One of the most used applications to make video calls in this time of confinement is, without a doubt, Skype. This popular application has a large number of users who use this tool to make video conferences with family and friends as well as those who use to telework from home. Now if we want to give a new air to our video calls, today we are going to tell you how we can use Snapchat filters on Skype .
What are Snapchat filters
It is an instant messaging application designed to be used from our mobile phone. Through which we can add contacts and send messages with videos and photos individually or in groups. These are messages that self-destruct after a certain time, ranging from 1 to 10 seconds, so their visibility is limited.
In this way, we can take a photo and edit it using some of its multiple available filters . We can also add text or draw on top of our photo. Once finished, we send it to our contact and he will receive a notification to see the message.
Snapchat has a large selection of filters that change on a daily basis and that we can add take our selfies and give it a touch of humor. Filters are just effects that we can add to our snapshots once we have made a video or a photo.
We can find all kinds of filters such as a flower crown, a puppy with a hanging tongue, the vomit of the rainbow, food face, scruffy beard, Snapchat baby among many others.
Whether you are addicted to Snapchat filters, or if you have never heard of it, but you find it interesting, we are going to tell you how we can use it on Skype during video calls.
Use Snapchat filters with Snap Camera
Snap Camera is a free tool with which we can use the camera of our computer in Windows or Mac OS, applying Snapchat filters to our video calls . In addition, it offers options to take screenshots or record videos, since it can be selected as a webcam with most video conferencing applications, such as Skype. In this way, the participants of the video call will be able to see us with the filters that we have previously applied, in the same way that if we use Snapchat on our mobile.
To do this, we only need to download Snap Camera from its website . To download the program it will only be necessary to read and accept the privacy agreements and select the Download button corresponding to Windows or Mac OS.
System Requirements
- Operating system: Windows 7/8/10; Mac OS 10.11 or newer.
- Processor: Intel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Pherom II 2.6 GHz.
- RAM: 4 GB.
- Graphics card: Intel HD Graphics 4000 / Nvidia GeForce 710 / AMD Radeon HD 6450.
- Screen: Screen resolution of 1280 x 768 pixels or higher.
Once downloaded we will proceed to install it occupying about 132 megabytes of storage on our hard drive. Then we will run it and the main menu of the application will appear. Now it is as simple as selecting the desired filter from its wide available catalog. Every time we select a filter we can see a preview of it in the window, so that we can check whether it is to our liking or not. We can change the filter until we find the desired one.
Finally, we will proceed to close the window by clicking on the X in the upper right. But the application will not be closed, since it will continue to run in the background , and can be found in the Windows taskbar.
Activate Snap Camera and use it on Microsoft computers
Once we have selected our Snap Camera filter, we check that it is enabled to be used by our camera. For this we must access the “Configuration” menu, for which we will press the keyboard shortcut “Windows + I”. Here we will select the “Privacy” option. Now, in the block on the right we must look for the option “Camera” and click on it.
Next, we will lower the screen to where it says “Allow desktop applications to access the camera.” Here we must check that it is activated in blue and that Snap Camera appears as an available application , in this way it can be played from our computer.
Snapchat filters as background image on Skype
Now let’s see how we can use the Snapchat filters as a background image in video calls with Skype.
The first thing to do is open Skype. In its main menu we click on the three points in the upper left, and select “Settings” .
Now, we will select the “Audio and Video” function and make sure that the “Camera” is enabled in the “Camera” . If everything is correct, in the preview window, we should be able to see the filter that we have selected. If everything is correct, all that remains is to call any friend or family member and surprise them with our Snapchat filter.
