Both options will step the screen sharing image quality down from 1080p to 720p, allowing for a much faster transfer of information and smoothing of the video playback via screen sharing. Zoom provides an option to share video via screen sharing using the option to “optimize for video clip” or by using the advanced function in screen sharing to present a video through a Zoom player. That’s a jump down from 1080p by over half.

Internet connectivity and performance may cause this quality to drop down so that Zoom may continue to provide the content.īy comparison, Zoom’s video feed from your webcam is 720p (that’s 1280 width x 720 height = 921,600 pixels per image). This means that Zoom is capable of offering 1080 pixel lines of vertical resolution (1920 width x 1080 height = 2,073,600 pixels in a screen shared image). Let’s start with a foundational knowledge of Zoom screen sharing so that we can better understand the limitations. We’re going to share some tips and best practices with you so that you can play back videos like a pro. More frequently, we hear from clients that want to playback video as a portion or primary content for their events.

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