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Summary of Contents for Minoru 3D
- Page 1 Minoru 3D Webcam User’s Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
4 – Audio input select ................13 5 – Start/Stop Recording ................13 6 – Take Snapshot ................... 13 How to record and playback a 3D video ............14 How to take and email a snapshot ............... 16 Using Minoru with popular messaging applications ..........17 Windows Live Messenger ................ - Page 3 Stereoscopic Player................. 20 Troubleshooting ..................21 Specifications ..................21 CE compliance statement ................22 FCC statement ..................22 Product disposal instructions (European Union) ..........22 M i n o r u 3 D W e b c a m U s e r ’ s G u i d e , R e v i s i o n 1 . 2 , F e b r u a r y P a g e | 3 2 0 0 9...
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Page 4: Introduction
Introduction Meet Minoru, meaning “Reality” in Japanese, the World’s first 3D webcam. Connect Minoru to your PC and he will come alive, his eyes will light up and he will be looking at you in 3D. Your friends and family will now be able to see you in 3D over your favourite messaging program like Windows Live Messenger, Skype, AOL instant messenger, OoVoo and many others. -
Page 5: Software Installation
Open your CD ROM drive and place the software CD in the drive. Close the CD ROM drive and follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation of the Minoru software. M i n o r u 3 D W e b c a m U s e r ’ s G u i d e , R e v i s i o n 1 . 2 , F e b r u a r y... -
Page 6: Minoru Settings
Minoru status icon in the system tray. You can access and change the settings even while Minoru is in the middle of a video call or during a video recording session. Double clicking the icon will start the Minoru setup wizard. -
Page 7: Setup Wizard
Before using Minoru for the first time you should focus and then line up Minoru’s two eyes. First place Minoru on the desk or on the top of your monitor at a distance of about 3 feet (1 metre) from your face. At this stage you should not wear the 3D glasses. - Page 8 Focus Minoru’s right eye by turning the lens ring until the image of your face appears sharp. Vertical alignment...At this point you should still not wear the 3D glasses. Look at Minoru and you should see two images of your face on the screen, a blue image and a red image.
- Page 9 Now put on the 3D glasses for the first time. Spend some time experiencing the 3D effect for yourself. Stretch your arms out ahead of you and they will appear to come out from the screen.
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Page 10: Mode
You can select from three different operating modes for Minoru 3D – The viewer of the 3D video will need to use the 3D glasses to see the 3D effect Picture in Picture (PiP) – This mode is useful if you want to show some close up detail of an item while maintaining the view of your face. -
Page 11: Select Language
Minoru customer support. 7 – Exit Click to close the ‘Minoru Webcam Setup’. The Webcam Setup can be restarted by double clicking the ‘Minoru Webcam Setup’ shortcut on the desktop. M i n o r u 3 D W e b c a m U s e r ’ s G u i d e , R e v i s i o n 1 . 2 , F e b r u a r y... -
Page 12: Recording Application
Minoru is probably being used by another application such as messaging software, or the ‘Minoru Setup Wizard’ is running. Close the other application that is using Minoru or end the video messaging call, then click the ‘Restart Minoru’ button. Minoru’s output should then appear on screen. -
Page 13: Resolution
Select the screen mode for the video preview. Choose from 100%, 200% or Full screen. When viewing full screen video in 3D it is best to stand back from the monitor, 6 feet (2 metres) is the recommended viewing distance. -
Page 14: How To Record And Playback A 3D Video
By default .asf file type will be selected. Choose .avi to record 3D in the best quality. These uncompressed video files will be very large and not suitable for uploading. These files could fill up your hard disk very quickly so it is best to use .asf instead as much as possible. - Page 15 To playback the recorded video you should do one of the following; On a Vista system click on Start..(Your user name) (i), then double click on Videos (ii). Choose one of the videos and double click it to play it back. On an XP system click on Start..My Documents (i), then double click on My Videos (ii).
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Page 16: How To Take And Email A Snapshot
(.bmp), jpeg (.jpg), tagged image (.tiff) or a portable network graphics (.png). For the best 3D quality you should select .bmp or .tiff. You can also select the location for the saved images before clicking ‘Save’. -
Page 17: Using Minoru With Popular Messaging Applications
From the menu, select Tools – Webcam settings... Make sure that ‘Mirror my image’ is not ticked. Note: If ‘Mirror my image’ is ticked then you will not be able to see the 3D properly in the Messenger preview window. -
Page 18: Skype
Open Skype and then click on, Tools - Options... – General - Video Settings. Make sure that ‘Enable Skype Video’ is ticked. From the ‘Select webcam:’ drop down list, select ‘Minoru 3D Webcam’. Now click on ‘Audio Settings’ and from the ‘Microphone’ drop down list, select ‘Novo –... -
Page 19: Oovoo
OoVoo Open OoVoo and then click on, File – Settings – Camera. From the ‘Select a camera:’ drop down list, select ‘Minoru 3D Webcam’. Click on ‘Test’ and the webcam video should appear in the preview window. For the best quality video, select ‘High Bandwidth’ and ‘30 fps’, then click ‘Save’. -
Page 20: Recommended Software To Get The Most From Minoru
Windows Movie Maker is included free with some versions of Windows. You can start Windows Movie Maker by clicking; Start...All Programs...Windows Movie Maker. Stereoscopic Player For the real 3D enthusiast! Play back your 3D videos to your 3D monitor or play back ‘Side by Side’ videos for viewing with 3D glasses. http://www.3dtv.at/ M i n o r u 3 D W e b c a m U s e r ’... -
Page 21: Troubleshooting
• Not Recognised’. Solution Plug Minoru into a USB port at the rear of your PC. The front panel USB ports on • some PC’s are not working properly to the high specification required by Minoru. Some older slower PC’s cannot display the video fast enough when the high •... -
Page 22: Ce Compliance Statement
CE compliance statement This product had been subject to the testing requirements for the CE mark, and has been approved to claim the CE mark for the standards, EN 55022:2006 + A1:2007 EN 55024:1998 + A1:2001, + A2:2003 The validity of the CE mark is restricted to those countries where it is legally enforced. FCC statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
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