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Call backgrounds
Branded backgrounds for video calls.
A client call is often the first time someone sees the brand at all. These are built to hold up through video compression and to stay quiet behind a face — the background is not the presentation.
Specs
| Spec | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Resolution | 1920 × 1080 | What every conferencing tool expects. Higher is downscaled anyway. |
| Safe zone | Centre 60% | Where the person sits. Keep it empty. |
| Mark placement | A corner, small | Legible at the thumbnail size a gallery view shrinks you to. |
| Contrast | Low, dark | Cameras auto-expose for the face; a bright background blows it out. |
| Detail | Minimal | Fine texture turns to mud through video compression. |
Rules
Do: Pick a dark background. It flatters camera exposure and matches the brand ground.
Do: Turn OFF background blur when using one. The two together look like an artefact.
Do: Check yourself in gallery view before a client call, not just in speaker view.
Do not: Do not add your name or title to the background. The platform already shows it.
Do not: Do not use a busy or bright background — it pulls focus and wrecks exposure.
Do not: Do not stretch a background to a different aspect ratio. Crop instead.
Better than any background