A long video call that does not require any performance is another test of acting skills. One developer decided to get away from this routine and used Claude Code to create the Veloop extension, which replaces the live camera with a looping video of the user.
Veloop is used as a webcam template. This extension intercepts the getUserMedia API and replaces the actual video stream with a pre-recorded clip. Simply hold down a hotkey to record a short video with thoughtful, maximally engaging facial expressions. The program then loops it with a smooth fade in and out, so that the interlocutor doesn’t notice the obvious GIF replacement.
In this case, the physical camera will turn off while the movie is playing. Not only does this reduce power consumption, it also prevents the webcam from continuing to film the user after recording. Veloop is compatible with web versions of Google Meet, Zoom, Microsoft Teams and other services.
The developers entrusted a large part of the technical work to Claude Code. AI helps integrate Manifest V3 extensions to achieve compositing, smooth transition calculations, video storage in IndexedDB, and pop-up window interfaces through Canvas. As a result, artificial intelligence helps solve a very human problem: how to appear interested when you haven’t actually been in front of a monitor in a long time.
