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Using the Launch Utility to Start a Video Chat, Single, Multiple, All Programs - windows 7

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Using the Launch Utility to Start a Video Chat You can add live video to the most popular instant messaging (IM) applications (ISP connection required): AOL® Instant Messenger™ (AIM®) Windows Live™ Messenger Yahoo!® Messenger Skype® 1 Press the HP Instant Chat webcam. button on your 2 Select the instant messaging (IM) application you want to use. 3 If prompted, follow the on-screen instructions to install and set up the IM application. 4 Follow the video chat steps in the IM application's documentation. NOTE: The Launch Utility appears only during initial setup. The next time you press the HP Instant Chat button, the selected IM application opens automatically. To select a different IM application after initial setup, open the Start menu and then click All Programs > ArcSoft WebCam Companion 3 > Launch Utility. 5 (Optional) Select the effects you want to apply: Turn face tracking on and off. To track one face, click Single. To track more than one face, click Single to select the first face, and then click Next to select the next face. To find the best angle for a group image, click Multiple. Zoom in and out, or pan around the image. Add fun house effects to your video. Add a picture frame to the face on the screen. Decorate your video with a theme. Adopt a different persona by selecting an avatar. Make your video brighter and sharper. Combine your face with a masque template. TIP: You can also open ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects by double-clicking ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects in the Windows System Tray. To learn more about using effects in your chats, click Help in the upper-right corner of the ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects window. HP Elite Autofocus Webcam User's Guide 3

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HP Elite Autofocus Webcam User’s Guide
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Using the Launch Utility to Start a Video Chat
You can add live video to the most popular instant
messaging (IM) applications (ISP connection required):
±
AOL
®
Instant Messenger
(AIM
®
)
±
Windows Live
Messenger
±
Yahoo!
®
Messenger
±
Skype
®
1
Press the HP Instant Chat
button on your
webcam.
2
Select the instant messaging (IM) application you
want to use.
3
If prompted, follow the on-screen instructions to
install and set up the IM application.
4
Follow the video chat steps in the IM application’s documentation.
5
(Optional) Select the effects you want to apply:
Turn face tracking on and off.
²
To track one face, click
Single
.
²
To track more than one face, click
Single
to
select the first face, and then click
Next
to select
the next face.
²
To find the best angle for a group image, click
Multiple
.
Zoom in and out, or pan around the image.
Add fun house effects to your video.
Add a picture frame to the face on the screen.
Decorate your video with a theme.
Adopt a different persona by selecting an avatar.
Make your video brighter and sharper.
Combine your face with a masque template.
To learn more about using effects in your chats, click
Help
in the upper-right corner of
the ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects window.
NOTE:
The Launch Utility appears only during initial setup. The next time you press
the HP Instant Chat button, the selected IM application opens automatically.
To select a different IM application after initial setup, open the Start menu and then
click
All Programs
>
ArcSoft WebCam Companion 3
>
Launch Utility
.
TIP:
You can also open ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects by double-clicking
ArcSoft
Magic-i Visual Effects
in the Windows System Tray.