Creative Video Blaster Go Plus User Manual
User’s Guide
Creative Video Blaster WebCam Go Plus
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Contents
Introduction
About the Applications..........................................................................................................xii
Creative WebCam PhotoEditor™............................................................................. xii
Creative WebCam Go Control.................................................................................. xii
Creative WebCam Monitor ....................................................................................... xii
PixAround™ PixMaker™ CE.................................................................................. xii
PixAround PixScreen™ CE...................................................................................... xi i
MediaRing Talk™.................................................................................................... xiii
Microsoft® NetMeeting®........................................................................................ xiii
Microsoft Internet Explorer...................................................................................... xiii
Creative LAVA!™ Player..........................................................................................xiv
Before You Begin....................................................................................................................xv
README File............................................................................................................xv
System Requirements.................................................................................................xv
Document Conventions............................................................................................ xvi
1 Installing WebCam Go Plus
In Your Package.................................................................................................................... 1-1
About W ebCam Go Plus...................................................................................................... 1-2
Inserting or Changing Batteries............................................................................................ 1-4
Installing WebCam Go Plus................................................................................................. 1-5
In Windows 98 and W indo ws Millennium..............................................................1-5
In Windows 2000...................................................................................................... 1-7
2 Using WebCam Go Plus as a Web Camera
Starting WebCam Go Control...............................................................................................2-2
T aking a picture......................................................................................................................2-3
Recording a video clip...........................................................................................................2-3
Vie wing an image in its actual size.......................................................................................2-3
Selecting the video capture device........................................................................................2-4
Starting WebCam Go Control Help......................................................................................2-4
3 Using WebCam Go Plus as a Digital Camera
T aking pictures.......................................................................................................................3-2
Recording audio.....................................................................................................................3-3
Downloading pictures and audio from the camera..............................................................3-3
Customizing camera settings ................................................................................................3-4
A Technical Specifications
B Troubleshooting
Problem Installing Software.................................................................................................B-1
Problems Using WebCam Go Plus......................................................................................B-1
C Note on USB Compatibility
D Technical Support
If You Have a Problem.........................................................................................................D-2
Returning a product for repair .................................................................................D-4
Limited Warranty..................................................................................................................D-5
Creative European Help Line
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Introduction
Creative Video Blaster WebCam Go Plus is an Internet video camera that allows you to capture
images in both 16-bit and 24-bit (16.7 million) colours. It also records videos in full-co lo ur.
The following are just some of the things you can do with your WebCam:
❑ Video-conferencing. Want to chat face-to-face with someone over the Internet? Used
together with Microsoft NetMeeting, your WebCam allows you to have real-time videoconferencing with virtually anybody over the Internet!
❑ Security Camera. W orried that someone will use your computer without your kno wledge?
When used together with WebCam Monitor, WebCam Go Plus can function as a security
camera, recording short videos of any movement that is in its field of view. It can also be
programmed to take pictures automatically at regular intervals.
❑ Portable Digital Camera. As WebCam Go Plus is detachable, you can disconnect it from
the computer and use it as a digital camera to take pictures anywhere you like! With
W ebCam Go Plus’ focu s-free lens, you don’ t need to manually f ocus your camera. Just s nap
your pictures and the images will turn out sharp every time! Downloading images from
WebCam Go Plus is a breeze with WebCam Go Control.
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About the
Applications
Creative WebCam
PhotoEditor
™
Creative W eb Cam PhotoEditor is an image editing and enhancing application that complements
your WebCam. Its many nifty features include a suite of special effects tools and a set of
designer-loo king templates, useful for creating impr essi ve personal greet ings and presentat ions.
Creative WebCam Go
Control
This powerful appli cation lets you take pictures or recor d video clips and store t hem in albums .
Use this application to download pictures you have taken when the camera was disconnected
from the computer. You can also export these pictures or vid eo clips to other programs , or se nd
them as attachments to your e-mail message. There are v arious settings for you to adjust so that
you can optimize the quality of your pictures and video clips.
