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Q@mera is a free instant camera that creates lossless PNG images with alpha channel transparency. With over 170 built-in preset video effects for both still pictures and live video, Q@mera includes pop art, retro 3D, and whizzy graphic effects, including vintage camera emulation.

Easily build and bookmark custom designs by dragging Photo Booth or DotMatrix snapshots into the background or stencil mask. With a paid license, Q@mera effects can be used directly when recording video uploads to Youtube and Facebook, adding dazzling motion graphics effects to your videos, Yahoo!Messenger, Stickam or Skype chats. Crazy mad props on a lazy sunday! Q@mera plays most Quartz Composer .qtz files, allowing you to use many screensavers and other .QTZ in your iMovie project. Simply drop the .QTZ file on the Q@mera icon and then use iMovie HD to record the output.

Quartz Composer can now be piped directly into DotMatrix, Comic Life, or any other camera-enabled Mac application. Record a live performance with QuickTime Pro in Device Native creating a movie including a transparent channel for easy compositing in Final Cut. Use Q@mera to add unlimited Quartz Composer effects to any VJ application that supports built-in iSight. Select from hundreds of pre-existing Quartz Composer compositions or build your own. Limited only by your own imagination.

Our EVERYTHING CAMERA BUNDLE includes GrabberRaster ScreenCast, FourEyes3D, VirtualEyez, CamCamX, DotMatrix, and Q@mera -- all for one low price ($99).

Q@mera plays any Quartz Composer composition. Like Photo Booth, you can shoot instant photographs. However, Q@mera shoots PNG files which include a transparent alpha channel so you can drop your photos directly into web pages and iMovie projects. Purchase any Q@mera license and your Q@mera output can be rebroadcast back into your Mac as another camera input.

Qamera Help

Qamera is very easy to use.
1. Open Q@mera after CamCamX, but before all other camera-enabled applications.
2. Let it run in the background.
3. Setup your application software to access the virtual camera "Q@mera (ARGB)".
4. Choose from any preset Effect or drag any existing Quartz Composer composition (*.qtz) to the Dock icon.
5. Drop any PhotoBooth or DotMatrix snapshot (JPEG) on the mask or background for multi-layer imagery.
6. Take an instant snapshot with the camera button - Qamera 00xx.png is saved into Pictures folder.
7. (PAID) Re-route the composition back to other Camera-enabled applications as a camera.

Updates

Q@mera 1.100 is the current version, released 2008/11/27.

1.100 includes feature to switch between camera inputs.
1.100 includes fixes for new iMacs and MacBooks with iSight 2G.
1.100 is much faster for effect switching.
1.009 includes bug fixes for slow client framerates.
1.008 includes bug fixes for stencil mask.
1.007 includes vintage camera shutter sounds and bug fixes.
1.006 includes new features, bug fixes and vintage camera emulation.
1.005 includes fixes for the CoreImage/Quartz Composer plug-in, iChat Theater support and other improvements.
1.002 includes many convenient new features and bug fixes.
1.001 includes minor bug fixes, improved cacheing of .QTZ files, an "reset" button. Synchronized with CamCamX 1.510 to allow Q@mera to be used as a CamCamX device input.

Upgrade

Purchase a serial number for Q@mera now in our secure online store.

Tech Support

Be sure to read the ReadMeFirst document for issues pertaining to the current release.
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