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Cheese Webcam Application
Introduction
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Introduction to the
Cheese
webcam application.
Main features
Record a video
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Use your webcam to record short movies for sharing with friends.
Take multiple photos in quick succession
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Burst mode
takes several photos rapidly. Change your pose in between each shot!
Take photos using a webcam
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Use your webcam to take photos instead of videos.
Apply effects to photos and videos
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Add fun effects to your photos and videos, like turning yourself green or distorting the picture like a funhouse mirror.
Delete a photo or video
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Remove photos and videos that you no longer want to keep.
Save a photo or video
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Save a photo or video in a different folder.
View a photo or video that you took
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Photos and videos will automatically appear in the photo stream.
Preferences
Change the capture resolution of your webcam
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The resolution of a video or photo determines how much detail you can see in it, changing it will affect the file size.
Disable the
Countdown
before photos are taken
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Remove the countdown so that photos are taken instantly.
Disable the flash
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Stop the screen from flashing white when taking a photo.
Fullscreen
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Enable and disable fullscreen mode
My photos and videos look wrong
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Adjust the saturation, contrast, brightness and hue to make photos and videos look better.
Common problems and questions
My photos and videos look wrong
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Adjust the saturation, contrast, brightness and hue to make photos and videos look better.
About
© 2011 Julita Inca
Written By
Julita Inca
Ekaterina Gerasimova
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