![]() ![]() So the ability to add an image to your background in a video call – what is now known collectively with background blur as background effects – was a feature many in the tech community wanted for a long time. And as always I want to give you a bit more to make it worth your time ![]() After a year on this series I still feel as passionate about it as when I first started. Immediately after I had to submit several sessions to several conferences – all of which I am happy to say I was accepted for. When it dropped into general availability I was in the middle of writing 30 blogs in 30 days for the #fightcorona series. This could very well be the 100th blog that you have read on background effects in Microsoft Teams. With this configuration done the last step is select the OBS virtual camera in the join screen in Microsoft Teams, so before joining your next meeting make sure you do it as shown in the following animation.This blog is part of a series on Teams. ![]() In the controls section click in Start Virtual Camera.In the sources drag the Snap Camera to the first position to make the camera capture visible on top of the video.Provide a name to it and then select your video file.In the Sources pane click again in the + icon and this tile select Media Source.The default values should be good to remove your background but you can adjust them if needed.Click in the + icon in the Effect Filters and select Chroma Key.Right click in the snap camera device and then choose Filters.Adjust the size of the video to use the entire scene.Select Snap Camera in the device option and click OK.Create a new source by providing a new name for it and click OK.At the bottom of the window in the Sources pane click in the + icon and select Video Capture Device.Open OBS and at the bottom of the window click in the + icon in the Scenes section to create a new scene.Leave the Snap Camera open and running in the background.Once you find it click on it to apply the effect to your camera, the result must be similar to the following picture. ![]() Open Snap Camera and search for the effect Green Screen by Albino Kanino.OBS – Is an open source streaming and recording platform that allows you easily create videos, it also includes a virtual web cam that in this scenario will be used as your main camera in the Teams meeting.īefore starting the video background process you will need to get booth applications installed, Snap Camera can be downloaded from here, and OBS from here.Snap Camera – Used to add effects to the webcam capture, it also includes a virtual web cam that allows you to use the modified video as if it was coming directly from a real camera.To define a video as a background you will need to use 2 applications: Microsoft Teams allows you to define a picture to hide your background while in a meeting but unlike its main competitor Zoom, it doesn’t have support for short background videos yet.ĭespite this limitation it doesn’t mean you are not able to use videos as background during your Microsoft Teams meetings, it is possible in just a few clicks as explained in this article. How to use a video background in Microsoft Teams meetingsīy João Ferreira Microsoft Teams, Videos 2 Comments ![]()
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