hello and welcome back to zoom by now we should all be used to using
virtual backgrounds to hide our cluttered workspace whilst working from home as
with a busy workspace it's been an absolute godsend but how can you have some more fun
with zoom without installing any more third-party applications like snapcam well let's find out how
yes folks video conferencing is with us and it's here to stay and it's going to be with
us for a lot longer it would seem but using one of the best tools on the web i.e zoom how can you
have a bit more fun we're all used to changing our backgrounds and hiding our busy workspaces
in the homes especially when you might have small children running for backwards and forwards but
we assume constantly being used not only in the workplace but also in the classroom how can our
children have a little more fun as well safely without installing third-party applications
onto the pc well zoom now has that facility built in be sure you are running the latest
client of zoom and if not it'll update for you just click on the bar at the top of the screen
to change your background just in case you don't know click on the up
arrow and choose virtual background that'll then bring up another screen as you can see click on
backgrounds and filters and then you can either choose from the ones that come with zoom there's
some animated ones to put you on a beach over the northern lights or you can update and use
your own for example here's one i've put up there for meteors and here's one with a sparkly
background so we'll stick with that one but what we want to talk about now is video filters
video filters are a new addition to the zoom client that prevents you really from having to
go out and use tools like snapcam by snapchat we have lots of other filters popped in there
so you can generally change the background tones as well okay if you want something a bit more
softer for your meeting or your class you can then put borders around here's some seasonal ones
some houses
and also my favorite you put yourself on television but here's a good option as well
which is really good mosaic eyewear clicking on this gives you a nice old pair of shades
because your web camera is tracking your eyes no software needed other than the zoom client no
need to install things like snapcam by snapchat or any of the third-party applications this will do
it all for you and it's built in to zoom how cool is that another option as well which is currently
in beta but due to be released soon is studio effects clicking on that opens up another pin
it allows you to darken your eyebrows color your eyebrows
you may want to have a completely different color like
red for example as a custom color you can put yourself with a moustache or beard
and now i've got a goatee and you can make that darker should you want to give yourself
a horseshoe mustache a chevron all this stuff as well and even highlight your lip color
doesn't that look fantastic anyway let's reset all of that and go back
that was a quick and easy way how to use filters within zoom built in
without any of the third-party applications hope you've enjoyed the video see you soon
you