Zoom, the meeting application, which has gained quite a popularity during the coronavirus induced lockdown, introduced a host of new features with its latest version 5.2. These new features will make it easy for people to look good at virtual meetings while working from home and also have some fun with friends and coworkers.
The updated version brings additional filters, the ability to adjust lighting, new reactions, noise cancellation, and more control on presentations.
The brand new feature to overlay your video over presentations will help the user to look more professional and modern. The noise cancellation feature will allow users to tune out the background nuisance like barking dogs, a whirring fan, and kids playing in the background minimal.
"At the low setting, soft background music can complement a yoga class or game night. The high suppression feature gives the distraction-free audio for important meetings and presentations so one can sound the best," said Zoom in a statement.
When you share your PowerPoint or Keynote presentations as a virtual background, you can overlay your video on the slides, similar to the weathercaster style. You can move your video to any part of the screen and even resize when needed.
In the updated version, the reactions will help users to express easily without ever having to unmute during a video call.
Taking note of the filters, the Zoom version 5.2 update brings additional filters such as unicorn, horns, pirate eye patch, and aerospace goggles. There are several new color filters as well, including the cinnamon effect, the sepia effect, and the seafoam effect to reflect the mood you're in.
The update brings new video settings to enable granular control over the amount of touch up your face needs or the amount of light adjustment needed in case of low-light conditions. Options like ‘Touch up my appearance' in the Video Settings section have a slider to allow you to choose the acceptable amount of skin smoothing needed for your video frame. The same slider is available in the ‘adjust low light' option sitting right below the appearance setting.
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The new noise cancellation feature is there in the Video Settings > Audio section. A new option called ‘suppress background noise' can also be found in this section and you can decide whether this needs to be kept on high or low, depending on your preference.
There is also a new Reactions button that has been added in the bottom tab to allow users to react with emojis on their screen. Options like Thumbs Up, Clap, LOL, Shocked, and Ta-da are offered as the default reactions.
The latest Zoom version 5.2 update can be downloaded from the official site.