English Look 1320 Features SnapShot Button You can press the snapshot button to take the images. LED Indicator When the Look 1320 connects to the PC successfully, the LED will light up. Lens Adjust the focus by twisting the lens. 1 2 3 Installing the Look 1320 1. Please install the driver first and then connect Look 1320 to the USB port. 2. Installing the Look 1320 driver Windows Environment a. Insert the Look 1320 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. Notice: If the Autorun screen doesn't start, please follow these steps: Click on "Start Menu". Type D:\SETUP.EXE , then click "Enter" key. (Assume your CD-ROM is in Drive D) Mac Environment a. Insert the Look 1320 Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. b. Double click on the CD-ROM drive. c. Click on the file folder of "Look 1320 Driver OSX 1.0". d. Click on "Look 1320 Driver Install" then simply follow the -1www.geniusnet.com English e. on-screen instructions. Restart the computer Notice: The Look 1320 can work properly with any video chat software that supports a video feature and USB web camera. The iChat isn't be supported because it only supports Apple's web cameras or the IEEE 1394 web camera. Insert the Look 1320's USB cable to your desktop's or laptop's USB port. 3. 4. Complete software and hardware installation. You can install the software you would like to use for video conferencing or chat with your friends. NOTE To remove the driver installation: Windows Environment: Please go to the taskbar and follow "Start" "Program" "Look 1320" Click "Uninstall", then follow the on-screen instructions to remove the driver. Mac OS X Environment: Please go to the HDD of the operation system "Application" "Look 1320" Click "Uninstall", then follow the on-screen instructions to remove the driver. Genius Application (Windows Only) You can use our software to capture the real-time image, record or execute the simply security function. -2- www.geniusnet.com English To run the software, please go to the task bar and follow "Start" Click "Program" Choose "Look 1320" Click "Look 1320". Or you may execute the software by simply clicking the shortcut of "Look 1320". NOTE After installing the driver of Look 1320, the system will automatically create a file (C:\WINDOWS\Album or C:\WINNT\Album)to save the images you take using the Genius Application. 1. Description for the major icon Preview mode Snapshot mode Video Clip Mode Security monitoring system Exit the Genius UI Camera Control NOTE In the "camera control section", you can personalize your camera settings for different circumstances. -3- www.geniusnet.com English 1 - 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 When you want a still image capture, you can drag the bar to select a resolution size you want. -VGA: 640 x 480; -SVGA: 800 x 600 -XGA: 1024 x 768 -SXGA1280 x 960 2 3 4 5 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. -4www.geniusnet.com English 6 7 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". 1 2 There will be 27 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. Besides the 27 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 255 in the area, where you want your image show up. -5- www.geniusnet.com English In this section, you can enable the "Zoom" function. Please select "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. -6- www.geniusnet.com English 2. Preview Mode You can use the function buttons on the control panel to zoom in/out and move upward/downward/left/right. Zoom in the image Zoom out the image Move the image upward Move the image downward Move the image to the left Move the image to the right -7- www.geniusnet.com English Resolution Selection There are 2 categories of resolution: RGB24 and I420. You can select 5 different image resolutions for each of them. The file size of I420 will be smaller than RGB24. So, I420 may be the better choice for transmission. 3. SnapShot Mode You can press the Snapshot button in the right of the circle to take a picture right away and share with your friends. Send photo by e-mail Shoot continuously -8- www.geniusnet.com English Resolution selection This section shows the resolution you selected in the "Preview Mode". If you want to change the resolution, please click " "to go back to the "Preview Mode" to make the changes. 4. Video Clip Mode You can record real-time image in this section. Send photo by e-mail Convert AVI files into MEPG-1 format Start recording Stop recording Exit the Video Clip Mode -9- www.geniusnet.com English To Create animation Press Press to start; Press to stop to return to the video recording mode This function has to be under the resolution of RGB24 320 x 240 or I420 320 x 240. Please make sure the resolution is correct before executing this function. Resolution selection This section shows the resolution you selected in the "Preview Mode". If you want to change the resolution, please click " go back to the "Preview Mode" to make the changes. "to 5.Security Monitoring System This function 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. It's a great security monitoring system at times when you're not around. -10- www.geniusnet.com English Start recording Stop recording Setup time of the security monitoring system Set up the degree of the variance for every second of recording image. When the differences are over the setup degree, the system will alert you. Set up the different alerting sound effects NOTE In "Security Monitoring System" section, you can record in any size of image resolution. If you want to change the resolution, please click " "to go back to the "Preview Mode" and make the changes. 