Getting Started

Refer to the following steps to quickly start using Live! Cam Avatar in your instant-messaging video conference. For more details on how to use each feature of Live! Cam Avatar, refer to the rest of this Online Help.

  1. If you have an instant-messaging application installed on your OS, please manually change the audio/video devices. Click Here for more details.

  2. Click one emotion item to preview the avatar video. You can also initiate a video call, and see the avatar video display in your messenger 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 using video conference, the lipsync 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 Live! Cam Avatar 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 video session, your partner will be able to see the avatar and the animation, even if your partner does not have Live! Cam Avatar 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 your instant-messaging applications. Refer to the other parts of this Online Help for more information about Live! Cam Avatar.