Oculus 2.5.5

Getting Started with Oculus



    When Oculus is launched, a new document is created. There are a few things you need to do before your pictures are sent up to the web. Oculus will guide you through these steps with a Setup Assistant. It will even create the HTML for your web page!

    1. Start the Setup Assistant

    • Select "Setup Assistant..." from the Settings Menu..

    • Settings Menu


    • The Setup Assistant will appear.

    • Assistant Intro



    2. Move to the next screen, give your WebCam a name and place in the world.



    • Type in the name of your WebCam
    • Type in the URL users will use to reach your WebCam
    • Type in the FTP location for the HTML document (if needed)


    3. Move to the next screen, supply additional text for your web page.


      Assistant Text


    • Type in a quote to appear below the WebCam picture
    • Type in your email address if you would like users to be able to email you
    • Type in additional text which will appear below the picture


    4. Move to the next screen, select the location of your WebCam


      Save To Location


    • Select "Upload page to external web site" and the FTP dialog will appear. You may also use local file (if you are using Personal Web Sharing) or Clipboard, if you would just like Oculus to create the HTML for use in another web page creation application.

    • FTP Dialog


    • Adjust your host name if needed
    • Type in your user name and password
    • Adjust the file permissions if necessary


    5. Move to the next screen, and your WebCam is about to be made.



    • Press "Go Ahead" and your web page will be created!


    6. Next, you need to put Oculus on-line.

    • Turn off the Offline menu item to allow Oculus to send pictures to your web site.

    • Web Cam Menu


    7. Finally, you should save your document.

    • Use the Save... or Save As... menu.


      File Menu


    Your Pictures will now be sent to the location you specified in the FTP dialog, ready for the world to see.

    If your pictures are not appearing at the location you specified, you may check the FTP Log Window for details on the FTP transaction.

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