
{"id":3158,"date":"2021-01-28T14:18:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T13:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2023-01-27T19:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T18:12:06","slug":"virtual-backgrounds-for-zoom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/fondos-virtuales-para-zoom\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual backgrounds for Zoom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virtual backgrounds for Zoom are one of the best options you can use to avoid distractions during the video meeting, they are a free option that comes included in Zoom and, in addition, you can take advantage of them to enhance your brand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Human beings are curious by nature. It is proven that, during your video meeting, lecture, webinar, etc.., <strong>much of the viewers' attention will be focused on the rest of the elements.<\/strong> that appear in your image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, if doors or windows appear, viewers will be continually diverting their attention to them, with the feeling that someone may open or cross it at some point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have books, they may try to read the title of the book. If you have photographs, they will be very curious to know who the people in them are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As long as the viewer is paying attention to all that, <strong>will not be attentive to what you are saying<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a virtual fund?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zoom uses artificial intelligence to <strong>detect and isolate the background of your webcam<\/strong> (what you have behind you) and replace it with another image or video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best thing about this option is that it is not compulsory to have a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3t69I6T\" class=\"rank-math-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">green screen<\/a> behind you in order to digitally replace your background, but Zoom takes care of cutting out your silhouette and replacing the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obviously if your background is a solid, plain color, the substitution will be much more accurate than if there is furniture, objects, curtains etc. behind you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where to get virtual backgrounds for Zoom?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Virtual backgrounds for Zoom Free<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In fact, you can use any image you have as a virtual background, with dimensions of 1920\u00d71080.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, you can make it a bit more professional by using images from an image bank, although you must pay special attention to the copyright of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Luckily, the folks over at Virtual Backgrounds have created their own free gallery of <strong>virtual backgrounds for Zoom<\/strong> and other similar platforms, which you can download for free from the website of <a href=\"https:\/\/virtualbackgrounds.site\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Virtual Backgrounds.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this website, you will find a collection of virtual backgrounds for Zoom divided into several categories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Videos: where you will find animated backgrounds, in loop form, for use in Zoom, Restream, OBS or any other application that allows you to do so.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>City Life: with backgrounds for StreamYard, Melon, Zoom, Restream with images showing cities, or rooms of everyday life.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun: with fun images that will add color and joy to your virtual meetings or live broadcasts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Games: images of video console or computer games to use as virtual background in your streaming.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Customized virtual backgrounds for Zoom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you use Zoom to hold video meetings with your clients, students or employees and you want to enhance your brand, my recommendation is that you get a .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this website you can find a selection of 9 high quality photographs of different rooms in the work environment (meeting rooms, offices, living rooms, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In all of them you have the possibility of embedding your own logo on the walls so that it takes on a more realistic and professional appearance for use in your Zoom meetings, Microsoft Teams, Skype, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The process is automatic. All you have to do is upload your logo and wait a few minutes. You will receive by email the link to download your virtual background customized with your own logo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Change the background in zoom without green cloth.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6v3FAdjrKQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set a virtual background in Zoom?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order to use Zoom's virtual backgrounds you will need to have a higher version of the app than 4.6.4 (on both Windows and Mac).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The steps you must follow to set a virtual background in Zoom are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download your .<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open the Zoom app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the settings by clicking on the wheel in the upper right corner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the \u00abBackgrounds and Filters\u00bb option.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the + sign at the bottom right of your webcam.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search your computer for the image you want to set as background.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close the settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using a virtual background in your Zoom video meetings will not only hide the clutter you may have in your room, but will also help you avoid distractions during the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are teleworking from home or use Zoom as an additional work tool, you can make a much more professional impression with a customized office background.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zoom virtual backgrounds are one of the best options you can use to avoid distractions during the video meeting.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"seo_booster_metabox":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[222],"class_list":["post-3158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-zoom","post_format-post-format-video","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3158\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juanmaaranda.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}