PEVO Presenter

Quick Start Guide

Introduction

PEVO Presenter is designed for use with the IPEVO line of document cameras, including the Point 2

View, Ziggi-HD, iZiggi-HD and VZ-1. Compatible with both PC and Mac, Presenter displays the live video

eed from your camera. It's an ideal solution to send live video from your computer to your projector

or lessons and presentations. Presenter also contains numerous handy tools and customizations to

help you get the most from your camera.

s guide will help familiarize you with Presenter's functions and settings.

Downloading IPEVO Presenter

Visit support.ipevo.com for the latest version of Presenter for PC and Mac. Click the download link

appropriate for your operating system, then follow the prompts to complete installation. Presenter is

ree to use and may be installed on multiple computers.

Camera Mode

The default mode when starting IPEVO Presenter is Camera mode, selectable with the top tab on the

eft-hand side. This mode displays the live image coming from the doc cam connected to your

computer. You can also customize your image in several ways using the pulldown menus and buttons.

Zoom

Select Video Device

Mirror

Adjust

Rotate

Snapshot

Resolution

Auto (MAC ONLY)

Exposure

Record

AF Lock/ Manual Focus

Freeze

FulllScreen

splay Mode

Focus & Focus Indicator

Zoom

Digitally zoom in on the subject. 1x (normal) to 6x zoom is possible.

Mirror

Flip the image along a horizontal axis, flop the image along a vertical axis, or select both Horizontal

and Vertical for an image that is flipped and flopped. The default is Off, i.e. no mirroring.

Rotate

ate the image 360 degrees. Slide the green marker to your desired degree, use the arrow keys

or incremental rotations, or use the preset buttons for instant 90-, 180- and 270-degree rotations.

Press the Reset key to return to the original position. Both Mirror and Rotate are useful for

orienting text so that it's readable.

Resolution

Change your reso

ution on the fly. Higher resolutions offer a higher-quality image, but they

consume more computing power. If your image stutters or suffers from a strobe-like effect,

consider lowering the resolution to increase the frame rate for a smoother image.

Exposure

Change your image exposure from 1 (darkest) to 15 (brightest). The default value is 8, i.e. medium

brightness. If your image is too dark, consider increasing the exposure. Check the AE - Lock button

o lock your camera's exposure to the current value.

AF Lock/ ManuallFocus

Autofocus (AF) Lock is checked, your camera will try to find the best focus for a sharp image. If

you prefer manual focus instead, uncheck AF Lock and drag the slider to your desired focus, from

very close (the flower icon) to very far away (the infinity icon).

Full Screen

Clicking this will cause the Presenter window to occupy the entire screen. This is useful for lessons

and presentations.

ect Video Device

Select the video device Presenter should use. If properly connected, your device's name should

appear here.

Special note for iZiggi-HD users - As a wireless document camera, iZiggi-HD connects to your

computer via Wi-Fi. First-time connections can take a minute or two to be reflected in the Select

Video Device box, so please allow for this delay before selecting iZiggi-HD as your video device.

Adjust

Pressing Adjust will take you to a Video Control menu with several camera settings you can adjust

by dragging the corresponding sliders.

Snapshot

Take a snapshot of the current image. The snapshot will be saved on your hard drive as a JPG file

and can be managed in Review mode.

Auto

(

MAC ONLY)

Clicking this will bring up a window allowing you to set up an automated shooting schedule. Once

set, Presenter will take snapshots automatically at intervals of your choosing. This tool is ideal for

archiving different materials quickly, for time-lapse photography, and for stop-motion videos.the

Select Video Device box, so please allow for this delay before selecting iZiggi-HD as your video

device.

Project Name

Name your automated snapshot series. It can be accessed in Review mode.

Interval

Type in numbers or tap the arrow keys to set your desired interval between snapshots in

hours (HH), minutes (MM) and seconds (SS).

Total Images

Type

n numbers or tap the arrow keys to set the total number of images (snapshots) you'd

ke to take in your automated snapshot series.

Time Remaining

ndicates the total time left for the current automated snapshot series to complete.

Press Start to begin the automated snapshot series according to the parameters you've set.

Record

Record a video of the current video feed. Once you press Record, it will turn into the Stop button,

which you can press to stop the video recording. The video file will be saved to your hard drive and

can be managed in Review mode.

Freeze

Pause the live image. Press again to unpause and return to live action.

splay Mode

Press to make visual overlays disappear so you have an uncluttered image suitable for

presentation.

For Windows: Press to make all of the menu elements disappear. Press again to make those menu

elements reappear.

For Mac: Press once to display the menu elements only. Press again to make the menu elements

and a grid appear. Press a third time to display only a grid and not the menus. Press a fourth time

o make both the grid and menu elements disappear. The cycle will then start over again with a

h press.

Focus & Focus Indicator

ndicates whether your doc cam is in Single focus mode (AF-S) or Continuous focus mode (AF-C).

Pressing the crosshairs will cause your doc cam to find a new focus.

When

ocusing, four corners of a red box will appear in the center of the screen and a beep will

sound, letting you know your camera is attempting to focus. The image may appear to slightly

zoom in and out. When the doc cam is done focusing, the red corners will change to green corners,

and there will be a brief sound effect.

All

Both photos and videos will be displayed.

Photo

Display only photos.

Video

Display only videos.

AutoShoot

(

MAC ONLY)

Display only the automated snapshot series you've taken.

