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PCA635VC
PC Camera
User Guide
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About This Manual This manual covers the installation, usage and troubleshooting of the Philips PCA635VC Camera and Videogram soft- ware. You will notice, to get up and running quickly, that a separate Quick Start guide has been included. This manual should be used along with the Quick Start guide and referenced when you need a more complete explanation. In addition, on-line help is available inside the Videogram Creator application. A “Read Me” file can be found in the pro- gram group where yo
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Table Of Contents About This Manual 2 Manual Conventions 2 Table Of Contents 3 About Your Philips PCA635VC 6 Bundled Software 6 Videogram Creator 6 Chapter 1 Before You Begin 7 Check the Package Contents 7 Minimum System Configuration 7 Optimum System Configuration 7 Safety Tips 8 Maintenance 8 Chapter 2 Setup & Installation 9 Installing Philips PCA635VC Unit 9 connecting the camera, the microphone and the adapter directing the camera Chapter 3 Software Installation 10 STEP 1: Re-Connect the Pow
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Chapter 4 Videogram Creator Software 14 Opening the Videogram Creator application 15 Video & Audio Settings 15 Settings Control Panel OK & CANCEL Buttons Format 15 Quality Size Adjust 16 Video 17 Audio 17 Capture Audio Frequency Size Channels Image 18 Size Subject Quality The Main Window 19 File Menu Bar File Menu Edit Menu Tools Menu Help Video Toolbar 20 Sound Toolbar 21 Chapter 5 Creating & Saving Videograms 22 Videograms and AVI Video Files Compared 22 3 Easy Steps for Video Creation 22 STEP
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Chapter 7 Grabbing Snapshot Images 32 Capturing a Snapshot 32 STEP 1: Preview Video Live Video STEP 2: Grab Still Live Video STEP 3: View the Bit Mapped Image STEP 4: Save and Send Grabbing Snapshot Images from Pre-Recorded Video 34 Picturegram 34 Chapter 8 Adding Narration & Audio 35 Add Live Sound 35 Record Audio or Narration Add Pre-Recorded Sound 35 STEP 1: Select Insert Audio under the Edit menu STEP 2: Select an Audio File to Insert Chapter 9 Using Videograms 36 Sending with E-Mails 36 Fam
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About Your Philips PCA635VC Your Philips PCA635VC Camera is the easiest way to capture and send video from your desktop or laptop computer. The Philips PCA635VC along with Videogram Creator Software, incorporates the latest in video capture and playback technol- ogy into a high quality, compact video camera. With the PCA635VC you can capture full-motion video at resolutions up to 320X240 (CIF Standard) at 30 frames per second through the parallel port. There is no need to open your computer to e
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Before You Begin This chapter provides a checklist of items you need to ensure a smooth installation including a section on general safety. Before installation, make sure that your Philips PCA635VC was shipped complete (“Package Contents”) and then verify that your system meets the minimum requirements (“System Requirements”). Check the Package Contents Please check your Philips PCA635VC package for the items shown below. If any of the items are missing, contact immedi- ately at one of the numbe
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Safety Tips Before you install this product, be sure to safeguard yourself, your computer system and the Philips PCA635VC. It is recommended that you follow these precautions in addition to any precautions you may have found in other documents for your computer. Shut down and disconnect system power prior to plugging and unplugging connectors. • Do not plug an excessive amount of devices into a power outlet and do not run more than one power strip off any • outlet. On rare occasions, some instal
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Setup & Installation 2 This chapter walks you through the installation and setup process for your Philips PCA635VC unit. Some of the diagrams in this section may look different than your system. This user’s guide is designed to be used along with any existing docu- mentation that you have collected for your computer. The following diagram is an overview of all the wiring connections for Philips PCA635VC. Adapter Sound card Line In Adapter connector Parallel connec- Parallel port Drawings tor n
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Software Installation 3 This Chapter describes installation of the Philips PCA635VC software, including the Videogram Creator and Player soft- ware. Due to the true 32-bit nature of the software, the installation will only work under Windows 95. STEP 1: Re-Connect the Power During the hardware setup we instructed you to unplug the computer system from the wall outlet or power strip. If you did this, please plug the system’s power back in. Next, plug the power adapter of the camera into a wall o
