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Blur Your Background During a Roleplay Call

Blur your background during a roleplay call to stay focused, protect your privacy, and keep the attention on your conversation, not what is behind you.

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Written by Christian Bedoya
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If there’s a lot happening behind you (movement, clutter, distractions), you can blur your background so the focus stays on you.

Yoodli doesn’t currently add a blur effect inside the roleplay experience itself — but you can enable background blur natively on Mac or Windows (and it will apply to your camera feed across supported apps).

For Mac: Use macOS Video Effects

macOS has built-in “Video Effects” like Portrait mode, which blurs your background during video calls.

Steps (macOS)

  1. Join your roleplay and turn your camera on.
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  2. On your Mac menu bar, open Control Center.
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  3. Click Video Effects.
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  4. Turn on Portrait (this blurs your background).
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Notes

  • Some effects require macOS Sonoma (14+) and compatible hardware (Apple silicon or Continuity Camera support).
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  • If you don’t see “Portrait,” your Mac may not support it.

For Windows: Use Windows Studio Effects

Windows 11 can apply Background Blur using Windows Studio Effects (device/hardware dependent).

Steps (Windows 11)

  1. Open Settings
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  2. Go to Bluetooth & devices
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  3. Click Cameras
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  4. Select your camera
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  5. Look for Windows Studio Effects / Background effects
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  6. Enable Background blur

This is a solid public reference walkthrough of where to find the setting:

Notes

  • Availability depends on your device (many features require newer hardware / NPU support).

  • If you don’t see Studio Effects, skip to “Fallback Options” below.
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