Sxynix Posted December 19, 2020 Posted December 19, 2020 With the coronavirus pandemic still looming large, many of us will be unable to spend the holiday season in close proximity with family and friends this year. It’s likely that holiday celebrations will be held virtually instead, over video conferencing platforms such as Zoom. That includes both virtual office parties, put on in lieu of the traditional end of year blowout, and family check-ins over the winter break itself. To help make your virtual festivities feel a little more like the real deal, we’ve compiled a selection of Christmas Zoom backgrounds that are bound to get you in the holiday spirit. How to use Zoom backgrounds Before picking out a Christmas Zoom background, you’ll need to know how to configure custom backgrounds on the platform. Thankfully, the process is simple, requiring only a few steps. First, ensure the Zoom backgrounds feature is enabled in your account settings. You can do this by accessing your account page via your web browser, navigating to Settings in the left-hand bar, clicking on In Meeting (Advanced) and toggling Virtual Backgrounds to on (the slider will turn blue once the feature has been activated). To configure your Zoom background, log into the desktop application and click on the settings icon in the top right corner. Under the Virtual Background tab, you can choose from stock options, or upload an image or video via the + icon below the video feed. Whichever background you select in the settings panel will automatically be applied when you next log into a video conference. For the best results, it’s important to ensure the video is bright and evenly lit. Your Christmas Zoom backgrounds won’t perform quite as well in partial darkness or glaring light, which can both result in unwanted distortion. Using a green screen backdrop is ideal, but impractical for many, and a plain background of any colour works perfectly well so long as your clothing isn’t the same colour. Christmas Zoom backgrounds Thanks to a few generous businesses and charities, you’re not short of options when it comes to selecting a Christmas Zoom background for your next video call. Here’s a rundown of ten different selections you could choose from. Zoom On the Zoom website, you can find a curated list of virtual backgrounds of all varieties. Under the Seasonal section, you’ll find a range of suitably festive option . 1
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