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EasyCam Pro

User’s Manual

Table of Contents

1. Getting Started.............................................................................

a. Package Contents ....................................................................................... 02

b. System Requirements.................................................................................. 02

c. EasyCam Pro Camera View Nomenclature ............................................... 02

d. Verifying USB Presence ............................................................................. 03

e. Windows Installation Of EasyCam Pro Camera And Driver..................... 04

f. Installing Application Software................................................................... 06

2. Creating A Video And Single Frame Snapshot ...........................

a. VideoImpression 1.6 Main Screen Nomenclature....................................... 06

b. Setting The Focus Of The EasyCam Pro Camera....................................... 07

c. Capturing A Single Frame By Using Snapshot Button ............................... 07

d. Previewing Live Video Or Single Frame .................................................... 08

e. Recording A Video Or Single Frame .......................................................... 08

f. Playback Of A Video Or Single Frame........................................................ 08

g. Working With Albums ................................................................................. 09

h. Working With The Storyboard .................................................................... 10

i. Editing Single Frame Snapshots.................................................................. 11

j. Editing A Video ............................................................................................ 11

k. Editing Audio............................................................................................... 11

l. Printing A Snapshot Image Or A Still Image From A Video ....................... 12

m. Saving A Movie .......................................................................................... 12

3. Getting Started With PhotoImpression 3.0 ..................................

a. Opening An Image From A Disc Drive....................................................... 15

b. Acquiring Images From A TWAIN Device.................................................. 15

c. Downloading Images From The Internet .................................................... 15

d. Working With Albums ................................................................................. 16

e. Editing Images............................................................................................. 17

f. Creative Project Templates.......................................................................... 19

g. Saving Images ............................................................................................. 19

h. Printing Images........................................................................................... 20

i. Getting Help................................................................................................. 20

4. How To Install NetMeeting...........................................................

5. How To Install MSN Messenger ..................................................

6. Specifications.................................................................................

Summary of Contents for EasyCam Pro

Page 1: ...o Or Single Frame 08 e Recording A Video Or Single Frame 08 f Playback Of A Video Or Single Frame 08 g Working With Albums 09 h Working With The Storyboard 10 i Editing Single Frame Snapshots 11 j Editing A Video 11 k Editing Audio 11 l Printing A Snapshot Image Or A Still Image From A Video 12 m Saving A Movie 12 3 Getting Started With PhotoImpression 3 0 13 a Opening An Image From A Disc Drive 1...

Page 2: ...CD ROM drive 16 bit true color display or higher Optional for VideoConference Full or half duplex sound card Modem for dial up connection or corporate internet An authorized Internet account user ID or IP address 1 Unpacking the EasyCam Pro package and checking components Open your EasyCam Pro package and check the components based on the packing list EasyCam Pro Camera View Nomenclature Package C...

Page 3: ...or computer main board with USB supported Enter BIOS settings and enable USB see the documentation that came with your computer Normally when the computer power is turned on before starting windows the computer will hint you to press some keys for displaying BIOS menu For computer main board without USB In this case USB can be implemented by an USB add on card The BIOS settings for main board type...

Page 4: ...h a new device 4 Click Next to continue 5 In this dialog box you will be asked to select a method to search for driver for the camera Choose Search for a suitable driver for my device Recommended 6 Insert the EasyCam Pro Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Note Close auto run window while inserting CD into CD ROM drive 7 Click Next to continue 8 The next screen shows the default path for the ca...

Page 5: ...am Pro device and driver location Note The driver file should read d driver twnkcam inf 11 Click Next from the above screen Windows will copy Driver files into your system 12 Click Finish to complete the EasyCam Pro driver installation 13 Click Start Shut Down and select option Restart to restart your computer ...

Page 6: ...n you have a project open Save Saves your work as a movie file in AVI format Send Allows you to email your movie files A MAPI compliant email program is needed for this option Control Buttons 1 Tips toggles pop up tool tips on off When on icon names will popup when you move your mouse over an icon 2 Help launches VideoImpression Help You can learn more about program functions and procedures by usi...

Page 7: ...stic ring around the lens of the camera until the image becomes sharp 1 Click Start Programs ArcSoft VideoImpression 1 6 ArcSoft VideoImpression 1 6 2 The introduction screen will appear with a menu of software contents 3 Click New 4 Select Capture The window shows a Live preview as seen from the camera 5 Press the sanpshot button located on top of the camera see EasyCam Pro Camera Nomenclature on...

Page 8: ... click on Stop or ESC 4 To save captured video click on Save 1 In VideoImpression Main Screen select New 2 Select source for replay by clicking on Get or by choosing from the drop down menu 3 The Selected video appears on album See Editing a Video or Single Frame Page 2 4 Double click the source to add it to Edit Board 5 To replay captured video click on Play Preview Live Video or Single Frame Rec...

