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Zoom Video Camera Hacks

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In this step-by-step tutorial, learn 10 video camera hacks that you can use in Zoom Video Conferencing right now. Some of these hacks work without any additional tools, and a few work with third party tools, like Snap Camera, OBS, and PowerPoint. For example, use Snap Camera to apply different characters and lenses, access a massive collection of looping virtual backgrounds, present in front of a virtual PowerPoint presentation, write on a transparent / glass whiteboard, pre-record a video of yourself, and many more. 👋 Additional resources: - Download Snap Camera: https://snapcamera.snapchat.com - Download OBS: https://www.obsproject.com - Full OBS Tutorial: https://youtu.be/ySENWFIkL7c - Top 5 Video Hacks in Microsoft Teams: https://youtu.be/1vCua6RGfA8 ⌚ Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 2:23 Snap Camera 4:15 Video filters 5:02 Studio Effects (beta) 5:42 Looping virtual background collection 8:08 Touch up appearance 8:50 PowerPoint as virtual background 9:59 How to get OBS 10:26 Overlay branding on video 13:24 Pre-record self 14:48 Glass whiteboard 16:49 Ending credits 18:31 Wrap up 📃 Watch related playlists and videos - Playlist with all my videos on Zoom: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlKpQrBME6xKZdDDCfXLmyBCVBRXvKhFt 🚩 Connect with me on social: - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinstratvert/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevstrat - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Kevin-Stratvert-101912218227818 🔔 Subscribe to my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/kevlers?sub_confirmation=1 🎬 Want to watch again? Navigate back to my YouTube channel quickly http://www.kevinstratvert.com 🛍 Support me with your Amazon purchases: https://amzn.to/3kCP2yz ⚖ As full disclosure, I use affiliate links above. Purchasing through these links gives me a small commission to support videos on this channel -- the price to you is the same. #stratvert

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Well, the easiest way to explain is to look at a few examples.', 'start': 15.461, 'duration': 5.024}, {'end': 24.748, 'text': 'You could, for instance, show up in your next meeting looking like a viking.', 'start': 20.805, 'duration': 3.943}, {'end': 28.391, 'text': "This is one sure way to show your audience who's the authority.", 'start': 25.068, 'duration': 3.323}, {'end': 33.174, 'text': 'All hail Kevin! Or maybe you want something a little bit more casual.', 'start': 28.851, 'duration': 4.323}], 'summary': 'Kevin shares top 10 video camera hacks for zoom conferences to add fun and creativity.', 'duration': 33.085, 'max_score': 0.089, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI89.jpg'}, {'end': 78.493, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 40.8, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 49.006, 'text': "and I'll show you how you can access a massive catalog of lots of different looping videos that you can use to make your video look more interesting.", 'start': 40.8, 'duration': 8.206}, {'end': 56.435, 'text': "Now, we've been having a lot of fun so far, but maybe you need to get down to business and you want to present in front of a PowerPoint presentation.", 'start': 49.286, 'duration': 7.149}, {'end': 62.682, 'text': "You can do that and you don't even need any add-ins and you don't even need a green screen to be able to pull this off.", 'start': 56.815, 'duration': 5.867}, {'end': 69.888, 'text': 'And one of my favorites I can turn my screen in front of me into a transparent or a glass whiteboard.', 'start': 63.043, 'duration': 6.845}, {'end': 73.91, 'text': 'So here, for example, I could just go ahead and start scribbling on my screen.', 'start': 70.188, 'duration': 3.722}, {'end': 78.493, 'text': 'Along with that, I can also throw up post-it notes if I wanna type in some notes.', 'start': 74.41, 'duration': 4.083}], 'summary': 'Access a massive catalog of looping videos for more interesting presentations, also create transparent or glass whiteboard and add post-it notes for notes.', 'duration': 37.693, 'max_score': 40.8, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI40800.jpg'}], 'start': 0.089, 'title': 'Creative