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1. Click it to review the type of security and certificate being used e To stay logged on to the directory server and be unavailable for calls on theCall menu click Do Not Disturb e You also can set NetMeeting to accept calls automatically From the Call menu choose Automatically accept calls To use a directory server Note The default server 1 On the NetMeeting Tools menu click Options othe Iniel 2 On the General tab under Directory Settings directory in Directory type or click the name of the directory server you want to use Notes e If you aren t logged on to the directory server people can still reach you via your IP address e To log on to a server automatically from the NetMeeting Tools menu choose Options Note To avoid unwanted video phone calls e If you don t want your name and email address to appear in the directory list when you re logged on to the directory from the NetMeeting Tools menu choose Options Select the Log on to a directory serverwhen NetMeeting starts check box Select the Do not list my name in the directory check box GETTING STARTED GUIDE 17 To find someone in the Intel directory 1 Click the Find Someone in a Directory button 2 In Select a directory you ll see that Intel Directory is the default 3 To use the Intel directory follow the instructions on the Web page to locate who you want to contact To find someone in a non Intel directory 1 Click the2. an email address or directly to your web page For more information on taking automatic snapshots see the User s Manual and the online Help Create a multimedia home page Intel Home Page Builder quickly turns you into a Web page designer You can easily add text graphics images and video to any of the supplied templates For more information on building and publishing home pages see the User s Manual and the online Help Build a Movie Intel Movie Builder is your private production studio Add trim and blend images and videos taken anywhere and everywhere to tell the story of your vacation or business grand opening in ways that a normal video just can t For more information on building movies see the User s Manual and the online Help Play a virtual reality camera game Use the Intel Pro PC Camera to put yourself into a virtual reality where you can pop falling bubbles shoot baskets hold the world in your hands and more For more information on PC camera games see the Camera Games online Help Note PC Camera Games require a minimum of a Pentium II processor 266MHz withMMX Technology or higher GETTING STARTED GUIDE set up 7 auto napsnot buida T home page a movie 21 Note For more extensive trouble shooting information please refer to Intel Pro PC Camera with Intel Create amp Share Software Manuals or Online Help 22 Trouble Shooting don t
3. is 100 Place light in front of you not behind you Other tips Remember the person you are calling may have a different video phone application Be patient while making a call Place the camera at eye level and the microphone at least 6 inches from a computer speaker Disable call waiting on your telephone line Consult your telephone directory for details Make sure your phone and modem are properly connected to your computer GETTING STARTED GUIDE Full duplex when both parties in a video phone call can speak at the same time The Intel Create amp Share Software User s Manual can be found at Start gt Programs gt Intel Create amp Share Software gt Manual gt User s Manual 19 20 e You ll achieve a better connection quality if you try to avoid connecting to the Internet at peak times Peak times are generally during evenings holidays and weekends e The higher the speed of your connection to the Internet the higher the quality of your Internet phone calls For further instructions and solutions to common problems consult the online Help For customer support check the Intel customer support Web site at http support intel com support createshare camerapack GETTING STARTED GUIDE Set up Auto Snapshot Capture the action even when you re not around to click the button Set up your Intel Pro PC Camera to automatically take and send snapshots to your hard drive
4. quality Tell the story in person by capturing and attaching a streaming video file to any email On the Home screen click send a video email Enter your email address the recipient s email address and the subject of the email Align your subject in the Record your video window Click Record When you re done recording click Stop To preview the video click Play To re record the video click Live View then click Record from Video email 8 Click Send it go to Settings gt Adjust Video For more information on video email see the User s Manual and the online Help ii a i G make phone call Place a video phone Call ce Now you can talk to and see others at the same time a video using your Intel Pro PC Camera and NetMeeting software to make video phone calls over the Internet The person you call doesn t have to use NetMeeting Many Internet phone programs work with NetMeeting Note NetMeeting connects directly to an Internet directory If you have server or another computer To place a call either trouble making or choose someone logged on to a server or call another maintaining a computer directly by typing its name or address connection please contact your Internet service Provider 14 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Setting up the camera for calls When you make Internet phone calls you may want to see the other person and be seen by them When you start NetMeeting your v
