CyberLink YouCam 4 User’s Guide
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Contents Welcome................................................. 1 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1 Latest Features ................................................................................................... 2 Enabling CyberLink YouCam ......................................................................... 3 Launching CyberLink YouCam .....................................................................
CyberLink YouCam Recording Video ....................................................................................................15 Capturing a Webcam Video .........................................................................15 Desktop Capture ..............................................................................................16 Video Surveillance ................................................................................................17 Motion Detection Recording ................
Chapter 1: Welcome Welcome to the CyberLink family of software programs. CyberLink YouCam is a creative little program that provides you with some fun and interesting effects, as well as some useful add-ons for your webcam. This chapter introduces the features of CyberLink YouCam, and also outlines the minimum system requirements for using the program. Note: this document is for reference and informational use only. Its content and the corresponding program are subject to change without notice.
CyberLink YouCam • apply CyberLink YouCam webcam effects to more than one webcam application at the same time. Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink YouCam. Latest Features This section outlines the new features in the latest version of CyberLink YouCam. Avatar Creator* • Create your own custom avatars in the Avatar Creator, and then use them in your webcam chats and recorded videos.
Chapter 1: Welcome Video Image and Preview • Enhance your webcam video image using TrueTheater video enhancement* technology from CyberLink. • View webcam video at full screen. Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink YouCam. Enabling CyberLink YouCam You must first enable CyberLink YouCam before you can use it with your instant messaging software. The following example demonstrates how to enable CyberLink YouCam for Windows Live Messenger.
CyberLink YouCam CyberLink YouCam Modes CyberLink YouCam has four different modes, stand alone mode, IM mode, split mode and mirror mode. Some features are only available in certain modes. • Stand alone mode: when CyberLink YouCam is launched manually from the start menu, desktop shortcut, or the icon in the system tray, it opens in stand alone mode. In stand alone mode you can record and upload videos to YouTube/Facebook, and e-mail and print photos.
Chapter 1: Welcome You can also click on the CyberLink YouCam title bar, in both the main window or the effects room window, to drag them to other locations on your desktop. DirectorZone DirectorZone* is a free web service that lets you search for, download, and import additional effects into CyberLink YouCam. You can also upload custom avatars you create to DirectorZone, or share the details of the effects you used in captured videos uploaded to YouTube.
CyberLink YouCam System Requirements The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums for running CyberLink YouCam. Note: to ensure you can enjoy all the features in CyberLink YouCam, make sure your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements. Minimum System Requirements OS • Windows 7 / Vista / XP (with DirectX 9 or above) Memory • 512 MB (1 GB recommended) CPU • • Intel Pentium D 3.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam This chapter provides a complete overview of CyberLink YouCam and all of its features. It also outlines all of the available settings used to configure the program.
CyberLink YouCam Viewing Webcam Video When you launch CyberLink YouCam from the start menu, desktop shortcut, or from the icon in the system tray, it displays your webcam video in stand alone mode. Note: if you are using a touch enabled device, touch and slide the webcam image to flip it horizontally or vertically. Zooming In on the Video Image Select the button if you want to zoom in on the webcam video image.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam • Contrast: use the slider to adjust the difference in proportion between lights and darks in the webcam video image. • Exposure: use the slider to adjust the amount of light that is captured in the webcam video image. Adjusting this feature can dramatically adjust the overall brightness of your webcam video. Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink YouCam. Select the Advanced button to adjust the specific settings for your webcam device.
CyberLink YouCam • Avatars: animated character effects that use facial feature tracking to mimic your face movement and actions. Use an avatar if you are feeling a little camera shy or if you want to record a video with different characters. See "Using Avatars" on page 11 for more information. Note: you can create your own custom avatars using the Avatar Creator. See "Using the Avatar Creator" on page 20 for more information.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam Sorting Effects You can sort and move around all of the effects in each Effects Room to your preference by dragging and dropping them to the location you want. Adding and Applying Effects To add or apply an effect* to your live webcam video, do this: Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink YouCam. 1. Select the tab in the CyberLink YouCam tool bar to display the Effects Room. 2.
CyberLink YouCam • a well-lit environment is required for the avatar effect to work properly. • for best results when using avatars, ensure the video size is between 320x240 and 640x480. See Capture resolution in "Capture Settings" on page 28 for more information. Downloading and Importing Effects You can download additional effects, including emotions, frames, scenes, avatars, filters, particles, and gadgets, from DirectorZone*.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam 2. To create the pattern, do one of the following: • Draw on a piece of paper the exact pattern as it is displayed below: • Click the button to print off the pattern, and then use the printing options to set the size and number of patterns to print per page. Click to print the pattern. Note: CyberLink YouCam can display up to two duplicate augmented reality animations at one time if you print off more than one pattern.
