APPLE USER ORIENTATION

MUST READ

FOR PARENTS!

WELCOME! CONGRATS!

LET’S DO THIS!

FIRST THINGS FIRST. IF YOU’RE HERE, READING

THIS (WHICH YOU CLEARLY ARE) - YOU’RE AN

AWESOME PARENT (OR ADULT WHO’S ABOUT

TO IMPRESS A KID OR TWO). PUT THAT HAND TO

THE SCREEN FOR AN INTERNET HIGH-FIVE.

!THE REST OF THIS ORIENTATION DOCUMENT

WILL HELP YOU BE EVEN MORE AWESOME. SO,

TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR SSC2 APP,

READ ON… !OH, AND KIDS. IF SOMEHOW YOU FOUND THIS…

WE HAVE SANTA ON SPEED-DIAL AND HAVE TRACKED YOUR

“DNS.” DNS? LOOK IT UP, SMARTY PANTS.

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INTRODUCTION

YOU HAVE SANTA SPY CAM™ 2 (SSC2) IN YOUR HOT

LITTLE HANDS, THE SECOND VERSION OF THE

INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED “PROOF OF SANTA”

APP, THAT ENABLES PARENTS (AND

GRANDPARENTS) TO CAPTURE LIVE-ACTION, HIGH-

QUALITY VIDEO OF FRIENDLY ELVES AND SANTA

CLAUS IN YOUR HOME. POINT IS, THERE AREN'T

MANY APPS LIKE THIS, SO READ THIS ENTIRE THING.

YEAH, WE COMMAND YOU. IT’LL BE FUN. WE

PROMISE :) !!

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IN-APP PRICING

IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY, TRY THE FREE DEMO SCENE. IT’S A GREAT

“STARTER SCENE” BECAUSE IT ONLY HAS ONE CHARACTER TO

MANAGE, AND ONE VERTICAL EDGE TO LINE UP (MORE ON USAGE

“TIPS” IN A BIT). OF COURSE, “UNLOCKING” ALL 37 SCENES IS YOUR

BEST VALUE. AT UNDER $.14 CENTS PER SCENE, THAT’S LESS THAN

THE COST OF A PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE. AND THE LOOKS OF

AMAZEMENT ON YOUR KID’S FACES IS EVEN SWEETER. PLUS,

NOTHING SHOULD TASTE LIKE PUMPKIN ANYWAY, UNLESS IT’S PIE.

ALSO, UNLOCKING ALL THE SCENES REMOVES THE SSC WATERMARK

IN YOUR VIDEOS. ONCE THAT $3.99 PURCHASE IS MADE, THEY ARE

YOURS FOREVER AND EVER (WE NOW RUN OUR OWN STORES,

WHICH AVOIDS THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF THE APP

EXPIRING AND BEING REMOVED FROM THE APP STORE, AS WE

RECENTLY EXPERIENCED WITH THE ORIGINAL VERSION).

ALSO, AFTER “UNLOCKING ALL”, THE APP WILL ONLY DOWNLOAD

THE SCENES AS YOU NEED THEM. THIS AVOIDS A MASSIVE VIDEO

DOWNLOAD THAT WOULD MAKE YOU SAD. ITUNES AND/OR GOOGLE

PLAY MAY ASK FOR YOUR ACCOUNT CREDENTIALS AGAIN AND

CONFIRM YOUR “PURCHASE.” YOU ARE NOT BUYING THEM AGAIN.

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TIPS FOR AMAZING SCENESOVERVIEW:

SSC2 IS A TOOL, FIRST AND FOREMOST. IT CAN ONLY TAKE THE BELIEVABILITY FACTOR SO

FAR. IT'S UP TO YOU TO GET CREATIVE AND MAKE SURE THE VIDEOS YOU SHOW YOUR KIDS

ARE WELL EXECUTED. LET’S BE HONEST - WE’VE SEEN SOME USER VIDEOS THAT USE

“DROPPING IN” WHERE THE RAPPELLING ROPES ARE FLOATING IN THE SCENE. WATCH THOSE

EDGES, FOLKS.

THE ACTION BOX:

MAKE SURE YOU LINE UP VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL EDGES OF THE ACTION BOX AS

CLOSELY AS YOU CAN TO THE OBJECTS THE CHARACTERS WILL BE APPEARING FROM. YOU

CAN ADJUST THE "ACTION BOX" (PINCH TO SCALE, MOVE, FLIP) AFTER SHOOTING, TO FINE

TUNE THE SCENE.

LIGHTING:

IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THE LIGHTING IN THE ROOM MATCHES THE ELVES. FOR

THE TWO OUTDOOR SANTA SCENES, IT’S BEST TO TAKE THOSE SHOTS AT EARLY DUSK,

WHERE THERE’S STILL SOME LIGHT.

PRACTICE:

EXPERIMENT WITH SETTING UP THE SCENE. SOME OBJECTS OR FURNITURE MAY NEED TO BE

MOVED AROUND TO MAKE YOUR DESIRED SCENE WORK BETTER. SO, TRY SOME STUFF.

ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE BIG NIGHT.  

GET INSPIRED AND BROWSE THE MANY VIDEOS WE'VE MADE USING SSC ON OUR YOUTUBE

CHANNEL.

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NOPE.

YEAH!

GO INTERACTIVE, PEOPLE.

