Veo Velocity Connect, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 VEO VELOCITY CONNECT User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ctures from Another Source 16 Importing Files to a Folder in the Creative Studio 16 Viewing Pictures in the Gallery 17 18 E Card Creator Creating an E Card 19 22 Movie Maker Making or Editing a Movie...

Page 3: ...are it with the world by placing it on the Internet on your own web site email it to a friend in a universal PC format export it to create a CD ROM or simply print it for off screen viewing The Veloci...

Page 4: ...ngeable Spider Clip Attach the camera to TFT monitors cubicle walls or Refined Focus Dial Veo Blue On Off LED Easy touch anything 1 3 inches thick Lightning Fast Connection USB 2 0 Connection with bac...

Page 5: ...12x speed CD ROM drive or better Internet browser application i e Microsoft Internet Explorer AOL E mail program i e Microsoft Outlook Express Yahoo E mail AOL Note Backward compatibility to USB 1 1...

Page 6: ...ing the Velocity Connect If you have already plugged the camera into the computer please unplug it before installing the software 1 Insert the CD ROM into your CD ROM drive 2 Autorun will display the...

Page 7: ...torun still does not start consult your computer manual or manufacturer to locate the CD ROM drive Note On Windows 2000 Windows Media Player will be installed after the bundle software is installed Ma...

Page 8: ...not recognize the new device please refer to Troubleshooting on pages 65 67 of this User s Guide How to connect the microphone to your computer Locate the microphone jack on the back of your computer...

Page 9: ...and manage your Velocity Connect files It also provides useful tools for your pictures and videos by allowing you to make movies create E cards design homepages create games and hold video meetings T...

Page 10: ...Depending on your settings snapshots are captured in either the JPG or BMP file format c To send your picture to another person Type in the required information The default name given to the snapshot...

Page 11: ...ed you may select the amount of time to delay Restore all settings to default for best overall image quality un compressed BMP or compressed JPG file formats to your snapshots Choose capture pictures...

Page 12: ...rd and send a video clip via email the file is recorded in Microsofts universal wmv file format NOTE Windows Media Player 7 1 or higher is required to play back wmv files 3 Use the Small Medium and La...

Page 13: ...file Trim Video Trim the video to the selected size and length Play Play the video Rerecord Video Rerecord the video if you are not satisfied with the one you just recorded NOTE Since Video Mail is co...

Page 14: ...change the settings of your videos Video resolution Select the size of the video to make it smaller or larger Preferred Device Select your sound card that your microphone is connected to Maximum Vide...

Page 15: ...the screen Adjust Volume Adjust volume of audio clip Trim Audio Trim the audio clip to the selected size and length Play Play the audio clip Rerecord Audio Record another audio clip 4 Click a To save...

Page 16: ...en click to select Your scanner or other TWAIN compatible device software will start Importing Files to a Folder in the Veo Creative Studio 1 Click Other Source Inputs File Import 2 Click to locate th...

Page 17: ...maximize the Gallery Display Panel Thumbnail Size To change the size of the thumbnails displayed in the gallery Sort By To sort the thumbnails by type time or name You can also use this to search for...

Page 18: ...ctures Graphics Contains background graphics Videos Contains video files Music Contains audio clips Projects Contains all your previously saved projects To display the details of a specific file click...

Page 19: ...2 Choose to Create A New Card or Find A Previously Saved Card Project If you choose to open a previously saved project you may click on to view the following options 3 If you are creating a new card s...

Page 20: ...o the one below Click Continue when you are done 5 Define your animated characters path NOTE Please see pages 37 38 for more information on how to define the path of an animated character Click Contin...

Page 21: ...ic and choose After you select your music click Continue 8 Click Transition Effect Sample the effects by placing your cursor on each individual effect without clicking 9 Choose the opening effect how...

Page 22: ...ur E card background you picked in step 3 To rename the E Card before sending click on wmv in the attachment text box and click Rename If you send the file as wmv the background music will not play To...

Page 23: ...aker button on the Creative Studio Home screen 2 Choose to Create A New Movie or Open An Existing Movie Or Project If you choose to open an existing movie you may click on to display the fol lowing op...

