7Windows 2000/XP/Vista Taking photographs and using visual effects
Taking photographs and using visual effects
There is a Snapshot button on the back of the webcam for taking still pictures.
Please make sure that all other video chat programs are closed before trying to take pictures.
To adjust the zoom or visual effects, select Video Capture Filter… from the same Options menu. Hit OK after making
any changes to store your new settings (Fig. 2.3).
If you prefer, you can take pictures or change the visual effects using an icon in the Windows System Tray for quick
access (Fig. 2.5); right click this icon to be able take snapshots and use the webcam’s special features whenever
the webcam is in use (Fig. 2.7).
If you don’t see the icon in your System Tray, go to My Computer and find your Windows directory (usually, this is
on your C drive). Double click the file inside called “tsnp2uvc.exe”. Alternatively open your Windows Start Menu and
select Run… then type in “tsnp2uvc” without the quotes (Fig. 2.6). The icon will appear in your System Tray.
The special effects you set also work in Skype and some other video chat applications. Please make sure that
AMCap is fully closed before starting other video chat software.
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