Face2Face System – F1
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1. Face2Face System F1 Face Face Tutorial 2010 Abalone LLC 2010 Information January 2010 Authot s copyright holder of the Face2Face program is Abalone LLC of Moss Beach California Publishing copyright holder of the Face2Face program is Abalone LLC of Moss Beach California AbaloneLLC 2009 Copying merchandizing public exhibiting or other commercial utilization of the software without licence is strictly prohibited The Face2Face User s Manual is under global author and publishing copyright 2009 AbaloneLLC This User s Manual was written and edited by Laslo Vespremi Abalone LLC Copying extraction or translation to another language is forbidden without the written approval of the holder of this right Abalone LLC 190 Arbor Lane Moss Beach California USA Tel 1 650 302 0894 Web www abalonellc com E mail info abalonellc com Distributor Abalone LLC 190 Arbor Lane Moss Beach CA 94038 USA Web www abalonellc com E mail info abalonellc com ABALONE LLC IS IN NO CASE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USAGE OF THE FACE2FACE PROGRAM OR THE FACE2FACE USER S MANUAL Abalone LLC and the Face2Face are the registered trademarks of Abalone LLC Windows is the trademark of Microsoft The manual and illustrations were made using the Microsoft Word and Adobe Photoshop Overview Face2Face is a software hardware system that shows young adults at ri2. FinePix W1 camera and a computer Camera Fuji Finepix W1 camera The Fuji Finepix W1 camera is a stereo camera that ahs two side by side optics offset by about 3 inches The camera takes two slightly offset images and creates a file in the MPO format The image can be viewed in the camera monitor in stereo 3D without stereo glasses FULFIL Operation The following chapter deals with the very simple operation of the system 1 Install Software Simply drag the folder called F2F F1 from the CD to your desktop Also please install the Fujifilm FinePix software cOomes with the camera This is all the installation you need 2 Test Face2Face software Double click on the F2F icon The software launches Open the Preference dialog under the File menu Set preference dialog as shown Preferences Load pictures C Manually Select an MPU file f Automatically Loads MPO with latest tine stamp MPO Location Browse EAU sers Computer Desktop F 2F archive Background elimination W Automatic W Remember my selection Cancel Choose Automatically Loads with latest time stamp Browse for F2F on your desktop and choose the Archive folder Set Background elimination on automatic Check Remember my selection Click OK Now choose Next from the File menu and the 3D process starts Face2Face will find the MPO file with the latest time stamp and convert it into a 3D head i
3. ghting situations such as a classroom Extreme lighting such as direct sunlight hitting a part of the face may cause either missing part of the face that was overexposed or processing error Here s an example of strong overhead exposure This result in part of the 3D mesh missing You can see it 1f you choose the manual background elimination in the Preference dialog oes ceri Composition 201007240002 Cancel How to Avoid Overexposure Best is to choose indoor lighting conditions with no direct sunlight If this is not possible set the camera to manual exposure control This is described in the FinePix Manual page 29 and 31 First you open the front shutter in the shutter mode Then press on the mode button in the upper left corner of the back of the camera Select Manual see below M MANUAL In this mode you choose both shutter speed and ap the value suggested by the camera 1 Press the button to display the FA mode menu G Press the selector up or down to highlight Eg SET SHUTTERSPEED APERTURE e on 3 Press MENU OK Shutter speed ne aperture will be ca TT OT Ah Set the speed at 400 using horizontal arrows and the shutter to F8 vertical arrows If this setting does not work you may try others Another possible distortion is more that happens with bad light is more severe In this case the head is wavy and distorted The cause 1s dist
4. ighting Set Flash on on all the time Set up the camera 3 feet away from the wall and take a picture If you decide to take a self portrait you can set the 10 second timer Composition Center the subject s head in the viewfinder The crosshair should be roughly in the middle of the head nose area OTHER SUGGESTIONS 1 Do not have subject with open smile showing teeth 2 Ask subject to move out hair bangs etc from face as far as possible 3 No glasses 4 No external objects clock calendar 5 Take a picture Before you connect the camera to the laptop you need to set up the auto download Finepix software steup Follow this steps Install the FinePix Viewer software comes on CD Information Installation of the FinePix Veuier has been completed Please prepare to download the images in the camera to a personal computer r Connect the camera to PC with ai supplied USB cable r Turn on the camera av smc FinePixViewer will start up and the ji ro images in the camera will be displayed automatically Start up now Close Once software is installed you need to restart your computer Launch FinePix Viewer Go to Settings shown below Br Co ae be File Edit Image View Bookmarks Tools PictureTheFuture Settings Slide Show Setting Operation Settings When Camera Is Connected Save Image Settings nePix Viewer Order Prints g Now in
5. n a folder inside the Archive folder with today s date as the folder name Every new day you should navigate to this folder as your default folder As you are taking more pictures that day you do not need to navigate again Command N will automatically look in this folder Take More Pictures Now you are all set to connect the camera to your laptop Once you connected via USB turn on your camera via the arrow button next to Menu OK on the back of your camera upper right corner Set your camera height so that the lens is in level with the subject s nose Make sure that behind the face you are photographing there are not extraneous objects best seat your subject against a light colored wall l 5 Take a picture 2 Turn off camera by closing the lens protector lid 3 4 Turn camera back on pressing the arrow symbol next to Menu OK for 5 Connect camera to a USB port on your laptop seconds The camera light will come back You may also hear an audible beep on your laptop as the camera is recognized and the laptop starts to download the picture to the F2F Archive folder This will also erase the MPO image from your camera Operating the Face2Face Software Go to your F2F folder and double click on the F2F application This will launch Face2Face 1 After a brief view of the Face2Face splash screen a gray window opens 2 Go to File menu and choose Next or just type Control N 3 If you
