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What is WW . com?
WW.com is a webcam community. It is a place where anyone from anywhere in the world can easily "broadcast" (live) video and audio over the internet.
We offer flash based broadcasting and viewing software, there is no need to download anything or install software on your PC.
Currently the flash application support PCs, Macs and linux based computers.
Members can easily create and share their video, for entertainment, education, communication or just for fun. How you use the site is up to your imagination, as long as it is legal we're fine with it.
For people that want more facilities we offer the possibility of becoming a paying member, this helps to support the site, pay the bandwidth bill and future development.
(Category: General Questions)
How do I Start to Broadcast
If you have a camera connected to your PC and would like to join simply click Start Broadcasting.
Depending on whether you are already logged in or not you will either start broadcasting immediately or you will be asked to create an account by picking a username and a password.
After that you will be sent to your homepage to begin broadcasting. If the broadcast does not start immediately it is possible that you will have to give the flash application permission to use your webcam.
To do that right-click inside the video window, choose 'settings' and 'enable' the webcam access.
After that your broadcast should begin.
(Category: General Questions)
My WebCam might contain adult content. What to do ?
Click the 'for adults only' button on the broadcaster.
(Category: Your Camarades page)
Why can't I get any video / audio on my page?
Probably you have not given the flash application permission to access the microphone. To remedy this, hover with your mouse over the video, right-click your mouse and choose 'settings', then enable access to your webcam and microphone.
If you want this to work automatically next time you log in then you have to check 'remember' as well.
On our computer it looks like this, first select the settings dialog by clicking on the window for the video:
Then, a second level appears:
Here you have to click the 'allow' button and the 'remember' checkbox.
Then, at the bottom row, the four little tabs, you select the 'microphone' icon, this brings up:
Select the right audio input, and then click the 'webcam' icon, which brings up:
Here you have to select the right video input.
Special note for Mac users with a built in iSight cam, the video type to select is 'USB class video'.
(Category: Using webcam software)
If you lost your old camarades page (reformatted, reinstalled, or somehow else) and want to reinstate your old page, read the following to get your old page back.
Select one that describes your situation
Read the following information to avoid losing your page in the future
(Category: Your Camarades page)
Which Browser works best on ww.com ?
Firefox is probably the best browser out there at the moment for any website, but ww.com will of course work with all major browsers on all operating systems.
To view cam or broadcast you have to have flash installed.
(Category: General Questions)
How do I find my webcam page on ww.com ?
Your webcam page url is http://ww.com/nickname where nickname is the name you chose to log in. If you are logged in at the top right of the screen, next to the 'logout' link, there is a link with your nickname on it that will take you to your homepage directly.
The 'start broadcast' link will do the same, only it will immediately start your webcam broadcast.
(Category: Your Camarades page)
How to send someone directly to your webcam page
If you want to give someone the internet address of your webcam page on WW.com, just send them the URL as follows:
http://ww.com/nickname
Replace "nickname" with the nickname you supplied.
(Category: Your Camarades page)
Lost Text and HTML code on your Camarades page
If your recently updated your Camarades page
and your HTML input vanished when you submitted the form, this is why:
Some people abuse the Camarades system by putting freaky javascripts and other types of scripts on their page. Though there is nothing wrong with most scripts, some cause browser crashes, ten's of pop-ups, redirects, security issues, conflicts with the webcam script etc.
Since Camarades has received many complaints about users who do this, we now filter out any type of script from the Camarades user pages.
We realise that some people may now have problems adding couters, ICQ staus bars etc. and this is unfortunate. Make sure that your input does not contain any JavaScript or even (the word) "script" and in general, you'll be fine.
We highly recommend making a back up of your html in notepad just in case you inadvertently loose your text during an update. (Category: Your Camarades page)
What is the Archive and how can I use it
The pic gallery is an archive of all the "photos" taken of your webcam by you and other viewers.
Here is how to add pics to your archive.
open a browser and your Webcam software
go to view homepage in your Webcam software
Smile big for the camera and click on the "postcards" tab in the toolbar below your video. That will capture the image.
fill in the form and click send.
The image is then saved in your archives and a copy is sent to the email address you specified on the form.
Here is how to see all the pics taken of your webcam.
Go to your homepage and click on toolbar icon with the little pink person (usually closer to the left on the toolbar).
To edit the pics in your archive:
enter through your webcam software and go into edit homepage
click on Archive Review and there you can decide which stay and which don't.
You can also disable the Archive function by deselecting the Archive checkbox found in "Page design".