zoom video camera hacks', 'summary': 'Explores 10 creative video camera hacks for zoom video conferencing, including transforming appearances, using looping videos, presenting powerpoint without add-ins, and creating a transparent whiteboard.', 'chapters': [{'end': 78.493, 'start': 0.089, 'title': 'Top 10 zoom video camera hacks', 'summary': 'Explores 10 creative video camera hacks for zoom video conferencing, including transforming appearances, using looping videos, presenting powerpoint without add-ins, and creating a transparent whiteboard.', 'duration': 78.404, 'highlights': ['The chapter demonstrates 10 innovative video camera hacks for Zoom, enabling users to transform their appearance and create engaging visual effects.', 'Zoom includes two looping backgrounds, but the chapter also shows how to access a vast catalog of looping videos, enhancing video presentations.', 'Users can present PowerPoint without add-ins and green screens, offering a seamless and professional presentation experience.', 'The chapter showcases the feature of turning the screen into a transparent or glass whiteboard, allowing users to write and display post-it notes during video conferences.']}], 'duration': 78.404, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI89.jpg', 'highlights': ['The chapter demonstrates 10 innovative video camera hacks for Zoom, enabling users to transform their appearance and create engaging visual effects.', 'Users can present PowerPoint without add-ins and green screens, offering a seamless and professional presentation experience.', 'Zoom includes two looping backgrounds, but the chapter also shows how to access a vast catalog of looping videos, enhancing video presentations.', 'The chapter showcases the feature of turning the screen into a transparent or glass whiteboard, allowing users to write and display post-it notes during video conferences.']}, {'end': 342.367, 'segs': [{'end': 106.889, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 78.813, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 81.495, 'text': "This way it'll make instruction a little bit easier to follow.", 'start': 78.813, 'duration': 2.682}, {'end': 88.699, 'text': "I'm going to show you 10 different video hacks today and it'll probably take a little bit of time to learn how to do all of them.", 'start': 81.795, 'duration': 6.904}, {'end': 95.743, 'text': "so I'm also going to show you a hack where you can pre-record yourself and then show that as your video feed in Zoom.", 'start': 88.699, 'duration': 7.044}, {'end': 102.166, 'text': 'So maybe you have a big meeting coming up where you have to give a speech, you can record it ahead of time and then simply play it back.', 'start': 96.083, 'duration': 6.083}, {'end': 106.889, 'text': 'You just have to watch out and make sure that no one asks you any questions in the middle of your speech.', 'start': 102.506, 'duration': 4.383}], 'summary': 'Learn 10 video hacks; pre-record for zoom. avoid questions during playback.', 'duration': 28.076, 'max_score': 78.813, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI78813.jpg'}, {'end': 173.922, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 147.235, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 153.14, 'text': "If you've ever used Snapchat before on your phone, you can access similar lenses, characters, and effects on your PC.", 'start': 147.235, 'duration': 5.905}, {'end': 157.523, 'text': "Let's say you want to be a Viking or maybe you want to be a cat, you can very easily pull that off.", 'start': 153.6, 'duration': 3.923}, {'end': 160.226, 'text': 'This works on both Windows and Mac.', 'start': 158.203, 'duration': 2.023}, {'end': 164.971, 'text': 'To get started, head to the website snapcamera.snapchat.com.', 'start': 160.566, 'duration': 4.405}, {'end': 167.835, 'text': "I've also included a link down below in the description.", 'start': 165.352, 'duration': 2.483}, {'end': 169.036, 'text': 'You could just click on that.', 'start': 167.855, 'duration': 1.181}, {'end': 173.922, 'text': 'Once you land on the website, click on download and run through the installation process.', 'start': 169.537, 'duration': 4.385}], 'summary': 'Access snapchat lenses, characters, and effects on pc; works on windows and mac; go to snapcamera.snapchat.com for download and installation.', 'duration': 