![]() ![]() Remember to turn off the blur or virtual background options in Zoom, Teams etc. Definitely install and try the free option first to make sure the software works with all the cameras and feeds you have. All the different cameras and video feeds mean there can be compatibility problems. Virtual camera software is a tricky area for developers. Sadly there’s no option to select an active window as a background so a live PowerPoint presentation isn’t possible. The free version does have a very intrusive watermark, see sample above, but still lets you test the software. Blurring can be applied to any background not just the live camera feed.īackgrounds can be from images, videos, YouTube videos, Web pages or photos from Unsplash. Move the slider to change the amount of background blurring. It does have a blur control we’ve not seen elsewhere. ![]() While XSplit Vcam doesn’t have all the features of some other virtual cameras, it’s setup and instructions are better than most. It appears to work only with physically connected cameras and even then we had trouble getting it to recognize a laptop camera. The Lifetime licence $29.99 includes full background blur, custom and streaming backgrounds plus support for PowerPoint slides. It can blur a background or add a virtual background. It also has presets, six different video outputs or looks you can setup before then switch between during your calls. CamMaskĪ Windows and Mac option with a range of options including a virtual background feature but no blur.ĬamMask also has funny effects a la SnapCamera, text overlay including date/time and scrolling text. It all worked in the end, but our advice is not to wait until the last minute to buy Man圜am, allow their system some time to catch up. We had noticeable delays in both payment processing and getting the licence in the Man圜am software and activating it. The purchase and fulfillment are a little cumbersome with a curious split of management between the Man圜am site and their payment processor. If you’re regularly using online meetings across many services, Man圜am is probably worth the annual fee or pay for a lifetime licence. Handy for quizzes or countdown for a break in an online meeting. Many other options including onscreen clock, timer and stopwatch options. ![]() Manycam Studio ($59 a year or $119 lifetime) includes blur and custom video background plus support for two devices. Here we’ve made three presets a side by side view of camera and PowerPoint slide, Picture in Picture (mostly slide with live camera in the corner) and an ‘I’ll be back’ choice for when you have to leave for a short time. You can setup multiple preset video feeds and switch between them whenever you like during a call. It has a wide range of options including support for multiple cameras, desktop capture, split screen, picture in picture in their Standard plan ($29 a year). It’s available for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Man圜am is the ‘big daddy’ in virtual cameras. If you’ve had experience with any of these, we’d love to hear from you Man圜am We’ve not had time to test them but hope to fully review some in the near future. as a virtual background or ‘picture in picture’.
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