English Table of Contents iLook 300 Features Installing the iLook 300 About Genius Application-WebCAM Mate 1. Main Menu 2. Picture Mode 3. Video Mode 4. Security Mode Using MSN Messenger,Yahoo Messenger,AOL CrazyTalk Avatar Creator CrazyTalk CamSuite Trouble shooting for web camera 1 2-3 3 4-9 10-12 13-14 14-17 17-18 19-43 44-71 72 i English Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries: This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. Do not dispose of as household waste. For more information, contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management. iLook 300 Features Add live video to your instant messaging! Turn your PC into a live broadcast hub with iLook 300. 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 images. 2. LED Indicator iLook 300 is connected to the computer's USB port and the LED will light up when performing video application. 3. Manual Lens Adjust the focus by twisting the lens. 4.Swivel and Clipping Base The adjustable clipping base fits easily to almost anything - notebook panel, CRT, and LCD monitors. -1- English Installing the iLook 300 You need to install device drivers and applications before using your webcam. Do not connect your webcam to your computer before installing the drivers. 1. Installing the iLook 300 driver Windows Vista/XP/2000/Me/98SE Environment a. Insert the iLook 300 Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. b. The Autorun screen will bring up the installation screen. 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 Click on "Start Menu" Type D:\SETUP.EXE, then click the Enter key. (Assume your CD-ROM is in Drive D) 2. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. Insert the iLook 300's USB cable to your desktop or laptop USB port. 4. Restart your computer after all the applications have been installed. -2- English 5. The software and hardware installation is now complete. You can install the software you would like to use for video conferencing or chat with your friends. NOTE The web camera can work properly with any video chat software that supports a video feature. To remove the driver installation in Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista Environment: Please go to the taskbar and follow "Start Program iLook 300 Click "Uninstall", then follow the on-screen instructions to remove the driver. About Genius Application-WebCAM Mate 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 the images you take using the Genius Application. Genius application available in windows Vista/XP/2000/Me/98SE -3- English 1. Main Menu Item Mode Picture Mode Video Mode Security Mode Device Description Still image capture mode. Video recording mode. Security monitoring mode. Select different webcam device. Selection -4- English Item Mode Description Resolution selections according to device. RGB24: 3360x2520 (*), 1600x1200 (*), Resolution 1280x960 (*), 800x600 (*), 640x480, Selection 352x288, 320x240, 176x144, 160x120 I240: 640x480, 352x288, 320x240, 176x144, 160x120 Preference setting to view your setting Property page and properties. Exit Remark: * This resolution is by software interpolation. Exit the Genius UI. -5- English -Property page 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. You can adjust different values for different circumstances and environment. -6- English Item Description You may adjust values toward image appearance. Before adjusting values, you have to unclick "Auto" to unlock. -Press "Reset" to return to the manufacturer's settings. -Press "Restore" to return to the previous 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". -7- English 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. -8- English Item Description The effects can also be applied to the video chat software, like MSN Messenger. -9- English 2. Picture Mode Take a picture right away and share with your friends. Item Mode Shot Description Still image capture mode. Capture continuous still images based Multi-Snapshot on multi-snapshot number. Mail Send photo by email. -10- English Item Mode Description Select photo frame to add inside still Adding Frame image. (*) Click this button, and the screen will auto appear in the center of the frame. 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. Rotate still image 45 degrees counterRotate clockwise. (*) Center Rotate still image to center. (*) Rotate still image 45 degrees Rotate anti-clockwise. (*) Multi-shot Select multi-shot number from 2 to 10. number Display your web camera over the Full Screen Mode entire screen. Press ESC to exit full screen mode or click left mouse to return to normal mode. Refresh Refresh web camera. Tracking Face -11- English Item Mode Device Delete File Delete the selected files. Rotate the selected image file 90 Rotate Image degrees in title list display. Attach the selected image file to an Email file email. Print Picture Remark: * This function must use the resolution of 640x480 or 320x240. Please make sure the resolution is correct before executing this function. Print the selected image file. Description -12- English 3. Video Mode You can record real-time video in this section. Item Mode Description To begin recording video from your web Recording Start/Stop camera. Click video. to stop recording -13- English Item Mode Description Setting the audio device. Audio Setting Displays recording time. Recording "00:00:00" mean hours, minutes, time display 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. -14- English Item Mode Description To begin recording monitor video from Recording Start/Stop your web camera. Click recording video. Audio Setting the audio device. Setting to stop -15- English Item Mode Description Set up time for the security monitoring system. Schedule Recording When this button is enabled, it will send Email Alert out an email if an alert happens during recording. -16- English Item Mode Description Set up the degree of variance for every Sensitive adjustable second of recording video. When the differences are over the setup degree, the system will alert you. Warning Set up the different alerting sound sound effects. selection Recording time display Displays monitor recording time. "00:00:00" mean hours, minutes, seconds. Using MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL 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 available to chat. Click on -17- English the webcam icon. e. Your friend will then receive an invitation message. When your friend confirms to talk, the video chat will start. f. For the further information, please refer to the website at http://messenger.msn.com Yahoo Messenger a. Download Yahoo Messenger at http://messenger.yahoo.com and finish the registration, if you don't have it. b. Sign onto Yahoo Messenger. c. From the main window, click Tools menu, then select "Start My Webcam". d. Right-click on a name in your Messenger 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. Click on "Show Messenger Lists" and choose the friend you want to start with video chat. d. Your friend will then receive an invitation message. When your friend confirms to talk, the video chat will start. e. For the further information, please refer to the website at http://www.aim.com -18- English NOTE Please make sure you already connected the camera to the computer before running video conferencing or video chat programs. Please make sure you close other webcam programs before running the video conferencing or video chat program. CrazyTalk Avatar Creator Introduction Overview CrazyTalk Avatar Creator is an innovative and easy-to-use software tool for creating animated talking characters and digital hosts for video files and greeting cards from your own photograph or 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 and spoken text messages using the exclusive Expressix speech animation technology. Once your project is complete. CrazyTalk Avatar Creator offers all new support for popular video editing and greeting cards. -19- English You can send your talking messenger or card image in a variety of formats including .cab, .mht file or an .AVI movie. -20- English Getting Started 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 morphing-NaturalVoice technology and/or TTS (Text-To-Speech) technology, to bring your favorite photos to life! A message combined 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. Getting Started-Creating a CrazyTalk Avatar Creator Model 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. -21- English 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. -22- English Crop Image Rotate CW : Select the required image area. /Rotate CCW : Rotate the image by 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. Mirror reflection. Smart Level : Adjust the color levels of the : Flip the image horizontally as a mirrored image automatically. Color Level : Adjust the brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation levels of the image manually. Color Balance manually. : Adjust the color balance -23- English 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. 4. Background Mask Editing : Modify the mask of the image (also known as alpha channel) to specify the none-effect part of the image. -24- English o Brush Tool: Increase image. Decrease : To erase parts of the background mask. : To enlarge the background area in the o Brush Size: Move the slider to adjust the size of the brush tool. Advanced Facial Settings: Click to open a dialog box wit ...