CyberLink YouCam • hold the magnifying glass augmented reality effect in front of your face to magnify it in the webcam image. Drawing on the Webcam Image CyberLink YouCam lets you draw on the webcam video image in both IM and stand alone modes. You may also select from a number of stamps and color boards to apply to the video. To perform a freehand drawing on your live webcam video, do this: 1. Select the tab to display the Freehand Drawing window. 2.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam 1. Ensure that No. of snapshots in Snapshot settings is set to 1. See "Snapshot Settings" on page 29 for more information. 2. Select the button on the CyberLink YouCam window. 3. CyberLink YouCam takes the photo, places it in the captured content area, and also saves it to the capture folder specified in Capture settings. Note: you can right-click the captured snapshot and select Locate File on Disk to view its saved location on your computer.
CyberLink YouCam 1. When you are ready to begin capturing a video, select the button on the CyberLink YouCam window. 2. CyberLink YouCam begins to capture the current webcam video. You can add effects to your webcam video as required. See "Using Webcam Effects" on page 9 for more information. 3. To stop capturing the video, select the button. 4. When CyberLink YouCam stops capturing the video, your video is placed in the captured content area and saved to the capture folder specified in Capture settings.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam 4. Once you are finished, select Stop and then Restore to return to the CyberLink YouCam main window. If you are capturing a video in Stand Alone mode, the recorded video is placed in the captured content area. Video Surveillance CyberLink YouCam allows you to select from a number of video surveillance options, or timed recordings, that let you set a time when the recording automatically stops recording.
CyberLink YouCam Note: you can right-click on the captured video and select Locate File on Disk to view its saved location on your computer. Continuous Recording The continuous recording option lets you set a recording that continues, uninterrupted, until the specified end time. To enable a continuous recording, do this: 1. Select the tab to display the Video Surveillance Settings. 2. Select the Continuous recording option and then enter the Recording end time in the fields provided. 3. Select Start.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam 4. Select Start. CyberLink YouCam begins to capture snapshots of the webcam video at the specified intervals. Note: CyberLink YouCam continues recording until the specified end time or when you select the Stop button. 5. The outputted time-lapse photography video is placed in the captured content area and saved to the capture folder specified in Capture settings.
CyberLink YouCam Using the Avatar Creator You can create your own custom avatars in the Avatar Creator*. A B C D E F G H I J N M L K A -Set Faces, B - Add Accessories, C- Use Backgrounds, D - Pick a Color, E - Faces, F- Hair, G - Eyes, H Eyebrows, I - Noses, J - Mouths, K - Upload to DirectorZone, L- Created Avatars, M- Select Random Avatar Template, N - Preview Avatar Note: * this feature is not available in some versions of CyberLink YouCam.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam 2. Select the Randomize button to choose a random avatar template. You can also select an avatar you created previously, and then click to edit it. Note: you can download additional facial features, accessories, and backgrounds from DirectorZone. See "Downloading and Importing Effects" on page 12 for more information. 3.
CyberLink YouCam Note: select the button if you would like to import and use your own custom background image for the avatar. If you don’t want to include a background, select the background with a line through it to remove it from the avatar. 6. Select the Save button to save the avatar to the created avatars area. Note: your avatar is also saved in the avatar effects room so you can use it the next time you want an avatar in your webcam video. See "Using Avatars" on page 11 for more information.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam Captured Content All of your captured screen shots and recorded videos are saved in the captured content area located beneath the webcam video window. Note: if you are using a touch enabled device, you can scroll through the media by dragging your finger across the captured content area. To view your captured media in a preview window, just double-click on the media file you want to view.
CyberLink YouCam Note: CyberLink YouCam uses your computer’s default mail client to e-mail photos and videos, if available. The e-mail feature does not work with web mail applications, such as Hotmail or Gmail. To change the e-mail account that CyberLink YouCam uses, please go to your e-mail application (such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.) and reset/change your e-mail account settings. 1. Select the photos and videos in the captured content area that you want to email. 2. Select the button.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam • if do not have a YouTube account, select the Sign up to YouTube button to 5. • • • create a new account and then authorize CyberLink YouCam to use your account to upload content. The video details window displays. Enter the details about your video as follows: Title: enter the title of your webcam video. Description: enter in a short description of your webcam video. Tags: enter in several tags, separated by a comma, that describe your video.
