


This method requires you have a solid-colored screen, curtain, or wall behind you, which Zoom will replace the selected color with the image or video you selected. Virtual Background with a green screen provides the best virtual background effect and uses less system resources during the meeting. Your computer or device meets the system requirements for Virtual Background.Prerequisites for video conferencing virtual backgrounds Troubleshooting Virtual Background issues.How to manage Virtual Background for Admins.Recommended setup without a green screen.You can also use Virtual Background in a Zoom Room, or a simpler Mask Background feature in the web client. Lastly, if you don't have your own images or videos for use as a virtual background, you can use nothing and just blur the background instead. Just as with a virtual background without a green screen, a video virtual background requires more system resources, and thus has higher system requirements. (Note: Higher quality cameras result in a better virtual background effect.) Please refer to the Zoom Help Center if you experience any issues.Additionally, instead of a static image, the virtual background feature, with or without a green screen, allows you to select short videos as your virtual background. Make sure to position yourself against a solid-colored background. Be sure to uncheck the "Mirror my video" box option under Video Settings.Click on the “Virtual Background” menu option and then click the "+" next to "Choose Virtual Background" to select the USU background that you saved to your computer.


On a PC when you start or enter a Zoom meeting click the “up arrow” next to "Stop Video" and select "Choose Virtual Background" menu option. On a Mac when you start or enter a Zoom meeting press your “Command key ⌘” and “comma ,” a window will pop-up with the menu option “Virtual Backgrounds” menu option on the left. If you do not have Zoom loaded onto your computer you can download Zoom here.Go to Zoom at, join an existing meeting link or open the desktop application on your PC or Mac.Or you can 'right click' and choose "Save Image As" to download it to your computer. Simply 'click' on any above image to download.How to Install a USU Zoom Background Save a Background