5. Find Someone in a Directory button 2 Inthe Find Someone dialog choose a directory from the Select a directory drop down 3 Locate the person in the displayed listing 4 Click Close To log on or off a directory server e On the NetMeeting Call menu click Log Off from lt directory server name gt or Log On to lt directory server name gt Tip Helpful hints for making To make a test Internet phone calls call open your Internet browser i a and type this URL If you re experiencing difficulties www intel com PCcamera portals testcall htm e Mute the video and ask the other person to do the same Your audio will remain connected Click the Start Stop Video button Click make a test call pA 18 GETTING STARTED GUIDE To improve the sound quality Speak slowly and clearly into the microphone Wait until the other person stops speaking before you reply Eliminate background noise from your area Consider using a headset instead of speakers This eliminates feedback reduces background noise and allows you to use full duplex audio Headsets with built in microphones work as well Keep the microphone away from the speakers to minimize feedback Ensure that the microphone s volume is not too loud To improve the video quality Make your My video and Guest video windows smaller and ask the other person to do the same Click Tools gt Video gt Window Size and verify that the setting
6. Graduation s Highlights video clip for sharing with family and friends via your home page or on an email postcard With that video you made of the house hunting trip for your new job you could create a Best GETTING STARTED GUIDE Record video Note When capturing video from previously recorded video you can add narration to the video clip from a microphone or use music from a CD rather than the sound that is part of the original video See the online Help for details of the Houses Seen video showing the features of the houses you are interested in The highlights could include your own narration added when the video was recorded or when you were creating the movie e With a camcorder you can record the keynote address to the sales staff and later use the Intel Create amp Share Software to edit and trim some of this video for inclusion on the company s website e Using that already edited sales address you can create a small movie for your own presentation to Marketing at a later point in time What s included Along with your Intel Pro PC Camera your Intel Create amp Share Software helps you use your PC to communicate in a variety of new ways To learn in depth about all of the applications described here see the nte Create amp Share Software User s Manual Here s a brief description of what you can do with the Intel Create amp Share Software 10 GETTING STARTED G
7. Inte PC Cameras with Intel Create amp Share Software Getting Started Guide Copyright 2000 Intel Corporation All rights reserved Intel Corporation 5200 NE Elam Young Parkway Hillsboro OR 97124 6497 USA Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this manual Nor does Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein The sample images included with the Intel Create amp Share Software are provided courtesy of PhotoDisc a Getty Images Inc company Copyright 1999 Getty Images Inc Music for the images is provided courtesy of Opus 1 Copyright 1999 Opus 1 All rights reserved Portions of this product were created using LEADTOOLS 1991 1996 LEAD Technologies All rights reserved This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Portions of this product were created using Mabry Internet Mail Control 1996 1998 by Zane Thomas Mabry Software Inc All rights reserved Portions of the product are provided by Reality Fusion 2000 All rights reserved Other product and corporate names may be trademarks of other companies and are used only for explanation and to the owners benefit without intent to infringe First Edition September 2000 Welcome Congratulations The combination of your Intel Pro PC Camera and Intel Create amp Share Software lets you capture and organize videos audio clips and i
8. UIDE Manage files in Galleries The Gallery is the project and media file manager a within the Intel Create amp Share Software From the E gallery you can save organize and open projects as well as video image and sound files collectively called media e The active Gallery on the default Home screen appears on the left side of the screen e To change the active gallery from the Home screen select from the Galleries drop down e To expand the active Gallery to full screen SSS view click Full Gallery on the Home screen Pie 1 H Bhasin e To change the active gallery from within the full mamman Gallery view click the target Gallery on the a a a right side of the screen a e To return to the default Home screen from the full gallery view click Minimize Gallery For more information on working with Galleries see the User s Manual and the online Help Take snapshots Quickly and easily take snapshots using your Intel Take snapshot Pro PC camera These snapshots can be assembled into your own online galleries sent to others using email incorporated into web pages and more 1 On the Home screen click Take Snapshot 2 Align the subject in the Snapshot Live View window 3 Click the Snapshot button a GETTING STARTED GUIDE 11 Note To improve the image quality see page6 Note The active gallery is the gallery that is open in the Home scre
9. casions like vacations and turn selected scenes into digital format for sharing in email during video phone calls or on your home pages An example of creating a digital video clip from video tape 1 Connect one end of the supplied video cable to the Intel Pro PC Camera and the other end to the external device we are using a VCR 2 To include the sound from the video as a part of the recording connect the supplied audio cable from the VCR to the computer s sound card GETTING STARTED GUIDE 10 11 12 13 14 15 From the Home Screen of the Intel Create amp Share Software click Record Video Click A V Input on the Intel Scene Recorder window On the Video and Audio Input dialog select External video plugged into camera The Audio Source is automatically selected for you Click Apply Click OK Cue up the video tape in the VCR to the scene you are interested in recording Click Record on Scene Recorder Press Play on the external player Once the scene is recorded click Stop on the Scene Recorder window Press Stop on your external player Click Play in the Scene Recorder window to play back the digitized video Click Trim to trim the recorded video to the length you are interested in Click Save to save the file What are the possibilities Here s a short list of some of the things that you can do Take the video you recorded of your son s graduation and create a
