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Vibra WebCam Readme File
January 2003
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that
supplements the Vibra WebCam documentation. Please read all the
sections before you proceed with the installation.
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CONTENTS
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1. IMPROVING USB DEVICE STABILITY
2. TROUBLESHOOTING
3. NOTES ON CREATIVE WEBCAM CONTROL
4. NOTE TO WINDOWS XP USERS
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1. IMPROVING USB DEVICE STABILITY
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Some USB devices, unsuccessfully competing with your computer's
resources, may demonstrate minor flaws or behave erratically.
Their performance and stability may be improved if you reduce
your computer's graphics acceleration rate.
To adjust your graphics acceleration rate:
1) Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel.
2) In the Control Panel window, double-click the Display icon.
3) In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.
4) Click the Advanced Properties button.
5) In the Advanced Display Properties dialog box, click the
Performance tab.
6) Drag the Hardware Acceleration slider to the left to slow
down the rate.
2. TROUBLESHOOTING
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Problem:
No video is displayed in Creative WebCam Control.
Solution:
* Use Device Manager to verify that the USB Host
Controller has no resource conflicts.
* Slow down the graphics hardware acceleration rate.
(See point 1 above.)
3. NOTES ON CREATIVE WEBCAM CONTROL
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Some video and audio compression/decompression (codec) drivers
may not function fully when used with Creative WebCam Control.
Where possible, use a recommended codec.
Recommended video codecs:
- Intel(r) Indeo(r) 3.2
- Intel(r) Indeo(r) 5.04 Compression Filter
- Cinepak Codec by Radius
Recommended audio codec:
- PCM
4. NOTE TO WINDOWS XP USERS
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At the time of this product's release, Microsoft strongly
encouraged companies to submit their hardware solutions for
certification. If a hardware device driver is not submitted,
or does not qualify, for Microsoft certification, a warning
message appears.
You may see this message when installing this driver or
update. If you do, you may choose to click the Continue
Anyway button. Creative has tested this driver or update
on Windows XP, and it does not impair or destabilize your
computer.
If you need more XP-related information, go to the product
web site's Help or speak with Creative Technical Support staff.
Copyright (c) 2003 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.