element-hq / element-hq/element-web
Add background blur to video calls
- Dominant language
- TypeScript
- Stars
- 13.5k
- Forks
- 2.8k
- PR merge metrics
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Description
### Your use case
#### What would you like to do?
I want background blur (and or custom backgrounds) for video calls, like there are in MS Teams, Webex or Zoom.
#### Why would you like to do it?
Privacy reasons.
#### How would you like to achieve it?
Have a setting like in the before mentioned applications.
### Have you considered any alternatives?
I have considered adding the blur by myself, using third party applications for that. However, they are not that powerful, sometimes hard to set up, not integrated and not always free.
I also considered simply using MS Teams, Webex or Zoom instead, but I'd rather use Element 😄
### Additional context
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating Element's existing video-call implementation and media settings, then determine how background blur or custom backgrounds would fit the requested setting. Done means video calls support the requested privacy feature in a documented, usable way.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100