Where is Photo Booth's backdrop effect in Catalina?

Photo Booth had a fantastic backdrop effect, where you could put a picture or video behind you, like a Hollywood green screen effect.

Where can I find it, in Catalina?

Has it been killed?

If so, why?

iMac 21.5" 4K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Mar 28, 2020 8:47 AM

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dialabrain

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Mar 28, 2020 9:04 AM in response to singlemaltwhisky

singlemaltwhisky wrote:

Has it been killed?

Apparently

if so, why?

Only Apple knows.

Mar 28, 2020 11:55 AM in response to dialabrain

I haven't been able to find anything online about this reduction in functionality. Catalina has been marketed as something better than Mojave.

Removing the backdrop effect in Photo Booth makes the app worse, not better.

It would be polite if Apple explains why this has been done.

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