Virtual effects set the mood for video conferencing. It doesn’t matter if he has a mustache, bulging eyes or a completely different head borrowed from the animal kingdom. But not soon with the Snap Camera.
Whether it’s a banana or a chihuahua: If you want to use Snapchat’s funny face filters, you should also use Snapchat for video calling in the future. Here’s how the company’s announcement to discontinue Snap Camera can be interpreted.
Snap Camera will be discontinued on January 25th
Facial filter software for Windows and Mac, which can be integrated into any video chat program as a virtual webcam, will be discontinued on January 25th. From this date it will no longer be available for download on Snapchat and, according to information, it will no longer work on computers where it is already installed. The company provides tips on how to uninstall Snap Camera online.
Snapchat is also currently working on enhancing virtual fittings and AR representations on its platform with a number of new tools. Additionally, the company wants to recommend itself to general retailers as an augmented reality expert.
