Yes, I know, it’s really small in this pic, but you can experiment in Zoom yourself to try all this out too. 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. How to use Prisma Filter Effects on PC for Quick Photo Manipulation

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