Page 24: ...New Scene Add a new video or picture to your movie You can either add an existing video picture from your computer or record a new video picture from your Velocity Connect camera In order to add reco...

Page 25: ...duration or view other options click for the following options Select Scene Duration Edit selected scene Change duration of scene and other options Delete the scene Duplicate the scene Select Duration...

Page 26: ...like to use by double clicking or clicking OK 6 Double click on the remaining scenes in the Movie Maker then repeat steps 4 and 5 above to apply transition effects to the remaining scenes Click Contin...

Page 27: ...Studio select Export Movie and select the save location e To email your movie to a friend 1 Click E mail Movie To A Friend 2 Type in the required information 3 The default name given to the movie is...

Page 28: ...pen A Previously Saved Homepage Project If you choose to open a previously saved homepage project you may click on to get the following options 3 If you are designing a new homepage select a theme fro...

Page 29: ...are finished 6 Select a picture or animated character Link All Pages Check the box to the left if you want all pages to be linked Notice that if you check the box to the left of the Link All Pages ic...

Page 30: ...b pages follow the steps below a Select the text or picture on the Main Screen that you want to link b Click on Page Link c Select to link to an existing page or to a page on the Internet If linking t...

Page 31: ...ges OR b Click URL type in the address of the webpage on the Internet then click OK NOTE When using Homepage Designer animated characters DO NOT automatically travel along their animation path by defa...

Page 32: ...e same procedure for other animated characters Click Exit when you are finished 7 Select the background music Click Set Background Music 8 Choose your background music To listen to the music before se...

Page 33: ...ick Save c To save the page as a separate file click Save As 13 Choose Add a New Page To add and edit a new page Edit Next Page To edit the next page Publish Now To publish the homepage to your Intern...

Page 34: ...stead of a single file c Click View A Local Copy of the Page Just Published to view your webpage Alternatively you can open the folder that you saved and double click on the file named index NOTE DO N...

Page 35: ...o the scene page b Double click on the text to edit it A screen similar to the one below appears The following are the application buttons and their description Insert Video Insert a new video clip In...

Page 36: ...al Animation Sequence Animations move one after another depending on which animation was inserted first Simultaneous Animation Sequence All animations move at the same time Editing an Image or Animate...

Page 37: ...u are done click NOTE Sound Effects are only applied when the animated character is moving along its defined path If you have not defined a path the sound effect will be disabled Defining the Path of...

Page 38: ...8 c Select the animation starting point Hold the left mouse button down then freely drag the character along a path you specify to the ending point The selected character will follow the specified pat...

Page 39: ...Games With Your Photos 1 Click the Game Generator button on the Creative Studio Home Screen to launch the application 2 Choose to Create A Jigsaw Puzzle Make A Photo Scrambler Build A Memory Tester or...

Page 40: ...next screen Insert Image Import images from external files or capture a new image from the camera Puzzle Settings Select the desired configuration of your puzzle Set Background Music Add background m...

Page 41: ...Set Back of Card Image Insert Completion Image Import or Drag and Drop an image into the photo window to be slowly revealed as matches are made and pairs are removed Only applicable to the Memory Test...

Page 42: ...y The Game Play your newly created game without saving Email My Game Email your game to a friend as an executable file a light version of the application is wrapped into the email to allow the recipie...

Page 43: ...below buttons Edit or Make Changes or Create a New Game 9 The following icons have been placed in the upper left corner of the thumbnail to help you easily recognize the type of game 8 You may also ea...

Page 44: ...cessed by clicking Open Open the game for modifications Rename Rename the game Delete Permanently delete the game Play Play the game Email Encapsulate the game as an executable and email to a friend E...

Page 45: ...web based E mail provider Using MAPI with Microsoft Outlook Express 6 1 Start Microsoft Outlook Express 2 Go to Tools Options 3 Click Make Default under Default Messaging Programs This application is...

Page 46: ...If you are using Windows 2000 Click on Start Settings Control Panel Internet Options If you are using Windows XP Click on Start Control Panel Switch to Classic View Internet Options 2 Select the Prog...

