Jasco EasyCam Pro User Manual

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.................................................................................

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EasyCam Pro Camera

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USB connector cable

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Quick Start Guide

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Installation CD-ROM

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Camera Driver

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Application Software

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ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6

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ArcSoft PhotoImpression 3.0

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User’s Manual

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Intel Pentium II 350MHz Processor or equivalent

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64MB System RAM

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Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP

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CD-ROM drive

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16-bit true color display or higher

Optional for VideoConference

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Full- or half- duplex sound card

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Modem for dial-up connection (or corporate internet)

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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 t he packing list.

EasyCam Pro Camera View Nomenclature

Package Contents

System Requirements

Snapshot Button

Focus Ring

USB Connector Cable

Power up your computer and check to see if USB is implemented. Visually inspect the USB ports of your computer. If you cannot find the USB ports at the back of your computer (See Figure 1), read the documentation that came with your computer main board.

For 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 USB are not required.

Verifying USB Presence

Figure 1

1. Installing the camera and driver

Before installing Camera to your computer, make sure Windows starts up. Then follow the steps below:

1. Plug the camera's connector to the USB port on your computer. (See Figure 2)

2. Check to make sure you have the correct orientation while plugging the USB connector into the USB port of your computer.

3. Once Windows has detected new hardware added to the system, an USB Device message appears on the screen, asking you to search 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 camera driver, depending on the existing

operating system on your PC. For example:

Letter D indicates the location of you

CD ROM drive.

Click “Browser” to select driver location

CD-ROM:\Driver

on your CD.

Windows Installation of EasyCam Pro Camera and Driver

Figure 2

9. When you have finished the location selection, click “Next” to continue.

10. Windows will search for the EasyCam 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 Ea syCam Pro driver installation.

13. Click “Start”, “Shut Down”, and select option “Restart” to restart your computer.

1. Insert Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. An Introduction screen will appear with a menu or CD contents.

Note: If the installer screen does not come up automatically, click “Start”, “Run”, and execute the file “cdsetup.exe” on the CD to st ar t the installer program.

3. Click “VideoImpress 1.6”.

4. Follow on screen waited instructions.

5. When installation is complete, the VideoImpression 1.6 Program group will appear as a folder in the Programs menu.

1. Click Start.

2. Select Programs>ArcSof t VideoImpression> ArcSoft VideoImpression 1.6.

3. The VideoImpression Main Screen will appear as shown below.

New – Starts a new project, opens an existing one, and displays your albums. Edit – Takes you back to the Storyboard ( only when 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 progr am is needed for this option.)

Control Buttons

(1) (“!”) Tips togg les pop- up t ool 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 using Help. (3) (“-”) Minimize moves VideoImpression to the background and places it in the Windows taskbar. (4) (“x”) Close closes VideoImpression.

Control Buttons

Timer Window

- shows the current frame and the elapsed time within the video. It becomes active when a movie is opened (it will appear as a black box when no movie is open).

VideoImpression 1.6 Main Screen Nomenclature

Installing Application Software

Video Playback Controls

- give you the ability to play, pause, and move forward/backward to specific frames in your movies.

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 EasyCam Pro.

5. To focus the picture, turn the focus ring (the grooved plastic 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 2) to capture a single frame.

Setting the Focus

Capturing a Single Frame by Camera Snapshot button

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