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Creative PC-CAM Center Readme File
Mar 2002
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This document provides late-breaking or other information that
supplements the Creative PC-CAM Center 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 PC-CAM CENTER
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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. TROUBLESHOOTING
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Problem:
There is no video displayed when the application is in the Live
Cam mode.
Solution:
* Use the Device Manager to verify that the USB Host
Controller has no resource conflicts.
* Slow down the graphics hardware acceleration.
3. NOTES ON CREATIVE PC-CAM CENTER
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- Certain Video and Audio compression/decompression drivers may
not work correctly with Creative PC-CAM Center.
Some recommended codecs for video are:
- Intel(r) Indeo(r) 3.2
- Intel(r) Indeo(r) 5.04 Compression Filter
- Cinepak Codec by Radius
A recommended audio codec is PCM.
Copyright (c) 2001-2002 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.