10. e screen click make a video phone a different call Internet video 2 In the Address bar type one of the following phone call e Email address application They e Computer name for LAN access may need to IP address follow different steps to place a Tr 5 ps to p NetMeeting Not in a Call call Call View Tools Help Address bar Note 3 Click the Place Call button The person you re calling must have ree their video phone running and be nena tothe Tips for placing NetMeeting calls e If NetMeeting can determine how to place the call it does so automatically Otherwise the Place A Call dialog box opens lf the Place A Call dialog box opens in the Using box click the right connection type Note The Address bar e f you prefer to select security on a call by call ane Speedie basis place your calls through New Call rather dont give you the than the Address bar or a SpeedDial Place A Call dialog Bex wnlen From the Call menu select New Call displays the Require e To display a list of who you ve called recently security for click the arrow next to the Address bar a CAN ENECK e To create a SpeedDial list for people you call 16 GETTING STARTED GUIDE frequently from the Call menu select Create SpeedDial To accept or reject a call e When someone calls you the Incoming Calls dialog box appears Click Accept or Ignore Notes e lf this is a secure call a Details button also appears
11. el Scene Recorder image 1 On the Home screen click Record Video 2 Onthe Scene Recorder window click Settings 3 Adjust the settings as needed 4 Click OK Adjusting the NetMeeting image 1 On the Home screen click make a video phone call 2 On NetMeeting click the Start Video button zal 3 From the Tools menu choose Options 4 On the Video tab under Video camera properties click Source 5 Adjust the settings as necessary 6 Click OK twice until you re back to the NetMeeting main window 7 Evaluate the image quality 8 Repeats steps 3 through 6 as necessary General Image Quality Tips e Place the light source in front of you not behind you avoid bright light which may cause a glare e Wear solid colored clothing avoid patterns and grays GETTING STARTED GUIDE This VCR example uses the supplied video and audio cables Your external device may require different cables and adapters USB cable Video cable Audio cable e When using the camera ensure that the shutter is in the open position e Common mounting positions for the camera include on top of the computer monitor or ona speaker Using the Camera s Video Input The Intel Pro PC Camera has a connector to connect other video devices like camcorders or VCRs to your computer for use with the Intel Create amp Share Software Now you can take those video tapes of family gatherings business meetings and special oc
12. en when you open Snapshot Note To improve the image quality see page 12 The snapshot appears in the Snapshot window To preview a full size image double click on the image To close the preview image click on the X in the lower right hand corner of the preview image window Click Save in the Snapshot window Your snapshot is saved to your active gallery and is displayed as a thumbnail in that gallery To close Snapshot click the X in the upper right hand corner of the Snapshot window For more information on creating and using snapshots see the User s Manual and the online Help Record videos Record and trim video clips to spice up a web page add interest to a presentation or share a video moment of your children with their grandparents 1 Nn amp WwW N 7 On the Home screen click Record Video Align the subject in the Live View window Click Record When you re done recording click Stop To preview the video click the Play button Click Save in the Scene Recorder window The gallery that you save to becomes the active gallery on your Home screen The new video is displayed as a thumbnail in that active gallery To close the application click Done For more information on creating and using video files see the User s Manual and the online Help GETTING STARTED GUIDE Record audio Record audio files of your baby s first words narrate a business presentation or send an aud
13. ideo is not in the window Privacy Note Due to the anonymous nature of the Internet you may want to confirm who you re connected to before receiving or sending video To verify that you re using the Intel Pro PC Camera 1 On the Home screen click make a video phone call In NetMeeting select Tools gt Options select the Video tab Click the arrow in Video camera properties Select Intel Pro PC Camera from the list Click OK To add your video to the main NetMeeting window Note To improve the image quality see page Nao AUN 1 On the Home screen click Make a Video Phone Call 2 In NetMeeting click the Start Stop Video button To not automatically receive video at the start of acall Note The default is to automatically receive video and 1 From the Tools menu choose Options 2 Onthe Video tab under Sending and receiving video uncheck Automatically not send video at receive video at the start of each call the start of a call 3 Click OK To automatically send video at the start of a call 1 From the Tools menu choose Options 2 Onthe Video tab under Sending and receiving video check Automatically send video at the start of each call 3 Click OK GETTING STARTED GUIDE 15 To open a second window to display your camera view 1 Select the View menu 2 Select My Video New Window 3 Click OK Note To place a call to another person The person you re calling may have 1 On the Hom
