Posted On: May 19, 2022

The Amazon Chime SDK lets developers add intelligent real-time audio, video, and screen share to their web applications. The Amazon Chime SDK client libraries for iOS and Android now include video background replacement and blur, which developers can use to reduce visual distractions and help increase visual privacy for mobile users.

Video is processed locally on each user’s device before it is shared into the meeting. The background can either be replaced with an image, or obscured with an adjustable strength blur effect. Users can preview and adjust how their video background is processed prior to joining a session, and at any time during a session.

To learn more about the Amazon Chime SDK and video background replacement and blur, review the following resources: