
The application uses the zoomapp:inmeeting scope to allow users to open it during Zoom meetings, as well as set the virtual background of the user.
Click Remove next to the Virtual Backgrounds app. Click Manage and then click Added Apps. Log in to the App Marketplace web portal. How to uninstall from the App Marketplace You can remove your background or change it to a blurred background from the app. This searches against the Unsplash library and returns the images that best match the search result. Use the search bar to find a specific images. This app adds to the Zoom desktop client’s virtual background feature. Once installed, the app is displayed under the Apps section of the Zoom desktop client. Review the requested permissions and click Authorize. Additionally, when app is enabled, it doesn’t require additional authentication. How to install from the Zoom App MarketplaceĪs this app is developed by Zoom, this may not require admin pre-approval, depending on Marketplace admin settings. Meet the system requirements for using virtual backgrounds. These images are constantly refreshed and sorted by relevance. You can set virtual background images from browsing popular categories like arts and nature. These are curated by the world’s best community of photographers from Unsplash. It will automatically save the video and prompt you to pick a location on your computer to save the file.The Virtual Backgrounds app for Zoom enables you to select your favorite virtual background from over 2 million high-resolution images. Once you’ve finished, click the stop recording button, then, ‘end meeting’ Once you’ve picked a background, press the record button. In the recording window, you’ll see options at the bottom of the screen, find the up arrow beside ‘start video’.Īdd your virtual background from your bank of options.
Once in Zoom, click on the ‘host a meeting’ option and then select ‘with video on’. All you do is simply host a meeting – yes a meeting by yourself! Here’s some more handy tips: You need to have the free Zoom app downloaded and of course an account created. Just make sure you have a well lit face (oh - and messy hair will look a bit weird! I battle with curly hair so pinning it back made a big difference.) How to Record a Teaching Video in Zoomĭo you need to pre record videos for your students? I don’t have a green screen and I think it works just fine. If you have a green screen your image will blend neatly against the background. (You may need to click ‘mirror my video’ at the bottom of your screen so the text reads the right way around)
Upload the virtual zoom background of your choice to add to your bank of background images Download and save my Virtual Zoom Backgrounds for Teachers files to your desktop.Ĭlick on the setting icon at the top right of screenĬlick on the little ‘plus’ icon at the bottom right of the preview