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STEP 6: Follow the Installer Directions The following dialog box will appear. If nothing happens, restart your system and try it again. If it still doesn’t work make sure the drive works by trying another CD. Follow the simple on-screen instructions to complete the installation. QuickVideo Software on System Once you have finished installing the software two new groups and icons will be created for you. You may access them by clicking on the “Start” Button and checking the “Programs” folder. Phi
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Philips PCA635VC Setup Wizard - Walks you through the installation and set-up of your Philips PCA635VC, including properly configuring your parallel port. Philips PCA635VC Electronic User Guide - Online User Guide in Adobe Acrobat format. Videogram Player Group Videogram Program Group Videogram Player - Standalone player that is installed on the system hard drive and allows for the creation and sending of Videgrams without a player built into the file. The Videogram Player is ideal for use by fr
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Then, the Wizard will help you configure the audio on your Philips PCA635VC. Enter Internet settings, then you’re ready to begin recording with Philips PCA635VC. 13
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Videogram Creator Software 4 This Chapter discusses the Videogram Creator software. With the Videogram Creator software you can begin capturing, creating, and sending Videograms. This Chapter will explain the different aspects and features of this software, and will show you how to adjust settings to create the best Videograms with your system. Vital settings that control whether or not you see video are described in this section, so it’s worth reading. These settings are labeled with the Vital
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Video & Audio Settings Before you begin using the Videogram Creator, it’s important that you learn how to control video and audio. You may want to experiment with these settings later to optimize video capture for your system. More information regar- ding “Optimizing System for Video Capture” can be found in Chapter 10 located towards the end of this manual. Settings Control Panel From the Videogram Creator application, click on the “Edit” option on the menu bar and select “Video Settings.” The
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Fast (VGPixel) - Select this option to capture video at a higher frame rate; color and overall definition of the video will • be less than the High or Medium settings. This is your best choice for most Videograms and the default setting. Size Select one of these options to adjust the size of the video captured. Format Tab - Settings Control Panel The size setting tells the Videogram Creator application how large or small the video clip should be captured and displayed at. Larger video clips save
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duction is as follows: put the Auto White Balance switch on, hold a white paper in front of the camera and switch over after a few seconds from auto to fixed mode. Now the color settings are stored in the camera, even when you switch off the power of the camera. When light conditons change it is recommended to put the Auto White Balance mode in auto mode (on). Contrast - Affects the contrast between the light and the dark area of the video. Move the slider to the left to reduce contrast (make th
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Capture Audio This box must be checked before attempting to capture any audio. Frequency Select one of these options to choose the audio frequency for sound capture. The settings offer you the ability to balance sound quality with the size of your sound file. A low frequency setting (8KHz) will produce lower sound quality in a much smaller file size whereas a high frequency setting (44KHz) would mimic CD quality but produce a much larger file size. 8 kHz - Use this setting when small file size
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Quality Select on one of the settings to gain better image resolution or to save file size in snapshots. These options directly affect the quality (depth, resolution) in snapshots and capture speed. The higher the Quality setting, the better the image will appear. Subsequently, higher Quality settings will result in a little more time to compress the snapshot file. es. Quality Options Normal - Default setting, select this for faster compression time with acceptable image quality. • Medium - Choo
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Play Videograms - Plays the most recently created Videograms. • Exit - Closes the Videogram Creator application • Edit Menu Here you’ll find sound and video settings. Go to In Mark* - Jumps to marked In-point in the selected video • Go to Out Mark* - Jumps to marked Out-point in the selected video • Clear In-Out Marks* - Removes all marked In and Out points in the selected video • View Bitmap** - Opens a separate image-viewing window to view and inspect (with zoom feature) image captured. • Edi
