Add a "Who's talking" display to video

Smite · 20th March 2014, 02:25

I've been attempting this on my own but haven't gotten anything to work out and I haven't seen a discussion on it to help point me in the right direction. I'm looking for a way to visually identify when noise comes from audio clips. I'd appreciate any advice anyone might have. If you've ever seen a mumble or skype HUD displaying this sort of info. while in a large call, that is essentially what I'm looking to achieve.

background: I put together a lot of video game footage of multiple players in a grid format, the audio is their commentary. (example 4-person layout) The audio is all individual files until I mix them together, which I think is necessary for what I want to achieve here.

So I've been trying to find a way with avisynth to do a simple effect for when an individual is talking, such as temporarily changing the color of their name or displaying a speaker icon. This would be beneficial because I generally create groups of 4-8 and it would be useful to see who is speaking visually.

I figure that if I can find a way to check an audio clip for dramatic changes in volume, I can possibly apply these periodic effects. Is there a way? I've tooled around with avisynth for a while now but I think what I'm looking to do is beyond me to work out.

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Smite Registered User Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1	Add a "Who's talking" display to video I've been attempting this on my own but haven't gotten anything to work out and I haven't seen a discussion on it to help point me in the right direction. I'm looking for a way to visually identify when noise comes from audio clips. I'd appreciate any advice anyone might have. If you've ever seen a mumble or skype HUD displaying this sort of info. while in a large call, that is essentially what I'm looking to achieve. background: I put together a lot of video game footage of multiple players in a grid format, the audio is their commentary. (example 4-person layout) The audio is all individual files until I mix them together, which I think is necessary for what I want to achieve here. So I've been trying to find a way with avisynth to do a simple effect for when an individual is talking, such as temporarily changing the color of their name or displaying a speaker icon. This would be beneficial because I generally create groups of 4-8 and it would be useful to see who is speaking visually. I figure that if I can find a way to check an audio clip for dramatic changes in volume, I can possibly apply these periodic effects. Is there a way? I've tooled around with avisynth for a while now but I think what I'm looking to do is beyond me to work out.