14. io message in an email postcard dm W N m 5 On the Home Screen click Record Audio Click Record to begin recording When you re done recording click Stop To save the file click Save Your audio clip is saved to the active gallery and is displayed as a speaker icon in that gallery To close the application click Done For more information on creating and using audio files see the User s Manual and the online Help Create and send email postcards Add images and videos to one of the numerous provided templates to create email postcards and send them to family friends or business associates 1 2 3 On the Home screen click send an email postcard Click Create a new postcard Select a category and template for your postcard Click Next Add images videos and audio clips to the template cutouts You can also add and modify text to the front of your postcard Click Next Add text your email address and the email address of your recipient to the back of your postcard Click Next Choose the file type and method for sending your postcard For more information on email postcards see the User s Manual and the online Help GETTING STARTED GUIDE ord Audio Rec send an mail postcara Note To modify text double click ona text box make your changes then click off of the text box to view your changes 13 Send a video email 1 2 3 4 5 Note 6 To improve the 7 image
15. mages that can be incorporated into email postcards and your own home pages You can also use your powerful new camera amp software combo to Note This manual assumes that you have successfully installed your Intel Create amp Share Software e Quickly and easily record a video for an email e Talk to family and friends on an Internet video phone call with Microsoft s Windows NetMeeting e Play virtual reality games where you re a part of the on screen action What you should have Before starting the installation check that your package contains these items Video cable Audio cable Intel Pro PC Camera Intel Create amp Share Software CD ROM GETTING STARTED GUIDE Audio stereo to mono adapter Where are the online manuals You can find the manuals at otart gt Programs gt Intel Create amp Share Software gt Manual O From the Intel Create amp Share Help menu Manuals Your camera and software combination includes several straight forward online references that make using your camera and the Intel Create amp Share software fun and easy e This Getting Started Guide e Intel Create amp Share Software User s Manual e Intel Create amp Share online help Getting Started Guide Quick instructions on how to use many of the numerous product features anda description of the camera and how to use it effectively User s Manual Details on using galleries taking snapshot
16. s recording videos creating and sending email postcards making Internet video phone calls creating your own home pages building movies taking snapshots automatically sending a video email and more Online Help Detailed instructions and extensive troubleshooting on the full Intel Create amp Share software suite GETTING STARTED GUIDE Starting Intel Create amp Share Software From the Windows Start menu click Intel Create amp Share Software or double click the desktop icon The first time you run the Intel Create amp Share Note Software Be sure to e The Intel Registration Wizard is displayed to edt S in the Loop help you register your program If you choose Registered users to register now complete the requested are periodically information Remember to connect to the informed of Internet to register online updates upgrades and e An opportunity to send a Tell Your Friends special offers message appears This message provides the recipient of your message with a link to install Microsofts NetMeeting The message also links your friends to Web sites to learn more about Intel Pro PC cameras capabilities and where to purchase them lf you want to send a Tell Your Friends message later To register later go to Start gt e From the Help menu choose Tell Your Programs gt Intel Friends Create amp Share Software gt Visit the Web site Register Online To find out what s new ge
17. see an image in the Live View window in Intel Scene Recorder or Snapshot Verify that e The camera s shutter is open e The camera s USB cable is plugged into the computer or USB hub as applicable The snapshots or video that I take are too dark Verify that e There is adequate light in front of the subject that you are focusing on The snapshots that take appear washed out with poor coloring Verify that e There is not a bright source of light shining into your camera The snapshots that take are fuzzy Verify that e The camera is focused with the focus dial GETTING STARTED GUIDE
18. t information on special offers and learn more about what you can do with your camera visit the web site at http www intel com PCcamera GETTING STARTED GUIDE 5 Setting up the Intel Pro PC Camera Make sure the camera lens cover is open when you take pictures or create videos Use the snapshot button to take snapshots and the focus dial to focus the video picture To adjust the quality such as hue saturation or sharpness of the video picture follow the instructions in online Help under camera settings Snapshot button To take a snapshot press the button Focus dial To adjust the focus of the video picture rotate the dial Privacy Shutter To stop video capture slide shutter closed Easy video in connector Connect the supplied video cable here to an external video device like a VCR camcorder or DVD player With this cable you can transform previously recorded video into digital video You can also record directly through your device onto your computer s hard drive Tripod connector Mount the camera on a tripod to avoid camera jitter which can contribute to larger file sizes Camera mount Slide the camera onto the mount and connect mount to surface 6 GETTING STARTED GUIDE Adjusting the Intel Snapshot image 1 On the Home screen click Take Snapshot 2 From the Snapshot System menu icon choose Adjust video mii 3 Adjust the settings as needed 4 Click OK Adjusting the Int
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