“Mr. Ponton, I believe you have filter turned on in the video settings,” Judge Roy Ferguson told Ponton, who appeared…as a cat. As his assistant worked to try and remedy the situation, Ponton told the judge, “I’m prepared to go forward with it. I’m here live. I’m not a cat.” Ponton later explained to Reuters that he was using his secretary’s computer. “I logged into my secretary’s computer to appear at this hearing via Zoom, and when everybody’s ready the judge calls the case and everybody’s face is supposed to pop up on Zoom," he said. “And everybody’s face popped up except mine. Mine was a cat." While an accidental filter could spell cat-astrophe for some, this particular feline filter is a hit on the Internet. Though sadly, it’s a “decades-old piece of software pre-installed on some Dell laptops,” according to BBC. One social media user, who blew a Skype interview back in 2012 with the same filter, noted that the kitty “was a DEFAULT setting on Dell’s webcam software.”
How to get and use a cat filter on Zoom
However, if you feel like kitten around during your next video call, Zoom has revealed how to get new filters.
First, Zoom instructed to download the Snap Camera. Next, go to Zoom and click on settings, followed by “video” and “use Snap Camera.“Select the lens you want, including a funny cat option
“You’re welcome,” Zoom tweeted, adding a cat emoji.
How to turn yourself into a cat using FaceTime
It should be noted that you can easily turn yourself into a cat in FaceTime, too, using the already-installed memoji option. This will turn your face into something else, but will match all your facial expressions. Here’s how.
FaceTime whoever you want, and at the bottom of the screen while FaceTiming, select the “effects” button (to the left of the “mute” button).Select the “memoji” button right above the effects button (a face inside a square)Click on the lens you want, like the yellow cat.
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