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> no one needs to see all my facial flaws in 4K detail

Exactly. I would prefer a 200p camera.



Tack on a piece of mostly-transparent tape, to give your video calls that authentic softened look.


But that's what video post-processing is for. You can do all the touch-ups in real time in software.


> But that's what video post-processing is for. You can do all the touch-ups in real time in software.

Really? Which button do I click on Zoom or Hangouts or Skype to make that happen?


Zoom has a “Touch up my appearance” setting https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115002595343-Touch...

Don’t know about the other two.


Reality comes at you fast! Their marketing for the feature was a bit dodgy, but overall it’s pretty smart. People will choose the conferencing software which presents them in the best light, and if you don’t think it matters, even subconsciously, to the people watching then you’re missing out on a potential advantage.

Such a wonderful slippery slope, but technology is disruptive that way.


You tell the programs to use FaceRig as the camera input device, and FaceRig gets your actual camera input.




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