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C-it

Digital Video PC Camera

Model XVP510

For Windows

User's Guide

Release 2.0

June, 1998

Xirlink, Inc.

Summary of Contents for XVP510

Page 1: ...1 C it Digital Video PC Camera Model XVP510 For Windows User s Guide Release 2 0 June 1998 Xirlink Inc ...

Page 2: ...ND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY CONCERNING THE PRODUCT ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED AS A RESULT EXCEPT AS SET OUT ABOVE THE PRODUCT IS SOLD AS IS AND YOU ARE ASSUMING THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE PRODUCTS SUITABILITY TO YOUR NEEDS ITS ...

Page 3: ... open the Video Camera window 27 To flip the image 27 To capture video clips 28 To open the Video Album 29 Adjusting the Video 30 To display the video settings 30 To change the various options 30 General Settings 31 Image Format 33 Capture 34 C it Video Conference Center 35 Getting Started 35 To start the software for videoconferencing 35 Placing the Call 35 Calling Options 36 Window Control Butto...

Page 4: ...e Local and Remote Windows 48 C it Video Album 50 To open the Video Album 50 Playing Back an exe file from Album 51 Playing Back an avi file from Album 51 Seeing a Snapshot 52 Sending a Video Mail captured video clip or Snapshot with E mail 52 Setting Video Album Options 53 The C it Video Album s Menu Commands and Tool Bar 53 File Menu 53 View Menu 54 Help Menu 54 The Video Album Tool Bar 54 Frequ...

Page 5: ...nd video conferencing with the C it is almost like being there in person What s In the Box Before you start the installation please check the contents of the box to make sure that all parts are included There should have one C it camera with USB cable and one C it CD If any items are missing or you notice any damage contact the dealer where you purchased the C it product What You Need Hardware o A...

Page 6: ...from that application s Help menu t TIP If you don t have Microsoft Internet Explorer or NetMeeting you can download them from the Internet at http www microsoft com download OpArt Video Mail o Need to have e mail system installed such as Microsoft Outlook Netscape Commander Eudora Lotus CC mail and so on Internet and Intranet Videoconferencing o An Internet connection to video conference with the...

Page 7: ...tures By following these simple hints you can take quality videos and pictures with the C it Digital Video Camera Composition o Aim the camera so the subject is in the center of the image o Put the camera on a flat steady surface If you have to hold the camera during the shot hold it still when shooting Lighting o Use plenty of light on the subject o Select similar types of light If possible don t...

Page 8: ... 1MB of memory space C it Video Camera o Use this for Capture Snapshot and with its advanced design the C it USB Digital Video Camera captures video at millions of color and high resolution In addition the connection to the USB port provides high quality video at about 30 frames per second in Camera application and about 10 frames per second in Conference application C it Video Conference Center o...

Page 9: ...frame of the video and save it as a cap bmp file in the photo album o Take captures record motions and save it as a cap avi file in the photo album o Take video mail record video and audio message and save it as a cap exe file in the photo album ...

Page 10: ... necessary hardware and software Registering Your C it Please take the time to register your C it product Registration is very important because each participant in a videoconferencing must have an individual copy of the software Registration also entitles you to information about product upgrades and other services from C it You can register electronically or by fax phone or mail Installing the S...

Page 11: ...urn on your PC and start Windows95 or Windows98 2 Insert the C it CD into your CD drive The Autorun starts and displays the initial screen Click Install 3 The installation procedure starts and you ll see the Welcome dialog box Click Next ...

Page 12: ... some other drive type its letter instead such as e C itAutorun 4 This dialog box show the Software Licensing Agreement Please read this agreement carefully and click Yes if you agreed 5 In this next dialog box enter your name and company name and then click Next By the way to go back to a preceding dialog box during the setup process to change one of your choices click the Back button ...

Page 13: ...les in the Path box or select an existing directory from the list You can also type a path name of a new directory and the setup program will create it 7 The next dialog box show the C IT components to be installed Make sure that each component that you want to install has a checkmark 4 next of it Click Next The drivers must be installed in order for the camera to work properly and typically you w...

Page 14: ...his point installation begins and progress boxes show how the installation is proceeding 10After all the files are installed the following dialog box appears Click Finish and that s it You re now ready to connect the camera ...

Page 15: ...the USB port You re now ready for video media The C it Icons Use the C it icons to start the C it applications Getting Help For technical support you can reach us at 408 474 0494 Between 9 00 a m and 6 00 p m Pacific Standard Time While logged on to the Internet you can 1 Connect directly to our home page at http www xirlink com 2 Connect directly to our product site at http www citnow com 3 Conta...

