All you need to know about zoom Group HD.
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The zoom team is constantly making efforts in expanding the scale for bandwidth during the global unprecedented demand to stay globally connected during the Covid 19 crisis. And in the meantime, due to this unprecedented demand, the users can have the standard video in place of HD video, whenever there will be more than or equal to three participants before joining a zoom meeting. The HD video quality of 720p will only be activated when there will be less than 2 or equivalent to 2 participants are there in a meet. In the case of the zoom conference room connector or the zoom room, there will be also HD mode activated. And the HD video quality of 1080 p will be activated for selective larger cases in larger format broadcast events.
A brief video about Zoom Group HD meet.
With Group HD you can have the 720p video quality along with the active speaker video layout option. And the full HD 1080p video quality is solely for the enterprise and the business plans. Those accounts fulfilling the preconditions for group HD can also contact the team asking for 1080p or 720p feeds for the room webinar attendees. The feature, though currently not active, is managed by the zoom support team. Once you connect the team you have to wait for three business days to get enabled the feature.
For your information, the H.323 devices have permission for both receiving as well as sending up to 1080p quality video. For upgrading beyond 1080p video quality, the users have to contact the zoom support team. Or else have to enable on the provisional device and spring dialing string.
- However, your screen sharing function in a group meeting is not influenced by the Group HD. Therefore, screen sharing features on the native resolution of your application and other desktop devices.
- If you are using the virtual background feature by zoom, the video will get capped at 720p as well as 320p in times of the lower-end Windows computers.
Below through this article learn about the steps on enabling group HD at the account, specific group, and self meeting level. You will also note the bandwidth group HD requirements as well as the guidelines on receiving and sending the HD along with the zoom client.
The basic requirement for enabling HD on the account.
In case you want to access the standard HD 720p video then you must have a pro, enterprise at a business account. And then the standard video will get displayed on the desktop client full screen.
Other than that, for enjoying the full had quality video you must have either an education, enterprise, or business zoom account. The video should be supported by zoom support. The CPU should have an i7 Quad-core or more upgraded version. The zoom desktop client version should be 4.3.46185.0120 or more for the windows version. And for the zoom client Mac OS version it should be 4.3.53325.0120 or an upgraded version.
How to enable zoom group HD?
One of the essential characters of the group HD is that it will require an increased amount of bandwidth(-2mbps up or down) and CPU involvement. You can also disable the group HD if there rises an issue of CPU malfunctioning.
Steps to enable the account-based group HD.
You can enable the HD group feature for the organization members, by following the below steps-
Step 1. First, you have to sign in to the Zoom web portal.
Step 2. Further, go to account management followed by account settings.
Step 3. Then, drive into the meeting tab after you visit the Google HD section. And after that check whether the settings are enabled or not.
Step 4. You can then choose either from the full HD or standard HD option of the account.
Step 5. Further to make the above settings mandatory for all uses of the account, you have to tap on the lock icon. Followed by that tap on the lock feature to confirm the settings.
How to enable the group hd option for the specific group?
In case you have signed in to the zoom account post-August 21,2021 or in case the new admin experience is already enabled on the page. Then you can find the group management option with the name of the group. Here’s how to follow the steps-
Step 1. You can zoom sign- in to the web portal. There you will have the discretion to edit the group settings.
Step 2. Further tap on the user management followed by the group management.
Step 3. First tap on the group name followed by that tap the settings tab.
Step 4. There choose the group HD and further notice the meeting tab to check whether the settings are enabled or not.
Step 5. Then you either have to click on the standard HD or the full HD of the applicable account.
Step 6. Further to make the above settings mandatory for all uses of the account, you have to tap on the lock icon. Followed by that tap on the lock feature to confirm the settings.
Steps to enable group HD for own meetings.
You can enable for your use the Group HD meeting in the following way-
- First, you have to sign in to the Zoom web portal.
- Further, go to account management followed by account settings only if you are an account administrator. In case you are an account member, then go to the settings.
- Then you have to go to try Group HD settings from where click on the meeting tab. Then you have to check whether the settings are enabled or not.
- If you find that the settings are not enabled then you have to tap on the toggle which will enable the feature. In the case of the displayed dialog box then you have to tap on the turn on to verify the change section. For the option getting grayed out, it means that the option got locked from the account level. And in that case, you have to contact the zoom administrator for further help.
- You can then select the standard or Full HD option in case it applies to your account.
What are the group HD bandwidth requirements?
The bandwidth requirement for groups hd is different for both the standard and full hd levels. In the case of the standard hd (720p,) it is –
You can have 1.2 Mbps down or up to one on one video calls. And else there are group video calls available at 1.8 Mbps or 2.6 Mbps up and down.
For the full hd 1080 p, you will have a 1:1 video call with a minimum receiving requirement of 3.0 Mbps. And for sending the minimum requirement of 1:1 video calling is 3.8 Mbps.
For the group, video calls the requirements are a minimum of 3.0 Mbps for receiving group video calls. And for sending, you would perhaps need a minimum of 3.8 Mbps.
Conditions for receiving and sending the zoom client HD meeting videos.
When you are in a meeting or a webinar, you would need some guidelines on how to achieve the HD. So below are some of the conditions from the nonexhaustive ranges of preconditions. But other than. The listed ones there can lap be possible hardware or software constraints.
Conditions for sending the HD meeting or webinar.
- Essentially the full-screen mode from the meeting window is important.
- You should also enable the active speaker video layout.
- In the client setting from the video segment, you will have to enable the HD.
- One should also meet the basic bandwidth criteria.
- The participants should also be in full-screen mode for availing of the HD feature.
Conditions for receiving the HD meeting or webinar.
- You should have the meeting view’s full-screen mode enabled.
- You should also enable the active speaker video layout.
- One should also meet the basic zoom bandwidth criteria.
- And finally, among the many, at least one of the participants has to fulfill the requirements for sending HD criteria.
Therefore, for enabling the standard or full Group HD your display must be in full-screen mode. And other than that if you face any of the not listed issues don’t hesitate to contact the zoom support team. They will resolve the problem instantly.
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https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207347086-Group-HD