Show up to your next virtual meeting as a Pixar character

Look, we’ve all spent way too much time on video calls over the past year or so, but we’re clinging to everything we can to make our time on Zoom (or Teams, or Google Meet) tolerable, otherwise a little fun. With the Delta variant on the rise, it’s obviously time to transform yourself into a cartoon character.

We have covered a handle of hacks to apply filters and effects to various video chat platforms, and the last thing to try is Snap Camera’s Cartoon Style filter, which turns your face into a generic character straight out of a Dreamworks or Pixar movie (h / t the edge).

Basically this lens applies a human cartoon head reminiscent of Ratatoullie‘s Alfredo Linguini or Elsa’s Frozen. All you need to do is download Snapchat’s Snap Camera desktop app and change the camera settings for your virtual meeting platform, and you’re good to go. Here are the steps.

How to add the Cartoon Style filter to your video chat app

1. Close your desktop video chat applications (Zoom, Meet, Teams, etc.).
2. Download and install Snap Camera.
3. Grant the app permission to access your camera and microphone by accepting pop-ups.
4. To select “Open instant camera” when prompted, or open the app from your desktop.
5. Type “Cartoon Style” in the search bar and activate this filter. You can also browse or search for other Snap Camera filters (such as the famous cat’s head).
6. Reopen your video chat application.
7. In the app settings, change your camera to “Snap Camera”. If you need help with this step, click the button “Show me how” link in Snap Camera under “Go Live With this Camera”.
8. To return to your normal face, either turn off the lens in Snap Camera or change your video app’s input settings to use your regular camera. You can also set up keyboard shortcuts in Snap Camera to turn lenses on and off.