How to add a virtual background to your camera bubble

Add the image of your choice for a more polished background. 🎥

Virtual backgrounds make it easy to feel confident and comfortable when recording a loom with your video on.

Prerecording

They're available on the Loom Desktop App and Loom Chrome extension when recording in screen + camera mode (camera-only mode soon to come!).

Heres how to add a background:

Open your preferred Loom recorder (Chrome Extenstion or Desktop app). Make sure you have selected screen + camera capture mode.
Click on the effects icon:
Select from preset images, blur, and solid color options, and start recording!

FAQ

Can I add my own custom options?

We do not support Custom Background at this time. If you like to have Custom Background capabilities we love to hear your feedback here!

Can I add a virtual background in camera-only mode?

Nope. We're working on adding virtual backgrounds to cam-only mode, but right now you can only add backgrounds to your camera bubble in screen + cam mode.

Questions, comments, concerns? Contact us here.

Happy recording! 🎥 😄