Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

Zoom Communications, Inc.

Anna Deng

Bo Ling

Pei Li

Juliana Park

Wenchong Lin

Chichen Fu

Jeffrey William Smith

Cynthia Eshiuan Lee

Qiang Li

Abhishek Balaji

Huixi Zhao

Xingguo Zhu

Tianming Gu

Menglin Wang

Juntao Feng

Yanjia Duan

Chong Lv

Methods and systems provide for applying a video effect to a video corresponding to a participant within a video communication session. The system displays a video for each of at least a subset of the participants and a user interface including a selectable video effects UI element. The system receives a selection by a participant of the video effects UI element. In response to receiving the selection, the system displays a variety of video effects options for modifying the appearance of the video and/or modifying a visual representation of the participant. The system then receives a selection by the participant of a video effects option, and further receives a subselection for customizing the amount of the video effect to be applied. The system then applies, in real time or substantially real time, the selected video effect in the selected amount to the video corresponding to the participant.

Applying video effects corresponding to each participant within a video communication session

Applying video effects within a video communication session

A best available video stream is determined for each of multiple conference participants within a conference room including multiple cameras based on scores determined for video streams obtained from the cameras. The scores are determined based on representations of the conference participants within the video streams, for example, based on percentages of conference participant faces visible within the video streams, directions of conference participant faces relative to the cameras, directions of eye gaze of the conference participants relative to the cameras, and/or degrees to which conference participant faces are obscured within the video streams. The best available video streams are output for rendering within separate user interface tiles of conferencing software.

Multi-camera video stream selection for in-person conference participants

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Anna Deng