On a desktop selectBackground filters. However, you can turn it off at any time. It turns out it was back focusing terribly (focused behind me by at least a foot or two). The notification to fix blurry apps depends on the app and might still appear. Thanks, Leon. :( (Teams is my LEAST desirable video app service. When people are sharing their screens with me, it appears blurry on my new laptop. anonymous-user 09:00 AM. Thank you so much for your advice. 0 Sign in to comment Sign in to answer Great for documents and mostly-static app windows. I would just test with a higher end video and see what happens and go from there. Yes its still pretty much the same. May 26, 2022, by https://microsoftteams.uservoice.com/forums/555103-public/suggestions/19096657-webcam-quality-is-very-low. 06:29 PM. There is no workaround for OBS that I am aware of. Background images are currently limited to PC and Mac clients. Just wish the video quality could be addressed. The blurry effect when you use the OBS virtual camera is caused by the behavior of Teams, Zoom, and other tools where in case of bad connectivity these tools prioritize the quality of screen sharing instead of the camera. Maybe a problem of the region? I think that there are a number of things that you might not be thinking about when sharing. Teams has been good until 2 weeks ago. Youll see zoom is using more bandwidth and streaming HD video. seanpenrose Teams also supports background blur on iOS devices. During the screen sharing, do other participants are present? I would recommend voting up and getting as many to do so to get it in front of the product team. We've tried with 5 users and the video quality is poor - not high definition at all, very blurry and/or blocky. I've had a good experience with uploaded content on Stream, so it should be able to render at or near same quality. I would also like to have the 720p available for users who have bottom of the barrel internet, but at least for now I was able to get the 1080p. 04:18 AM Since webcams are in short supply I used aCanon - VIXIA HF R800 with a USB HDMI capture adapter and my video is much better now. Thank you for the recommendations. I am using xsplit vcam and xplit broadcaster and worked with their support to understand how their apps offer the stream to the team client. May 01 2020 Microsoft Teams adjust the video quality according to your network speed and connection. I'll walk you through every step in order to set up properly OBS avoiding the virtual camera. My company are all software developers with high end computers and gigabit internet connections yet we can't screen share a lot of the stuff we're doing in Teams due to the compression killing contrast between text elements and the low framerate making it difficult to follow. Playing same Video from SharePoint works perfect why not from the video-platform (Video or Stream)? Stay connected to people even when youre apart. When using teams as just audio and video - the quality is absolutely fine - everything is very clear. Teams is designed to give the best audio, video, and content sharing experience regardless of your network conditions. @jsquaredzThanks. In my demo, the video was lagging. How do I change my Microsoft Teams background? August 03, 2021. September 26, 2020. - edited 5 GB of cloud storage per user. RoughJoe Best practices and the latest news on Microsoft FastTrack, The employee experience platform to help people thrive at work, Expand your Azure partner-to-partner network, Bringing IT Pros together through In-Person & Virtual events. Everything appears blurry and hard to read. https://office365itpros.com/2020/07/22/teams-memory-management/. Sharing best practices for building any app with .NET. When I pin one of the blurry colleagues his image becomes sharp. You are right that the current limit is 1080p resolution as per Microsoft documentation. Have the same problem. This is really annoying, especially if it's working in US region and not in Central or West Europe?! I'm a huge fan of Microsoft. Here are two ways you can turn off the notification: Select the Start button, then select Settings > System > Notifications & actions, and then turn off Display Settings. You have to give it awhile to decode if so, it starts out very low quality and after awhile will process the higher bitrates. How does the background effects feature work. Choose from environments such as caf, resort, or lounge and see everyone in the same place with Together mode. The way to test, if your camera isn't fixed focus, is to put your hand about 6 - 10 inches from the camera, wait for it to try to focus, move the hand back another six inches and repeat. 2x2 (web only) If you're using Teams on the web (Edge or Chrome browser), you'll see up to four video streams at a time. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Like a pro app. Thank you! In the search box on the taskbar, type advanced scaling settings and select Fix apps that are blurry. In Display Settings, verify Scaling is at 100%. Have the same problem whether using teams desktop app or web client. I would recommend 2 things that are not technical related if you have solid hardware on your endpoints already. From what I've read today, Microsoft are as increasing the capacity as we speak due to the high demands. @Alex Balcanqualloh it looks like the new upcoming built in camera output on OBS won't have this issue. We have been pushing people to Teams for the collaboration, etc, but they are pushing back to use Zoom. What is the recommended size if Im uploading my own custom images to Microsoft? The first being what size screen are you sharing from. Note: 2x2 video on Teams for web (Edge and Chrome) is available as part of the public preview . TERRIBLE!!! @jsquaredzJust a heads up that besides your own configuration this is most likely due to the "Awareness of Microsoft 365 temporary feature adjustments" due to the extensive increase of cloud services. Start a video call and invite anyone to join, even if theyre not on Microsoft Teams. Has anyone had a similar issue, or knows how to fix this? We gladly put the money back into creating helpful content for our channel. 05:50 AM Prepare your organization's network for Teams - Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Docs. Ive tried enabling/disabling accelerated GPU, clearing cache from Local AppData and restarting the Teams app. Sep 30 2020 Create a virtual meeting space that keeps the focus on the conversation, shows your personality, and enhances collaboration. 