{"id":466836,"date":"2022-06-23T18:09:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/get-ready-for-better-background-blur-in-web-video-calls\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T18:09:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:09:27","slug":"get-ready-for-better-background-blur-in-web-video-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-ready-for-better-background-blur-in-web-video-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"#Get Ready For Better Background Blur in Web Video Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f16f84b928\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f16f84b928\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/get-ready-for-better-background-blur-in-web-video-calls\/#%E2%80%9CGet_Ready_For_Better_Background_Blur_in_Web_Video_Calls%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Get Ready For Better Background Blur in Web Video Calls&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGet_Ready_For_Better_Background_Blur_in_Web_Video_Calls%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Get Ready For Better Background Blur in Web Video Calls&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-813506 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Zoom-background-blur.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"image of Zoom with a blurred background on a video call\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.zoom.us%2Fnew-blur-background-zoom-phone-power-pack-expanded-availability%2F\" data-credittext=\"Zoom\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.zoom.us%2Fnew-blur-background-zoom-phone-power-pack-expanded-availability%2F\">Zoom<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Video calls, especially for work, are more common than ever. Intel, Google, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le, and others are now working on a proposal to improve a much-used feature in web video calls: background blur.<\/p>\n<p>Most popular video call services allow you to blur the background of your video feed, including Skype, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and others. The feature is a great way to hide personal information (e.g. photos of family members on a wall) and distractions, but right now, each web app has to implement its own background blur <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>. That usually involves cloud-based software or artificial intelligence libraries like Google\u2019s Tensorflow, sometimes with mixed results.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, that could change soon. Two Intel engineers and one Apple developer drafted a proposal for a \u2018Background Blur API\u2019 in web browsers, which would allow any web pages that access cameras to add a blur effect with minimal effort. Google\u2019s Chrome team just announced an \u201cintent to prototype,\u201d meaning the feature should start being tested in Chrome soon.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-813520 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/ptat-bg5fps-rel.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Power usage in background blur technologies\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/github.com\/riju\/backgroundBlur\/blob\/main\/ptat-bg5fps-rel.png\" data-credittext=\"GitHub\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Power consumption comparison between different background blur features (proposed API is \u201cour proposal\u201d) <span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/riju\/backgroundBlur\/blob\/main\/ptat-bg5fps-rel.png\">GitHub<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The new API could make background blur more responsive and less battery-draining. Initial testing showed power usage on an Intel PC with Windows 11 was nearly identical to a regular video call with no effects, and roughly twice as efficient as two popular machine learning models for background blur. The functionality will also use the operating system\u2019s own blur technology if available, which could lead to better blur effects.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s still a long way to go before the feature will show up in web browsers. The proposal could also not go anywhere, but at least a few people at Apple and Google are interested in making it happen.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/a\/chromium.org\/g\/blink-dev\/c\/3ke9hgaREwM\/m\/vthVWLwMAQAJ\">Google Groups<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/riju\/backgroundBlur\/blob\/main\/explainer.md\">GitHub<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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