INTRODUCTION

Congratulations! You have purchased a powerful (and fun!) video communications

tool. 3Com is known worldwide for reliable and easy-to-use networking and data communications tools. Now you can count on 3Com for the same quality in digital video applications.

3Com, the leader in networking, now puts digital video right inside your PC. With the simple, compact camera and standards-based video capture card included in your Bigpicturepackage, you can grab still pictures, use Kai’s Photo Soap Special Editionto put finishing touches on images, removing “red eye” or sunlight glare from digital photos, or edit video footage into a real

mini-movie with Asymetrix Digital Video Producer.

With the addition of a modem, you can conduct Internet and “point to point” H.324 video phone calls using VDONet’s VDOPhone. VDOMailmakes sending video and audio to friends and family as easy as sending regular text e-mail. BoxTop’s iVisitgives you further Internet video capabilities. Microsoft’s NetMeetinglets you communicate with both audio and H.323 video, collaborate on virtually any Windows- based application, exchange graphics on an electronic whiteboard, and much more.

This manual will guide you through installation of the hardware and software included in your Bigpicture video package. Have fun!

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Radio Shack 3Com Bigpicture operating instructions Introduction