Share our site to support us! Please type an email. Please type a Name. I want more news and awesome tips. Our Reviews WizCase includes reviews written by our experts. Most other functions from previous versions are present but have just been moved to different areas of the user interface. One of the features available from within YouCam is the ability to download and import additional effects, avatars, scenes, gadgets, frames and emotions from the CyberLink website.
There are over , free effects to choose from. You do need to create a free account before effects can be downloaded, connecting with a Facebook account is also accepted. YouCam 3 or above is required to make use of this service.
Before you can install CyberLink YouCam, you must first have a webcam attached to the system or the program might not install. This same procedure will enable any of the versions above to work on any Windows XP or newer computer equipped with a webcam. First of all, download the version of YouCam you want to use from above. You will receive an Error window that says:.
This can be done a few ways. Then look for and take note of Computer name. Run the setup. YouCam 6 is currently the latest version being used by HP even though it has reached version 7 if you refer to the official CyberLink YouCam webpage.
When CyberLink decides to release a version 8, version 7 will likely become available from HP sometime after. It offers a sizeable discount with a Travel Pack and a Holiday Pack currently included to sweeten the deal. It would seem that they no longer have the two best avatars which were the Statue of Liberty and the Alien. The rest suck. That was the only thing that made this worth a damn. Brilliant, many thanks. I may play with YouCam 6 one of these days!
The TruTheater video enhancement functions improve the quality of the image coming from your webcam. In the library, you can view images or videos by date and send selected files to YouTube, Facebook or to an email. While version 6 is the latest YouCam offering from HP, you can try any of the previous versions.
Version 1 and 2 are more basic but much lighter on the system. From version 3, more functions and features were introduced at the expense of install size and memory usage. YouCam version 1 is obviously the original program dating back to but it still runs fine.
There are 20 emotion effects and a total of around 30 special effects that overlay frames, distort or apply filters to the video feed from your webcam. You can, of course, take a still image snapshot and capture a burst of up to 10 frames in quick succession. Captured videos can be emailed or uploaded directly to YouTube. Note the offered free minor update is not available.
Download CyberLink YouCam 1 On first glance, you might think version 2 of CyberLink YouCam is the same as version 1. Look closer and there are quite a few extra features which increase the value of this release. These include printing stills from the program, drawing on the video feed and the ability to overlay a timestamp onto the video. Version 2 is the first to introduce avatars, time lapse recording and motion detection recording. Download CyberLink YouCam 2 There are two different major revisions of version 3, which are 3.
The latter is a 40MB larger download. Over version 2, version 3 introduces some significant changes and additions. The biggest and most notable is the redesigned user interface which supports touch gestures. An unwelcome addition is some features have been disabled in this version and clicking on one asks you to upgrade to the latest YouCam.
One key addition in 3. Some new things in both versions are direct upload to Facebook, scene effects, face tracking which enables auto zooming, and gadgets. Creating a series of photos Follow these steps, to create a series of photos taken in rapid succession:.
Figure : Select Burst. To manage the number of photos taken in a burst, click Settings , and then click the Shutter icon. Figure : Adjust Burst settings. Each time you click the shutter button, you hear a camera shutter sound effect and a series of thumbnail photos displays below the CyberLink YouCam window.
Creating a video Follow these steps, to create a webcam video:. Make sure that the video icon on the left-hand side is selected, and then click the Capture button in the CyberLink YouCam window. Figure : Select Capture. To pause the recording, click the Pause button, or click the Stop Capture button to stop recording. When the recording stops, the CyberLink YouCam window shows a thumbnail of the first frame of the video at the bottom of the window.
To open a window of the captured video, double-click the video thumbnail to open a window of the captured video. Figure : Thumbnail photos. Finding your webcam videos and snapshots To find the default location of your snapshots and videos:. Enhancing the webcam video images Enhance the webcam video image by adjusting the lighting, reducing the noise levels, and making color adjustments. Click the Enhance image button below the YouCam viewing window.
Figure : YouCam Video Enhancement screen. Move the sliders for Sharpness , Noise reduction , Brightness , Contrast , and Exposure to immediately see the changes in the viewing window. To control additional options, click Advanced , and then adjust the advanced settings as desired. Adjust skin smoothness To enhance the skin smoothness of an image, click the Face Beauty icon, and then use the slider to increase or decrease skin smoothness as desired. Figure : Select Face Beauty. Configuring settings Make adjustments for capturing media, creating timestamps, snapshot settings, and effect settings.
To upgrade your version of YouCam, click the upgrade icon to open the Upgrade menu. Click the Settings button on the viewing window, and then chose one of the following options. Click here to adjust the snapshot settings, including the number of snapshots to take for a snapshot series. Creating avatars Follow these steps, to create an avatar to use on your webcam videos. On the left of the main screen, click the Avatar button, and then select your desired avatar from the available options.
Figure : Select your avatar. Adding effects to the webcam image Add screen effects that display on the viewing screen and are captured when you create photos or videos. Displays avatar and augmented reality options for your photo or video. For more information, go to the Creating avatars section of this document. Displays drawing and stamp options for your photo or video, go to the Drawing on the webcam image section of this document. To upgrade your version of YouCam, click the upgrade icon.
Adding emoticons and gadgets Click the Emoticons button in the viewing window. The Emoticons tab, provides emoticons and other images that flash or scroll across the screen.
The Gadgets tab provides images that tracks with your head movement, either over your face or above your head. Figure : Select a gadget. Drawing on the webcam image Select the Draw icon. Under the Brushes tab, you can draw or erase freehand, as well as select a color to turn the entire main screen turns that color with Color Board.
Under the Stamps tab, select a color and a stamp shape to put on the main screen. The images display directly on the viewing window and are captured when you create photos or videos. Figure : Drawing selected under the Effects tab. Clearing effects from the main screen To clear the current effect from the main screen, click the Clear button. Figure : Clear screen. Information and links in this thread may no longer be available or relevant.
If you have a question create a new topic by clicking here and select the appropriate board. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Level 1. Message 1 of 8. HP Recommended. Anybody have any ideas? Tags 3. Tags: Archived. Level Message 2 of 8. Download New Driver for your Webcam: If you are having real issues getting your webcam to work, or if you have recently upgraded your Operating System, you may have to reinstall your webcam software.
Enter your Operating System in the Drop-down menu HP Support Assistant I hope this helps, or at least makes sense of what might have happened. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Message 3 of 8. Message 4 of 8. NO That means, did you purchase an "upgrade" to your orginal YouCam software at any time? Message 5 of 8. YouCam's complaint was that the Product definitation file was lost. Any other suggestions? Message 6 of 8. GM, Stupid code. Using Recovery Manager to Restore Software and Drivers Windows 7 Commentary - Personal Opinion : Here's the thing about the HPSA: great when it works.
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