26.687, 'max_score': 147.235, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI147235.jpg'}, {'end': 273.351, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 246.391, 'weight': 2, 'content': [{'end': 249.673, 'text': 'Once you have it selected, turn on your video feed and look at that.', 'start': 246.391, 'duration': 3.282}, {'end': 253.977, 'text': 'Your webcam in Zoom is now showing the output from Snap Camera.', 'start': 250.014, 'duration': 3.963}, {'end': 257.178, 'text': 'How cool is that? Video hack number two.', 'start': 254.197, 'duration': 2.981}, {'end': 261.442, 'text': "You don't have to install third-party apps to get access to all of these filters.", 'start': 257.279, 'duration': 4.163}, {'end': 263.503, 'text': 'Zoom includes some of its own.', 'start': 261.862, 'duration': 1.641}, {'end': 269.228, 'text': "To access these, let's go down to the bottom left-hand corner and click on this caret icon next to the video camera.", 'start': 263.904, 'duration': 5.324}, {'end': 272.53, 'text': 'Right here, we see an option for choose video filter.', 'start': 269.748, 'duration': 2.782}, {'end': 273.351, 'text': "Let's click on this.", 'start': 272.67, 'duration': 0.681}], 'summary': 'Zoom offers built-in video filters without third-party apps or installations.', 'duration': 26.96, 'max_score': 246.391, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI246391.jpg'}, {'end': 324.802, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 281.135, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 287.439, 'text': "Let's say for example, well, maybe you're meeting with a grumpy audience and you want to turn that frown upside down.", 'start': 281.135, 'duration': 6.304}, {'end': 292.362, 'text': "You can use this meet happy filter and look at that, that's going to put anyone into a good mood.", 'start': 287.839, 'duration': 4.523}, {'end': 295.184, 'text': 'You also have other options like an analog TV.', 'start': 292.762, 'duration': 2.422}, {'end': 297.025, 'text': "I've always wanted to be on the TV.", 'start': 295.464, 'duration': 1.561}, {'end': 302.247, 'text': "And if I scroll all the way down here, here, oh, look at that, it's Google Glass V2.", 'start': 297.765, 'duration': 4.482}, {'end': 305.028, 'text': 'And this now brings us to hack number three.', 'start': 302.687, 'duration': 2.341}, {'end': 311.03, 'text': "There are also a whole bunch of different studio effects and it's currently in beta that you can also apply.", 'start': 305.408, 'duration': 5.622}, {'end': 314.912, 'text': "I'll turn off my Google Glass and let's check out these studio effects.", 'start': 311.45, 'duration': 3.462}, {'end': 320.8, 'text': "Within studio effects, if my eyebrows weren't already big enough, I can make them even bigger.", 'start': 315.919, 'duration': 4.881}, {'end': 323.881, 'text': "Here I'll apply even bigger and darker eyebrows.", 'start': 321.081, 'duration': 2.8}, {'end': 324.802, 'text': 'Check that out.', 'start': 324.181, 'duration': 0.621}], 'summary': 'Using meet happy filter, analog tv, and studio effects to enhance presentations and mood.', 'duration': 43.667, 'max_score': 281.135, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI281135.jpg'}], 'start': 78.813, 'title': 'Zoom video hacks & filters', 'summary': "Covers 10 video hacks for zoom, including pre-recording a speech, using snap camera with zoom to access lenses and effects, and applying zoom's video filters and studio effects.", 'chapters': [{'end': 114.433, 'start': 78.813, 'title': 'Video hacks for zoom', 'summary': 'Covers 10 different video hacks for zoom, including a hack to pre-record and play back a speech, ensuring a smoother presentation.', 'duration': 35.62, 'highlights': ['You can pre-record yourself and then show that as your video feed in Zoom, making instruction easier to follow.', 'The chapter includes 10 different video hacks that may take some time to learn.', 'A hack is demonstrated to pre-record a speech for a big meeting and play it back in Zoom, ensuring a smoother presentation.']