6. n about 1 minute Since you only have one MPO in the Archive folder at this point it will convert that file This is what you will see aS The guide in the upper left corner instructs you to place a dot in the left eye corner followed by the right eye corner and the chin NOTE After you placed the first dot you can zoom in via the middle mouse button or rotate the head via the right mouse button After these three dots the program places another 26 dots as shown You can move the dots to correspond to the places as shown on the guide When finished click OK In a few seconds you ll see a split screen with a dialog box The left screen is the Now picture the right screen will show the changes meth abuse causes Go ahead and click on the 6 month button In a few seconds the change will take place Feel free to rotate the head with the right mouse button To move the image around use the left mouse button Zoom in and out is the middle mouse button 3 Take Picture Use all factory default settings on the Fuji Camera This ensures that you get the optimal picture each time A few hints 1 Use monochrome background behind the head white wall or similar Avoid reflective surfaces such as whiteboard 2 Seat the subject on a chair and the back of his her head touch the wall 3 Strongly suggest the use a tripod Make sure that the camera is vertical use built in leveler if needed 4 Have good l
7. orted background due to bad uneven lighting Cancel Observe the missing background The resulting 3D image is very bad How to avoid 1 Change the lighting 2 2 If this is not possible simply go to Manual Background by unchecking auto background see more in the next chapter Mame 201 0 0725000 Left Pict Fight Pict OK Cancel Same file after manual background painting and the resulting 3D mesh now OK Manual masking Normally not recommended however if you turn off the Automatic under Background elimination you will have an opportunity to manually eliminate the background that may cause problems Load pictures Manually Select an MPO file f Automatically Loads MPO with latest time stamp MPO Location Browse cu sers Computer D esktop FF archive Background elimination ts I Automatic M Remember my selection Cancel Left Pict Fight Pict Click on the Photo button and the software starts processing After about 10 20 seconds you will see the following dialog Composition Front es Background separator Blue Pen Eraser Cancel Use the Blue Pen tool to paint over pixels you want to eliminate like shoulders and shadow around the head If you make a mistake use the Eraser that does the opposite and uncovers pixels You can set the diameter of bo
8. r Preferences are set right see chapter above the software will find the MPO with the latest time stamp in your Archive folder and start to process it A progress bar appears and will show your progress 4 With this new camera system the processing time will be around 1 minute depending on your computer s speed much faster than the 3 minutes with the earlier dual camera system 5 After processing finished the 3D portrait will appear with the dot dialog From here follow the process outlined above in the Test Face2Face Software chapter NOTE Once you finished aging the subject you can also print the screen to an inkjet printer Use the Print button Control P to select printer and page setup Additional Notes Trouble Shooting TroubleShooting 1 To make sure your portrait is in focus you may want to press the exposure button halfway down this will focus the camera on the face before taking the picture by depressing the button all the way 2 Avoid shiny backgrounds 3 Try to minimize the area from the neck down Avoid including too much of the shoulders or upper torso Keep camera level with subject level with the nose of the subject Avoid extreme light conditions Try to use the system indoors under artificial light conditions such as a classroom see more below 6 If not satisfied with the result try again An Overexposure Face2Face is designed to function best under indoor controlled li
9. sk how crystal meth abuse will change their faces after 6 month 1 year or 3 years of abuse This is accomplished in three steps 1 Capture a 3D face using the stereo camera 2 Software uses two images to create a 3D head 3 By clicking on one of the three age buttons software changes the shape and texture of the 3D head to show crystal meth caused deterioration The whole process may take 2 minutes 1 minute for photography and 1 minute for the software to build 3D head time dependent on the speed of the computer used The before and after images are shown side by side and can be printed via the Print command To preserve privacy images are erased from camera and computer after use System requirements Required hardware WIN Face2Face runs with the following minimal hardware A Windows based personal computer or laptop with the following minimal requirements Pentium Ill or IV 2 GHz faster chips will run software faster 2 GB RAM internal memory True Colour video card Screen of a resolution 1024x768 250 MB free disk space Needed system software Face2Face runs under the following system software Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows VISTA and W7 operating systems To read pdf manuals Adobe Acrobat is recommended To watch How to videos Windows Media player is recommended Hardware Setup Face2Face system consists of a hardware and a software component Required hardware includes the Fuji
10. ternet Service Welcome to the FinePix Intemet service Register your Fujifilm FinePix Camera now for access to product support print service retailer web links FAQ s and other useful a Print Menu w Order Print via Net e Home Print FinePix services LT Image Utilization a me Start Slide Show k a Picture Future File Folder g a See Other Folder be i File Folder Picture future 8 26 2009 4 26 45 PM Open Save Image Settings Rename files when saving them Before change CSCFOOON JPG After charge 200311150001 JPG Pattern Folder Number User Settings Start Continuous Numbers from AUTO Base Folder Setting IC UsershLaslo Desktop F2FF1 Archive A date folder will be created in the base folder and and images will be saved to it Images in the specified base folder will be displayed in the View by ear window Example C UserssLaslo Desktoo F FF T roches 2004 1201 C Users Laslo Desktop F2FF 1 rchive 2004 1205 Options for when previously saved files were found Add files not yet saved 5 Save files again Delete images from camera media after saving them Now Browse for your Archive button Desktop F2FF1 Archive Make sure you also click Delete images from camera This setting will put the new images i
11. th tools from Small to Big Repeat this with the Right Picture Click OK Now as you eliminated the extraneous items the head should progress faster and probably better
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