‘I am not a cat’: How to find and use that infamous Zoom filter on your next video chat

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4 years ago Curated by Theresa Wysocki

A Zoom kitten filter spiced up a Texas court hearing. Screenshot by Amanda Kooser / CNET. Article by Alison DeNisco Rayome. CNET – February 13, 2021.

Feeling inspired by the lawyer who accidentally appeared as a cat in a Zoom legal proceeding? We’ll show you how to jazz up your next video call, too.

If you haven’t seen the viral video in which a Texas lawyer appeared in a virtual legal proceeding over Zoom using a filter that turned his face into that of an adorable kitten — and then couldn’t figure out how to turn it off — then you should immediately fix that by watching the short video below.

“I’m here live. I’m not a cat,” said the lawyer, identified on his Zoom screen as Rod Ponton. “I can see that,” the judge responded before trying to walk the lawyer through fixing the filter issue.

The video swiftly became an instant meme, along with the tagline “I am not a cat.” There was just one problem. The filter isn’t actually a standard Zoom option and is therefore hard to find. Luckily for you, we found it, and we’ll guide you on how to use it, too, for your own Zoom video hilarity. […]

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