Enable blurred background during a meeting. Join a Zoom meeting or a webinar as a panelist from your Zoom desktop app. In the bottom-left corner of the video window, click the arrow icon next to Start Video / Stop Video . If there’s no checkmark next to Blur my background, click it.

Click Blur to blur your background. Choose from the available default or recently uploaded images or videos. To upload your own virtual background, click the add icon and choose if you want to upload an image or a video.

The Virtual Background feature allows you to display an image or video as your background during a Zoom meeting, which can provide you with more privacy or a consistent and professional look for a presentation.

Portrait lighting in Zoom allows the system to dim your background while brightening you in the foreground, making you stand out more during meetings. Sign in to the Zoom desktop app. Click your profile picture and then click Settings .

If you are unable to find the blurred background option, it is likely that your computer processor does not meet the system requirements due to it being from a generation that is not supported. This feature requires significantly more CPU (central processing unit) and GPU (graphics processing unit) power than using a virtual background with a ...

How to use the Virtual Backgrounds App. This app adds to the Zoom desktop client’s virtual background feature. Use the search bar to find a specific images. This searches against the Unsplash library and returns the images that best match the search result. You can remove your background or change it to a blurred background from the app.

Background selection: Choose from the uploaded backgrounds to use. Mirror my video : Horizontally flip your video. This option is useful if your camera flips your video by default.

How to select a wallpaper during a meeting. Start the meeting as the host or have co-host permissions. In the top-right corner of the meeting window, click View. Click Set meeting wallpaper. A window will appear with the default images provided by Zoom, as well as any images uploaded by account admins. Select from the available images.

You can open the Zoom desktop app to schedule and start meetings. Accessing the Zoom app is helpful to utilize certain in-app settings and features, such as virtual background , audio/video settings, as well as other options.

Click the Meeting tab. Under In Meeting (Advanced), click the Meeting-HD Video Quality toggle to enable or disable it. If a verification dialog appears, click Enable or Disable to verify the change. If applicable for your account, select Standard HD (720p) or Full HD (1080p), then click Save.