Album (MAC ONLY)

Display only the photo albums you've created.

Press Album on the top menu bar to access your photo albums. Albums are listed by date.

To rename an album, double-click on the current name to bring up an editable text field. Or,

right-click on the album and select Rename.

bums can be exported as PDF files using the Share function in the bottom-right corner.

To add photos to an album, select your photo(s) and then right-click. Choose "Add to Album." You

may either add your selected photos to an existing album, or add them to a new album. The

default name for a new album is "unnamed." Change the album's name as described earlier in this

section.

Main Window Functions

Click on an image to select that photo or video, which will become highlighted in a light gray. Use

Shift+Click (PC and Mac), Ctrl+Click (PC) and Command+Click (Mac) to select multiple files.

Double-click on the selected photo or video to make it larger and to enter a slideshow mode. Click

he left or right arrows in the slideshow to view your library of photos and videos. Click the back

arrow key (in green) to exit the slideshow.

You can r

ght-click on an image to bring up Rotate, Delete and Share functions identical to the

ower right-hand menu.

Thumbnail Size (or Zoom)

Adjust the slider to alter the size of the thumbnails being displayed.

Rotate

Rotate the selected photo(s) or video(s) in 90-degree increments counter-clockwise. This rotation

will permanently alter the image.

ete

Permanently delete the selected files from your hard drive. A pop-up window will confirm your

decision.

Share (or Action)

Export the selected photo(s) or video(s) to a desired location on your hard drive. You can also

export images as a PDF file to your desired location.

Settings

Instant Preview

Preview the snapshot you've just taken before returning to the live view. Default is Off (no

preview). Choose between a two-second preview and four-second preview.

Snapshot Timer

Once you press

he snapshot button, tell the camera to wait either 3 seconds or 10 seconds

before taking the snapshot. Default is Off (no delay between button press and captured

snapshot).

Sound Effect On

By default, there are brief sound effects when focusing and when taking a snapshot. Uncheck

hese options to silence these effects.

Library Location

Change

he location on your hard drive where snapshots and videos taken in Presenter are

stored.

Keep Camera Mode Settings

By default, settings you change will stay that way when you launch Presenter in the future.

Select No to return to original settings each time you launch Presenter.

Audio

Select Audio Device

Select your preferred audio device from the pulldown menu for use in conjunction with your

doc cam.

About

This tab lists the version of Presenter you are using. Check support.ipevo.com to ensure you

have the latest version of Presenter.

Press Confirm to apply any changes to Settings you have made.

General

Sound Effect On

By default, there are brief sound effects when focusing and when taking a snapshot. Uncheck

hese options to silence these effects.

Refresh Rate

Choose between 60Hz and 50Hz depending on your computer monitor's refresh rate.

Keep Camera Mode Settings

By de

ault, settings you change will stay that way when you launch Presenter in the future.

Select No to return to original settings each time you launch Presenter.

Create new album by date automatically

When checked, any snapshots you take will automatically be placed within an album according

o the date when the snapshot was taken. Uncheck to prevent the automatic creation of

albums.

Snapshot

Instant Preview

Preview the snapshot you've just taken before returning to the live view. Default is Off (no

preview). Choose between a two-second preview and four-second preview.

Snapshot Timer

Once you press

he snapshot button, tell the camera to wait either 3 seconds or 10 seconds

before taking the snapshot. Default is Off (no delay between button press and captured

snapshot).

Recording

Resolution

Choose Auto Detect to have Presenter determine the best resolution to display your camera's

mage. Or, you may choose your own custom resolution.

Audio Device

Select your preferred audio device from the pulldown menu for use in conjunction with your

doc cam.

Press Con

rm to apply any changes to Settings you have made.

Hotkeys

Please familiarize yourself with common Presenter functions accessible via hotkeys.


Zoom in and Zoom out	-, =	ctrl + -, ctrl + =
Zoom reset		ctrl + 0
Mirror (Horizontal) and Mirror (Vertical)	alt + h, alt + v	ctrl + h, ctrl + v
Rotate	alt + left, alt + right	ctrl + left, ctrl + right
Rotation reset	alt + r	ctrl + r
Exposure change	alt + up, alt + down	ctrl + up, ctrl + down
Exposure reset	alt + e	ctrl + e
Automatic exposure	alt + a	alt + a
Manual focus	control + alt + up / control + alt + down	ctrl + shift + up / ctrl + shift + down
Auto focus lock	m	m
Focus	f	f
Freeze/Resume	p	p
Toggle display mode	d	d
Take a snapshot	space	space
Full Screen/Windowed	alt + enter	alt + enter

Multiple Doc Cam Support

Presenter can now support multiple document cameras. You can generate a separate Presenter

window for each of the document cameras connected to your computer. To do so, press Ctrl+N on PC

or Command+N on Mac. A new Presenter window will be created. Use the "Select Video Device"

unction in Camera mode to select the appropriate doc cam for each of your Presenter windows.

so, for Mac computers only, you can assign the same document camera to two separate

Presenter windows. Simply assign the same doc cam for each window's "Select Video Device"

unction. For one example of how to use this function, you can have one window zoomed in to show

details, and the other unzoomed to show the entire object.

Questions? Comments?

you've read this guide and still have questions, we're ready to help. Email cs@ipevo.com and a

member of our Customer Support team will be happy to assist you.