Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

JULY 2020 • TECH ADVISOR 85

takea secondtoadd,butwe’vefoundZoomtobe

veryfinickywithsomevideofilesconvertedfromGIFs.

We’vetriedchangingaspectratiosandformats(italso

acceptsMOVfiles),anditjustwouldnottakethefile.

YoucouldtryexitingoutofZoomafteraddingit and

restartingZoom.Dothisbyright-clickingontheZoom

iconinyourWindowssystemtrayandselectingExit.If

that doesn’twork,it’sbestjusttomoveon,asthereare

thousandsofotherGIFsyoucoulduseinstead.Oryou

could try again a few days later, as we’ve anecdotally

experienced a shift where Zoom will suddenly change

itsmind.

To add your converted animated
GIF, just click on the gear icon
and select Virtual Background
on the left. Finally, click the +
button on the far right