Creative WebCam
Monitor
If you are thinking of putting a live snapshot of your office, garden, or even your hamster cage
on your web page, use WebCam Monitor! Just point your camera at the desired s ubject, speci fy
some settings, and WebCam Monitor does the rest, including automatically uploading the
snapshots to your website. It can even act as a motion-detecting security system that
automatically sends an e-mail message to notify you whenever anybody moves within the
camera’s field of view.
PixAround™
PixMaker™ CE
PixMaker CE lets you create your own 360° interactive PixAround scenes, web pages and
postcards in 3 easy steps — just snap, stitch and publish! Now, you can create immersive and
interactive 360° web pages easily, without the need for expensive professional equipment or
additiona l plug-ins.
PixAround
PixScreen™ CE
PixScreen lets you view PixAround scenes without the need of additional plug-ins. Navigate
around a 360° PixAround scene with the help of buttons built into PixScreen's friendly user
interface, or print out your PixAround scenes in normal or panoramic view!
xiii
MediaRing Talk
™
With MediaRing Talk, you can literally call somebody half a world away without worrying
about exorbitant phone charges. MediaRing Talk uses sophisticated patent “knocking”
technology to call the other party’s PC or phone. The party you are calling does not need to be
connected to the Internet. That means you don’t have to waste time pre-scheduling Internet
phone conversations. In addition to making Internet phone calls, MediaRing Talk also lets you
leave voice messages and engage in text chat.
In addition, if you are a Sound Blaster Li ve! user, y ou can use Creativ e VoicePersonas, a feature
incorporated into MediaRing Talk that allows you to disguise or distort your voice. This cool
feature lev erages on S ound B laster Live! po werful au dio proces sing techno logy to provide you
with a range of VoicePersonas such as Chipmunk, Male to Female, or Female to Male.
Microsoft
®
NetMeeting
®
Microsoft NetMeeting is a voice communications client that includes support for international
conferencing standards and provides true multi-user application sharing and d ata con feren cing
capabilities.
It supports one-w ay or two-w ay video-conf erencing, so your f riends can see y ou ev en if they do
not have a camera. Audio-only conversations and text chats are also supported. Two or more
users can collaborate on a document, doodle on a whiteboard, or even share any Windows
application in real-time over the Internet or a corporate intranet.
Microsoft Internet
Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer is an Internet browser that features ActiveX technology, so web
pages can combine interactive ActiveX Controls, Java applets, and more to create interactive
content. Activ eMov ie technology allo ws you to vie w mu ltimedia conten t on the web, i ncluding
MPEG audio and video.
xiv
Creative LAVA!™ Player
An advanced software developed at the prestigious Creative-EMU Technology Center,
LAVA! Player lets you create and p l ay s tunn ing animated 3D videos to accompany your music
files. It combines textures, images and colours to create mesmerizing forms that dance and
groove — all in a matter of secon ds. LAV A! videos are relativ ely compact and may be sent easily
through the Internet.
LAVA! Player requires a 3D graphics card.
xv
Before You Begin
README File
❑ The README file on the WebCam Go Plus installation CD contains information not
available at the time of printing. Read the file before connecting your WebCam to the PC.
System Requirements
❑ 166 MHz Intel
®
Pentium® or higher 100% IBM®-compatible PC
❑ 32 MB RAM
❑ 70 MB free hard disk space for installation of all software titles
❑ Available USB port or self-powered USB hub
❑ Microsoft Windows
®
98, Windo w s Millenni um or Windows 2000
❑ Display adapter that supports16-bit colour at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels
❑ CD-ROM drive installed
❑ Sound Blaster
®
or other Windows-compatible sound card and microphone
(required for videoconferencing)
❑ Modem or LAN access to the Internet at 28.8 Kbps or faster (required for
videoconferencing)
For optimal performance
❑ 200 MHz Intel Pentium or higher 100% IBM-compatible PC
❑ 32 MB RAM
❑ Display adapter that supports 24-bit colour at a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels
❑ Sound Blaster 16 or higher, or other Windows-compatible sound card with full-duplex
support for simultaneous two-way conversations
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Document Conventions
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