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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