It’s supposed to be ‘background’ not a ‘conversation piece’ Preview There’s a risk having a distracting virtual background which draws attention away from you. MaryJane discovered that her hair troubles (above) were fixed by switching to another webcam. Thanks to MJ for permission to use this photo Try another cameraĪ different camera can make a difference to the result with virtual background. Zoom might not be able to distinguish between your clothes and the background.Įven your hair could be a problem! MaryJane Almer discovered that her lovely blonde hair blended into the glam background. Make sure nothing you wear is the same color as your background. Uniform lighting is necessary, no glaring lights or windows behind you.
Virtual Background tipsĪ few suggestions. Host control – Meeting hosts can disable virtual background for participants. Mirror my video – flips the image vertically. Regular hosts/presenters get an all green background, either a special product or a sheet that’s the right color. I have a green screen – Zoom’s ‘Chroma key’ is pretty good but you’ll get better results with a uniform background. Peter Deegan uses one of his own photos from Antarctica. Zoom provides a few images but the real fun comes in selecting your own. Zoom lets you choose any image for your background. In the trade it’s called Chroma Key or ‘Green Screen’ (even if the background isn’t green).
It’s like the ‘green screen’ that TV weather presenters use to appear in front of the map. Virtual Backgrounds are one reason Zoom is so popular. Protecting yourself and others on Zoom Virtual Backgrounds As usual, tips includes suggestions not in the official documentation.Įxact features in Zoom and where they’re located depends on the app (Windows, Mac, iPad etc). Here’s some Zoom tricks we’ve found and used. Virtual Backgrounds, sharing screens, files, chatting on the sidelines, raising your (virtual) hand and changing the boss of the meeting (aka Host).Īlso an important tip for PowerPoint in a Zoom meeting. Zoom has some clever tricks available to make a meeting more efficient and fun.
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