Customizing
Your Webcam With Items
This section describes how to customize your webcam with clocks, text
captions, picture badges and effect items. You can also create motion sensor
items, which cause EvoCam to refresh the image when in motion detection refresh
mode. Any items you create are automatically saved, and restored the next
time you run EvoCam.
For more information on the various types of items you can create, click one
of the links below:
Clock
Items
Caption
Items
Badge
Items
Sensor
Items
Effect
Items
Video
Items
For general information
about working with items, read the following sections:
About
the Canvas |
Item Layers |
Selecting Items ¥ To select an item, click it once. The item will be brought to the front of its layer, and a focus ring will appear around the item. When selecting a badge that has a transparency mask, you must click the part of the image that is opaque. ¥ To deselect the selected item, use the 'Select None' command in the 'Edit' menu or click anywhere in the canvas that is not occupied by another item. ¥ To select the next item, press the Tab key. ¥ To select the previous item, hold down the Shift key and press the Tab key.
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Moving Items ¥ To move an item, click and drag the item. The item will be brought to the front of its layer, and a focus ring will appear around the item. When moving a badge that has a transparency mask, you must click in the part of the image that is opaque. ¥ To move an item in one axis only, hold down the Shift key while dragging the item. ¥ To move an item without bringing the item to the front of its layer and selecting the item, hold down the Command key, then click and drag the item. ¥ To move the selected item in one pixel steps, use the 'Nudge Left', 'Nudge Right', 'Nudge Up', and 'Nudge Down' commands in the 'Items' menu. You can also use the cursor arrow keys to nudge items. ¥ To move the selected item in 10 pixel steps, hold down the Shift key while using the cursor arrow keys. ¥ To easily place items next to each other or on the edges of the video image, use the 'Snap Dragged Items' command in the 'Options' menu. When this option is enabled, items will automatically 'snap' together if placed within 4 pixels of each other.
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Duplicating Items ¥ To duplicate an item, click it once to select it, then use the 'Duplicate Item' command in the 'Edit' menu. You can also hold down the Option key while clicking on an item to drag off a copy of the item. Alternatively, you can use the 'Cut Item', 'Copy Item' and 'Paste Item' commands in the 'Edit' menu to use the clipboard to duplicate items. This technique also works to copy items from one webcam window to another. ¥ To duplicate an item into another webcam window, drag the item to the desired webcam window. When dragging items between windows, the item position within the canvas is maintained if possible, allowing you to quickly 'clone' a webcam window. Alternatively, you can use the 'Edit' menu to copy/paste items between webcam windows. If the item's layer is locked or is hidden in the destination window, it is automatically unlocked and made visible so you can continue to edit the item. |
Deleting Items ¥ To delete an item, click it once to select it, then use the 'Delete Item' command in the 'Edit' menu or press the 'Delete' key. Alternatively, you can drag items to the Trash to delete them. ¥ To delete all items, use the 'Delete All Items' command in the 'Edit' menu. This operation must be confirmed as it cannot be undone. Video items and items in locked layers are not deleted. |