my Movavi screen capture of a Zoom session is echo-y: any way to fix?

March 21, 2023 6:35 AM

I recorded a Zoom session using Movavi. It really echoes. Is there anything to do to fix it now? It's an .mp4. (This isn't the first time this has happened.)
posted by DMelanogaster to Computers & Internet (7 answers total)

i doubt, you'll get it much better, but goog shows some options. the audacity link seems promising - it's free.
posted by j_curiouser at 8:02 AM on March 21, 2023

oh, uh, mp4...dunno bout that. i was just thinking about the audio. here's the same search for vid.

the first link that popped up for me was a sponsored link to a fiverr account, so maybe that. I'd still not harbor very high expectations.
posted by j_curiouser at 8:08 AM on March 21, 2023

You can use something like Premiere Elements (not sure what the free option would be) to extract the audio, process it with other tools, then use the processed audio to replace the audio track in the .mp4
posted by TimHare at 9:18 AM on March 21, 2023

Best answer: What I would try is to run this free audio enhancement tool from Adobe. You'll want to first export the audio track from the video file so it can be handled separately, then reattach it to the audio after cleanup. A similar but more complicated tool is Mayavoz . If you need help, feel free to MeMail me.
posted by Mo Nickels at 9:58 AM on March 21, 2023 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: I'm working on some of these repair things: Audacity (which I already have -- nothing worked), and the editor within Movavi (so far not able to do anything,something just keeps turning around)

so I'd like to switch my question to:

How, using Movavi, can I, in future recordings, try to PREVENT the audio from having a terrible echo when I record a Zoom session? (NOTE: the audio of MY voice is great; the echo is only from the remote person's voice).
posted by DMelanogaster at 11:01 AM on March 21, 2023

Best answer: Probably not the solution you're looking for, but a pair of headphones should prevent the remote audio from entering your microphone once or multiple times. I'm guessing that's what is happening - some apps automatically suppress audio coming from your own speakers but others don't.

You might also look in the settings for Movavi and see if you can change the inputs for its recording. You can always mute your own channel and record it separately, then combine the two tracks in audacity. Kind of clumsy but better than nothing.
posted by BlackLeotardFront at 12:55 PM on March 21, 2023

can be bad if your pal is in a highly reflective room with little damping. most office and residential rooms are intrinsically like this, unless steps are taken to add baffling.

a pretty well known podcaster has said she records in a bedroom closet for this very reason.
posted by j_curiouser at 3:27 PM on March 21, 2023