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OlaHenningsson
Copper Contributor
Jan 28, 2020
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Mirrored screen in meeting

I'd like to broadcast a lecture with external cameras and the presenter screen but I just get it all in mirrored screens.  Where do I change this settings in Teams/ W10?
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  • LinusCansby's avatar
    LinusCansby
    Jan 28, 2020

    The picture you see is mirrored but the video picture that others see from you will be correct. Can be confusing when you don't know this and just see your own and read text backwards.

     

    There is no setting to change this in Windows 10 and if you have software that can switch it on your side it will be mirrored on attendees side instead.

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LinusCansby
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Jul 14, 2020

JimScalise It works like a mirror to makes it easier for users. Okay that text is reversed in the self view but most users know how to handle a mirror on the wall, so they should be able to handle the mirror effect in the self view.

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JimScalise
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Jul 14, 2020

LinusCansby  My request is a selection preference for the user. Perhaps you can forward that request/feature.  Skype for Business had it.  I understand the idea of the mirror but I also look at it from a video production standpoint of a preview monitor which is not a mirrored image of what is displayed.  Again, leave the preference to the user.

Also, I cannot figure out how to pick a background and keep it for all calls.  I have to reselect it for every call while in the call and not before the call.  I have to research it more but that is my experience so far.

 

Thanks,

Jim

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    Karstenalva
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 19, 2021

    JimScalise I suggest the MS developers check out how Zoom handles this. Zoom allow you to unmirror your image which only effects how you see yourself, not how the other attendees see you.  This then means that any additional camera also shows up correctly both for the host and participants.  At least that has been my experience.

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    Ethdhelwen
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    Jan 06, 2021

    immediate They simply can't be bothered. Why would they when they already have our money?

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    Robert_Mac
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    Nov 20, 2020

    JimScalise I agree. I'm trying to use backgrounds with text that I want to read. Nearly impossible to do when it's backwards! 

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    immediate
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 23, 2020

    I've been searching for a solution to the mirrored image problem and, so far, have drawn a blank. My situation might be a little unusual because I have been a television presenter since 1982 and am very used to seeing myself on a monitor as viewers see me. I really don't want to be flipped horizontally, vertically, diagonally or any other way! Surely the app should have a mirror toggle, as Zoom does, to allow users the choice? Can it be so difficult to implement?