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Using Cropping Control
1.
Click the Adjust button.
2.
Click the Cropping tab on the adjust dialog box.
3.
Click the various Cropping Select choices and see how the live display
changes to the new aspect ratio.
4.
Take a capture and note how the capture also matches the new settings.
5.
Select Custom and adjust the Horizontal setting for any aspect custom
aspect ratio.
6.
It is recommended to leave the Vertical setting at 468 for maximum
resolution and only adjust the Horizontal setting.
Typically it’s only necessary to match the Horizontal/Vertical ratio to your
picture box on your card design. It’s not necessary to match absolute pixel
values.
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Using the VALCam with Photo-ID Applications
Twain drivers for the
VALCam USB
are loaded during the software
installation procedure. Using your application, select the
VALCam
system as your Twain source.
Alternatively you can run the
VALCam
executable as a standalone
application and capture images directly to the Window’s clipboard. You
can then paste these images into any applications that will support the
Window’s clipboard.
Contact Video Associates if you need a standalone application to capture
JPG files.
Setting an Administrators Password
An administrative password can be applied to restrict using the
“Adjust”
dialog box. This allows confidently settings parameters in the camera that
cannot be changed by unauthorized personal.
The following parameters can be locked from end users:
•
Zoom control
•
Flash Intensity
•
Preview adjustments
•
Color adjustments
•
Cropping parameters
Setting the Password:
1.
Locate and double click on the
VALCam USB.INI
file located in
the Windows folder or sub folder.
2.
The file will open in Notepad. Scroll down and locate the
Password=None
entry.
3.
Modify this entry with a password of your choice
Example:
Password=123.
4.
Restart the
VALCam
application and click the
Adjust
button.
5.
You will be prompted to enter your password
Enter 123 to open the Adjust Dialog box.