WANT TO REALLY BLOW THEIR MINDS? OF COURSE YOU DO. YOU WOULDN’T HAVE READ THIS FAR IF YA DIDN’T! THERE ARE SPECIFIC SCENES IN THE APP WHERE OUR TRIO OF ELVES LEAVE A PHYSICAL OBJECT BEHIND IN YOUR VIDEO, LIKE A GIFT WRAPPED PRESENT, A NOTE OR A CANDY CANE. SIMPLY REPLICATE THE ITEM, AND LEAVE ITS PHYSICAL MATCH IN THE SAME PLACE. PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SCALING SO THE SIZE OF THE OBJECTS ARE RELATIVELY SIMILAR.

OR, INVERSELY, YOU CAN LEAVE PHYSICAL OBJECTS OUT THAT THE CHARACTERS INTERACT WITH, LIKE “MILK AND COOKIES” FOR SANTA. OR LEAVE A NOTE FOR THE ELVES TO SEND TO THE NORTH POLE USING “AIRMAIL” (NOT PICTURED).

YEAH. KIND OF CRAZY, HUH?

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“NOTE DROP” “PRESENT DROP”

“CANDY CANE DROP” “MILK & COOKIES”

THE MAIN EVENT! CHRISTMAS EVE!

THIS IS WHAT IT’S REALLY ALL ABOUT, RIGHT? THINK BACK

TO WHEN YOU WERE A KID. ALL YOU WANTED WAS A

LITTLE PROOF. THE MOVIE “POLAR EXPRESS” COST $165-

MILLION TO OFFER PROOF (WE LOVE THE MOVIE, BY THE

WAY!). YOU SPENT $3.99. NICE WORK!

WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND PLANNING THESE SCENES OUT.

YOU CAN ALSO USE YOUTUBE’S “STUDIO CREATOR” OR

OTHER EDITING SOFTWARE TO ADD TO THE MAGIC. OR

EDIT ALL 6 (SIX!) SANTA SCENES TOGETHER FOR

“MULTIPLE CAMERA ANGLES” OF THE BIG VISIT. ROBERT

ZEMECKIS WOULD BE PROUD!

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OH, ONE MORE THING. WE USED REAL REINDEER TO MAKE

THE TWO OUTDOOR SCENES. SERIOUSLY. THEY POOPED

ON THE GREEN SCREEN FLOOR.

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KEEPING THE BIG SECRET SAFE!

THE "CANDY CANE" SECURITY FEATURE IS NOT 100% "KID

PROOF." IT IS ONLY MEANT TO BE A DETERRENT. WE

RECOMMEND:

1. MAKING SURE THE APP DOESN'T SHOW UP ON OTHER

SHARED DEVICES IN THE HOUSEHOLD (DELETING WHEN IT

SHOWS UP IN THE “CLOUD”)

2. PLACING THE SSC2 ICON IN A FOLDER WITH "BANKING" APPS

OR OTHER BORING ADULT STUFF.

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WHAT TO TELL THE KIDDOS? SOME PARENTS

NEVER TELL THEIR KIDS THEY HAVE AN APP

THAT "CAPTURES ELVES AND SANTA ON

VIDEO." INSTEAD, THEY PRE-PLAN WHERE THE

ELVES OR SANTA WILL APPEAR IN THEIR HOME,

THEN "PLAY ALONG" WITH THE KIDS AS TO

WHERE THEIR HOME VIDEO CAMERA (NOT A

MOBILE/TABLET DEVICE) SHOULD BE

SITUATED. THE NEXT DAY THEY PLAY THE

"SIGHTING" VIDEO ON THEIR MOBILE/TABLET

DEVICE. OR, SOME PARENTS TELL THEM THEY

HAVE A SPECIAL APP THAT SANTA HAS

AUTHORIZED ON THEIR PHONE, AND JUST ROLL

WITH IT THAT WAY, LEAVING THEIR PHONE/

TABLET OUT AT NIGHT TO CAPTURE THE

"SIGHTING." 

WE DON’T RECOMMEND USING THIS APP FOR

KIDS OLDER THAN 7-8 YEARS OF AGE. BUT

THAT’S ENTIRELY UP TO THE PARENT TO JUDGE,

OBVIOUSLY.

THE ALIBI

APP PERFORMANCEFIRST AND FOREMOST, CLOSE OUT ALL YOUR OTHER APPS RUNNING TO MAKE THE MOST MEMORY AVAILABLE. THE MOST

COMMON COMPLAINT IS THAT THE VIDEO A USER CREATES WON'T PROCESS, THE APP CRASHES DURING PROCESSING OR THE

VIDEO WON'T SAVE. ALMOST ALWAYS THIS IS DUE TO THE USER NOT HAVING ENOUGH AVAILABLE MEMORY OR NO WIFI

CONNECTION. START WITH DELETING OLD PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND UNUSED APPS. WE RECOMMEND DOWNLOADING THE APP AND

DESIRED SCENES WHEN YOUR DEVICE IS CONNECTED TO WI-FI. IF YOU ENCOUNTER OTHER WEIRDNESS, JUST GIVE GRANDPA JIM

A HOLLER: SUPPORT@SANTASPYCAM.COM - HE’S PRETTY AWESOME. MOSTLY BECAUSE HE MIGHT BE THE ONLY GRANDPA WITH 11

GRANDKIDS WHO INVENTED A CHRISTMAS APP :)

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ONE LAST THING…

SAVOR EVERY MOMENT.

HUGS,

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