Please allow some time for your pictures to actually show up via your page as Camarades reviews the pictures first to avoid indecent material from getting into general Camarades areas. If you are waiting more than a few days for your pics to be reviewed, please contact Camarades
(Category: Your Camarades page)
Tips for promoting your Webcam Page
If you are looking for ways to get more people to visit your camarades page, here are a few pointers to help you get started:
- Try broadcasting interesting video, people do not tend to return to cams showing a still image
- Tag your cam with keywords that describe the video
- Tell your friends about your webcam page, using Twitter, Facebook and Myspace.
(Category: Your Camarades page)
Some webcams don't seem to 'stream' like they should. Can I make them go faster? How?
If you are using a proxy server, disable it.
The speed at which webcams operate is highly dependent on the connection on the sending and the receiving side, our servers have plenty of capacit, so they are rarely the bottle-neck.
If you have issues with a particular webcam then most likely that cam is on a very narrow connection to the internet.
(Category: Viewing Webcams)
How do I remove/delete my page?
To remove your page, all you would need to do is remove the information from your page. Click the Edit Homepage button and click on Page Design. Backspace all the information you see there. Hit the Save and Continue button, doing the same for the next 2 pages.
On the 'About You page', be sure to uncheck the checkbox towards the top. =) ID numbers cannot be removed from the server, but without having your private information on the page, it shouldnt be of any bother to you. =)(Category: Your Camarades page)
HTML Tips: Introduction
The examples provided in the next few FAQ's are to show you how to "dress up" your Camarades page. These are pretty much the basics of HTML, and should be enough to get ya started. =) For more insight into HTML, there's a book available (called "HTML for Dummies") that helps quite a bit! It ranges from the very basic beginner's tutorials, to the more advanced. I suggest checking it out! =) PS: I highly recommend reading all the HTML Tips FAQ's, *in order* just so ya know what's going on. =) You can find the rest of these tips by doing a search in the FAQ for "HTML Tips".(Category: Your Camarades page)
HTML Tips #1: Adding Bold/Italic/Underlined/Strikethrough Text
The instructions here will show you
how to dress up your Camarades page, by way of putting
emphasis on or giving more notice to words on your page.
First, a little more understanding into how these "HTML Tags"
work. Each set of tags is marked by a beginning tag, and an ending
tag, that marks where the the bold/italic/underlined/strikethrough
text wil start and stop. =) You can also combine tags to, for
example, make certain text appear both italic and bold!
=)
Here's how you'd do it:
To make bold text, you would type it something like this: <b>bold
text</b> - Always remember that the "closing"
tag has a slash / in it.
Making only part of a sentence bold, would appear like this: This
is the <b>bold text</b> of the sentence.
It's that simple! You can do the same for italic, underlined and
strikethrough text simply by replacing the letter "b"
that appears above, with different letters, like this:
<i>italic text</i>
<u>underlined text</u>
<s>strikethrough text</s>
You can combine tags by using for example, <b><i>bold
& italic text</i></b>. The important think here,
is to *REVERSE* the closing tag sequence. The first starting tag
you use (in this example, was <b>) should always be the
last closing tag. =)(Category: Your Camarades page)
HTML Tips #2: Adding Pictures/Images to your Cam Page
If you've read these
HTML Tips in order, then you'll know what I mean when I say that
the HTML tag used to place an image on your page doesn't need
an opening and closing tag. First things first. You can't upload
images to your Camarades page. These pictures will need to be
"linked" to from another website. Make sure you link
pictures from your OWN website and not someone else's. They might
not like it too much. =)
An example of this would be simply: <IMG SRC="http://www.mywebsite.com/mywebpage/mypic.gif"> - The text in red would be replaced with the FULL URL to your
picture. This is just the simple version of placing an image on
your page. Want more control over it? You can also set the image
to appear as a certain size to your viewers. This would be done
like so: <IMG SRC="http://www.mywebsite.com/mywebpage/mypic.gif" HEIGHT="100"
WIDTH="100"> - Notice
the blue
text. This will show your picture in the viewer's web browser
as 100 by 100 pixels, no matter what size the picture actually
is! Keep in mind though, if you have a very LARGE picture and
you set it to show up really small in the web browser, the viewer
will still be downloading a very large picture! The HEIGHT and
WIDTH markers don't actually "shrink" the picture, it
only makes it appear to be shrunken. =)(Category: Your Camarades page)
HTML Tips #3: Adding Hyperlinks to your Cam Page
There are two ways to make a link on your Camarades
page. A simple text link, or using a picture as a link. For now,
we'll discuss making text links. This procedure is actually more
simple than you would think. =) If you read the HTML Tip about
bold/italic/underlined/strikethrough text, you'll understand that
a Hyperlink also uses a beginning and closing tag. Here would
be an example of a text link.
