Tips for video meetings

Turn on studio look

To help improve your Google Meet video quality, studio look uses artificial intelligence to fix issues caused by low light or low quality webcams. This process automatically happens in the cloud to enhance video quality without any impact to device performance.

1. On your computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Select a video meeting.
3. In the green room before you join or during the meeting, navigate to the Effects panel.
   • In the green room, click Apply visual effects  on the bottom right of your self view. During a meeting, hover over your self view and click in the center.
   • Alternatively click More options Apply visual effects.
4. Under “Appearance,” turn on "Studio look."

Turn on studio lighting

Important: In order to view and use this feature, you must have a processor that is equivalent or more performant than Intel Core i9-9880H (8C/16T), Intel Core i5-1235U (2P8E/12T), AMD Ryzen 5 5500U (6C/12T), and Apple M1 (4P4E/8T).

Studio lighting can be used to simulate studio-quality lighting. You’ll be able to adjust the lighting position, brightness, and color to look your best.

1. On your computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Select a video meeting.
3. In the green room before you join or during the meeting, navigate to the Effects panel .
4. Click More options Settings .
   • In the green room, Click on the bottom right of your self view. During a meeting, hover over your self view and click in the center.
   • Alternatively click More options Apply Visual Effects.
5. Under “Appearance,” turn on "Studio lighting."
   • To have Google Meet automatically brighten your self view, select Auto.
   • To customize your lighting sources, select Custom .
     • The light intensity can be adjusted using the slider from the panel.
     • The light color can be changed from the panel by selecting the different colored circles.
     • The light position can be changed by dragging the Light 1 and Light 2 circles in your self view.

Turn on studio sound

Studio sound will automatically improve poor audio quality from typical bluetooth headsets and dial-in participants by using AI to recreate higher audio frequencies. Currently, this feature is available for meetings on the computer and dialing-in into a meeting by phone.

In order to use studio sound, you must meet all device requirements for Noise cancellation. Studio sound is automatically applied when noise cancellation is enabled.

Before a meeting

1. Go to meet.google.com select a meeting.
2. Before you join, in the top right-hand corner, click More options Settings .
3. Click Audio .
4. Turn on Noise cancellation.
5. Click Join now.

In a meeting

1. At the bottom, click More options Settings .
2. Click Audio .
3. Turn on Noise cancellation.

1. Go to Google Meet select a meeting.
2. On the bottom right of your self view, click Apply visual effects .
   • To completely blur your background, click Blur your background .
   • To slightly blur your background, click Slightly blur your background .
   • To select a pre-uploaded background, click a background.
   • To upload your own image for your background, click Upload a background image .
   • To add a style to your video, click a style.
   • To select a filter, at the bottom, tap Filters the filter you want to use.
   • Tip: If the filter is interactive, follow the directions on the screen to activate it.
3. Click Join Now.

Use AI to create a background image

Learn more about how to change backgrounds and apply visual effects in Google Meet.

Create a background image before a meeting

1. On a computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Select a meeting.
3. At the bottom right of your self view, click Apply visual effects Generate a background .
4. Enter a prompt. For example:

• "Luxurious living room interior"
• "A magical sunny forest glade"
  Tip: For better results, try including reference to a style or mood, a setting, and objects in the environment. For example: "A cozy coffee shop with flowers."

5. (Optional) You can select a style to customize the background image you create.
6. Click Create samples to see several suggested background images.
7. (Optional) After you click Create samples, you can:
   • Edit your prompt: At the top of the panel on the right, click the prompt. Edit your prompt and click Create other samples.
   • See more suggested background images: Click Create other samples.
8. Click one of the generated images to use as your background in your meeting.
9. Click Close to exit "Generate a background" setup.

Create a background image in a meeting

1. On a computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Join a meeting.
3. On the bottom, click More options Apply visual effects Generate a background .
4. Enter a prompt. For example:

• "Luxurious living room interior"
• "A magical sunny forest glade"
  Tip: For better results, try including reference to a style or mood, a setting, and objects in the environment. For example: "A cozy coffee shop with flowers."

5. (Optional) You can select a style to customize the background image you create.
6. Click Create samples to see several suggested background images.
7. (Optional) After you click Create samples, you can:
   • Edit your prompt: At the top of the panel on the right, click the prompt. Edit your prompt and click Create other samples.
   • See more suggested background images: Click Create other samples.
8. Click one of the generated images to use as your background in your meeting.
9. Click Close to exit "Generate a background" setup.

Give feedback on generated background images

Gemini for Google Workspace is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request.

If you get an inaccurate or unsafe suggestion, you can submit feedback to us.

1. Hover over the desired image.
2. On the bottom of the image, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .
3. If you click Bad suggestion , you can select the issue you found and enter additional feedback.
4. Click Submit.

Provide general feedback on background images

1. On a computer, open meet.google.com.
2. Select a meeting.
3. At the bottom right of your screen, click More options Report a problem .
4. To describe your issue or suggestion, click Report an issue or Suggest an idea.
5. To help identify the issue, click Capture screenshot Send.

To report a legal issue, create a request.

1. On your computer, go to Google Meet.
2. Join a meeting.
3. At the bottom, click Turn on captions or Turn off captions .

1. At the bottom of the meeting screen, click Menu Captions .
2. Choose a language Apply.

1. Go to https://meet.google.com/.
2. Select the scheduled meeting, or click Join or start a Meeting.
3. Enter a meeting code.
4. Click Present.
5. Select a window or application.
6. Select Share.

1. Open the Meet app .
2. Join a video meeting.
3. On the top right corner, tap Switch camera .

1. On a computer, join a video meeting.
2. At the bottom, click More Change layout . Choose an option:
   • Auto: The view that Meet chooses for you. By default, you’ll see 9 tiles on your screen.
   • Tiled: The view that can show up to 49 people at the same time. By default, you’ll see 16 tiles on your screen.
     • At the bottom, move the slider to the number of tiles you want to see on your screen. The number of tiles you choose becomes the default for future meetings until you change it. In some cases, you might see a message that your selection is not saved, this can be due to performance limitations on your computer’s processor.
   • Spotlight: The active speaker or shared screen fills the entire window.
   • Sidebar: The main image is the active speaker or shared screen. You’ll see thumbnails of additional participants on the side.
3. Optional: You can hide participants who turn off their video. This doesn’t affect how their screens look. To hide non-video tiles:
   1. At the bottom, click More .
   2. Select Change layout .
   3. Turn on Hide tiles without video.

1. Create a new Google Calendar event.
2. Click Add Google Meet video conferencing.
3. Add participants.
4. Click Change conference settings .
5. On the left, click Breakout rooms .
6. Choose the number of breakout rooms, then choose an option:
   • Drag participants into different rooms.
   • Enter names directly into a room.
   • Click Shuffle to mix the groups.
7. Click Save.

1. Open an existing Google Calendar event.
2. Click Edit event .
3. Under Event Details, click Change conference settings .
4. On the left, click Breakout rooms .
5. Choose the number of breakout rooms, then choose an option:
   • Drag participants into different rooms
   • Enter their name directly into a room
   • Click Shuffle to mix the groups
6. Click Save.