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:
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Recommended setup
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Enabling Virtual Background
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Using a Virtual Background
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Enabling a virtual background during a meeting
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Troubleshooting
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Seek Further Assistance
Recommended Setup
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To achieve the best virtual background effect Zoom suggests using a solid color background preferably a green screen.
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Higher quality cameras result in better virtual background effect
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Do not wear clothing the same color as the virtual background
Enabling a Virtual Background
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Sign into th Zoom web Portal
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In the navigation menu, click “Settings”
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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.
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In a Zoom Meeting click the upward arrow next to “Start/ Stop Video”
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Click “Choose Virtual Background”
Troubleshooting
If you are experiencing issues with Virtual Background, try the following troubleshooting tips:
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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
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Make sure your Zoom Client application is up to date.
Seek Further Assistance
For additional assistance please contact, ITRC at (208) 282 5880 or itrc@isu.edu
For more information please visit, Zoom Help Center:
This work was created by the Idaho State University Instructional Technology Resource Center and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.