Product Description

The Creation Station allows you to film, edit, and share amazing videos, so that you can display your creativity to the world. Using the included green screen, integrated software, and one-click upload, the possibilities are endless! For example, you can easily make it look like you are surfing down a mountain, next to a bear who's telling you a joke, with fish flying over your head!

What can I do with it?

• Easily create, share, and star in videos, just like the pros!
• The Green Screen technology allows you to "knock out" the background, replacing it with any image or video that you want!
• Full editing suite allows you to easily add-in and manipulate extra objects, pictures, sound f/x, and music
• Get extra content and files from bonus CD, your computer, or the internet
• Post your finished creations on the internet, or burn yourself a DVD
• One-click upload to YouTube, and other video sharing websites

What does it include?

• Video Camera with full 640x480 resolution and 30fps
• Large Green Screen (118"x72"), and easy-to-use Green Screen Software
• Built-in Microphone, LED Lighting, and USB cord
• Adjustable Tripod
• Bonus CD with hundreds of backgrounds, videos, objects, pictures, and sounds!

System Requirements:

• Microsoft Windows XP / Windows Vista
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Higher
• Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or Higher
• Intel Pentium III / AMD Athlon Processor - 800 MHZ or Higher
• 256 MB RAM or Higher
• 20 MB Hard Disk Space
• USB 2.0 Port
• CD-ROM drive (CD/DVD RW drive for movie output)
• Graphic display card with 16MB DDR RAM or Higher
• Windows Compatible Sound Card

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8169 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Manley
• Model: 34726
• Released on: 2007-09-25
• Dimensions: 12.00" h x 9.70" w x 7.20" l, 3.80 pounds

Features

• Easily create, share, and star in videos, just like the pros!
• The Green Screen technology allows you to "knock out" the background, replacing it with any image or video that you want!
• Full editing suite allows you to easily add-in and manipulate extra objects, pictures, sound f/x, and music
• Get extra content and files from bonus CD, your computer, or the internet
• Post your finished creations on the internet, or burn yourself a DVD and One-click upload to YouTube, and other video sharing websites.

Amazon.com Product Description
This toy is perfect for budding directors, actors, or kids who just want to explore creative options. RipRoar’s Creation Station is an all-inclusive system for setting up, filming, editing, and uploading videos. Hardware includes a full-resolution camera, tripod, and green screen--simply hang the screen, point the camera at it, and start filming. Then use the integrated software and included CD to edit the action, replace the green screen with background images, drop in sound or visual effects, and add music. Once your masterpiece is complete, there’s a one-click feature that lets you upload your film to YouTube or other online video sharing site. Now all you have to do is pop the corn and write that Oscar acceptance speech.

Everything you need to create, edit, and upload your own personal video is in this set.

What's In the Box

• Camera
• Tripod
• 9.8-by-6 foot green screen
• Software
• CD with sound effects, music, backgrounds, animations, and objects

From the Manufacturer
The Creation Station allows you to film, edit, and share amazing videos, so that you can display your creativity to the world. Using the included green screen, integrated software, and one-click upload, the possibilities are endless! For example, you can easily make it look like you are surfing down a mountain, next to a bear who's telling you a joke, with fish flying over your head! What can I do with it? Easily create, share, and star in videos, just like the pros! The Green Screen technology allows you to "knock out" the background, replacing it with any image or video that you want! Full editing suite allows you to easily add-in and manipulate extra objects, pictures, sound f/x, and music Get extra content and files from bonus CD, your computer, or the internet Post your finished creations on the internet, or burn yourself a DVD One-click upload to YouTube, and other video sharing websites What does it include? Video Camera with full 640x480 resolution and 30fps Large Green Screen (118”x 72”), and easy-to-use Green Screen Software Built-in Microphone, LED Lighting, and USB cord Adjustable Tripod Bonus CD with hundreds of backgrounds, videos, objects, pictures, and sounds! System Requirements: Microsoft Windows XP / Windows Vista Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or Higher Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or Higher Intel Pentium III / AMD Athlon Processor - 800 MHZ or Higher 256 MB RAM or Higher 20 MB Hard Disk Space USB 2.0 Port CD-ROM drive (CD/DVD RW drive for movie output) Graphic display card with 16MB DDR RAM or Higher Windows Compatible Sound Card **For the best experience with the Creation Station, please carefully follow the CD Installation guide on www.RipRoarMedia.com after purchase**

Customer Reviews

Lots of fun!
I bought this for my grandson and he really loves it. Someone complicated, but still fun.

Yep, its bad.
I bought this on clearance at Kmart, thinking it sounded interesting, and in the worst case at least I got a green screen. That's about all I got. And since the green screen comes in two pieces, I imagine the seams will cause issues.

I actually got it installed and the software running. But the video stream flickers between what's actually in front of the camera and some previously recorded image. Then it eventually crashes the software. I downloaded an open source webcam program to see if it will work with that, and it had the same problem, and crashed that too.

You can't even use the software with another webcam. It won't start unless the RipRoar camera is plugged in.

Awful Camera, Tripod, & Software... Good Green Screen
This product, as a package, is really very bad and not worth the retail price. Here is what you get and my comments:

1)Camera - Very bad image quality, but the built in LED lighting is fairly good. NOT standalone, must be connected to a PC.
2)Tripod - Just awful, seriously useless flimsy piece of plastic.
3)Door Clips - OK for what they are (plastic clips to hang the included Green Scree material)
4)Sticky Tape - OK for what it is (tape to hang the included Green Screen material to a wall, etc)
5)Instruction Manual - Not very good, poorly written
6)Quick Start Guide - Just useless
7)Installation Disk - This is a mixed bag. A) the software installation is problematic (see comments below), B) the editing software is somewhat unstable, C) the included "Bonus" material is actually fairly good and useful (include Sound FX, Music Clips, Video Clips, and Backgrounds)
8)Green Screen - Surprisingly good! This material comes in two sections with Velcro fasteners so you can use a small or large area. This fabric was worth the price I paid (see below).
9)USB Cable - A good quality cable, but a little short if connecting to a desktop/tower PC.

Installing the included software was a rough experience on my XP laptop and it ultimately failed due to, I suspect, my 1.0 USB ports (MUST HAVE USB 2.0). It was a much better experience on my son's Vista laptop, which installed it without much problem at all. As noted above, the camera quality was not very good and the editing software is hard to use.

My recommendation: If you are interested in Chromakey (Green/Blue Screening) buy the Creation Station at one of the auction sites (I found a lot of 5 for the retail price of 1 here), keep the included "Bonus" material and Green Screen fabric, use the Camera & Tripod as "props", buy a cheap web cam or Flip Video (just love that product!), and Sony Vegas 8 Studio (really good inexpensive editing software with Chromakey).