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. Now, get to sign onto MSN Messenger service. c. Choose a friend on the contact list and Click "OK" to confirm. -11- www.geniusnet.com English d. Double-click on your friends, who are available to chat. Click on 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 -12- www.geniusnet.com English NOTE Please make sure you already installed the camera driver and 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. DDPlayCam Software (Windows 2000/XP Only) DDPlayCam 2.0 is an interactive multimedia software. It integrates the most advanced virtual interactive technology: facial recognition and motion tracking, with cartoon characters, figures and amazing visual effects. It allows you do a virtual role-play, interacting with a virtual environment, morphing yourself into real time. It includes 3 cutting-edge software programs: DD ThemeParty2.0, DD PlayCam @live and DD PrintCenter. DD ThemeParty 2.0 is intended to be interactive educational multimedia, which delivers improved performance for both real-time video streaming and special effects applied to streamed video. DD PlayCam @live 2.0 is the transmitting function of Internet application with interactive multimedia software for DD PlayCam-DD ThemeParty 2.0, which can be applied to data transmission with instant peer-to-peer synchronized video and synthesis for real-time effects on the Internet. 1. Installing the DDPlayCam Software a. Insert the Look 1320 Installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. b. The Autorun screen will bring up the installation screen. Click on "DDPlayCam" -13- www.geniusnet.com English then simply follow the on-screen instructions. Once finished, DD ThemeParty , DD PlayCam @live and DD PrintCenter are ready to go. 2. Running DD ThemeParty Software a. Connect the web camera to your computer b. Please go to the task bar and follow "Start" Click "Program" Choose "DDPlayCam" Click "DD ThemeParty". Or you may execute the software by simply clicking the shortcut of "DD ThemeParty" . DD ThemeParty Introduction To run DD PlayCam DD Theme Party, you should set your camera resolution to 320*240 and also check for your position before the web camera. Please position your face around the center if possible. Please note that if your camera resolution is not in 320*240, the software will ask you to make the change. Please follow the on-screen instructions to change the resolution to 320*240. -14- www.geniusnet.com English Icon Button Name About DD ThemeParty Capture Snapshot Capture Animation DD PrintCenter Close Window Help Minimize Window Mute Technical Support View Photo Send Snapshot DD ThemeParty Manager Disable Effects Disable Animations DD PlayCam @live Tool Tip (Function Description) Check version of DD PlayCam-DD ThemeParty. Take a snapshot of the current screen. Take 12 snapshots as a single GIF animation. Open DD PrintCenter to print snapshots. Close DD ThemeParty 2.0. Open DD ThemeParty 2.0 user guide. Minimize DD PlayCam to a button on the taskbar. Turn off audio. Send a message to DD PlayCam technical support. View snapshots or GIF animations. Email a snapshot to a friend. Open manager to setup themes or change skin. Do not apply effects to web camera image. Do not show animations on top of web camera image. Open DD PlayCam @live to use peer -15- www.geniusnet.com English 3. Running DD PlayCam @live a. b. c. Connect the web camera to your computer Load the instant messenger software For using the DD PlayCam @live with your instant messenger software, you need to go to the section of the camera setting in your instant messenger software. Whatever the web camera uses for the instant messenger, you have to change the device to "DDPlayCam". The DD PlayCam @live then can work properly with the instant messenger software. Then you can start DD ThemeParty 2.0 and select one theme. When you press the button, the slash in the icon means data transmission under the disabled status, the stream from DD ThemeParty 2.0 will be sent to the virtual camera and then be sent to the instant messenger software. At this time, the alternative peer can see stream data you have transmitted in real time. DD PlayCam @live 2.0 allows peer-to-peer transmission. Only if both peers have installed DD ThemeParty 2.0 and DD PlayCam @live 2.0 virtual camera driver, stream data can be transmitted synchronously ...