tool for webcam effects

Question

Using Skype, I have the option to blur out the background on my webcam. I'm now using Zoom and Google Meeting a lot more and would love to apply a similar filter in other apps. I've looked around for webcam filters / effects here but most posts are from nearly a decade ago.

Are there any current 3rd party tools that can put up some useful filters in any application?

Solution

webcamoid is available in the universe repository for all recent Ubuntu versions.

It can be installed with

sudo apt install webcamoid

Features:

• Take pictures and record videos with the webcam.
• Manages multiple webcams.
• GUI interface.
• Custom controls for each webcam.
• Add funny effects to the webcam.
• +60 effects available.
• Effects with live previews.
• Translated to many languages.
• Use custom network and local files as capture devices.
• Capture from desktop.
• Many recording formats.
• Virtual webcam support for feeding other programs.

webcamoid on GitHub

Comments

[Jakke]

Thanks for the info. I actually tried this app and it doesn't have the effects I was looking for. My main interest is an effect that either replaces the background or blurs it out. I've seen this in the past for several apps but it is not available (that I see) in webcamoid.

[mik3fly-4steri5k]

i was looking for blur effect background ... and wasn't into webcamoid

[LovesTha]

Pity the package has bad qt linkage :(