7 Secret Zoom Features You’ll Use Right Away

These 7 secret Zoom features, tips, and tricks will improve your video quality, audio quality, ad enable full HD streaming at the press of a button.

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[KalpeshPanchal]

Features Mentioned:
1. 0:25 'Turn On Original Sound' Audio Feature (Stereo Mode)
2. 5:25 Full HD Video
3. 6:45 Disable Original ratio
4. 7:11 Disable Touch up my appearance
5. 7:45 Disable Adjust for low light
6. 8:30 Advanced Content Sharing
7. 12:30 Enhance Microphone Quality

[Lifeine]

Those people who disliked this guy's video have no idea. How on earth people do not appreciate the time he spent to let us know and help others?. You are an awesome man, keep it up !!! Thank you

[Saintel]

This is is super helpful
Time stamps for the features.
1. 0:25 'Turn On Original Sound' Audio Feature (Stereo Mode)
2. 5:25 Full HD Video
3. 6:45 Disable Original ratio
4. 7:11 Disable Touch up my appearance
5. 7:45 Disable Adjust for low light
6. 8:30 Advanced Content Sharing
7. 12:30 Enhance Microphone Quality

[shagunguitar]

Hi Awall! Fantastic video. Thanks.
But regarding the 'Turn on original sound': It doesn't work as desired depending on few factors like type of mic (phone, laptop, webcam, standalone) used; noise in the background; and what you want the mic to catch. For people who don't have a silent room, turning on the original audio sends all the sound data in the room including sounds like fan noise, pets sounds, other people talking nearby, any construction nearby, and all this is pretty much amplified. So for such room conditions turning original sound OFF will send better and filtered human voice audio. However, if you are playing any sounds like playing guitar, piano, etc which the mic has to pick up acoustically, then it's sometimes better to turn ON original sound to let the mic pick up all the sounds of the room that'll include the instrument's sound also. Summary: in noisy environment turn OFF original sound, to send better human audio. In sound proof room, or to send other audio like that of an acoustic instrument or other player, turn original sound ON.
I've been teaching music for years to students worldwide, and based on the requirement of the class, I ask my students to switch it on or off as required for that moment. It works well.

[Lensdancer]

I just wanted to say thank you, Awall, ... I've watched this video about 4 times over the past couple of months to let it sink in and finally today, I got all of my settings done. You are a good teacher and fun to listen to as well. I'm hoping your cold is non-existent by now ... over a year later, but I do appreciate you suffering through this tutorial like a trouper. Bless your heart. Have a lovely day!

[Darth_Nater]

Thanks for making this content. There is a lot of misleading info here though..
-The rule of thumb to remember is bandwidth and how a far-end user is viewing or hearing your content.
-The original audio option is great for musical performance but adding the extra data to a single microphone is often unnoticed. Getting a decent headset or lapel mic it all that is needed for a zoom meeting
-The shared content from second camera will give you a higher resolution but it will also force everyone to look at your face full screen given you have the ability to share content in the meeting. Also remember the resolution being sent depends on how the far-end user is viewing you. If they are in Gallary mode zoom is going to compress the video and dido if their bandwidth is low.
-Setting your bit rate higher is another option that will most likely go unnoticed. Again zoom will just compress the audio depending on bandwidth and processing on the far-ed user.
-Gear does matter a little but not alot. I have the Logitech brio and sure it looks cool but the max resolution for zoom is 720p (and I believe is the highest of the UC platforms correct me if I am wrong). Getting a 1080p camera will be enough even though zoom will just compress it, technology is always growing so who knows when 1080 will be the standard for video conferencing. I would also consider getting a better microphone if you are using something with very poor quality. I consider the iPhone headphones microphone as a base quality that is good enough and is close to you mouth to block enough sound for noise reduction to work well. Obviously getting a nice microphone with an interface is nice but remember the bitrate is only as good as the internet its traveling over.

[OpenMindedForever]

I love how you use those graphic arrows to point to the program functions! It's brilliant for focusing the audience eyes on the location of what you're talking about. Briliant tutorial technique!

[marcfruchtman]

Thanks. It started off a little like a TV Infomercial, but you had legitimate "tricks" that are not obvious to users even if they are familiar with Zoom configuration. Well done.

[mrs.martinez]

WOW! I am a virtual teacher and I am blown away by these tips! I wish I had known about this 2 years ago! Thank you! So clear and understandable. Love it!

[seqjav]

WOW what a difference! My ZOOM team mates have noticed the difference in audio and video! Great Job! This is the best Pod Cast tutorial link in You Tube! Thank You, Thank You!

[seanrichardson]

YOU are a freaking genius, Awall! I cannot thank you enough for providing this tutorial. Your presentation was clear, concise and very understandable for someone just starting out.

[mohamedghaleb]

I almost selfishly don't want more people to find this :) . Amazing work and value, thank you brother.

[martinhanson]

Good tips. However, the "Share Screen" seems like it would only work if you were the presenter and wanted to to show only your cam. Also, it seems to me that if you use this tip, you become the quasi "spotlighted" video so other participants would only see you--not the other participants in focused and/or gallery view. Are these assumptions correct?

[rolandcomtois]

This is one of the best video teaching tools I have ever participated in regards to all this technical stuff. This novice feels a bit smarter now! Thanks.

[joaquintall]

Awall, thank you, thank you from a new ZOOM client. We are in our 70's here and your videos are so helpful, so that someone tech challenged was able to noodle this out with your considerable assistance. Thank you!

[TheFtocFactor]

This is probably the first videos (at very least one of the very few) that share "secrets" or "things you didn't know", that I actually didn't know.
Thanks for the dive into these features, especially the Windows sound control.

[Hardjoe]

Thanks for posting this how to do video. May I check though that for the ultimate video quality, and to use the share screen function, it is best for webcast right? There is little more we can do for the usual 'turn video' on button if we are not allowed to share screen?

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[jacquieriley]

I love the repeated use of arrows to point out where we need to be looking! It's actually really effective! :)

[gabsoutsidethebox]

Watching for 3 minutes and he’s already delivered the gold. Shout out to you, my friend!

[petehagan]

Great video! An important note regarding sharing the "document camera" feature. When you use share, you force ZOOM to send 1080 resolution but at variable frame rates depending on each recipient's bandwidth signal back to ZOOM . From our university testing, video as viewed on the presenter screen is full motion. However, the participants will receive 1080 at variable frame rate. Better image quality @ 1080 but not full 30 frames. The participants very likely will experience this "screen share" with a jittery image (not full motion) much like the old Max Headroom effect.