Zoom: Virtual Backgrounds

Description

The Virtual Background feature allows you to display an image or video as your background during a Zoom Meeting. This feature works best with a physical green screen and uniform lighting to allow Zoom to detect the difference between you and your background. You can upload your own images or videos as a virtual background.

This Guide Will Help You to:

  • Recommended setup

  • Enabling Virtual Background

  • Using a Virtual Background

  • Enabling a virtual background during a meeting

  • Troubleshooting

  • Seek Further Assistance

Recommended Setup

  1. To achieve the best virtual background effect Zoom suggests using a solid color background preferably a green screen. 

  2. Higher quality cameras result in better virtual background effect

  3. Do not wear clothing the same color as the virtual background

Enabling a Virtual Background

  1. Sign into th Zoom web Portal

  2. In the navigation menu, click “Settings”

  3. In the Meeting tab, navigate to the virtual background opinions and verify the setting is enabled.

Enabling a Virtual Background During a Meeting

If you already have Virtual Background enabled in the web portal, you can turn it on during a meeting.

  1. In a Zoom Meeting click the upward arrow next to “Start/ Stop Video”

  2. Click “Choose Virtual Background”

Troubleshooting 

If you are experiencing issues with Virtual Background, try the following troubleshooting tips:

  1. If you do not have the Virtual Background tab in your desktop client settings after enabling it on Zoom.us. Log out of the Zoom client and sign in again

  2. Make sure your Zoom Client application is up to date. 

Seek Further Assistance

For more information please visit, Zoom Help Center:

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