How to Use Virtual Background on Zoom HP and Laptop

Want to make the background display on Zoom more interesting? Here’s how to use a virtual background in the Zoom app and change the background theme to whatever the user wants.

Zoom is a meeting or online conference application that can be accessed using a PC or smartphone. If initially Zoom was used by office people who held meetings, now Zoom is also used for educational needs such as online schools.

There are many features provided by Zoom for its users, one of which is quite interesting is the virtual background that can be changed according to the user. How to use a virtual background in Zoom is also not difficult.

Description of Zoom App

Zoom, Inc. is an American communications technology company headquartered in California. Zoom provides peer-to-peer services on a cloud for teleconference, communication, distance education, and other social activities that connect users.

Actually Zoom has been established since 2011, but at that time this application was not widely known by many people. Until finally the peak of its glory was in 2022 because it managed to bear the title of Unicorn with revenues of up to $ 1 billion.

Virtual Background Zoom

What are virtual backgrounds? This feature allows users to change the user’s background (image/photo) during the conference. This is very useful for those users who don’t want to show their background which might not be safe. Not only that, Zoom’s virtual background also gives a new feel because in terms of aesthetics it’s better.

Zoom’s virtual background is also very useful for introducing branding. For example, a company is holding a conference with another company, simultaneously the company staff who attend the meeting use a special branding background.

How to Use Virtual Background on Zoom

To use or change the virtual background, you can apply it on a smartphone or PC/laptop. But first you must know the requirements:

• Uploaded custom photos/backgrounds must be at least 1280 x 720 px with a 16:9 ratio.
• Uploaded videos must be a minimum size of 480 x 360 px and a maximum of 1920 x 1080 px in MP4 or MOV format.
• Not all laptops/PCs can support the virtual background change feature. Make sure your Zoom app is on version 5.1.1 or above.
• Make sure the background color of the photo that will be used as the background is a solid color so that the background changes look smooth.
• To use this virtual background, you must activate it on the Zoom application home page. If you have your own background, don’t forget to check the ‘I Have a Green Screen’.
• Do not use the same clothing color as the selected virtual background.

Here are the steps:

How to Use Virtual Background on Zoom PC/Laptop

1. When conducting a conference, click user icon (with photo) at the top right, then enter the menu Settings.
2. After that, a new menu will appear, select menu Virtual Background.
3. In this menu, various variations of the default photos from Zoom will appear. You can choose it as you wish.
4. You can also upload your own background by clicking + . icon on the side of the text Choose Virtual Background, then select the background photo you want to use as the background.

2. How to Use Virtual Background on Zoom Smartphone/HP

1. When holding a conference, look for three dots icon at the bottom of your cellphone screen.
2. Options will appear Virtual Backgroundselect the menu.
3. Just like the desktop/laptop version, you can choose a virtual background that has been provided by the Zoom application.
4. You can also upload photos that are on your smartphone to be used as a video conference background.

Tips and tricks about other Zoom Meeting applications:

The existence of a virtual background in the Zoom application is indeed very interesting for users. This is because other video conferencing applications (eg Google Meet) do not yet support this background feature. That way, Zoom has its own advantages to provide convenience for its users.

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