how to get cat lawyer filter

Do you need the lawyer's cat filter for your zooms?

Understandably, whether through solidarity or mischief, a lot of people now want to get the lawyer's cat filter for their own Zooms. The bad news is that if you want Ponton's exact cat filter, you may need some very old software.

Did a filter make a Texas lawyer look like a cat?

A filter that had been activated on an attorney's device obscured his appearance and made him look like a cat during a virtual court hearing. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

How do I use a cat filter on my camera?

Then open Snap Camera with your computer's webcam, and select the filter that you like; there are a lot of cat-like options. To use it in Zoom, open your Zoom, go to Settings, and select Snap Camera as your camera source in the drop-down Camera menu.

Who was the lawyer that turned into a cat in court?

Texas lawyer Rod Ponton had both his colleagues and the internet in stitches after accidentally “morphing” into a cat during a virtual court hearing Tuesday. His colleagues then had to talk him through the cat-astrophe in a video with almost 30 million views on Twitter.

What is the filter used to produce the viral alarmed cat?

According to the BBC, the filter used to produce the viral alarmed cat is a decades-old feature of Dell's webcam software, and doesn't look as if it's produced any more (though app developers are probably on the case as we speak).

How to give yourself the cat face of your dreams?

To give yourself the cat face of your dreams, download the app; if you're on a Mac, it requires macOS 10.13 or later, while Windows users need Windows 10 (64 bit) or newer. (You need to enter your email address and consent to marketing emails to be permitted to download it.)

Does Zoom have filters?

If you want to show up to your next all-staff as a cat, but don't own a Dell laptop from the '90s, you have options. Zoom itself contains built-in filters, but they won't change your entire face ...

Texas lawyer Rod Ponton has gone viral after getting stuck with a kitten filter on during a video conference with a judge

Last week, a Zoom meeting turned Jackie Weaver into a viral star, thanks to her role in the Handforth Parish Council car crash.

How do I get a cat filter like Rod Ponton?

Mr Ponton’s cat filter does not actually appear to be a Zoom filter. Instead, it seems to belong to an app called Live Cam Avatar, which used to come pre-installed on older Dell computers.

How to use Zoom filters and backgrounds

If you are not hell bent on a cat filter, Zoom itself has plenty of options that do not require you to download a third-party app.

What is the filter Ponton accidentally used?

It turns out to be much older technology: Some internet sleuthing led to multiple suggestions that the filter Ponton accidentally used appears to be from a tool known as Live! Cam Avatar that was used with old Dell webcam software called Dell Webcam Manager.

Does Ponton have a cat filter?

As for Ponton, he hasn't been able to find the cat filter on the computer since. He tried searching the old Dell computer for the webcam software during an interview with CNN Business, but the machine hadn't finished its search by the time the interview was done.