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  Creative Video Blaster WebCam 5 Readme File
  October 2001
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that 
supplements the Creative Video Blaster WebCam 5 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.   BEST LIVE VIDEO QUALITY AT 640 x 480

3.   SETTING VIDEO CAPTURE FRAME RATE

4.   SAVING CAMERA CONTROL SETTINGS

5.   FREQUENCY SETTING

6.   NOTES ON WEBCAM CONTROL

7.   TROUBLESHOOTING

8.   KNOWN PROBLEMS
 
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1.  IMPROVING USB DEVICE STABILITY
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     In some cases, slowing down the computer hardware's graphics acceleration 
     may improve the stability of USB devices.

     To adjust the computer hardware's graphics acceleration:
     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) In the Settings tabbed page, 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.   BEST LIVE VIDEO QUALITY AT 640 x 480
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     Creative Video Blaster WebCam 5 supports live videos of up to 
     640 x 480 in size.
     To achieve the best live video quality for this size, set the 
     frame rate to 10 fps.

     To change the frame rate using Creative WebCam Control:
     1. Launch WebCam Control.
     2. Click the Format button. 
         The Stream Format tabbed page appears.
     3. In the Frame Rate box, select 10.000.
     4. Click the OK button.


3.   SETTING VIDEO CAPTURE FRAME RATE
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     By default, the Video Capture frame rate is dependent on the 
     surrounding lighting. If the area is generally dim, the frame 
     rate is automatically reduced. If the area has good lighting, 
     the frame rate is increased, possibly up to the 30 fps maximum.

     To turn off this default, disable the Auto Exposure setting in 
     the camera by following the steps below.

     For 640 x 480 videos: 
     Follow the steps in the section "Best Video Quality At 640 x 
     480" above, then go to "For videos smaller than 640 x 480" below. 

     For videos smaller than 640 x 480:
     1. Launch WebCam Control.
     2. Click the Source button. 
        The Camera Controls tabbed page appears.
     3. In the Exposure section, click the Auto check box to clear it. 
     4. Click the Close button.

4.   SAVING CAMERA CONTROL SETTINGS
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     By saving any changes made in the Camera Control settings, you
     can use the settings again the next time you launch WebCam 
     Control.

     1. Launch WebCam Control.
     2. Click the Source button. The Camera Controls tabbed page 
         appears. 
     3. Adjust any or all the settings. 
     4. In the User Defaults section, click the Save button.
     5. Click the Close button.


5.   FREQUENCY SETTING
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     The correct frequency setting for Europe is 50Hz, an incorrect setting may 
     cause flicker.
     To check; open WebCam Control, click on the "Source" button and choose 50Hz.
     Note that:
     The WDM driver defaults to 50Hz.
     The VFW driver defaults initially to 60Hz and needs to be reset as above.


6.   NOTES ON WEBCAM CONTROL
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     Certain Video and Audio compression/decompression drivers may 
     not work correctly with WebCam Control.
     Some recommended codecs for video are:
       - Intel(r) Indeo(r) 3.2
       - Intel(r) Indeo(r) 5.04 Compression Filter

     A recommended audio codec is PCM.


7.   TROUBLESHOOTING
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     Problem: 
     There is no video displayed when the application is in Video View.

     Solution:
     *  Use the Device Manager to verify that the USB Host
        Controller has no resource conflicts.
     *  Slow down the graphics hardware acceleration.

     Problem:
     Video capture fails in Windows 98  (First Edition) or Millennium.

     Solution:
     Enable the DMA (Direct Memory Access) option for your hard disk.
     For details of your hard disk options please consult your hard
     disk or PC documentation.

8.   KNOWN PROBLEMS
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     WebCam Monitor:
     To work correctly in Windows 98 First Edition , WebCam Monitor requires Internet 
     Explorer 5.5 or higher.
     Internet Explorer 5.5 is supplied on the installation CD.


     If you are using a VFW device and select RGB24 format in 
     Windows Millennium, you will only see a blank screen after 
     the VFW device is initialized.
     Choose another format in which to view videos and images.




Copyright (c) October 2001 Creative Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
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