Creative Webcam Live! Effects- Start up guide
Creative Webcam Live! Effects- Start up guide
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Taking a Photo
Recording a Video
Enabling Advanced Video FX Utility
Enabling Face Tracking
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Before you start:
- Run the install CD, without the Creative WebCam connected!
- Connect your Creative WebCam's USB cable to an available
USB port on your PC.
Taking a Photo
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Click Start - Programs - Creative - Creative WebCam - Creative
WebCam Center.
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In the Creative WebCam Center window, click the Capture
tab. Click the Photo Resolution box and select the resolution
that you want.
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Click the Snap photo button to capture an image. Images
are saved as files in the default media folder.
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To view the photos in the image viewer, double-click the
image files in the Thumbnails/ Details pane.
Recording a Video

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Click Start - Programs - Creative - Creative WebCam - Creative
WebCam Center.
- In the Creative WebCam Center window, click the Capture
tab.
- Click the Video Resolution box and select the resolution that
you want.
- Click the Record button to start and stop video recording. Videos
are saved as files in the default media folder when you stop recording.
- To view the videos in the video viewer, double-click the video files in
the Thumbnails/
Details pane.
Enabling Advanced
Video FX Utility 
Advanced Video FX Utility enables you to add fun and interesting effects to
your webcam
video. You can launch the Advanced Video FX Utility in the following ways:
- In WebCam Center, click Tools - Advanced Video FX Utility.
- Right-click the Creative Cam Detector icon in the System Tray
and click the
Advanced Video FX Utility option.
- Click Start - Programs or All Programs - Creative - Creative
WebCam Features - Advanced Video FX Utility.
To apply a video effect, do the following:
- Launch Advanced Video FX Utility.
- Click the Select Category box (if available), and select the type
of effect you want.
- Click the Select Effect box, and select the specific effect you
want.
- Launch WebCam Center.
- Click Start -> Programs or All Programs - Creative -
Creative WebCam - Creative WebCam Center.
- In WebCam Center, select Creative WebCam (With Video Effects) from
the Device list box.
- Make sure you launch Advanced Video FX Utility before launching
WebCam Center.
- The Select Category box is available only when you download more
video effects. For
more information, click More - More video effects.
- To add the downloaded video effects to Advanced Video FX Utility,
click More - Add
video effects.
- For more information on Advanced Video FX Utility, refer to the Creative
WebCam
Features online Help.
Enabling Face Tracking

With Face Tracking, your camera automatically zooms in on your face
during video instant messaging sessions, or when recording video.
You can enable Face Tracking in the Face Tracking Utility. You can launch
the Face Tracking Utility in the following ways:
- In WebCam Center, click Tools - Face Tracking Utility.
- Right-click the Creative Cam Detector icon in the System Tray
and click the Face
Tracking Utility option.
- Click Start - Programs or All Programs - Creative - Creative WebCam
Features Face Tracking Utility.
Further Suggestions
Learn how to get the most from your Creative products by following our on-line
WebCam
tutorials.