Page 16: ...d you will get the following message Click OK if you want to continue without audio device or Cancel if you want to go back to install the device first before using the application o When OpArt Video Mail window pops up you should be able to see local view Some buttons on the window will change from inactive to active after you captures your video mail Capture Click on this button when you are rea...

Page 17: ... message Click on this button to save your message to a permanent location for future retrieval Album Click on this button to open C it Album Application if you want to view any avi or bmp file taken from the C it Video Camera Application There are three tool commands on the window bar Click on this button to minimize the OpArt Video Mail window To restore click on the icon from the task bar o Cli...

Page 18: ...tup a limit on the video mail size by the actual file size and whatever number you type into the space will be a multiple of 100KB of data For example if you type 3 it means the maximum file size of the video mail will not exceed 300KB It is very efficient to control the size of your outgoing emails because some email service providers have certain limit on their clients mail size and if it is ove...

Page 19: ...olors in the image Dragging the hue slider makes the image look more blue or red Drag the slider until the colors look correct Sharpness Adjusts the clarity or resolution of the image Drag the slider to the left to soften edges in the image Drag the slider to the right to see a sharper image Gamma Gamma is the measure of the degree of contrast of the video image Usually the gamma setting does not ...

Page 20: ...you click this button after experimenting with the settings to see how you might improve the image Click OK or Cancel to close the Option window x Close OpArt Video Mail application NOTE If you close the application without sending or saving the message you will lose it when program exists ...

Page 21: ...ding site 1 Capturing the mail 2 After clicking Stop notice now the OpArt is doing the compression for your video and audio Click here to capture your mail Make sure you speak nice and clear into the microphone Click here to stop the capture when you finish ...

Page 22: ...pture The playback will show you can check the quality of the video and audio This is the exact the same quality with receiving side s playback After compression all the buttons are now enabled Click here to view the mail you have just recorded ...

Page 23: ...low you to type in the recipient s E mail address and subject Here is just a sample of Microsoft Outlook E mail system Click here to Send This will open up your default E mail carrier Click here to send Type in the E mail address of the one s you want to send to Type in the subject of the E mail ...

Page 24: ... keep it Receiving site 1 Open the mail from your E mail carrier Click here to save your recorded mail to Album Notice that after you click this button it will gray out which indicates this recording has been saved Double click on the mail ...

Page 25: ...25 2 Open the OpArt_VM exe from the incoming mail 3 Choose the opening method Click to cancel Click to proceed Save mail to disk Open mail without saving ...

Page 26: ... by Microsoft 5 Close the OpArt_VM playback window Time control bar Microsoft movie playback control Click to stop playback or rewind Click to play or pause the playback Click here to link to our home page Click here to close this window ...

Page 27: ... icon C it Video Camera The Video Camera window opens and shows the video that your camera sees To flip the image o Click the Mirror Image button on the top of the window From Left to Right 1 Minimize window 2 Maximize window 3 Double window size 4 Mirror camera horizontally 5 Display camera options 6 Close the window Take a snapshot of the video image Start Stop video recording Open Album of imag...

Page 28: ... recorded Video files are captured as files with an avi name extension and automatically receive the name capn avi where the n is the next number for a video For example if the last video is named cap04 avi the one you just took is named cap05 avi Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 1 Click Capture to start recording the action 2 Watch while the action continues Notice the logo is blinking which tells you ...

Page 29: ...ke a lot of space on the hard drive For example 10 seconds of video captured in Camera application needs about 10 megabytes of hard disk space for image size of 176 x 144 To open the Video Album o Click on the Album button on the Camera window Please see Chapter 6 for detail of Album operation ...

Page 30: ...Click the C it Video Camera icon to open the Video Camera window 2 Click the Options button on the window The Options dialog box that appears has three tabs for adjusting various elements of the video General tab Image Format tab and Video Quality tab The About tab shows information about C it To change the various options 1 Click one of the tabs to see the different options 2 Select the options y...

Page 31: ...front on your computer screen The higher the number of frames the more lifelike the video image in the window but the more processing the computer needs to do Because you normally don t need full lifelike video until you want to capture a video you should set this value to be 30 or less This reduces the processing devoted to the video which makes more processing available for other programs ...

Page 32: ...ity This will open up another window as followed and with the video quality settings you can adjust the image to get the best possible video on your computer screen Please refer to page 18 20 for detail description ...

Page 33: ...selecting one of the format options with a smaller size The second set of numbers refers to the number of bits per pixel used to process the image The higher the number the better the image quality but the more processing required by the computer Selecting an option with a lower number of bits per pixel can also help you see more lifelike motion The third set of values refers to the video format u...

Page 34: ...that means the first 28 MB of your captured file are guaranteed to be saved to your hard drive The Capture File Size must not exceed the Free Disk Space size or such control will not ensure proper allocated disk space Capture Time Limit by putting a check mark here in the box next to Use Time Limit you are allowed to type in any number in the space provided next to Time Limit If you typed in 10 th...

