This download is a beta driver providing Microsoft® Windows Vista™ support for your Creative WebCam Live!® Ultra. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

Take note of the following:

• THIS IS AN UNSUPPORTED BETA DRIVER. There is no technical support for this driver. We recommend that only experienced users install this driver. Do not install this driver for critical tasks.

Requirements:

• Windows Vista
• Microsoft DirectX® (9.0 or later)
• Creative WebCam Live! Ultra

Notes:

• To install this driver
  1. Download the WCLU_PCDRVBETA_US_1_11_02.EXE file into your local hard disk.
  2. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

Fixes:

• Improves the video display after you stop and then restart the video capture.
• Improves the image quality of webcams connected to USB 1.1 ports.
• Improves the video capturing speed.
• Enables you, within Microsoft® Netmeeting™, to resize large images captured from your webcam.

The following fixes are applicable when you use your webcam with Creative WebCam Center.

• Improves image stability when Face Tracking is enabled.
• Restores the last Incandescent and Outdoor settings when your webcam turns on.
• Restores the video in the Preview window after your webcam restarts from Suspend mode, while your webcam is connected to an external USB hub.

Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows® XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) or Windows 98.
• Creative WebCam Live! Ultra

Notes:

• To install the driver, double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions on the screen.

This download contains an improved version of the Creative WebCam Center application found on your camera installation CD. It adds enhancements for Yahoo!® Messenger video broadcast. For more details, read the rest of this web release note.

You MUST have DirectX 9.0b or higher installed before you install Creative WebCam Center 1.71.02.