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Di4Resume
New Contributor
7 years ago

Virtual Background for Webcams

I am a Mac user & was wondering if "Go-To-Meeting" have an option for adding a different background during Webinars?  ZOOM offers a free Virtual Background feature that allows you to display an image...
  • KateG's avatar
    KateG
    3 years ago

    We listened to you and Virtual Backgrounds are now available in GoTo Meeting through the GoTo App with default and custom backgrounds!

    • Along with the Default backgrounds provided by GoTo, Users can add up to 10 custom backgrounds of their choice.
    • Custom background in GoTo helps show off your own personal style and make meetings more fun and inclusive! It provides a great way to minimize those distractions and bring in new ways to meet face to face.
    • We recommend uploading images with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a resolution of at least 1280x720 pixels (720p) if possible. The higher the resolution, the better your images will appear.
    • You can point to a custom background stored in your local machine from Hallway as well as from In-Session – Camera Setting tab by click on “+” symbol

    Check out this article for more information.

AV141's avatar
AV141
New Member

Many of my buddies and I agree.  GTM is not being competitive and not listening.  Even their name is BORING!  Everyone who wants another meeting please raise your hand!  Really?  I dropped Zoom like a bad habit and will never use their service again.  WebEx has a user interface from hell and GTM has an opportunity to move forward in this stay-at-home environment.  Blurred and Virtual Background, Photos (without LABS) would be a start.  I doubt that they really care about the user community as this is how most companies avoid dealing directly with their paying customers.

oriator's avatar
oriator
New Member
2 years ago
Hello, do you plan to offer Virual Backgrounds such as those on ZOOM? Thank you.

  • KateG's avatar
    KateG
    GoTo Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hi oriator welcome to the Community. Default and custom made backgrounds are currently available for GoTo meeting. Check out this article on how to use virtual backgrounds.

  • bigtom's avatar
    bigtom
    Active Contributor
    2 years ago

    oriatorIt took GoTo over 4 years to finally deliver something close to what Zoom has. I switched to Zoom due to the lack of this feature a while ago. Considering the recent data breach at GoTo, I am glad I left. I am paying double at Zoom for the same features as I had with GoTo, but everything works nicely and there are no issue like the ones with the GoTo web client. I am happy to pay for a better service. GoTo is cheaper but slow to add features and it is not as easy to use. Despite what KateG says, the background feature GoTo has added is not on par with any of the other major meeting services.