<A HREF="http://www.mywebsite.com/mywebpage/">The text of the link</A>
- In this example, http://www.mywebsite.com/mywebpage/
would be replaced with the URL (Website
Address) to your homepage, or wherever you'd like a link to point
to. The text that appears in this example in blue specifies the text that will appear on your
page as the link (ya can't miss it, it'll be blue and underlined
when you're finished!) =) Here's another little trick with links:
Lets say you want the link to open in a new window. No problem!
Here's the same example above, but with a twist: <A HREF="http://www.mywebsite.com/mywebpage/"
target="other">The text of
the link</A> -
Now you'll notice the black text that was inserted. Remember to
include the space before the word "target". =)(Category: Your Camarades page)
HTML Tips #4: Left Align/Right Align/Centering Text or Images
Really simple! By default,
the text or images will be aligned to the left side of the browser
window, until you specify otherwise. To specify otherwise, you
would first figure out where in the text you would want it to
be altered, and find the end of it. These HTML Tags use starting
and closing tags (explained in previous HTML Tips). Use the tags
below to change it. =)
To align text to the left: Do nothing. By default, it's aligned
to the left.
To center the text: This text will appear in the
center of your page
To align text to the right: This text will
appear on the right side of the browser window.
The closing tags used in this example will simply restore the
text to the previous alignment, NOT put it back to left-aligned,
unless that WAS the previous alignment. Confusing? Okay, example:
This text is aligned to the left.
This text appears
in the center, but notice I'm not using a closing "center"
tag.
This
text appears on the right, and I'll use the closing right-align
tag
Which puts me back to the center
of the page.
And now back to the left side. =)(Category: Your Camarades page)
HTML Tips #5: Creating Hyperlinks Using Pictures
You can also use pictures
as hyperlinks. Remember that the <A HREF tag for the hyperlink
uses an opening and closing tag, but the <IMG SRC for placing
a picture did not. You'll notice this in the example below:
<A HREF="http://mywebsite.com/"><IMG SRC="http://mywebsite.com/banner.jpg"
border="0"></A>
The text in
blue indicates the starting and closing
tags that make a hyperlink. The text in red marks where the picture is placed. Since the
picture is placed in between the starting and closing tags
of the hyperlink, it will be turned into a hyperlink. =) Also
notice the border="0" that I added. This stops
that ugly blue border from appearing around the picture! But,
if you happen to like that blue border, leave that little part
out. =)(Category: Your Camarades page)
HTML Tips #6: Placing a Background Image on your Cam Page
So, you don't like plain
colors on the background of your page huh? Neither do I. =)
For a simple background color change set the 'background' field of your page to a color value (to go to the page editor click 'settings' from the webcam software).
If you wish to use an image then you can put the url of the image you want to use in the background field.
(Category: Your Camarades page)
Information about the Elite Member Services
First, let's go over a few main points of interest.
The Elite Member service allows members of the site to browse the webcams with much more control and functionality. You're given 12 thumbnails per index page, NO advertising, better search capabilities, a buddy list, your own profile, an ignore list, daily/weekly/monthly/all-time rankings.
If you decide to pay for the Elite Member service, you can do so in a couple of ways:
VXSbill
VXSbill is our current credit card processor, they process the bulk of all the payments for our members.
PayPal
PayPal is our legacy method to collect your contributions.
Cancellation of the elite account
If you signed with our former credit card processor "paybuynet" or "opsbilling" then please use their customer support site to process your cancellation. At signup time you have received an email that has all the relevant details.
If you are paying via http://www.vxsbill.com you may send a message to us at elite@ww.com or to cancel@vxsbill.com. Please, include your membership information and use "cancel membership" in the subject.
If you paid via paypal you can send a message to elite@ww.com and we will not send you another request for your membership contribution what will result in your membership expiring at the end of the current billing cycle
(Category: Camarades Elite Questions)
Do I need to pay to be able to broadcast video?
NO, you don't.
The site is free for everyone to use, all the major features (broadcasting, audio, viewing webcams) are available to everybody.
If you want to support the site though we would welcome you as a paying member, as you can imagine we consume an enormous amount of bandwidth compared to a 'regular' website.
You can sign up at any time by clicking one of the links in the menu bar that give access to advanced features.
(Category: Camarades Elite Questions)
I lost my password to Elite. How can I get it sent to me?
You can recover your password with the password-recovery-feature, all you need is your nickname or email address. Simply fill out the form, click the button and your account information will be mailed to you.
This works for both elite accounts and 'regular' user accounts. (Category: Camarades Elite Questions)
Links to all of our HTML Tips
Here's the One Stop HTML Shop. It's a collection of the HTML faq's designed to help you personalize your Camarades cam page. If you have more ideas to add, contact us . Thanks !
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