Active WebCam Basics

Loading Active WebCam

To load Active WebCam:

On the Window's Start menu, click Programs, then PY Software, then Active WebCam.

When Active WebCam initially loads, it doesn't connect to any camera. You need to connect camera manually by clicking New Camera from the File menu.

About the Active WebCam window

The Active WebCam work area contains some panels that you can show or hide to get a more comfortable working place. Here are some of the most used components:

• The Camera Window is used to control and preview camera. It has button bar to operate with Live Recording.
• Camera Thumbnails are used to select a camera and show or hide it.
• The Information Panel displays useful information about the camera state.
• The Log Panel collects a history about events and errors. It helps to troubleshoot a broadcasting process. This information can be printed or saved to a file.
• The Viewers Panel collects a history about viewers IP addresses and node names. This information can be printed or saved to a file.
• The Gallery Panel shows small images of recorded files and snapshots in the Gallery folder. Click with right mouse button to an image to get a context menu for the appropriated file.

To open a panel, use the View menu. A check mark next to an item indicates that the named item is currently open. To display an item that isn't currently open, choose the item name from the menu.

Tips for the Active WebCam Window

Right-Click Context Menus
Right-clicking on an item, such as panel, grid, etc., opens a context menu which includes basic editing controls (e.g., Copy, Paste, Modify).

Menus
All menu items have keyboard "access keys" (underlined letter in menu option). To open main menus, access keys use ALT+letter (e.g., File menu = ALT+F). To open an option on a menu, press only the access key (letter).

Help Window
To open a Help window select Help Topics from the Help menu or press the F1 key.