Page 47: ...the Videos folder If you saved a Video Mail WMV it will be located in the My Documents folder on your desktop 8 After going to the corresponding folder for your picture video right click on the pictur...

Page 48: ...ile the picture will be saved in C Program Files Veo Creative Studio for Connect Gallery Photographs or the video will be saved in C Pro gram Files Veo Creative Studio for Connect Gallery Videos 4 Cli...

Page 49: ...one of the most widely distributed and ver satile Video Instant Messaging applications on the market you will be able to communicate with anyone in the world as long as all parties are connected throu...

Page 50: ...me basic tips on Video Instant Messaging IMPORTANT Make sure all other video camera applications are closed before starting Microsoft NetMeeting 1 Click Video Meeting on the Creative Studio Home scree...

Page 51: ...download and install MSN Messenger from Microsoft at http messenger msn com Directions for installing and setting up MSN Messenger will be shown on the MSN Messenger webpage Play Pause your video Pic...

Page 52: ...people on your contact list who are online 2 Double click on the person you are trying to Video Instant Messaging with to initiate a text based conversation This will bring up a window similar to the...

Page 53: ...ollowing page The person who you are calling will appear in the large main window while you will appear in the smaller Picture in Picture window NOTE If you are using a dial up connection the video wi...

Page 54: ...y time you log on to the Internet For this reason you must get the IP address from the person you are trying to contact each time You can also determine your IP address and then send it to the other p...

Page 55: ...P address here as shown below Method B If you are using Windows 2000 click on the Start button Run then type IPCONFIG You can send your IP address to the person who you are calling or they can send yo...

Page 56: ...56 To connect to a person using their IP address you can enter it into the high lighted area as shown below After you type in the person s IP address press Enter on your keyboard to connect...

Page 57: ...is not endorsed by Microsoft To obtain additional assistance with Microsoft Windows Messenger beyond what is outlined in this guide refer to the support options on page61 64 1 Open the Windows Messen...

Page 58: ...o your contact list Using Windows Messenger for Video Instant Messaging Double click on the person s name that you would like to connect with A con versation window will appear where you can do the fo...

Page 59: ...a button The text message window will also display the mes sage You have asked to have a video and voice conversation Please wait for a response or Cancel Alt Q the pending invitation The other person...

Page 60: ...d voice conversation Once connected to the other person your screen will appear similar to the image pictured on the following page The other person s video will appear in the large video window while...

Page 61: ...esources This section has been intended to provide a brief introduction to Video Instant Messaging and Microsoft NetMeeting For more in depth information or to obtain technical support please refer to...

Page 62: ...er http messenger msn com Additional Video Instant Messaging Conferencing Services Eyeball Networks provides Video Messaging Conferencing solutions For more information please contact Eyeball Networks...

Page 63: ...d in correctly If you are not sure of the proper configuration please contact your system or motherboard manufacturer If your USB controller is not listed in the Device Manager enable it in your syste...

Page 64: ...crophone jack on your sound card is usually labeled MIC shows a symbol of a microphone or is pink colored If you are not sure which jack is for your microphone you may try plugging the microphone into...

Page 65: ...computer manufacturer for assistance on enabling your USB ports If you do have this category check for another category in the Device Man ager named Imaging Device Under this category should be the Ve...

Page 66: ...ervice Provider for assistance on configuring your outgoing mail server Problem You cannot play back an AVI WMV video file Solution The Windows Media Player you are using may not be working cor rectly...

Page 67: ...ho the warranty protects This warranty is valid for the original consumer purchaser only What the warranty does not cover 1 Any Veo product on which the serial number has been defaced modified or remo...

Page 68: ...technical support form on the Veo web site located at www veo com support asp 2 You will be required to provide A copy of the original dated sales slip or sales invoice Your name Your address The ser...

Page 69: ...THE PRODUCT VEO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR 1 DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY CAUSED BY ANY DEFECTS IN THE PRODUCT DAMAGES BASED UPON INCONVENIENCE LOSS OF USE OF THE PRODUCT LOSS OF TIME LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF...

Page 70: ...do not allow limita tions on implied warranties and or do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you Velocity Connect i...