}, {'end': 203.123, 'start': 114.994, 'title': 'Zoom hacks with snap camera', 'summary': 'Discusses how to use snap camera with zoom to access various lenses and effects, covering the installation process and showcasing examples, applicable for both windows and mac users.', 'duration': 88.129, 'highlights': ['Snap Camera allows access to various lenses and effects on PC, applicable for both Windows and Mac users. Users can access lenses, characters, and effects similar to Snapchat on their PC, such as becoming a Viking or a cat, with examples like adding flowers or massive heart sunglasses.', 'Step-by-step guide on downloading and installing Snap Camera for use with Zoom. Instructions are provided on how to download and install Snap Camera, including accessing the website and running through the installation process.', 'Ability to preview and browse different lens options within Snap Camera. The application interface allows users to preview and browse various lens options, such as trying on featured lenses like flowers or heart sunglasses.']}, {'end': 342.367, 'start': 203.903, 'title': 'Zoom video hacks & filters', 'summary': "Demonstrates how to use snap camera with zoom, access zoom's own video filters, and apply studio effects, providing practical tips and showcasing various filters and effects, including snap camera integration and zoom's built-in filters.", 'duration': 138.464, 'highlights': ['You can integrate Snap Camera with Zoom by selecting Snap Camera as the camera feed in the Zoom settings, allowing you to apply various filters and effects from Snap Camera directly into your Zoom video feed. By selecting Snap Camera as the camera feed in Zoom settings, users can seamlessly integrate Snap Camera with Zoom, enabling them to apply a wide range of filters and effects from Snap Camera directly into their Zoom video feed.', 'Zoom provides its own video filters, accessible by clicking on the caret icon next to the video camera, offering a variety of filters such as meet happy, analog TV, and Google Glass V2, allowing users to enhance their video presentations with creative effects. Zoom offers its own video filters, including options like meet happy, analog TV, and Google Glass V2, accessible by clicking on the caret icon next to the video camera, enabling users to enhance their video presentations with creative effects.', 'Zoom also offers beta studio effects, allowing users to apply various effects like bigger and darker eyebrows, facial hair, and lipstick, providing users with additional options to enhance their video appearances. In addition to video filters, Zoom offers beta studio effects, allowing users to apply various effects like bigger and darker eyebrows, facial hair, and lipstick, providing users with additional options to enhance their video appearances.']}], 'duration': 263.554, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI78813.jpg', 'highlights': ['Pre-record yourself and show it as your video feed in Zoom for easier instruction.', 'Snap Camera provides access to various lenses and effects on PC for both Windows and Mac users.', 'Integrate Snap Camera with Zoom to apply filters and effects directly into your Zoom video feed.', 'Zoom offers its own video filters like meet happy, analog TV, and Google Glass V2.', 'Zoom provides beta studio effects for enhancing video appearances.']}, {'end': 589.585, 'segs': [{'end': 387.598, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 361.895, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 367.4, 'text': "This once again drops us into backgrounds and filters and this time we're on the virtual backgrounds tab.", 'start': 361.895, 'duration': 5.505}, {'end': 371.003, 'text': 'Here we see a few different images and we see two sample videos.', 'start': 367.76, 'duration': 3.243}, {'end': 375.687, 'text': 'Now of course you could click on this plus icon and you can add images and you could add videos.', 'start': 371.323, 'duration': 4.364}, {'end': 381.032, 'text': 'Now the only problem though is when you add a video ideally you want a video that loops.', 'start': 376.088, 'duration': 4.944}, {'end': 387.598, 'text': "If you have a video that doesn't loop it'll keep cutting off maybe every five or ten seconds or whatever the video length is for.", 'start': 381.492, 'duration': 6.106}], 'summary': 'Virtual backgrounds tab offers images and sample videos. adding videos can cause cutting off if not looped.', 'duration': 25.703, 'max_score': 361.895, 'thumbnail': 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of the best kept secrets hidden underneath that pictures icon.", 'start': 414.975, 