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FEATURE : REMOTE WORKING

Lights . . . camera . . . angle . . .

Zoom enhances connection and conference room experience

AI-powered Intelligent Director enhances connection and optimizes the conference room experience for hybrid work , using multiple cameras to give every participant their own space in Zoom meetings .

Zoom has a new angle . Launched for hybrid meetings with a Zoom Room , Intelligent Director uses AI and multiple cameras to provide the best image and angle of participants in the room so remote participants can see each person clearly – even in large conference rooms .

“ As more people return to the office , it ’ s no longer enough to deliver the best remote worker experience ; every business needs a solution to deliver the best hybrid meeting experience ,” said Smita Hashim , chief product officer at Zoom .
“ Even with some employees in the office , oftentimes other team members are dispersed , so meeting equity and inclusion become more important than ever . Intelligent Director is the solution that can bring employees together , regardless of location , so they can truly connect face-to-face .”
Intelligent Director is specifically designed for medium- to larger-sized rooms and helps avoid the “ bowling alley effect ” with its ability to individually frame up to 16 participants in a Zoom Room using multiple cameras , choosing the best video stream via a Zoom-designed AI and send that stream to the gallery view of the Zoom Meeting .
An evolution of Zoom ’ s Smart Gallery feature , which uses a single camera and AI to give each person in a small to medium-sized room their own space in a Zoom Meeting , Intelligent Director takes this same technology to the next level for larger conference rooms .
For bigger meeting spaces , it is easier to be hidden by others when only using a single camera , so Intelligent Director ’ s multi-camera configuration and use of video AI technology provide meeting equity to everyone in the room , selecting the best
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