Page 9: ...current album You can add thumbnails for supported file formats on your hard drive or any removable media diskettes CDs etc Acquire Enables you to get images from TWAIN devices like digital cameras and scanners After clicking this icon select the device you are using and follow the procedures provided for that device Capture Allows you to acquire video from a video source or still images from digi...

Page 10: ...to the Transition Screen where you can choose from several transitions in different categories You can simply drag the transition you want to the desired location before or after a thumbnail on the Storyboard Thumbnail Image Displays a still image file or the first frame of a movie file for a specific area on the Storyboard You can edit a movie or still image file by clicking on its thumbnail and ...

Page 11: ...eo Template Play Starts the video Pause Stops the video Clicking the button again resumes play Previous Frame Moves the video back one frame Next Frame Moves the video forward one frame Playback Slider Shows a marker that moves across the slider as the video plays Starting Mark Allows you to set where you want the video to begin the green mark Ending Mark Lets you set where you want the video to f...

Page 12: ... 1 Click on Save on the Main Screen 2 In the Save As window select the drive and folder that you want to save the movie to 3 Give the file a name and select what type of movie you want to save it as 4 Click Okay to save or Cancel to abort Saving a Movie Printing a Snapshot Image or a Still Image from a Video ...

Page 13: ...quired set the image as your wallpaper To Desktop Wallpaper and upload the image to a photo sharing website To Internet Upload Offers three printing options one image per page Standard Printing multiple images per page and greeting card templates Greeting Card Multiple Printing and album printing Thumbnail Printing View Controls Navigation Window Shows a miniature view of the current image Even if...

Page 14: ...mirror effect to your image by flipping it Rotates the image in 90 degree increments Cancels the last unsaved change you ve made Reverses the last action you ve undone Copies the selected area layer or image onto the Clipboard Pastes what s on the Clipboard onto the selected image as a new layer Deletes the currently selected layer Closes the currently selected image ...

Page 15: ...ired file will be added 4 Click the Acquire Options button to set the Twain options Options include setting the file type for acquired images setting the save directory and specifying the file name prefix 5 Click the Acquire or Video Camera button depending on your source and follow the directions specific to your device to acquire or capture an image 1 Click the Get Photo button 2 Click the Onlin...

Page 16: ... your system to select files you d like to add to the current album You can add multiple files at one time by holding down Ctrl PC or Shift Mac while clicking on each file to be added You can also add a range of files by holding down the Shift key while clicking on the first and last file Windows only Launches a Find dialog allows you to find image files in an album or on your system Launches the ...

Page 17: ...percentage For example entering 50 would make the image _ its current width If the Keep Aspect Ratio box is checked the Hscale will automatically change accordingly Hscale Allows you to enter in a new image size by height percentage For example entering 200 would make the image twice its current height If the Keep Aspect Ratio box is checked the Wscale will automatically change accordingly Resize ...

Page 18: ...ore control than Brightness Contrast Decreases the contrast between adjacent pixels creating a fuzzy effect over the entire layer Pixelates the entire layer eliminating smoother edges in the image Evenly redistributes the grayscale or color values of the pixels in an image The effects are varied depending on the image but in general the lines in the highlight and shadow areas will be sharpened Inv...

Page 19: ...for details You can easily open your favorite image editing programs from the Cool Software section To add a program click the Add button and browse through your computer to find the application file you wish to add A program icon will appear on the Cool Software Palette Once you ve clicked on the Save button on the Main Screen the following options will become available To File Saves the changes ...

Page 20: ...om including greeting card templates Your albums will be displayed You can easily drag and drop images from your album to specific areas on a selected template You can change the space between the images on a template as well Additional options include Auto Rotate Auto Crop and Nudge You can also add text to a specific image on a template by clicking the Set Text button The Erase All button clears...

Page 21: ...xt and then select the appropriate location for the shortcuts 1 5 Click Next follow the instructions in the Audio Tuning Wizard and then click Finish After you run NetMeeting for the first time you can modify the information you entered about yourself or the directory server name that you want to connect to To do so click Options on the Tools menu click the General tab and then enter the appropria...

Page 22: ... you can add friends to your list and send instant messages 2 How To Start With The Camera 2 1 Plug the camera into your PC first 2 1 1 For Windows 98 Me 2000 Users Click the Messenger to go to the main screen click NetMeeting then you can have a Video Conversation with NetMeeting For more details about NetMeeting please refer to How to Install NetMeeting 2 1 2 For Windows XP Users Click the Messe...

Page 23: ...es Anti Flicker Yes Video Output Resolution 640X480 352X288 320X240 176X144 160X120 Video Frame Rate Up to 30 fps Microphone Built in Video Data Format RGB24 I420 File Format JPEG still image AVI streaming video Camera Control Settings Contrast Brightness Saturation Sharpness Exposure Dimension 68mm L X85mm W X83 5mm H w stand Driver Compliance Video for Windows WDM TWAIN OS support Microsoft Wind...

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