CyberLink YouCam Note: if you are creating a new album, you must enter an album name before you can upload your photos. • Album location: enter in the location where the photos were taken. • Album description: enter in a short description for the photos you are uploading. • Privacy: select who has permissions to view these photos once they are uploaded. • Add photo description: enter a description that will display under all of the uploaded photos. 5.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam Printing Photos You can print out any of the photos you captured if you have a printer connected to your computer. To print a photo, do this: 1. In the captured content area, double-click on the photo that you want to print. 2. Select the button in the preview window that displays. The photo is outputted to your computer’s default photo viewer for printing. 3. Proceed to use your computer’s default photo viewer to print off the photo as required.
CyberLink YouCam • Full window mode: the shared file occupies the entire webcam video window. Speaker mode: the shared file and a larger webcam video are shown simultaneously. Lets you show the shared file in a small display area and include your webcam video to help explain it. • Teacher mode: the webcam video and a larger view of the shared file are shown simultaneously. Lets you display a larger image of the shared file, while still including a smaller webcam image to help explain the shared document.
Chapter 2: Using YouCam • Flip horizontally: select this option to flip the webcam image horizontally. • Capture with audio: select this option if you want to capture webcam video with audio. Note: you need to have a microphone connected to your computer or webcam to capture webcam video with audio. • Flip vertically: select this option to flip the webcam image vertically, i.e. upside down.
CyberLink YouCam above, to increase the size of the CyberLink YouCam program. This up scales the size of the UI and makes all the text and features easier to read. • Enable effect preview: when selected, CyberLink YouCam displays a preview of the frame, distortion and filter effects in the effect thumbnail. Disable this option to save computer resources. • Change UI language: select the desired language of the CyberLink YouCam user interface.
Chapter 3: Technical Support This chapter contains technical support information. It includes all the information to find the answers you need to assist you. You may also find answers quickly by contacting your local distributor/dealer. Before Contacting Technical Support Please take advantage of one of CyberLink’s free technical support options: • consult the user’s guide or the online help installed with your program. • refer to the Knowledge Base in the Support section of the CyberLink web site.
CyberLink YouCam Web Support Solutions to your problems are available 24 hours a day at no cost on the CyberLink web sites: Note: you must first register as a member before using CyberLink web support. CyberLink provides a wide range of web support options, including FAQs, in the following languages: Language Web Support URL English http://www.cyberlink.com/prog/support/cs/index.do Traditional Chinese http://tw.cyberlink.com/prog/support/cs/index.do Japanese http://jp.cyberlink.
Index A Augmented reality 2, 12 tips 13 Auto e-mail 19 face detection 8 Avatar creator 2, 20 Avatars 10 tips 11 B Burst 15 settings 29 C Camera settings 8 Capture continuous 18 countdown 29 desktop 16 settings 28 timed 17 webcam video 15 Color user interface 30 Configure settings 28 Continuous recording 18 Countdown 29 Create avatars 20 D Denoise 8 Desktop capture 16 DirectorZone 5, 12, 24 downloading effects 12 uploading avatars 22 Display scaling 30 Distortions 10 Document sharing 27 Download effects
CyberLink YouCam particles 10 scenes 10 E-mail auto 19 photo snapshot 23 settings 19 video 23 Emotion effects 10 Enable YouCam 3 F Face tracking avatars 10 effects 10 filters 10 gadgets 10 zoom 8 Facebook uploading to 25 Filters 10 Frames 10 Freehand drawing 14 G Gadgets 10 H High DPI 30 34 High-definition 4, 28 I Icon system tray 29 IM mode 4 Import background image 22 effects 12 L Latest features 2 Launch YouCam 3 M Main features 1 Modes IM 4 mirror 4 split 2, 4 stand alone 4 Mosaic 10 Motion det
Index N S New features 2 Scale high DPI 30 Scenes 10 Settings camera 8 capture 28 e-mail 19 snapshot 29 timestamp 30 Share desktop 16 documents 27 PowerPoints 27 settings 30 Snapshot e-mailing 23 multiple 15 settings 29 Split mode 4 Stand alone mode 4 Surveillance 17 System requirements 6 System tray icon 29 P Particles 10 Photos 14 e-mailing 23 printing 27 sharing 27 uploading 25 viewing 23 Playback videos 23 PowerPoint sharing 27 Preferences 29 Print pattern 13 photos 27 R Record continuous 18 count
CyberLink YouCam U Z Upload photos 25 videos 26 webcam video 24 User interface color 30 resize 4 User preferences 29 Zoom auto 2 manual 8 V Versions 5 Video capture 15 e-mailing 23 enhance 8 high-definition 4, 28 noise reduction 8 playback 23 record 15 surveillance 17 uploading 24, 26 Y YouTube uploading to 24 36
