Using the Launch Utility to Start a Video Chat

You can add live video to the most popular instant messaging (IM) applications (ISP connection required):

￿AOL® Instant Messenger(AIM®)

￿Windows LiveMessenger

￿Yahoo!® Messenger

￿Skype®

1Open the Start menu and then click All Programs > ArcSoft Webcam Companion 3 > Launch Utility.

2Select the instant messaging (IM) application you want to use.

3If prompted, follow the onscreen instructions to install and set up the IM application.

4Follow the video chat steps in the IM application’s documentation.

5(Optional) Select the effects you want to apply:

Turn face tracking on and off.

￿To track one face, click Single.

￿To track more than one face, click Single to select the first face, and then click Next to select the next face.

￿To find the best angle for a group image, click Multiple.

Zoom in and out, or pan around the image.

Add fun house effects to your video.

Add a picture frame to the face on the screen.

Decorate your video with a theme.

Adopt a different persona by selecting an avatar.

Make your video brighter and sharper.

Combine your face with a masque template.

TIP: You can also open ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects by double-clicking ArcSoft

Magic-i Visual Effects in the Windows System Tray.

To learn more about using effects in your chats, click Help in the upper-right corner of the ArcSoft Magic-i Visual Effects window.

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