Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of camera do I need?
WebCam Live supports most cameras that have a Video for Windows compliant capture
driver. This includes capture cards, USB and IEEE 1394 Firewire cameras.
WebCam Live also supports DirectShow devices, which broadens
the possible supported devices.
What Operating Systems is WebCam Live compatible with?
PhotoMail runs on Windows
2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista
However, you need to ensure that the camera you are using also supports the
operating system you are running on. Consult with the documentation
that came with your camera.
What does JPEG stand for?
Joint Photographic Experts Group. A format for storing high-quality color and grayscale photographs in bitmap form; also the group that developed the format.
JPEG provides lossy compression by segmenting the picture into small blocks which are divided to get the desired ratio; the process is reversed to decompress the image.
How do I configure my Linksys Router so I can see my WebCam
from the Internet.
Follow these instructions on how to setup your Linksys router for Port
Forwarding. Click here.
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