In this blog, we look at five great resources for adding interactive virtual backgrounds and effects to your next Lifesize video conference call.Īll of these third-party virtual background and special effects tools work with the Lifesize desktop application. Additionally, virtual backgrounds, images and animated effects are a great way to make virtual icebreakers, your video presentation, or a webinar more engaging and visually appealing.

This is especially useful if you’re joining a conference call from a public space or working from home and want call participants to focus on you, not your background. Looking for a way to transform your face into a talking potato or favorite meme for your next virtual happy hour? Choose from dozens of camera filters or create your own virtual background images. With Lifesize, virtual backgrounds and effects are easy to implement and a fun way to add a little levity to your next conference call.įor more traditional meetings, virtual backgrounds and camera apps are also useful tools to present a more professional look or added privacy. Want to talk to your coworkers from a beach, the Himalayas or on the surface of the moon from your living room? There’s an app for that. These informal gatherings have also led to an increase in interactive background images as colleagues have sought out ways to make virtual meetings and events more fun and engaging. In addition to business-related meetings, remote teams around the globe are using video conferencing to host virtual happy hours, ice breaker activities, online games, wine tastings, birthday parties and other social activities. In a matter of weeks, video conferencing usage exploded, permeating nearly all aspects of professional and personal life.

When millions of companies went fully remote in a short period of time to slow the spread of the coronavirus, video conferencing became the logical solution for connecting the remote workforce and keeping teams productive from home. Never before have employees worked remotely on such a massive scale.

Realistic zoom virtual background beach