'duration': 4.064}, {'end': 424.865, 'text': 'Here you get access to thousands of different royalty-free images that you can use in your creations.', 'start': 419.38, 'duration': 5.485}], 'summary': 'Microsoft powerpoint offers a vast collection of looping videos accessed through the stock images feature, providing access to thousands of royalty-free images for user creations.', 'duration': 34.446, 'max_score': 390.419, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI390419.jpg'}, {'end': 424.865, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 398.464, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 404.787, 'text': "Within Microsoft PowerPoint, to access all of the looping videos, let's go to the top ribbon and click on insert.", 'start': 398.464, 'duration': 6.323}, {'end': 409.89, 'text': "Within insert, let's go down to pictures and click on the second option called stock 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'duration': 3.021}, {'end': 560.754, 'text': "When we click on that, you'll see an option that says PowerPoint is virtual background.", 'start': 557.012, 'duration': 3.742}, {'end': 563.075, 'text': "Let's click on this and then click on share.", 'start': 561.114, 'duration': 1.961}, {'end': 567.977, 'text': 'Next, navigate to where you have the PowerPoint on your computer and then double click on the file.', 'start': 563.595, 'duration': 4.382}, {'end': 569.237, 'text': 'And check that out.', 'start': 568.337, 'duration': 0.9}, {'end': 572.038, 'text': 'I am now in front of my PowerPoint presentation.', 'start': 569.257, 'duration': 2.781}, {'end': 575.54, 'text': 'Once again, no green screen, no other software required.', 'start': 572.158, 'duration': 3.382}], 'summary': 'Using the virtual background feature, present powerpoint without additional software or green screen.', 'duration': 58.808, 'max_score': 553.611, 'thumbnail': 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for third-party add-ins or a green screen.', "In Zoom, you can touch up your appearance using the 'touch up my appearance' feature and present in front of a PowerPoint presentation without additional software.", "The 'touch up my appearance' feature in Zoom includes a slider to adjust the level of touch-up, allowing for various degrees of enhancement."]}], 'duration': 246.638, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI342947.jpg', 'highlights': ['By adding looping videos as virtual backgrounds, users can create an interactive and dynamic virtual environment, enhancing the visual appeal of their virtual meetings.', "You can access thousands of looping videos in Microsoft PowerPoint through the 'stock images' option, which also provides access to royalty-free images.", 'Instructions are provided for adding looping videos as virtual backgrounds, allowing users to enrich their virtual meeting experience with engaging visuals and seamless looping videos.', 'You can save a looping video from Microsoft PowerPoint and use it as a background in Zoom without the need for third-party add-ins or a green screen.', 'The chapter demonstrates how to access and add looping videos as virtual backgrounds in a virtual meeting, providing users with the ability to customize their virtual environment for a more engaging experience.', "In Zoom, you can touch up your appearance using the 'touch up my appearance' feature and present in front of a PowerPoint presentation without additional software.", "The 'touch up my appearance' feature in Zoom includes a slider to adjust the level of touch-up, allowing for various degrees of enhancement."]}, {'end': 1142.67, 'segs': [{'end': 617.296, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 590.285, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 596.528, 'text': "Right down here, if I'm tired of showing my video, I can click on this ellipsis and I can split the video from the PowerPoint.", 'start': 590.285, 'duration': 6.243}, {'end': 599.909, 'text': "So some pretty nice functionality that's included as part of Zoom.", 'start': 596.548, 'duration': 3.361}, {'end': 604.251, 'text': "For the last four hacks, we're going to use software called OBS.", 'start': 600.289, 'duration': 3.962}, {'end': 607.152, 'text': 'This stands for Open Broadcaster Software.', 'start': 604.671, 'duration': 2.481}, {'end': 610.393, 'text': 'You