REMOVING ECHO, ECHO, ECHO, ECHO
One of the most annoying and persistent problems in filming a political candidate or run-and-gun documentary film is getting good sound in offices, large rooms or auditoriums, where there can be a distracting echo or reverb in the final product.
The standard answer to this perennial problem was to live with the results or re-record, which is seldom an option in a fast paced, often one take filming situation and/or with budget constraints.
Until now.
We have discovered a low cost filter for postproduction editing called EchoRemover, by a maker of video filters, CrumplePop. This simple to use filter which is compatible with Apple’s Final Cut Pro X or Adobe’s Premiere Pro, makes it a snap to remove the nasty echo found in these situations.
Below is a before and after demonstration of a clip where one can hear echo and it’s removal by the EchoRemover filter.
Please note, we have no commercial involvement with this company and pass this info on only as a cost-effective tool.
Presidente en CAD CENTROAMERICA
8yA curiosity..because the goal of a Campaign Director is to obtain resonance boxes, resonance boxes,resonance boxes...independently of the quality of the product ..
Retired | Former Owner at Soundscapes
8yI really hate to be a naysayer, but it's not that much of an improvement, as you can hear the gating cutting in and out as well as bubbly artifacts from what sounds like digital noise removal. This is as distracting as the reverberation. A better solution would be to more tightly mic the person you're shooting using a highly directional shotgun mic, or clip a simple lavalier to them. And avoid omnidirectional mics at all costs. If there is a mic mounted to your camera, tear it off and throw it away—it's useless. Anything to bring their voice much closer to the mic would make for better sound capture. And don't forget, it only takes about 30 seconds to find the thermostat & turn off the air handling noise.