Using a physical green screen

Anonymous
2021-02-16T20:42:06+00:00

Is there a way to disable the Teams default background settings and select that I am using a real green screen? I am using a physical green screen for interactive lessons with my students. The Teams virtual background settings do not look as clear as Zoom, where I can select that I am using a real green screen. In Teams, I have a terrible halo around my body and the objects I hold up disappear because Teams thinks they are part of the background. I do not have this problem in Zoom, but I need to use Teams for meetings with students.

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-09-10T00:26:15+00:00

    In OBS, choose Tools in the option bar, select VirtualCam, select AutoStart. Then try to restart your Teams. If it is not available, then may be you have to instal OBS VirtualCam AddIn. Using OBS is a very good option to get greenscreen in Teams and others, I have been using it for a year, but remember that OBS will add extra burden to you CPU, so make sure your comp specs are capable of doing it smoothly.

    Hope this help.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-09T23:00:37+00:00

    David - thank you for sharing this option. I followed your instructions, but when I open up Teams and start a new meeting, the option to select OBS Virtual Camera does not populate as an option under Device Settings.

    Any recommendation on how to add OBS Virtual Camera as an option so that I can select under Device Settings?

    Thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-08-13T15:49:48+00:00

    The link to vote is dead. Is there another one?

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-08-07T08:40:41+00:00

    tun wai yan aung

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-07-17T19:21:06+00:00

    Chelsea, there is a way. With free open-source software OBS Studio (https://obsproject.com/ ) you get a 'Virtual Camera' so you can enable the green screen (chroma filter) in OBS Studio, start the OBS Virtual Camera from its docked-in control panel, then consume the Virtual Camera in Microsoft Teams.

    This is the OBS Studio setup, it has the Video Capture Device set to the webcam, with a chroma filter on green. I added also a sample background photo from ski slopes in Whistler. In the control area on the bottom right corner you can see the Virtual Camera is started. If the default chroma filter do not give you a perfect result, you can fine tune the settings in the filter.

    ![](https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/cca43ba6-dd5c-4623-8f63-71201087f9bb?platform=QnA

    This is a test call in Teams. Under the device settings, select OBS Virtual Camera. Make sure you disable the teams' built-in background effects (configure background effects in OBS Studio instead).

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