can download it at obsproject.com.', 'start': 607.532, 'duration': 2.861}, {'end': 612.774, 'text': "I've also included a link in the description.", 'start': 610.733, 'duration': 2.041}, {'end': 617.296, 'text': "OBS is free, it's open source, and it works on all major platforms.", 'start': 613.254, 'duration': 4.042}], 'summary': 'Zoom offers video splitting functionality; obs is free and works on all major platforms.', 'duration': 27.011, 'max_score': 590.285, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI590285.jpg'}, {'end': 824.664, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 786.54, 'weight': 1, 'content': [{'end': 793.204, 'text': 'As a quick tip, if you want to build your own logo or your nameplate, you can do so directly in Microsoft PowerPoint.', 'start': 786.54, 'duration': 6.664}, {'end': 800.288, 'text': "Simply build it out and once you're all done, select all of your different items and you can right click on it and then save it as a picture.", 'start': 793.624, 'duration': 6.664}, {'end': 804.711, 'text': "Then when you're in OBS, select that picture and add it to your scene.", 'start': 800.688, 'duration': 4.023}, {'end': 809.914, 'text': 'Hack number eight, you can pre-record yourself and then play that recording in Zoom.', 'start': 805.071, 'duration': 4.843}, {'end': 812.576, 'text': "For this, we're also going to use OBS.", 'start': 810.255, 'duration': 2.321}, {'end': 817.059, 'text': 'Here I am in OBS and I already have a source added with my video.', 'start': 812.976, 'duration': 4.083}, {'end': 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913.329, 'text': "Just for simplicity, I'm going to use Paint.", 'start': 911.287, 'duration': 2.042}, {'end': 919.652, 'text': "Once you have Paint downloaded within OBS, let's go down to Sources and then click on the plus icon.", 'start': 913.789, 'duration': 5.863}, {'end': 921.853, 'text': "For this, let's click on Window Capture.", 'start': 919.992, 'duration': 1.861}, {'end': 924.334, 'text': "I'll leave the default name and click on OK.", 'start': 922.153, 'duration': 2.181}, {'end': 927.656, 'text': "Here for the window, let's go down and choose the Paint window.", 'start': 924.755, 'duration': 2.901}], 'summary': 'Use microsoft onenote or paint for screen capture within obs.', 'duration': 26.677, 'max_score': 900.979, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/ImSBKHZBSnI/pics/ImSBKHZBSnI900979.jpg'}, {'end': 1070.391, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1041.338, 'weight': 6, 'content': [{'end': 1043.199, 'text': 'Right here, we first want to add text.', 'start': 1041.338, 'duration': 1.861}, {'end': 1046.7, 'text': "When I click on text, I'll leave the default name and then click on OK.", 'start': 1043.618, 'duration': 3.082}, {'end': 1050.542, 'text': "Here I'll just paste in some sample text and then I'll click on OK.", 'start': 1047.08, 'duration': 3.462}, {'end': 1052.603, 'text': 'I see all the text on my screen.', 'start': 1051.142, 'duration': 1.461}, {'end': 1057.605, 'text': "I'll resize this so it's not quite as big and I'll place it over here on the left hand side.", 'start': 1052.763, 'duration': 4.842}, {'end': 1060.366, 'text': 'Now I want it to scroll like credits scroll.', 'start': 1057.965, 'duration': 2.401}, {'end': 1064.228, 'text': "To have it scroll, I'll go down to text and then click on filters.", 'start': 1060.586, 'duration': 3.642}, {'end': 1069.23, 'text': "Within filters, let's click on the plus icon and there's the option to scroll.", 'start': 1065.387, 'duration': 3.843}, {'end': 1070.391, 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The chapter explains how to pre-record a video using OBS, add it as a media source, and play it in Zoom, providing a detailed step-by-step guide on the process.', 'Creating a transparent whiteboard using applications like Paint or Microsoft OneNote and displaying it in Zoom using OBS Virtual Camera. The chapter provides instructions on setting up a transparent whiteboard using applications like Paint or Microsoft OneNote, adding it as a window capture source in OBS, and displaying it in Zoom using OBS Virtual Camera, with a clear step-by-step demonstration.', 'Adding ending credits to a video and displaying it in Zoom using OBS Virtual Camera. 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