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Lightning storm by night
Nature

Lightning storm by night

grass mountains
Nature

Grass mountains

Northern lights in mountains
Nature

Northern lights in the mountains

Sky of stars above snowy mountain
Nature

Sky of stars above snowy mountain

Breaking sea wave
Nature

Breaking sea wave

Polar lights above a dark forest
Nature

Polar lights above dark forest

Golden forest pathway
Nature

Golden forest pathway

Clouds resting on mountains
Nature

Clouds resting on mountains

Lone starfish in Caribbean sea
Nature

Lone starfish in the Caribbean Sea

Ciucas peak in the morning
Nature

Ciucas Peak in the morning

village on mountain cliff during orange sunset
Nature

Village on mountain cliff during orange sunset

Sunset in Hawaii
Nature

Sunset in Hawaii

Hot air balloons in the sky
Nature

Hot air balloons in the sky

Sand landscape in Morocco
Nature

Sand landscape in Morocco

Blue lake and green shore
Nature

Blue lake and green shore

Pathway leading to rock formation
Nature

Pathway leading to rock formation

Forest full with yellow trees
Nature

Forest full with yellow trees

Waterfall in icy mountain landscape
Nature

Waterfall in icy mountain landscape

River beneath the Yosemite cliffs
Nature

River beneath the Yosemite cliffs

Niagara Falls during sunset
Nature

Niagara Falls during sunrise

Road in dark forest during daytime
Nature

Road in dark forest

Tokyo shopping street
City

Tokyo Shopping Street

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How to add a virtual background

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A screenshot from the virtual background library

Pick an image for your webinar from this background library. Or chose one of your own!

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Go to your webinar and select the ✨ icon and choose for 'Upload custom background'.

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You can even change the virtual background during your webinar. It makes your webinar very dynamic!

Q&A

Virtual background photos are those cool images that show up behind people in a video event. Realistic virtual backgrounds can make it seem like event hosts are chilling on a beach, hanging out in a national park, or even floating in outer space! Other types of virtual background images are more professional and can be pretty handy for marketing stuff.

Changing your virtual background pictures in Zoom is a piece of cake. Whether you're on a Windows or Apple computer, you can get a new virtual background by going to Settings, picking Background & Filters, and choosing the photo you want. If you run into any issues, just make sure your computer meets the right requirements.

WebinarGeek has a bunch of cool virtual backgrounds that you can download for free. You can pick from different categories like parties, cities, learning, and home vibes. Our free background images work on any video platform that lets you customize your background, including Zoom.

Zoom doesn't have any specific rules about the size of your virtual background photos. But if you want the best picture quality, it helps to crop your photo so it matches the same shape as your camera. So, if your webcam is set to 16:9, backgrounds with a ratio of 1280 x 720 or 1920 x 1080 should work great.

If you're all about those fun and interesting virtual backgrounds in Zoom, just make sure you've got the right tech stuff. You'll need the latest Zoom version, a decent computer processor, and the right kind of computer system (like Mac, Microsoft, or Linux). Using a green screen can also level up your virtual background game!

If you're having any hiccups using virtual background pictures on Zoom, and you've got all the tech stuff sorted, try logging out and logging back in. Make sure your background is a solid color with good lighting. If things are still acting up, reach out to Zoom's tech support team.

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