zoom-background-changer 0.2.0

Changes your Zoom background using OpenAI Image Generation.

Zoom Background Changer

This is a python script that will use OpenAI's GPT-3 API to generate a new background image for your Zoom meetings.

It can be run as a cron task, manually, or as part of a workflow when you open Zoom!

The script will generate a new background image based on the current date and weather, and overwrite you existing Zoom background.

Requirements

• Only works on macOS (for now!)
• Python 3.9+
• OpenAI API Key
  • You can get a free API key from OpenAI here.
  • You will need to create an account and generate an API key.
  • You will need to add your API key to the OPENAI_API_KEY environment variable.

Installation

pip install zoom-background-changer

Usage

First you will need to set a custom background image in Zoom.

You can do this by going to Preferences > Video > Virtual Background > Choose Virtual Background... and selecting an image.

Then from the command line, run:

zoom-background-changer

Prompt Template

Can be adjusted by creating a file called .zoom-background-changer in your $HOME directory.

This file should contain the following:

{
  "prompt": "Today is {date} and the weather is {weather} in {city}.",
  "city": "Boston"
}

Available Variables

• {date}: The current date
• {city}: The current city, set from the city key in the .zoom-background-changer file. Defaults to Boston, MA. If set, the following extra variables will be available:
  • {weather}: The current weather, from https://wttr.in/
  • {temperature}: The current temperature, from https://wttr.in/

Any other key/value pairs in the .zoom-background-changer file will be available as variables in the prompt template, so get creative!

If you would like to request a new functional variable similar to city, please open an Issue or Pull Request!