Add a background, green screen or blur to the webcam function

Please give a quick overview of your product feature request or feedback and note who is affected by this issue [ex. teachers, admins, students, etc.]: It would be nice to either add a background or blur my background when using the webcam. This affects everyone using Screencastify regardless of role
What problem do you see this solving? This is especially important to users for either privacy reasons or just because they don't want their background shown in all of their videos! Not being able to blur/add a background makes it uncomfortable to use the webcam as some don't want their homes or other areas shown.
When was the last time you were affected by this lack of functionality, or specific tool? What happened? How often does this problem occur and how does this impact your work? Anytime the webcam is used, this affects the work. Unless absolutely necessary, I don't end up using the webcam even though that would be preferred because of showing the background.
Are you currently using a workaround to solve this problem? (If yes, please explain) There is no workaround so usually it means not using the webcam at all
What would be your ideal solution to this problem? How would it work or function? The most basic function would allow users to blur the background or to replace it with one of the simple options provided by Screencastify. Less basic would give the ability to upload an image to use as a background like Google Meets

Marin Fons

August 26, 2024 20:45

Good afternoon! I am onboarding with a new virtual teaching positionand I am very excited to us screencastify. However is it possible to have the ability to add backgrounds? I would love to have a green screen option so that I can made my videos even more amazing. Thanks.

Add a background, green screen or blur to the webcam function

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