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Support Multiple Camera Angles with EasyCam!
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Looking for an easy way to get an edge on the competition? If you're using a simple "plug-and-play"
USB (universal serial bus) webcam on your PC, plug in a few more of those inexpensive webcams into the remaining USB ports on your PC. (Most PCs have up to four USB
ports, and Big Boobs' EasyCam technology can
simultaneously show your members up to four of your webcams, live.)
If your camera's cables are too short to provide the best multiple-camera-angle experience you'd like to provide,
your local computer store can hook you up with USB Extension Cables for just a few dollars each, or you can order online; even Amazon.com carries
USB Extension Cable. (And if you experience technical problems, check our troubleshooting section at the bottom of this page.)
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When you log into Big Boobs to host your next live videochat, select the "EasyCam" LiveStream hosting option, and
choose the
"Extras" feature, "Support Multiple Camera Angles?". Here's what your members will see (assuming you have four webcams plugged into your single PC):
If you haven't already guessed it, here's the good news: Big Boobs members LOVE IT!
It's one of Big Boobs' hottest and most in-demand features ever. Many users take advantage of the special
live room search facilities on the FanClubs Home Page to zero in on only those hosts
who support the Multi-Angle option. Multi-Camera-Angle video chatrooms – with
the "Extras" icon –
are so crowded and overflowing that customers practically have to wait in line to make an appointment!
It's just the latest in a long line of Big Boobs 'Firsts'.
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Note: EasyCam support for Multiple Camera Angles is not limited only to USB webcams. (It's just that USB webcams are typically the easiest to install and maintain
on your PC). EasyCam will support most webcam video devices that your PC recognizes, including many capture cards and parallel-port cameras.
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Troubleshooting Guide:
Image Static:
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What Causes it:
For stars who are using WebCams that rely on 'USB', image static like that depicted in the illustration at left is usually the result of
"too much traffic on your USB bus".
What's that mean?
Most commonly, it means that the USB bus on your PC is an older version, such as 1.0 or 1.1, and you either have too
many webcams for it, or the webcams you have are too fast for it. Newer PCs come with
the faster "high speed" USB version 2.0 bus, usually marked as "USB enhanced" or, "USB High Speed", or simply, "USB 2.0".
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What to do about it:
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Some PCs come with two different USB buses (typically, one
in the front of the PC and one in the back of the PC), and you can divide your webcams between each bus, to reduce
the amount of traffic being carried by each bus.
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Reduce the number of webcams you offer. If you currently offer 4 cams, consider offering only 2 or 3.
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Reduce the transmission quality of each cam. The less data moving across your USB bus, the better.
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Upgrade your PC to USB 2.0. There are expansion cards you can buy. And best of all, consider buying a new
USB 2.0 webcam that makes full use of your USB 2.0 bus. Click here.
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