User manual GENIUS ILOOK 325T

[. . . ] 3. LED Indicator When iLook 1321 is connected to the computer's USB port, the LED will light up when performing video application. 4. Microphone 5. Swivel and Clipping Base The adjustable clipping base fits easily to almost anything - notebook panel, CRT, and LCD monitors. -1- English Installing the Device iLook 1321 supports UVC (USB Video Class) which can plug and play in Windows XP SP2, Vista or Mac 10. 4. 9 and above without using a device driver. 1. Make sure your PC OS system is Windows XP SP2, Vista or Mac 10. 4. 9 and above. The web camera can work properly with any video chat software that supports a video feature. 2. 3. Genius application: You can use the Genius application software to capture a real-time image, record or execute simple security functions. The Snapshot function will work in the Genius application software. 4. In Windows XP SP2 and Vista: a. Double-click on the My Computer icon. [. . . ] Click the Export button to export the selected talking image to multimedia format. Tips and Suggestions Facial Fitting Tips · How can I fine-tune the model image for more realistic facial movement? -36- English a. The control point 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the key to control the facial mesh morphing. 1, 2 control the vertical movement strength and 3, 4 controls the horizontal movement strength. b. Press Motion Settings on model page and check the Head Motion Preview to preview the movement. If not perfect, you can close the dialog and try to change the location of control point 1-4. · How can I make the chin movie more naturally while talking?a. Drag the chin control point out of the face. -37- English Good Bad b. Continue using Head Motion Preview to preview the result, and drag down the mouse to preview the mouth open while you lower the head. · How can I make the eyes look more real? If you are not using virtual eyes, but retaining the eyes in the original picture, move the control points outside the eyelids to create an even more realistic blinking action. -38- English Incorrect Correct If you are using eyes from the CrazyTalk eye library, you need to set the eye control points inside the eyelids This improves the realistic quality of the animated eyes. Incorrect Correct · How can I improve the mouth movements for a photo with an open mouth? Use the Detailed Facial Mode to keep the upper and lower lips separate. The following illustration shows how to fit an open mouth with the anchor points. -39- English · How can I avoid background movement without changing the original background? Use the Background Mask Editing button and spread out the background using the brush and clear tools. Don't get the mask too close to the facial area and make sure that it does not overlap the head of the model. Incorrect Correct · How can I use the Close Mouth Points feature to speed up the facial fitting? When you press the Close Mouth Points button, the mouth will snap shut causing the points for the upper and lower lip to move together in a single line. If your character has a closed mouth, enable this feature so no dark line is visible between the lips while the mouth is -40- English closed. If your model has an open mouth, disable this feature so you can fit the points to the upper and lower region of the lips Before closing After closing · How do I know which control point is the upper or lower control points? Control points that are yellow in color indicate that they are the upper control points. Control points of the eyelid Control points of the upper lip -41- English CrazyTalk CamSuite Introduction Overview Welcome to CrazyTalk Cam Suite, an animated messaging tool featuring customizable emotive facial animation that gives you much more fun than the conventional video chatting on instant-messaging applications. Click one of the comic effects and it will display on your face instantly in the preview window. 4. 5. Plug in a microphone and your avatar can lip-sync whatever you say instantly. You are now ready to use a wide range of animated expressions along with your video avatar on your instant messaging applications. Refer to -45- English the other parts of this Online Help for more information about CrazyTalk Cam Suite. About the Interface The following illustrations show the components of CrazyTalk Cam Suite interface: Avatar Interface: 1. 11. Modes Add Content from web site Play Control Emotions More Emotions Avatars More Avatars Settings Help Audio Control Enable Facial Tracking -46- English 12. Preview MagiceMirror Interface: 1. 10. Modes Add Content from web site Face Morph More Expression Comic Effect More Comic Effect Audio Control Settings Help Preview -47- English Avatar Selecting an Emotion You can add emotive animations to your avatar so that you can convey any expression you want during a messenger video conference. With the advanced facial morphing technique, you can control your avatar's lips and expressions to show a wide range of emotions such as happy, sad, and angry, as well as facial movement such as winking, blinking, opening and closing of the mouth, and nose or cheek movement. Moreover, all the emotions are accompanied with sound effects to enhance the expressions. Use one of the following steps to select the emotion applied to your avatar: · Select an emotion and your avatar will show the emotion instantly. · You can click to get more emotions. -48- English o In the dialog, you can see Default Emotions, My Emotions and Online Content. In Default Emotions, you can see the default emotion content provided by CrazyTalk Cam Suite. Click My Emotions and you can see the content which you have purchased from the Reallusion website or create by CrazyTalk Avatar Creator. In Online Content, you can play back and -49- English preview the latest avatars with emotions or link to the content store site for purchasing more contents. o o Double-click any emotion in the More Emotions dialog, your avatar will show the emotion instantly. [. . . ] Check the Horizontal Mirror to flip the images in the two panes horizontally. You can then interact with Cam Suite much more like a mirror. -60- English Getting More Comic Effects MagicMirror enables you to adjust the amount of the Comic templates. Besides, you can also add, remove or purchase comic effects to modify the contents in the Comic Favorite library. · Please Click to get more comic effects. o In the dialog, you can see Default Comics, My Comics and Online Content. In Default Comics, you can see the default comic contents provided by CrazyTalk Cam Suite. [. . . ]