05:22 PM We do have a couple of Microsoft Gold Partners I can reach out to. on Some participant windows are blurry, others are sharp; when pinned the blurry one is sharp Hi all, Eg when on a Teams meeting with more than 1 participant, the camera feeds / windows of some participants are sharp while others are blurry. Figured out a workaround, but kind of category creepy: Has a few drawbacks, I admit, but at least works somehow. My Surface Pro cam works really well, Standard 720p or 1080 webcams seem to work quite well. it is now November 2021 .. still same issue .. how is that! A Microsoft customizable chat-based workspace. On desktop, your new background is set. 100% agree .. it is riduculous .. and everyone is spending soo much time "troubleshooting" .. MS Teams is overriding the resolution and the results are horrendous. February 01, 2023, by They can look at the logs and diagnose your issue. Mine is. We have MS accounts in our organisation (120+ user). 11:53 PM US? https://youtu.be/aW3U16OKTiA View best response Labels: If apps appear blurry or if a notification about blurry apps appears on your main display, follow these steps: Do one of the following, depending on whetheryou're prompted with "Fix apps that are blurry?". Jan 22 2021 but even after hours it is available at Stream with 360p only. Video calling makes connecting virtually almost as much fun as being there. Turns out there are quite a few people apparently having focus issues with Microsoft webcams. on Holly Lehman on In Fix scaling for apps,turn onLet Windows try to fix apps so theyre not blurry. The bandwidth numbers you provided are the same for Skype for Business. I mean I agree to have this option under control, and I can see you are in a company with excellent hardware, but at least for most giant company I know, still not have/need that. Click here: shorturl.at/jnozH--- Does your screen look blurry or pixelated in Microsoft Teams? Select Blur to blur your background. Bandwidth is fine, we're only using with 4 users so I'm sure we're not hitting the (6000?) This Windows 10 feature enables you to manage when notifications appear. Here is a video I put together showing this issue. if i open the camera in AMCAP, and set it to 360P, i has the same look. This will open a 'Background settings' panel to the right. May 01 2020 No settings unfortunately. It seems like every platform except for MS Teams has video adjustment or filter options either built into app or optional manual control and general video quality of MS Teams is extremely poor -- regardless of my connection or device used (phone OR current surface!) August 03, 2021. seanpenrose We have been pushing people to Teams for the collaboration, etc, but they are pushing back to use Zoom. Choose from a variety of predesigned professional or fun background images readily available in Teams. on @ChristianBergstrom I have been urging my dept to switch to teams. On your mobile device selectDoneto approve the background. But it will be max 720P in teams. - edited Select action center, and then select Focus assist. It would be really nice to share in some higher resolution so we can stop going through these hoops to use MS Teams. Jan 22 2019 Hi all, I recently got a new work laptop (HP EliteBook 840 G7). Go to your meeting controls and select More actions > Apply background effects . Unlimited group meetings for up to 60 minutes. I am using a Logitech 922 PRO HD Stream. Jun 30 2020 We've tried with 5 users and the video quality is poor - not high definition at all, very blurry and/or blocky. Archived post. On your mobile device, selectBackground effects. June 20, 2017. The Local version of the video changes depending on the source. Virtual backgrounds in Microsoft Teams Create a virtual meeting space that keeps the focus on the conversation, shows your personality, and enhances collaboration. Starting the same video from SharePoint works fine Jan 22 2019 You must have Windows 10 (version 1803) installed to use the setting for fixing blurry apps automatically. Yeah, they need to spin up some more servers over at the Data Center and open up the video quality valves. @jsquaredzI've discovered that my webcam (Microsoft LifeCam Studio) was the primary reason my video was bad. I think Ive figured out that no matter if you have one or two people on teams uses a fixed low definition stream. May need to switch to YouTube. But then when troubleshooting Teams an hour later, Teams was fine. For the best experience with custom backgrounds, we recommend uploading images with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a resolution of at least 1920 x 1080 if possible. on To upload an image of your own, select Add new and pick a .JPG, .PNG, or .BMP file from your computer. ZOOM with 720p using the same cam on the same device. 04:57 PM When I looked into it my user, probably me in testing and got side tracked, was set to a lower bandwidth policy. 08:58 AM Not a problem with my bandwidth (250Mbit). For anyone still seeing this, it's still an issue. I dunno, check your bit-rate in the bottom right, see what it's set too, maybe your connection is keeping it from using higher bit-rate since it's playing through a streaming service. These laptops will run synthetic transactions with an account you stand up and license for the duration of the engagement. We have been pushing people to Teams for the collaboration, etc, but they are pushing back to use Zoom. I am sure there was one previously on Uservoice but this doesn't seem to have been moved over. I haven't noticed an update regarding this since the previous message (MC207439) so as far as I know it's still reduced. There has been calls for this online for a long time about going beyond 1080p - for example, to 4k. I tried to use just the camera app in Windows10. Discover more. We have been pushing people to Teams for the collaboration, etc, but they are pushing back to use Zoom. so Teams is not trying to get the highest resolution. For Teams one of the adjustments involved 'reduced video resolution'. I have raised a feedback for you here. But the Zoom (what use the same camera and internet) working fine. My previous laptop was an older HP EliteBook. For more info, see Turn Focus assist on or off in Windows 10. You dock your laptop or tablet to a display that has a different resolution, and then you project in Second screen only mode. @jsquaredzIn a test late last night with backgrounds if I was the only one in the meeting my onscreen image was lower res and background was super low res but as soon as I connected another user a few seconds later the image for both remote and myself was much sharper, I'd say probably 1080p.