User manual GENIUS I-LOOK 325T

[. . . ] English Table of Contents i-Look 325T Features Installing the i-Look 325T About Genius Application-WebCAM Mate 1. Security Mode Using MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL CrazyTalk Avatar Creator CrazyTalk CamSuite Trouble shooting for web camera 1 2-3 3 4-8 9-11 12-13 13-16 16-18 18-40 41-68 69 i English Symbol for Separate Collection in European Countries This symbol indicates that this product is to be collected separately. The following apply only to users in European countries: This product is designated for separate collection at an appropriate collection point. For more information, contact the retailer or the local authorities in charge of waste management. i-Look 325T Features Add live video to your instant messaging! Turn your PC into a live broadcast hub with i-Look 325T. [. . . ] Check the Target to specify the resolution corresponded to the media format. Check the Use Full Image to export media with the whole image. Check the Crop option if you want to crop talking image on the sides. Click the Background Color box to select the background from the color palette. Specify the dimensions of the output frame by entering the height and width in pixels under Output Size. Specify the frames per second in the Frame Rate box. The HTML options are available if you select a RM or WMV file from the media format. · Check the Produce HTML Page to create an HTML page (in the same location as the media file) with the media content embedded. -39- English · Check the Preview HTML Page to preview the HTML page before exporting. 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? 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. -40- English 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. Good -41- English 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. 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. -42- English 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. Use the Force to Close function to close the mouth while speaking. The following illustration shows how to fit an open mouth with the anchor points. · 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. -43- English 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 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 -44- English 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 -45- 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. With CrazyTalk Cam Suite, you can start videoconferencing with or without a web camera installed in your PC. With the easy interface of CrazyTalk Cam Suite, what your messenger friends see is your chosen avatar conveying lip-synching, instant emotive animations and special effects on your behalf. Alternatively, they can see your face with different expressions and special effects featuring by MagicMirror. [. . . ] Tip: As for the target for tracking, please refer to Setting. Click Preview button to invoke preview dialog box. You will see the Web Camera and Avatars window panes simultaneously. button to turn on/off the facial Check the Horizontal Mirror box on so the window pane flips horizontally. [. . . ]