It’s hard to tell, but Susan and her husband are also trying out the Zoom video filters with the bunny ears and nose. That’s what I call the “photo frame” or “scrapbook frame”, though they don’t seem to have actual names in the Zoom app at this point.Īnother option that’s appropriately retro:įinally I can say “Look ma! I’m on TV!” This is, of course, the image that everyone else on the Zoom call will see, as emphasized when I close this window and go back to the main Zoom chat: Not sure when I’d use that one, but here’s another option that’s a bit more fun: For example, if I click on the “sepia” filter on the top row, the bright, colorful space background changes, as does my face: Snapchat fans will recognize the styles of filters here, but, roughly, the first row are color shift filters, the second row are frames, and everything else are overlays that will track your face as you talk and move around. The Zoom Virtual Filters are presented almost identically to the virtual backgrounds, as a palette of small rectangular buttons:
You can also click on that to get to the new filter options.
Notice in approximately the middle of the screen “Video Filters”. I have a lot of virtual backgrounds, as you can see: You can also get to Zoom Video Filters from the Virtual Backgrounds screen too. If you don’t have it yet, keep updating your app until it shows up and keep reading anyway so you can see what’s coming for you! You can tell if you have it by clicking on the up arrow adjacent to the video button:Īs highlighted, the new option is “ Choose Video Filter…“. You’ll need the very latest version of the Zoom app for this and it might not be available on all operating systems yet we tried it out with the MacOS X client app. The latest addition is going to drive teachers bonkers but is great fun: Zoom Video Filters.
The meetings I attend have people more unabashedly doing other things while being present, for example, listening to the speaker but not feeling like they have to stare at their screen and be 100% “present” the entire time.įor a business meeting, that’s okay, but when you’re having a fun Zoom chat with friends or family, that really doesn’t need to look just like the last product meeting, board brainstorming or class lecture you attended, does it? Which is why Zoom keeps pushing into new areas to add a bit more fun to the video conferencing process. It’s not quite like an in-person meeting after all, so we’re learning to make the best of it. We’re also learning about what experts call “ zoom fatigue” where it turns out that sitting, staring at your webcam or computer screen for hours is surprisingly exhausting. You’re having more video conferences than you did a year ago.
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