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Webcam image is horizontally flipped
When video conferencing in Teams the image is flipped horizontally. I cannot find any options to flip the image to the correct orientation like you can do in Skype 4 Business.
Any news on when this functionality is coming?
Thanks
Hi,
When you see your selfview in Teams it will be flipped, so it is easier for you. But when the other participants in the meeting see your video they will see it the correct way. So text will be mirrored for you but the correct way for others.
- This is incorrect. Other participants in the meeting are seeing a horizontally flipped image as well. Search online: Combine "1016 jersey" with known details (sport, team, player) to find potential leads.
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I was having this issue when taking a photo of my driver's license using Logitech pro software on a windows 10 PC. This is what I did, I took a picture of my drivers' license, located the image in my computer. When I opened the file using photo application on my computer, all the text information was reversed and flipped horizontal, except for my photo oddly enough.
I was reading the posts in this message board, and I tried looking through the software application itself, see if I could find a solution. This is what I found:
1.) Open the Logitech capture software.
2.) In the main interface of Logitech capture software application, you will see a 3 horizontal line bar in the top left corner, click this if not already opened.
3.) Once you have that menu open, you should see a Box with an arrow pointed to the right with either a 1 or a 2 associated to that box. Click the source that is set up for your camera device.
4.) You should see a slide bar that's in gray next to all the different options. If you have a mouse wheel, scroll down towards the bottom. If you do not have a mouse wheel, you can click on the bar and drag the bar down.
5.) There should be an "Advanced settings" tab located near the bottom. Click the slider bar to open up the settings, located next to the advanced settings tab. Once opened, you should see a box menu option that says, "Horizontal flip source" or "Vertical flip source". Make sure that box is unchecked.
You do not have to close the application after making that change and reopen.
After I took another photograph, the drivers licenses text was in the correct orientation, and I could read all the information clearly.
I hope this helps! Cheers!
Curtis
- Now you can turn of the mirroring of self-view in Teams.
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6891406441685557248/ After weeks of reading and trying everything including registry hacks I finally found a solution that works for me. My son goes to school remotely and the mirror image issue makes it impossible for him to hold up his worksheets for his 1st grade teacher to review. Quite frustrating to say the least.
I went to the Microsoft store and installed the "Camera Alternative" app. It does not offer any settings to change the orientation but it corrected the mirror image issue for me on Teams and other apps that were showing the mirror image issue. It's absolutely asinine that MS can't fix this issue and pretends it doesn't exist. It's almost enough to make be buy a Mac. Technodude
Tom_Akers Your kid's teacher will see the normal non-mirrored image and read it just fine. The only difficulty is if you or your kid is trying to read it in their own monitor while sharing. That's like trying to read in a mirror, even though your mirror is "seeing" it just fine.
No it doesn't Tom_Akers !
Teams will show only you a preview of your video flipped, your son's teacher will see the video the correct way round, not flipped. By using some app to flip your image first, although it might now look correct to you it will be flipped for his teacher.
Not enough features built into the video settings- need adjustable soft focus, and ability to flip background and always make it "what you see is what they get". In other words, just copy Zoom already!
Thank you.
Now, where is that post button? Sigh....
- I just had a teams live event and the audience saw everything mirrored like I was watching on my screen. I am in the military and when it looks like my commander is saluting with the wrong hand it sends a bad message!!!!
Technodude I resolved this issue by editing the picture to be a 16:9 ratio to match my webcam image. Give that a try and see if it works for you!
- I still have this issue with the video image being flipped from my laptop. I don't have any options to correct the issue and change the rotation of the image that displays as upside down.
- @all, I have quite the opposite problem -- the webcam image where I see myself is NOT mirrored.
I find this incredibly disturbing because I believe that I look terrible (this happens to many people when they see themselves NOT mirrored, as they are used to in the mirror).
I have a Logitech HD webcam. So where can I set this up in order for ME to see myself MIRRORED?
Thanks heapsDavidGP Check if you have any Logitech software install that have the mirror settings activated in that software.
http://www.rawinfopages.com/tips/2014/04/choose-normal-or-flipped-webcam-images/
Thanks Linus,
that worked. I had to download the Logitech Capture software for this
https://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/capture
...because the older LogiDPPApp.exe driver that seems to have been installed automatically by Windows Plug and Play (when plugging in the camera for the first time) wouldn't have that feature:
https://i.imgur.com/LMTHehG.png
https://i.imgur.com/WWTZ5WR.png
Now at least I look somewhat less terrible on my own screen.
Cheers
David
The right preview is very important, it cannot be ignored. You want to make sure you look properly to others. That is different to looking at the mirror where your goal is to show your face to yourself only. There is nothing odd in seeing preview the way other people see it. Apps that implement a toggle call the views "Normal" and "Mirrored". Did you get it - "Mirrored" is not "Normal"!
So, how to make it "Normal" in Teams?
Ok, here's the deal. My comment was not because I insist on seeing myself unmirrored. It was a simple concern that maybe I was being broadcast in reverse, which is a problem if you are sharing content that can't be read (words) if reversed.
Here's my setup: I have a mixer that takes in multiple sources and outputs whichever one I select into the computer for broadcasting. In my example, I have 2 sources (my webcam and a separate computer with powerpoint) being pumped through the mixer. With the mixer plugged into my computer, Teams detects the mixer as a webcam -- no matter what content happens to be coming out of the mixer. So, when I see my preview on my Teams display, it is reversed -- even if it happens to be my powerpoint content. It's a lot more disconcerting to see that being previewed in reverse -- it made me wonder whether in fact the powerpoint content was being broadcast reversed. It turns out it isn't, so it's not a problem in the end. HOWEVER! It would be nice if I could switch to non-mirrored mode for some reassurance.
