These instructions apply to AMCap, the optional camera software available with the original HUE HD Camera. If you’re using different software, please check the publisher’s website for instructions. Our HUE Animation and HUE Intuition software packages (sold separately) have built-in flip/mirror features.
1. Launching the software
First, open the software from the Start Menu. You might have to click All Programs first. Windows 8 users can search for the application by name: HUE HD Camera.
When the software opens it should show a live preview from your camera. If it’s missing, select the camera from the Devices menu first.
If the window is still blank, check that the camera isn’t open in any other software at the same time and ensure that Preview is selected in the Options menu.
2. Accessing the camera settings
Select Video Capture Filter from the Options menu. You’ll be taken straight to the screen you need with the camera settings.
There are two boxes at the top of the screen: Image Mirror (horizontal flip) and Image Flip (vertical flip). Select the options you’d like to use and click OK. The live video feed will automatically refresh and start using your new settings.
If the options are greyed out, the system may be streaming the video in MJPG format which blocks the extra controls. To check, click Cancel and select Video Capture Pin from the Options menu.
Locate the Color Space/Compression setting as pictured below. If you change that to YUY2 mode and click OK, the additional options in the Video Capture Filter screen will become available and allow you to tune the image.
Note for Mac users
If you’re using Mac OS X, the only way to access additional controls for the camera at this time is to install a third party application such as iGlasses.
Some Apple software automatically flips the image to make live chat more intuitive. For recording videos where it’s important that the image isn’t flipped, we recommend the free version of QuickTime included in OS X 10.6 and later.
