with an increasing number of people working or attending classes from home, video conferencing apps like Zoom and Google Meet have seen a strong surge in popularity over the last year.
Due to the sheer number of alternatives available to end-users, developers are constantly innovating and adding new features to their respective apps to offer more value.
For instance, Google Meet recently added a new ‘Green Room’ feature to help users check their audio and video settings before joining a call. Similarly, Zoom also added a new call end chime to the app to alert users when someone disconnected abruptly.
While most of these new features aim to provide more utility; some are just added to make boring video calls more entertaining. Zoom’s new Studio Effects feature is a case in point. The feature gives you the ability to add several eyebrows, facial hair, and lip color filters to your video feed.
– #Zoom adds facial effects so you can look your weirdest during meetings.
– A Studio Effects beta feature lets you add lip color, eyebrows, and facial hair
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The feature; still in beta; isn’t really new — Zoom announced it in September 2020; but this is the first time many Zoom users are first discovering it. At any rate, it’s easy to find. Startup a Zoom session and go to Video Settings (which is found by hitting the arrow next to “Stop Video” at the bottom of the screen). From there, select “Background & Filters” and look for “Studio Effects (Beta)” in the lower right-hand corner. (You may need to download the effects package first)
