look of your face The right pane shows the face with the expression 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 60: ...the contents in the Expression Favorite library Please Click to get more expressions o In the dialog you can see Default Expressions My Expressions and Online Content In Default Expressions you can see the default expression contents provided by CrazyTalk Cam Suite Click My Expression and you can see the contents which you have purchased from the Reallusion website In Online ...

Page 61: ... an expression and click To Favorite the expression 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 expression in Favorite Content and click Clear and you will remove the expression from the Favorite Content Please note you will not delete the content instead you remove t...

Page 62: ...to discard the effect Click on one of the comic templates you desire Click on the Preview button to invoke the preview window The left pane Web Camera shows the original 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 ...

Page 63: ...then interact with Cam Suite much more like a mirror Getting More Comic Effects MagicMirror enables you to adjust the amount of the Comic templates Besides you can also add remove or purchase comic effects to modify the contents in the Comic Favorite library Please Click to get more comic effects ...

Page 64: ...it will lead you to the content store on the website You can view and purchase the new hot and featured contents o 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...

Page 65: ...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 66: ...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 67: ...English 66 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 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ...English 70 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 72: ...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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