Page 35: ... C it although of course we recommend it t To start the software for videoconferencing o Double click the icon C it Video Conference Center t HINT Make sure the camera is ready to go Click the Local button to see the window for the image from your camera Click Preview to see the image Point the camera where you want To adjust the camera s settings click the Options button at the top of the window ...

Page 36: ...l window shows what your camera The remote window shows the view Sees It s the image transmitted to the other from the other person s camera conference participants That s it you re now set up to videoconference To add others to the conference click Call again on the Conference Center panel and repeat the process for dialing other numbers Each participant s name is added to the Conference Center p...

Page 37: ... or at www four11 com You can access several servers quickly at the Microsoft site by adding a number after the ULS for example ULS1 micorsoft com ULS2 microsoft com and so on The ULS servers not only list people by name they also show the Person s current IP address to call to videoconference Window Control Buttons and Features From Left to Right Minimize window Reduce window size Increase window...

Page 38: ...en 10 and 15 frames of video every second The frame rate and the frame quality are subject to network bandwidth you obtain while conferencing A video frame is just like the individual frames on a strip of movie film This is a tremendous amount of data to send over a network and if the network is running slowly the video motion may start to become jerky or to get out of synch with the audio the sou...

Page 39: ...n is not important for instance the camera is pointed at a presentation screen in an auditorium drag the slider all the way to Better quality to see the best image Sending and receiving video Click these two options to automatically send and receive video as you start each conference If they aren t checked clicking the Local and Remote buttons on the Video Conference Center panel opens the Remote ...

Page 40: ...w Your camera will stop transmitting video to the other conference participants To stop receiving video from someone else click the Stop button on the Remote window The Stop button now says Preview 2 To start sending or receiving video again click the Preview button on the Local or Remote window You can also pause the video using the right mouse menu on the Conference Center Working While Conferen...

Page 41: ...are 2 Click and hold down the Share button A list of the applications and windows already open on your computer appears on the pop up menu 3 Select the application that you want to share In the example Microsoft PowerPoint is selected t TIP Make sure the application is not minimized when you select it from the list If it s minimized the other conference participants will only see the application s...

Page 42: ...y it is an application and file because that s how you can show work in progress However you could also share any open window from your computer desktop Sharing is like read only in that people can see but not work with whatever you let them share Collaborating on Work Collaborating means that other people in the videoconference can actually edit or make changes to the application and file running...

Page 43: ... click the Work Alone button on the Video Conference Center Some Tips for Collaborating Effectively o Before collaborating on a file save a copy of the original file just in case you Don t want to accept the collaborative changes o While working together let the other person know what change You re about to make to the file before you do it You may want to discuss the change first o Let the other ...

Page 44: ...other person s camera The Album window appears It shows snapshots you ve already taken Snapshots are captured as bit mapped images and automatically receive the name cap0n bmp where the n is the next number for an image For example if the last snapshot is named cap04 bmp the one you just took is named cap05 bmp here s a sample See C it Video Album on page 50 for more information about using the Al...

Page 45: ...arts 2 From the File menu choose Open and open the graphic that you want the other participants to see The Whiteboard and graphic appear on the screens of all the other conference participants Here s a sample Everyone in the conference can work on the Whiteboard t NOTE The Whiteboard is the Microsoft NetMeeting Whiteboard feature Please see the documentation that you received for NetMeeting for ex...

Page 46: ... sample showing messages already sent back and forth 2 In the Send to box click the down arrow menu and select who you want to chat with To chat with everyone in the conference select Everyone in Chat 3 Type the message in the Message box 4 Press Enter or click the Send button to send the message t NOTE The Chat box is the Microsoft NetMeeting Chat box feature Please see the documentation that you...

Page 47: ...ick the SF button on the Video Conference Center A dialog box appears so you can select the file to send Select the file or type its name in the File Name box You can also select the type of files to see listed from the Files of type menu 3 Click Open to send the file t NOTE If you select yourself on the Video Conference Center and click SF a window opens and shows files You ve already received du...

Page 48: ...ote window equivalent to clicking the Stop button on your Local window A checkmark next to pause indicates the video not transmitting Select Pause again to begin sending video again or just click the Preview button on the Local window 3 Select Open Send Received Files Folder This option varies depending on the name selected in the Video Conference Center If you select your name the option is Open ...

Page 49: ...r screen Window Size shows a popup menu with window enlargement options The one with the dot next to it is the current window enlargement factor Select one to resize the window This is equivalent to clicking the right and left arrow buttons on the window Properties equivalent to clicking the Options button on the window The Options dialog box appears and the Video tab is already selected ...

