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The followings are the installation steps you can refer to with any incomprehension during your installation process. The steps can also help you to quickly start your video call using CrazyTalk for Skype Media Edition. For more details, Check Online Help.

How to Install?

  1. Click Tools on the Skype top menu, then click Do More to see the CrazyTalk program item.


If you cannot find CrazyTalk, click Get Extras to launch Extras Manager. You will find CrazyTalk in Personalise category.

  1. Click CrazyTalk will initiate the download and installation process.

  1. After program is downloaded, check the Accept checkbox in the license declaration box. Then click Yes.

 

  1. The installer will automatically start to install the CrazyTalk for Skype program.

  2. After the installation process is finished, CrazyTalk for Skype will be launched for you.

  3. When you launch CrazyTalk for Skype, there will be an automatic prompt out with upgrade information.


  4. The current program downloaded from Skype "Do More" is an earlier version without the enhanced Media Sharing functions. To enrich your daily communication, please Upgrade.


How to Use Live Avatar?

  1. To toggle between the avatar video and web camera mode for the interface, click Web Camera tab to see the original camera video or click Avatar Video tab to see the avatar video.

  2. Click one emotion item to preview the avatar video. You can also initiate a video call, and see the avatar video display in Skype video window.

  3. Click to select an emotion from Emotions.
    Emotions offers a wide range of emotive expressions such as happy, sad, surprised, scared, angry, and crying. Click to apply an emotion to your avatar along with the sound effect. If you are having a videoconference, the lip-sync and emotive animation are both visible to your conferencing partner.

  4. Click to select an avatar from Avatars. You will see your selected avatar appear in the preview window.

    Avatars shows the default avatars provided by CrazyTalk for Skype as well as any imported avatars. Click to select an avatar and it will be displayed in the preview window. If you are on a Skype video call, your partner will be able to see the avatar and the animation, even if your partner does not have CrazyTalk for Skype installed.

  5. Plug in a microphone and your avatar can lip-sync whatever you say instantly.

  6. You are now ready to use a wide range of animated expressions along with your video avatar on Skype.
  7. Now select a friend in your contact list in Skype and give him/her a video messaging.
  8. Refer to the Online Help for more information about CrazyTalk for Skype .

How to Share Media or Desktop?

  1. Click Media from the top menu of CrazyTalk for Skype Media Edition to start media functions. To toggle between the media sharing mode and desktop sharing mode for the interface, click Media Sharing tab to share media files or Desktop Sharing tab to share desktop to the receptors.

  2. In the Media Sharing, click the folder to select shared files.


  3. Click the filter button to filter displayed files by media format, such as Video or Image.

  4. Press play button to start media sharing or simply double click a file for single media share.

  5. For initializing a photo slideshow, select the image files you want to share and press play button You can change the pace of your slideshow by setting the delay time (in second) per slide in the Media tab of Settings .


  6. For image and video files, you can drag and drop files to the shared block for fast file sharing.



  7. For fast music sharing, you can drag and drop music files to and simply press play button to loop a single or multiple media files.

  8. Use playback progress to control the media and loop button to loop a single or multiple media files.
  9. In the Desktop Sharing mode, click one of the buttons to choose the screen size that you are going to share.

  10. The stop button can stop the capture process.
  11. Set up the captured screen quality by adjusting the Resolution and Frame Rate or you can also just check Auto for smart auto settings for resolution and frame rate.
  12. For quick screen capture, you can use hotkeys:

    • Win + Z to capture region

    • Win + X to capture window

    • Win + C for full screen capture

    • Win +V to repeat capture

    • Win + S to stop capture

  13. Also, you can start screen capturing by means of the tray menu.