Page 50: ...series of motion pictures with audio their names end with exe which are OpArt Video Mail recording and could be run with no other additional software required o Video clips motion picture sequences their names end with avi which are C it video camera recordings Capture snapshots by clicking the Snapshot button on any one of the video windows Camera Local or Remote Capture video clips by clicking t...

Page 51: ...ndow Playing Back an avi file from Album 1 Click the captured avi file icon on the album to select it 2 Choose Open from the View menu You can also just double click on the icon itself Then the Microsoft Video Player plays the video Here is an example of the playback window Time control bar Microsoft movie playback control Click to stop playback or rewind Click to play or pause the playback Click ...

Page 52: ...eo clip or Snapshot with E mail After capturing videos and snapshots with your C it software you can send them as attachments to e mail messages 1 In the Video Album click on the exe avi or bmp file to select the file you want to send 2 Choose Send from the File menu Your e mail message application opens The snapshot or video that you selected in step 1 is attached to the message 3 Type the e mail...

Page 53: ...s checked the images will still be captured and saved but the album won t open until you click the Album button on the camera window or run the C it Video Album application Keep Album on top Click on the box if you want the album always on top of any other application windows The C it Video Album s Menu Commands and Tool Bar The Video Album s menu commands are for playing back and working with the...

Page 54: ...s deleted from the Album folder Print Prints a copy of the selected file on your printer You can print snapshot files but not video clip files If you select a video clip file the Print command is not available Exit Closes the Video Album View Menu Select All Selects all the files that are stored in the Album Invert Selection Selects the inverted file of the previously selected one Large icons Smal...

Page 55: ...uter telephony integration is expected to be a big growth area for PCs USB will provide a low cost interface for Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN and digital PBXs Q How do I know if my computer has a USB port A Check on the back of your computer to see if it has a USB connector See the picture on page 17 to see what a USB port looks like Q What is a Digital Video Camera A A video camera de...

Page 56: ... the Options O button in the upper right corner of the Camera window This will open the Options dialog box Click the Video Format button to see the dialog box where you can adjust camera contrast saturation hue etc Q Can I zoom in or out A Yes While using the Internet Video Conference Center you can easily zoom in or zoom out the image by clicking the Ò Ò and Ò Ó buttons in the upper right corner ...

Page 57: ...sor specifically for improving multimedia and communications With MMX the visual media on your computer will play faster smoother and appear more realistic Q Is it compatible with my TV A Normally no The C it Digital Video PC Camera is supposed to work with your desktop PC not a TV The only time it might work with a TV is when you are using a TV set as a big monitor for your computer Q Why isn t t...

Page 58: ... video conferencing Q OK so which image compression algorithm do I choose A Compression is a tradeoff between life like motion and image quality More compression means more frames can be transmitted per second but at lower image quality So the basic question becomes Do you want a clearer image or more life like motion You have to choose which is the most appropriate combination of compression and ...

Page 59: ...g to provide users with the capability of Internet videoconferencing Q What communications protocols does C it support A The C it software supports video conferencing standards H 323 standard for the Internet videoconferencing Q How do I know what the other person is seeing on the other end A The person on the other side will see exactly what you can see in your local view window which shows what ...

Page 60: ...to more than one person at a time A Yes Up to 30 people can connect to the videoconference at the same time All these people can access raw data simultaneously This means that everyone sees chat text the whiteboard transferred files and shared applications However audio and video channels can be connected only on one to one basis In particular this means that you select one person at a time to tal...

Page 61: ...process 113 Solution If you have already installed the C it Digital Video PC Camera software unplug camera and un install the software Reinstall the software If the problem persists check the hard disk s integrity using the Window s ScanDisk utility See your MS Windows 95 User s Manual for more information about the ScanDisk program Problem Installation does not finish properly Solution Unplug the...

Page 62: ...e 16bit 24bit 32bit Problem Camera LCD light is on but shows a pink screen Solution Reduce the acceleration of the graphic card to None like what is described above or upgrade the operating system to Windows 98 Problem Error message C it Video Camera was not detected Solution If the camera is not plugged in yet please do so now If it is then unplug it and plug it back in again The system should de...

Page 63: ... in Solution The light will come on when you run any of the C it applications Problem There is no update files available on your home web page Solution Our upgrade drivers are located at ftp xirlink com and all the posting files will be updated without further notice ...

Page 64: ... over camera settings n Supports DirectDraw graphic cards n Captures high quality still images and real time audio video n Create edit preview and stores image in Video Album n Built in video e mail feature allows you to send a still image or digital audio video clips n Stores in BMP and AVI formats with optional H 263 and G 723 compression Camera drivers for Windows 95 OSR2 Windows 98 and Windows...

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